Operational Technology Job Trends in Cheltenham

Operational Technology (OT)
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 0.11% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.58% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £95,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

All Generic Skills
Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 171 44 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheltenham 19.43% 32.12% 31.46%
Number of salaries quoted 134 23 48
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £27,375 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,853 £35,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +71.01% -43.09% +1.15%
75th Percentile £80,938 £79,375 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,500 £88,250
Gloucestershire median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% -9.09%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Operational Technology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Splunk