Operational Technology Contract Job Trends in Norfolk

Operational Technology (OT)
East of England > Norfolk

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Norfolk. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Norfolk 0.44% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £713 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 - -
75th Percentile £738 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £575 £263 £400
% change year-on-year +118.84% -34.31% +14.29%

All Generic Skills
Norfolk

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 Norfolk.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 69 10 22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Norfolk 30.40% 21.74% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 6 13
10th Percentile £188 £270 £121
25th Percentile £217 £431 £122
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £475 £259
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% +83.21% +19.75%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £388
90th Percentile £569 £500 £525
East of England median daily rate £488 £500 £442
% change year-on-year -2.50% +13.12% -6.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 9
10th Percentile - - £12.64
25th Percentile £15.79 - -
Median hourly rate £22.50 £15.33 £12.86
Median % change year-on-year +46.77% +19.21% -38.79%
75th Percentile £23.75 - £17.25
90th Percentile - - £27.70
East of England median hourly rate £29.48 £65.50 £59.75
% change year-on-year -54.99% +9.62% +13.81%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Norfolk

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Norfolk

Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in Norfolk

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 Norfolk region over the 6 months to 14 June 2026. 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
Swaffham - 1 £725 - 1
Operational Technology
East of England

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk 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 1 (100.00%) CMS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DMZ
1 1 (100.00%) IP Telephony
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
1 1 (100.00%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DTS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Fire and Rescue
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NEBOSH