Operational Technology Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Operational Technology (OT)
Devon > Exeter

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Exeter. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 29 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 1.07% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.92% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £475 - -

All Generic Skills
Exeter

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 Exeter.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 51 11 46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter 27.27% 26.83% 31.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 5 40
10th Percentile £375 £311 £402
25th Percentile £388 £313 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £338 £425
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -20.59% -22.73%
75th Percentile £534 £375 £444
90th Percentile £619 £450 £575
Devon median daily rate £450 £344 £425
% change year-on-year +30.91% -19.12% -22.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Median hourly rate £15.00 - £10.42
Median % change year-on-year - - -42.11%
Devon median hourly rate £24.71 £29.00 £25.28
% change year-on-year -14.79% +14.74% +40.42%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operational Technology relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Exeter

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Operational Technology.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance