Operational Technology Contract Job Trends in Perth and Kinross

Operational Technology (OT)
Scotland > Perth and Kinross

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Perth and Kinross. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - 2
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Perth and Kinross 30.00% - 16.67%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 60.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £761 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £771 - £525
75th Percentile £782 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £508 £525 £663
% change year-on-year -3.33% -20.75% +32.50%

All Generic Skills
Perth and Kinross

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 Perth and Kinross.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross 50.00% - 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £173 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 - £525
75th Percentile £782 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £464
% change year-on-year - -2.96% -7.25%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Perth and Kinross

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Perth and Kinross

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Perth and Kinross

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Perth and Kinross citing Operational Technology.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Perth and Kinross citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Perth and Kinross 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:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Manager
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Manager
3 1 (33.33%) Support Manager
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Support
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Support Manager
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared