The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Luton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Luton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
62
34
35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton
38.51%
31.78%
34.65%
Number of daily rates quoted
30
16
14
10th Percentile
£153
£463
£441
25th Percentile
£453
£491
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£578
£538
£538
Median % change year-on-year
+7.44%
-
+7.50%
75th Percentile
£634
£601
£550
90th Percentile
£653
£650
£568
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£575
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
+15.00%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
15
5
2
10th Percentile
£66.00
£57.32
£52.75
25th Percentile
£69.00
£61.25
£53.13
Median hourly rate
£80.00
£68.00
£55.00
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
+23.64%
+214.29%
75th Percentile
£88.38
£80.00
£56.88
90th Percentile
£91.50
£80.75
£57.25
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£80.00
£62.50
£55.00
% change year-on-year
+28.00%
+13.64%
+214.29%
Operational Technology Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Operational Technology Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton
For the 6 months to 26 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Operational Technology also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Luton region with a requirement for Operational Technology.
Operational Technology Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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:
