The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
59
89
136
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
36.88%
41.98%
40.36%
Number of daily rates quoted
55
75
99
10th Percentile
£186
£344
£160
25th Percentile
£290
£413
£300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£503
£445
Median % change year-on-year
-20.40%
+12.92%
+2.29%
75th Percentile
£480
£550
£543
90th Percentile
£587
£583
£615
South Wales median daily rate
£395
£500
£450
% change year-on-year
-21.00%
+11.11%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
1
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£18.73
25th Percentile
-
£11.75
£19.77
Median hourly rate
£18.51
£13.50
£21.53
Median % change year-on-year
+37.11%
-37.30%
-
75th Percentile
-
£15.25
£23.27
90th Percentile
-
-
£24.31
South Wales median hourly rate
£37.50
£48.75
£18.10
% change year-on-year
-23.08%
+169.34%
+27.64%
Operational Technology Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Operational Technology Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in Cardiff.
Operational Technology Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Operational Technology also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for Operational Technology.
Operational Technology Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
