Operational Technology (OT)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Gloucestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 54 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +4 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Technology | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | 0.63% | 1.14% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.77% | 5.81% | 0.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £650 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £400 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | -42.86% | +83.61% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £450 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £480 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £725 | £538 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.88% | -23.21% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £33.34 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £34.34 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £35.34 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £34.34 | £65.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -47.17% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 113 | 86 | 130 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 35.87% | 19.59% | 26.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 54 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £400 | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £461 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £615 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.60% | +12.84% | +3.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £694 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £746 | £775 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.55 | £21.50 | £49.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.46 | £22.50 | £70.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £70.00 | £78.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.57% | -10.26% | +16.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.88 | - | £83.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £19.62 | £70.00 | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -71.98% | -10.26% | +37.18% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operational Technology relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Operational Technology.
Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 3 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filton | - | 2 | £350 | - | 2 |
| Operational Technology South West |
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Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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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