Operational Technology (OT)
Scotland > South Ayrshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in South Ayrshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Operational Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Ayrshire | 10.00% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 33.33% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £530 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.67% | +14.29% | +21.25% |
All Generic Skills
South Ayrshire
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 South Ayrshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Ayrshire | 30.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £149 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £251 | £150 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £278 | £153 | £136 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +81.62% | +12.68% | +0.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £311 | £155 | £138 |
| 90th Percentile | £327 | £157 | £139 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £447 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.67% | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £19.18 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £25.15 | £23.59 | £19.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.61% | +22.99% | -15.45% |
Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in South Ayrshire
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 South Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 16 November 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prestwick | - | 1 | £325 | - | |
| Operational Technology Scotland |
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Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Ayrshire 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:
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