Operational Technology (OT)
North West > Cheshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 55 | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -2 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Technology | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | - | 0.38% | 1.36% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 1.26% | 3.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -16.67% |
| North West median daily rate | £400 | £963 | £516 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.44% | +86.44% | -13.96% |
All Generic Skills
Cheshire
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 Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 165 | 159 | 227 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 33.74% | 29.83% | 44.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 125 | 101 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £297 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £400 | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £489 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.75% | +1.88% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £550 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £628 |
| North West median daily rate | £455 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.71% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.82 | £13.63 | £22.21 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.85 | £17.35 | £23.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £49.90 | £36.50 | £33.99 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.71% | +7.38% | +56.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.95 | £43.75 | £53.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.98 | - | £66.13 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.90 | £25.25 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.42% | -27.86% | +81.82% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Operational Technology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in Cheshire.
Operational Technology
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in Cheshire.