Operational Technology Contracts in Lancashire

Operational Technology (OT)
North West > Lancashire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 28 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 2 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 1.14% 2.05% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.88% 9.52% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £963 -
Median % change year-on-year -58.44% - -
North West median daily rate £400 £963 £516
% change year-on-year -58.44% +86.44% -13.96%

All Generic Skills
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 41 42 66
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 23.43% 21.54% 27.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 25 47
10th Percentile £350 £313 £140
25th Percentile £400 £494 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £588 £656 £700
90th Percentile £630 £900 £753
North West median daily rate £473 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.50% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 9 5
10th Percentile £22.61 £11.25 £17.20
25th Percentile £25.29 - £21.25
Median hourly rate £28.75 £15.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +91.67% -33.33% -45.59%
75th Percentile £30.63 - £53.35
90th Percentile £44.98 £21.24 £61.35
North West median hourly rate £29.52 £25.25 £27.98
% change year-on-year +16.89% -9.76% +51.24%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in Lancashire

Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Preston -4 2 £400 -58.44% 2
Operational Technology
North West

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Coordinator
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Test Coordinator
1 1 (50.00%) Test Leader
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cyber Resilience
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) APMG