Operational Technology (OT)
Lancashire > Preston
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 16 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Technology | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 3.41% | 2.99% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 10.34% | 11.11% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £600 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £400 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +75.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £806 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £810 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £700 | £400 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +75.00% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Preston
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 Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 29 | 18 | 7 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 32.95% | 26.87% | 11.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £318 | £467 |
| 25th Percentile | £472 | £350 | £548 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £400 | £593 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -32.53% | +47.30% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £538 | £607 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £618 | £633 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £530 | £593 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.77% | -10.61% | +12.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.32 | £26.03 | £20.22 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.88 | £29.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | £28.75 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.88% | -37.74% | +27.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £30.63 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £35.73 | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £45.46 | £28.75 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.12% | +91.67% | -58.44% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Operational Technology relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Operational Technology.
Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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: