Operational Technology Job Trends in Belfast

Operational Technology (OT)
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 25 -
Rank change year-on-year -28 - -
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 1 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.20% 3.51% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.91% 9.52% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Belfast

Operational Technology falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Belfast.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 110 84 104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 21.70% 36.84% 24.82%
Number of salaries quoted 32 16 61
10th Percentile £33,800 £46,875 £30,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,375 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +19.27%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,967 £68,750 £93,750
County Antrim median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -1.87%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Operational Technology relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Belfast

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity