Operational Technology Job Trends in Ellesmere Port

Operational Technology (OT)
Cheshire > Ellesmere Port

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in Ellesmere Port. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Ellesmere Port 20.00% - 33.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 100.00% - 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £78,750 - £50,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - £51,500
75th Percentile £86,250 - £52,250
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £100,000 - £42,250
% change year-on-year - - -5.06%

All Generic Skills
Ellesmere Port

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 Ellesmere Port.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Ellesmere Port 20.00% 13.33% 66.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - £42,200
25th Percentile £78,750 £31,250 £43,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £32,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +153.85% -30.85% -
75th Percentile £86,250 £33,750 £50,125
90th Percentile - - £51,400
Cheshire median annual salary £48,720 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -2.56% +4.17% -4.00%

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in Ellesmere Port

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Ellesmere Port citing Operational Technology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Ellesmere Port citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ellesmere Port 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC