Operational Technology Contracts in England

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 398 480 681
Rank change year-on-year +82 +201 -96
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 137 184 98
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.37% 0.36% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.20% 1.08% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 119 71
10th Percentile £331 £335 £483
25th Percentile £425 £451 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -4.17% +14.29%
75th Percentile £660 £680 £700
90th Percentile £868 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £575 £570 £585
% change year-on-year +0.88% -2.56% +17.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62.50 - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £67.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 - -

All Generic Skills
England

Operational Technology is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,373 17,010 24,101
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.77% 33.65% 33.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,425 11,824 17,120
10th Percentile £263 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £437
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £695 £675
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 818 598 643
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.16 £10.63 £16.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £22.50 £26.98
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -16.60% +1.24%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.15 £65.77
UK median hourly rate £28.50 £22.49 £27.50
% change year-on-year +26.75% -18.24% +3.19%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in England.

Daily rate trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in England.

Hourly rate trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
London +65 33 £650 +4.00% 27
South East +32 33 £501 -9.00% 22
Midlands +8 29 £463 -22.92% 35
West Midlands +15 28 £463 -27.73% 32
South West +36 18 £563 -29.69% 9
North of England +31 16 £650 +13.04% 9
East of England +10 8 £400 +14.29% 12
Yorkshire +18 6 £650 +13.04% 3
North West +12 6 £963 +86.44% 4
North East - 4 £600 - 2
East Midlands +18 1 - - 2
Operational Technology
UK

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.73%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.46%) Primavera
2 1 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 6 (4.38%) Azure
2 5 (3.65%) AWS
3 4 (2.92%) Entra ID
3 4 (2.92%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.46%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.73%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.73%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 15 (10.95%) Firewall
2 14 (10.22%) WAN
2 14 (10.22%) Wireless
3 12 (8.76%) Network Security
4 11 (8.03%) LAN
5 9 (6.57%) WLAN
6 5 (3.65%) Internet
6 5 (3.65%) SD-WAN
7 3 (2.19%) Cisco ASA
7 3 (2.19%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (2.19%) DNS
7 3 (2.19%) LTE
7 3 (2.19%) Reverse Proxy
8 2 (1.46%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (1.46%) MPLS
8 2 (1.46%) MQTT
8 2 (1.46%) SNMP
9 1 (0.73%) DHCP
9 1 (0.73%) DSL
9 1 (0.73%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.46%) MS Access
2 1 (0.73%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.73%) JIRA
General
1 34 (24.82%) Social Skills
2 17 (12.41%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (10.95%) Manufacturing
4 13 (9.49%) Telecoms
5 10 (7.30%) Finance
6 8 (5.84%) Banking
7 7 (5.11%) Military
7 7 (5.11%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.65%) Automotive
8 5 (3.65%) Legal
9 4 (2.92%) Financial Institution
9 4 (2.92%) International Banking
9 4 (2.92%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (2.92%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.46%) Advertising
10 2 (1.46%) Aerospace
10 2 (1.46%) Electronics
10 2 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.46%) Marketing
11 1 (0.73%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 33 (24.09%) Analyst
2 25 (18.25%) Consultant
3 24 (17.52%) Architect
4 9 (6.57%) Security Architect
4 9 (6.57%) Security Consultant
5 8 (5.84%) Business Analyst
5 8 (5.84%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
6 7 (5.11%) Incident Analyst
7 6 (4.38%) Change Manager
7 6 (4.38%) Penetration Tester
7 6 (4.38%) Solutions Architect
7 6 (4.38%) Tester
8 5 (3.65%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 5 (3.65%) Network Engineer
8 5 (3.65%) Security Engineer
8 5 (3.65%) Senior
9 4 (2.92%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 4 (2.92%) Enterprise Architect
9 4 (2.92%) Security Analyst
10 3 (2.19%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.19%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 20 (14.60%) SCADA
2 13 (9.49%) Management Information System
3 9 (6.57%) IoT
3 9 (6.57%) Security Posture
4 8 (5.84%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (5.11%) CMDB
5 7 (5.11%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (4.38%) Data Centre
6 6 (4.38%) Mobile App
7 5 (3.65%) CCTV
8 4 (2.92%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (2.92%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.92%) Robotics
8 4 (2.92%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (2.19%) Cloud Native
9 3 (2.19%) Industrial Internet of Things
9 3 (2.19%) Industry 4.0
9 3 (2.19%) Private Cloud
9 3 (2.19%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.03%) Windows
2 6 (4.38%) Linux
3 3 (2.19%) Unix
4 2 (1.46%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (42.34%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (11.68%) Risk Management
3 13 (9.49%) Information Security
3 13 (9.49%) ITIL
4 12 (8.76%) Cloud Security
4 12 (8.76%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (8.76%) Security Operations
4 12 (8.76%) Service Management
4 12 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (7.30%) Incident Management
5 10 (7.30%) Information Management
5 10 (7.30%) Performance Management
5 10 (7.30%) Threat Intelligence
6 9 (6.57%) Actionable Insight
6 9 (6.57%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 9 (6.57%) Mentoring
6 9 (6.57%) Migration
6 9 (6.57%) Security Architecture
7 8 (5.84%) Cyber Intelligence
7 8 (5.84%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.38%) C++
1 6 (4.38%) JavaScript
1 6 (4.38%) Python
2 3 (2.19%) SQL
3 2 (1.46%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 29 (21.17%) Security Cleared
2 19 (13.87%) SC Cleared
3 12 (8.76%) Cisco Certification
3 12 (8.76%) CISSP
3 12 (8.76%) Degree
3 12 (8.76%) DV Cleared
4 9 (6.57%) CEH
5 8 (5.84%) CISM
5 8 (5.84%) OSCP
6 7 (5.11%) CCNA
6 7 (5.11%) CREST Certified
7 6 (4.38%) CCNP
7 6 (4.38%) GIAC
7 6 (4.38%) GPEN
8 5 (3.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 5 (3.65%) CCSP
8 5 (3.65%) CISA
9 4 (2.92%) CCSK
10 3 (2.19%) Master's Degree
10 3 (2.19%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (19.71%) NIST
2 6 (4.38%) NIST 800
3 5 (3.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.65%) NCSC
4 4 (2.92%) GRC
4 4 (2.92%) ISA99
5 3 (2.19%) QA
6 2 (1.46%) GDPR
6 2 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 12 (8.76%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.19%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.73%) vSphere
4 1 (0.73%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 2 (1.46%) FortiGate
1 2 (1.46%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.73%) CASB
Vendors
1 14 (10.22%) Cisco
2 11 (8.03%) ServiceNow
3 10 (7.30%) Microsoft
3 10 (7.30%) Palo Alto
4 6 (4.38%) Fortinet
5 4 (2.92%) CheckPoint
5 4 (2.92%) VMware
6 3 (2.19%) Cadence
6 3 (2.19%) CrowdStrike
7 2 (1.46%) Intel
7 2 (1.46%) NEC
7 2 (1.46%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.46%) SAP
8 1 (0.73%) Citrix
8 1 (0.73%) HP
8 1 (0.73%) Juniper
8 1 (0.73%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.73%) NetApp
8 1 (0.73%) Oracle
8 1 (0.73%) Sophos