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 9 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 53 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -19 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Technology | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.16% | 0.79% | 3.86% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.43% | 2.14% | 8.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £504 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £509 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £519 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £530 | £701 |
| North West median daily rate | £438 | £750 | £533 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.67% | +40.85% | +25.29% |
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 | 230 | 187 | 167 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 36.68% | 36.74% | 42.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 172 | 108 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £343 | £366 |
| 25th Percentile | £357 | £439 | £453 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £495 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.16% | -10.09% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £565 | £593 |
| 90th Percentile | £636 | £618 | £629 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | - | £14.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.69 | - | £19.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.75 | - | £33.99 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +56.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.31 | - | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | - | £58.50 |
| North West median hourly rate | £47.12 | £23.00 | £40.46 |
| % change year-on-year | +104.87% | -43.15% | +100.98% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Operational Technology.
Operational Technology
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Operational Technology.
Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
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 Cheshire region over the 6 months to 9 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | -5 | 1 | £300 | -40.00% | 4 |
| Operational Technology North West |
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Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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: