Operational Technology Contract Job Trends in Basildon

Operational Technology (OT)
Essex > Basildon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Basildon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basildon 2.17% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.76% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £525 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £500 - £400

All Generic Skills
Basildon

Operational Technology falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Basildon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 21 5 18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basildon 45.65% 21.74% 35.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 4 7
10th Percentile £300 - £100
25th Percentile £429 £315 £103
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £318 £575
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -44.66% +9.94%
75th Percentile £566 £359 £631
90th Percentile £600 £427 £675
Essex median daily rate £500 £400 £463
% change year-on-year +25.00% -13.51% +21.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 10
10th Percentile - - £35.65
25th Percentile £46.25 - £52.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 - £55.00
75th Percentile £48.75 - £64.25
90th Percentile - - £66.63
Essex median hourly rate £16.25 £22.50 £35.65
% change year-on-year -27.78% -36.89% -1.66%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Basildon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operational Technology relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basildon.

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Basildon

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Basildon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basildon citing Operational Technology.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basildon citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (100.00%) IT Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management