Operational Technology (OT)
Manchester > Bolton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Bolton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
8 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Technology |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bolton |
3.57% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
33.33% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£425 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Manchester median daily rate |
£400 |
£650 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-38.46% |
- |
- |
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 Bolton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
3 |
11 |
9 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton |
10.71% |
45.83% |
34.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
10 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£155 |
£370 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£166 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£188 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+113.33% |
-62.50% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£425 |
£200 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£250 |
£515 |
| Manchester median daily rate |
£450 |
£475 |
£491 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-3.31% |
-1.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£36.25 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28.50 |
- |
£45.63 |
| Median hourly rate |
£29.00 |
£37.00 |
£62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.62% |
-40.80% |
-3.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£29.50 |
- |
£80.63 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£90.75 |
| Manchester median hourly rate |
£55.00 |
£32.50 |
£26.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+69.23% |
+25.00% |
-35.00% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operational Technology relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:
