Operational Technology Job Trends in the East of England

Operational Technology (OT)
England > East of England

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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 167 164
Rank change year-on-year +10 -3 +3
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 32 11 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.47% 0.32% 0.57%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.86% 0.83% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 18 2 11
10th Percentile £55,125 £52,825 £29,000
25th Percentile £61,250 £54,438 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £59,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +60.34% +31.67% -35.71%
75th Percentile - £64,438 £62,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £66,275 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -12.73%

All Generic Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,718 1,322 1,628
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 25.44% 38.13% 30.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,116 532 1,139
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,775 £25,759
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,533 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £89,750 £77,375 £78,750
England median annual salary £59,773 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.95% +4.55% -15.38%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in the East of England

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Operational Technology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the East of England over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the East of England

Operational Technology
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the East of England region over the 6 months to 25 July 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Suffolk +33 14 £95,000 +46.15%
Cambridgeshire -21 9 £60,000 - 1
Bedfordshire - 5 £57,500 - 1
Hertfordshire -22 4 £53,750 +0.47% 4
Operational Technology
England

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (3.13%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) Network Security
2 3 (9.38%) Firewall
3 2 (6.25%) Ethernet
3 2 (6.25%) Modbus
4 1 (3.13%) 4G
4 1 (3.13%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (3.13%) IPsec
4 1 (3.13%) MPLS
4 1 (3.13%) VLAN
4 1 (3.13%) VPN
General
1 9 (28.13%) Manufacturing
2 3 (9.38%) Aerospace
2 3 (9.38%) Finance
2 3 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (9.38%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (6.25%) Law
3 2 (6.25%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (50.00%) Senior
2 13 (40.63%) Architect
3 12 (37.50%) Senior Architect
4 10 (31.25%) Solutions Architect
5 9 (28.13%) Senior Solutions Architect
6 8 (25.00%) Network Engineer
7 7 (21.88%) IT Engineer
8 3 (9.38%) IT Manager
8 3 (9.38%) Senior Systems Architect
8 3 (9.38%) Systems Architect
9 2 (6.25%) Business Systems Manager
9 2 (6.25%) Consultant
9 2 (6.25%) IT Project Manager
9 2 (6.25%) Project Manager
9 2 (6.25%) Security Consultant
9 2 (6.25%) Senior Consultant
9 2 (6.25%) Senior Manager
9 2 (6.25%) Senior Security Consultant
9 2 (6.25%) Senior Service Manager
10 1 (3.13%) Engineering Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) SCADA
2 2 (6.25%) Fibre Optics
2 2 (6.25%) LIMS
3 1 (3.13%) CMDB
3 1 (3.13%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.13%) Industrial Internet of Things
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (15.63%) Agile
4 4 (12.50%) ITIL
4 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (9.38%) IT Strategy
5 3 (9.38%) ITSM
5 3 (9.38%) PRINCE2
5 3 (9.38%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (9.38%) Service Management
5 3 (9.38%) Technology Strategy
5 3 (9.38%) Technology Transformation
6 2 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (6.25%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (6.25%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (6.25%) Network Segmentation
6 2 (6.25%) Preventative Maintenance
6 2 (6.25%) Regulatory Compliance
6 2 (6.25%) Smart Manufacturing
6 2 (6.25%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 4 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.38%) CCNA
2 3 (9.38%) CCNP
2 3 (9.38%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (6.25%) Degree
3 2 (6.25%) DV Cleared
3 2 (6.25%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (6.25%) PMI Certification
3 2 (6.25%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.25%) Accessibility
1 2 (6.25%) GxP
System Software
1 2 (6.25%) Firmware
2 1 (3.13%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (9.38%) Cisco
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.13%) Qualys