Operational Technology Contracts in Stevenage

Operational Technology (OT)
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 22 53 40
Rank change year-on-year +31 -13 -4
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 6 5 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 4.80% 1.09% 3.06%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.22% 4.20% 10.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 9
10th Percentile £318 - £302
25th Percentile £340 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £379 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - -40.17%
75th Percentile £415 - £375
90th Percentile £436 - £395
Hertfordshire median daily rate £379 - £350
% change year-on-year - - -40.17%

All Generic Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 73 119 83
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 58.40% 25.98% 28.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 19 32
10th Percentile £400 £284 £273
25th Percentile £450 £295 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £400 £373
Median % change year-on-year +33.75% +7.38% -12.35%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £395
90th Percentile - £650 £460
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £464 £500
% change year-on-year +18.60% -7.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 54 25
10th Percentile £47.50 £60.00 £58.35
25th Percentile £66.13 £61.25 £65.25
Median hourly rate £80.00 £65.00 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -1.52% +17.86%
75th Percentile £85.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.50 £85.00 £73.05
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £72.50 £65.00 £65.50
% change year-on-year +11.54% -0.76% +22.60%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in Stevenage

Operational Technology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in Stevenage.

Daily rate trend for Operational Technology in Stevenage

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in Stevenage over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Operational Technology in Stevenage

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Metadata
General
1 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) IT Engineer
1 2 (33.33%) Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Support
2 1 (16.67%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Apple iOS
2 3 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Agile
1 5 (83.33%) Coaching
1 5 (83.33%) Computer Security
1 5 (83.33%) Incident Management
1 5 (83.33%) Software Testing
1 5 (83.33%) Validation
2 2 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (16.67%) Change Management
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (83.33%) GxP
2 1 (16.67%) GMP
System Software
1 5 (83.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
1 5 (83.33%) ServiceNow