Operational Technology (OT)
South East > East Sussex
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in East Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 26 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in East Sussex | 1.16% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 5.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £713 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £575 | £600 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +17.07% | -4.65% |
All Generic Skills
East Sussex
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 East Sussex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 18 | 16 | 9 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex | 20.93% | 18.18% | 12.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £375 | £369 |
| 25th Percentile | £378 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £550 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.82% | -2.22% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | £681 | £709 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £771 |
| South East median daily rate | £488 | £525 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +7.69% | -7.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.50 | - | £50.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.50 | - | £51.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +29.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.63 | - | £51.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.75 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £22.75 | £35.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.00% | -26.32% | +26.67% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operational Technology relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.
Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in East Sussex
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 East Sussex region over the 6 months to 26 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | - | 1 | £725 | - | 6 |
| Operational Technology South East |
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Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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:
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