Operational Technology Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Operational Technology (OT)
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.66% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.06% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £550 £575 £640
% change year-on-year -4.35% -10.16% +16.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33.70 - -
Median hourly rate £38.72 - -
75th Percentile £43.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £47.50 - -

All Generic Skills
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 243 91 113
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 31.93% 27.41% 29.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 167 57 80
10th Percentile £363 £224 £248
25th Percentile £459 £350 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +17.89% +5.56% -11.76%
75th Percentile £610 £560 £540
90th Percentile £689 £635 £631
South East median daily rate £525 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 10 1
10th Percentile - £13.23 -
25th Percentile £12.84 £13.72 £15.22
Median hourly rate £14.05 £15.25 £16.19
Median % change year-on-year -7.87% -5.81% -27.24%
75th Percentile £22.75 £15.38 £17.16
90th Percentile £67.75 £16.29 -
South East median hourly rate £35.00 £32.74 £57.50
% change year-on-year +6.90% -43.06% +4.55%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 10 October 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes - 5 £575 - 10
Operational Technology
South East

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) FactoryTalk
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Firewall
1 4 (80.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (80.00%) VLAN
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (80.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Automation Specialist
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Life Science
1 4 (80.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Biotechnology
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) SDLC
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (80.00%) Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (20.00%) Software Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Test Assurance
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 4 (80.00%) GxP
2 1 (20.00%) QA
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Rockwell
1 4 (80.00%) VMware