Operational Technology (OT)
Berkshire > Reading
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 51 | 77 | 77 |
Rank change year-on-year | +26 | 0 | +17 |
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology | 9 | 14 | 10 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading | 1.51% | 1.17% | 0.96% |
As % of the Miscellaneous category | 5.45% | 4.44% | 3.07% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 6 |
10th Percentile | £525 | £489 | £391 |
25th Percentile | - | £500 | £444 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £501 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | +9.89% | +0.10% | -1.09% |
75th Percentile | £564 | £588 | - |
90th Percentile | £609 | - | £534 |
Berkshire median daily rate | £590 | £501 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | +17.88% | +0.10% | -4.85% |
All Generic Skills
Reading
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 Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 165 | 315 | 326 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading | 27.64% | 26.43% | 31.32% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 190 | 223 |
10th Percentile | £300 | £205 | £347 |
25th Percentile | £419 | £213 | £453 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £500 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | +3.40% | -9.09% | +7.32% |
75th Percentile | £629 | £608 | £654 |
90th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £721 |
Berkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £513 |
% change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | +2.50% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 9 |
10th Percentile | - | £42.31 | £45.70 |
25th Percentile | - | £52.90 | £63.14 |
Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £60.89 | £70.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -52.38% | -13.01% | +169.23% |
75th Percentile | - | £63.29 | £79.19 |
90th Percentile | - | £69.62 | - |
Berkshire median hourly rate | £61.50 | £42.50 | £64.68 |
% change year-on-year | +44.69% | -34.29% | +187.64% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in Reading.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in Reading over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in Reading.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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: