Operational Technology Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Operational Technology (OT)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.82% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.69% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £575 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33.70 - -
Median hourly rate £38.72 - -
75th Percentile £43.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £38.72 - -

All Generic Skills
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 186 68 95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 30.54% 27.09% 32.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 49 71
10th Percentile £363 £266 £250
25th Percentile £463 £363 £351
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £490 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +8.89% -10.89%
75th Percentile £610 £575 £534
90th Percentile £634 £655 £588
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £560 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +17.89% +5.56% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.50 - £15.22
Median hourly rate £38.72 £13.00 £16.19
Median % change year-on-year +197.85% -19.70% -
75th Percentile £43.75 - £17.16
90th Percentile £52.75 - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £14.05 £15.25 £16.19
% change year-on-year -7.87% -5.81% -27.24%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) FactoryTalk
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Firewall
1 4 (80.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (80.00%) VLAN
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (80.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Automation Specialist
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Life Science
1 4 (80.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Biotechnology
1 4 (80.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (80.00%) Infrastructure Automation
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) SDLC
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (80.00%) Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (20.00%) Software Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Test Assurance
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 4 (80.00%) GxP
2 1 (20.00%) QA
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Rockwell
1 4 (80.00%) VMware