Operational Technology (OT)
South West > Somerset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 20 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | - | - |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Operational Technology | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 0.56% | 3.70% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.61% | 16.67% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £688 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £750 | £640 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.19% | -5.19% | +38.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £34.34 | £65.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -47.17% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Somerset
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 Somerset.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 62 | 42 | 47 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 34.44% | 22.22% | 25.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 23 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £240 | £164 | £251 |
| 25th Percentile | £539 | £294 | £422 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £633 | £500 | £519 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.50% | -3.66% | +29.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £649 | £598 |
| 90th Percentile | £698 | £700 | £675 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.66 | - | £32.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.13 | £12.50 | £33.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.01 | £19.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +126.34% | -45.71% | -9.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.63 | £41.88 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67.35 | £57.50 | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £18.87 | £70.00 | £72.98 |
| % change year-on-year | -73.04% | -4.08% | +68.74% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Operational Technology
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Operational Technology.
Operational Technology
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Somerset
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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 24 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | -1 | 1 | £750 | +11.11% | 1 |
| Operational Technology South West |
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Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:
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