Operational Technology (OT)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 573 613 1054
Rank change year-on-year +40 +441 -247
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 342 394 178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.38% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.98% 0.88% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 211 151 88
10th Percentile £39,750 £43,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £45,375 £52,105 £51,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £68,750 £86,250 £84,063
90th Percentile £77,500 £99,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,084 £63,750 £62,500
% change year-on-year -18.30% +2.00% -8.76%

All Generic Skills
UK

Operational Technology is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the UK

Operational Technology
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology.

Salary trend for Operational Technology in the UK

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the UK

Operational Technology
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +87 306 £52,500 -19.23% 113
UK excluding London +48 256 £52,084 -18.30% 93
Work from Home +45 96 £55,000 -15.38% 33
North of England +67 86 £52,084 -19.87% 9
London +149 69 £73,750 -13.24% 27
North West +26 60 £52,084 -22.84% 4
Midlands +9 48 £49,750 -8.07% 33
West Midlands +20 39 £57,500 +6.25% 30
East of England +42 38 £45,000 -35.71% 11
South East +21 33 £65,000 +23.81% 22
South West -4 28 £40,000 -44.83% 9
Scotland -57 21 £51,000 -28.42% 8
Yorkshire +88 19 £51,000 +13.33% 3
East Midlands -8 8 £40,000 - 2
North East - 7 £71,250 - 2
Wales +13 3 £49,000 -50.51% 3

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.34%) CMS
3 5 (1.46%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.29%) Apache
4 1 (0.29%) IIS
4 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 23 (6.73%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.92%) AutoCAD
3 8 (2.34%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.17%) EPLAN
5 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.29%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.88%) Primavera
2 1 (0.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 19 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (4.97%) Azure
3 11 (3.22%) SaaS
4 7 (2.05%) IaaS
4 7 (2.05%) PaaS
4 7 (2.05%) Power Platform
5 6 (1.75%) AWS
6 2 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.58%) GCP
7 1 (0.29%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.29%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.73%) Firewall
2 19 (5.56%) Network Security
3 14 (4.09%) TCP/IP
4 12 (3.51%) WAN
5 9 (2.63%) MPLS
6 8 (2.34%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.34%) VSAN
7 5 (1.46%) NAS
7 5 (1.46%) SAN
7 5 (1.46%) VoIP
8 4 (1.17%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (1.17%) LAN
9 3 (0.88%) Wireless
10 2 (0.58%) DMZ
10 2 (0.58%) Internet
10 2 (0.58%) Modbus
11 1 (0.29%) Broadband
11 1 (0.29%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.29%) MQTT
11 1 (0.29%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.05%) Power BI
2 6 (1.75%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.46%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.46%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.58%) Metadata
4 2 (0.58%) Tableau
5 1 (0.29%) Big Data
5 1 (0.29%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.29%) GIS
5 1 (0.29%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 3 (0.88%) Burp Suite
1 3 (0.88%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.58%) JIRA
3 1 (0.29%) Chocolatey
3 1 (0.29%) Git
3 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
General
1 68 (19.88%) Manufacturing
2 36 (10.53%) Social Skills
3 29 (8.48%) Finance
4 27 (7.89%) Aerospace
5 20 (5.85%) Legal
6 18 (5.26%) Marketing
7 17 (4.97%) Telecoms
8 15 (4.39%) Games
8 15 (4.39%) Pharmaceutical
9 13 (3.80%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (3.80%) Automotive
10 10 (2.92%) Retail
11 9 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.75%) Public Sector
13 3 (0.88%) Electronics
13 3 (0.88%) Law
13 3 (0.88%) Police
13 3 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.58%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 59 (17.25%) Consultant
2 55 (16.08%) Security Consultant
3 36 (10.53%) Analyst
4 28 (8.19%) Lead
5 27 (7.89%) Senior
6 24 (7.02%) SCADA Engineer
7 22 (6.43%) Security Engineer
8 18 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 18 (5.26%) Software Engineer
9 16 (4.68%) Data Engineer
10 15 (4.39%) Security Specialist
11 14 (4.09%) Security Analyst
11 14 (4.09%) Security Operations Specialist
12 13 (3.80%) Cybersecurity Specialist
12 13 (3.80%) SCADA Software Engineer
12 13 (3.80%) Systems Analyst
12 13 (3.80%) Systems Engineer
13 12 (3.51%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 12 (3.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (3.51%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.75%) Middleware
1 6 (1.75%) Web Services
2 2 (0.58%) REST
3 1 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.29%) Node-RED
3 1 (0.29%) XML
3 1 (0.29%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 72 (21.05%) SCADA
2 36 (10.53%) Management Information System
3 33 (9.65%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 30 (8.77%) Cyber Threat
5 21 (6.14%) IoT
6 17 (4.97%) Cyber Defence
7 12 (3.51%) Driving Licence
8 11 (3.22%) Renewable Energy
8 11 (3.22%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.34%) Clustering
10 7 (2.05%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.75%) Cyberattack
11 6 (1.75%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.75%) Smart Energy
12 5 (1.46%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (1.46%) Smart Meter
13 4 (1.17%) Life Science
13 4 (1.17%) Security Operations Centre
13 4 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (0.88%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 46 (13.45%) Windows
2 33 (9.65%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.80%) Linux
4 8 (2.34%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.88%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (63.74%) Cybersecurity
2 79 (23.10%) Risk Management
3 65 (19.01%) Incident Response
4 43 (12.57%) Change Management
5 42 (12.28%) Mentoring
6 41 (11.99%) Information Security
7 33 (9.65%) Problem-Solving
8 28 (8.19%) Security Architecture
9 27 (7.89%) Systems Engineering
10 26 (7.60%) Data Acquisition
10 26 (7.60%) Line Management
10 26 (7.60%) Project Delivery
11 25 (7.31%) Software Engineering
12 24 (7.02%) Continuous Improvement
12 24 (7.02%) Vulnerability Management
13 22 (6.43%) Penetration Testing
13 22 (6.43%) Security Operations
14 21 (6.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 21 (6.14%) SIEM
15 20 (5.85%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.09%) Python
1 14 (4.09%) SQL
2 12 (3.51%) Bash
3 6 (1.75%) Java
3 6 (1.75%) VB
4 3 (0.88%) C#
4 3 (0.88%) C++
4 3 (0.88%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.58%) Ladder Logic
5 2 (0.58%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.29%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 92 (26.90%) Security Cleared
2 79 (23.10%) Degree
3 62 (18.13%) SC Cleared
4 35 (10.23%) CISSP
5 31 (9.06%) CISM
6 20 (5.85%) CRISC
7 18 (5.26%) CEH
8 17 (4.97%) DV Cleared
9 15 (4.39%) CASP
10 9 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (2.34%) A+ Certification
11 8 (2.34%) HND
12 7 (2.05%) Chartered Engineer
12 7 (2.05%) Master's Degree
13 6 (1.75%) GIAC
13 6 (1.75%) MCSE
13 6 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (1.46%) CCNA
14 5 (1.46%) HNC
14 5 (1.46%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (10.82%) NCSC
1 37 (10.82%) NIST
2 28 (8.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 10 (2.92%) SLA
4 9 (2.63%) QA
5 8 (2.34%) NIST 800
6 7 (2.05%) COBIT
7 6 (1.75%) GDPR
7 6 (1.75%) GRC
7 6 (1.75%) PCI DSS
8 4 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 4 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 3 (0.88%) ISO 31000
10 2 (0.58%) IEC 61131
10 2 (0.58%) IEC 61508
10 2 (0.58%) PMO
11 1 (0.29%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.29%) Def Stans
11 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 32 (9.36%) Hyper-V
2 24 (7.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (5.85%) Active Directory
4 8 (2.34%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.63%) Nessus
1 9 (2.63%) QRadar
2 8 (2.34%) Failover Clustering
3 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.88%) Nmap
4 3 (0.88%) SCCM
5 2 (0.58%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.29%) Ansible
6 1 (0.29%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.29%) SCOM
6 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 43 (12.57%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.02%) VMware
3 9 (2.63%) Darktrace
3 9 (2.63%) Qualys
4 8 (2.34%) Meraki
5 7 (2.05%) Siemens
6 6 (1.75%) Oracle
7 5 (1.46%) Allen-Bradley
7 5 (1.46%) EMC
7 5 (1.46%) Rockwell
8 3 (0.88%) NEC
8 3 (0.88%) OneTrust
9 2 (0.58%) AVEVA
9 2 (0.58%) Forcepoint
9 2 (0.58%) LogRhythm
9 2 (0.58%) SAP
9 2 (0.58%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.58%) Varonis
9 2 (0.58%) Zscaler
10 1 (0.29%) BiZZdesign