Operational Technology (OT)
South West > Bristol
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 76 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Technology | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol | - | 0.19% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.72% | 1.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £548 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £563 | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £625 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £688 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £703 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £750 | £575 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.43% | -14.81% | +50.00% |
All Generic Skills
Bristol
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 Bristol.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 217 | 278 | 260 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol | 31.91% | 26.86% | 23.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 122 | 113 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £305 | £347 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £450 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £434 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | -4.55% | +7.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £562 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £723 | £775 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 112 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £6.00 | £40.00 | £60.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.46 | £50.00 | £70.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.51 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -73.56% | -6.67% | +78.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £72.50 | £83.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.96 | £75.00 | £85.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £18.87 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -73.04% | -6.67% | +78.57% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Operational Technology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in Bristol.