The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in the South West. 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
Rank
110
139
163
Rank change year-on-year
+29
+24
+8
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology
1
18
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West
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 the South West.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
489
1,056
1,016
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West
29.14%
33.01%
28.02%
Number of daily rates quoted
321
647
702
10th Percentile
£263
£300
£263
25th Percentile
£400
£450
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£535
£545
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-1.83%
-0.91%
+10.11%
75th Percentile
£613
£600
£656
90th Percentile
£676
£694
£725
England median daily rate
£548
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-0.36%
-4.35%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
33
166
138
10th Percentile
£18.51
£13.69
-
25th Percentile
£18.87
£15.65
-
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£45.00
£9.80
Median % change year-on-year
+11.11%
+359.18%
-80.30%
75th Percentile
£70.00
£70.00
£66.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£72.50
£83.34
England median hourly rate
£33.00
£30.16
£22.50
% change year-on-year
+9.42%
+34.04%
-16.67%
Operational Technology Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Operational Technology Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in the South West.
Operational Technology Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Operational Technology also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region with a requirement for Operational Technology.
Operational Technology Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:
