Operational Technology Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Operational Technology (OT)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 35 29
Rank change year-on-year -16 -6 -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.72% 0.43% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.16% 1.19% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 £613 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £625 -
Median % change year-on-year -34.00% - -
75th Percentile £419 £638 -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £413 £475 £575
% change year-on-year -13.16% -17.39% -

All Generic Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 95 84 47
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 22.78% 36.05% 23.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 50 26
10th Percentile £147 £312 £131
25th Percentile £170 £352 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £488 £466
Median % change year-on-year -17.95% +4.73% -28.38%
75th Percentile £545 £625 £536
90th Percentile £588 £653 £683
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £400 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% -30.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46.25
Median hourly rate £69.44 - £47.50
75th Percentile - - £51.56
90th Percentile - - £56.63
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £69.44 - £47.50

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Operational Technology.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Infrastructure Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Service Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Service Transition Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Transition Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) Patch Management
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering