Operational Technology Contracts in the North East

Operational Technology (OT)
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies advertised in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East 1.18% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £570 - -
25th Percentile £581 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £625 - -
90th Percentile £640 - -
England median daily rate £563 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -2.17% -4.17% +14.29%

All Generic Skills
North East

Operational Technology is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 97 109 180
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East 28.53% 25.71% 35.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 85 136
10th Percentile £163 £196 £125
25th Percentile £313 £463 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £600 £438
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +37.14% -2.78%
75th Percentile £549 £700 £588
90th Percentile £685 £775 £700
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 4
10th Percentile £11.44 - £15.38
25th Percentile £15.05 - £15.94
Median hourly rate £32.50 - £18.75
Median % change year-on-year - - -34.78%
75th Percentile £48.75 - £27.81
90th Percentile £52.13 - £37.38
England median hourly rate £30.00 £22.50 £26.98
% change year-on-year +33.33% -16.60% +2.08%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the North East

Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in the North East

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 North East region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
Tyne and Wear - 4 £600 - 1
Operational Technology
England

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) LTE
1 2 (50.00%) Wireless
General
1 2 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Penetration Tester
1 2 (50.00%) Tester
2 1 (25.00%) Automation Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Specialist
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) CCTV
1 2 (50.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (50.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Application Security
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Ethical Hacking
2 2 (50.00%) Offensive Security
2 2 (50.00%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Red Team
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) C++
1 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) CEH
1 2 (50.00%) CREST Certified
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) GIAC
1 2 (50.00%) GPEN
1 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (50.00%) OSCP
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory