Operational Technology Jobs in England

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 540 582 980
Rank change year-on-year +42 +398 -105
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 274 260 210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.35% 0.37% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.06% 0.88% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 151 113 138
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,066
25th Percentile £48,000 £51,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +12.00% -19.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £78,438
90th Percentile £76,250 £107,500 £89,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -17.86% +12.00% -16.67%

All Generic Skills
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25,806 29,571 69,564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 32.93% 41.60% 47.31%
Number of salaries quoted 16,283 18,664 32,310
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,408 £34,506
25th Percentile £40,523 £46,570 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,124 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.66% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in England.

Salary trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Midlands +13 72 £57,500 +7.98% 15
North of England +41 67 £51,000 +36.00% 12
West Midlands +28 62 £57,500 +27.78% 13
London +75 54 £71,250 -10.94% 22
North West +12 48 £60,000 +22.45% 9
South East +15 35 £70,000 +11.11% 13
East of England +9 30 £45,000 -35.71% 4
Yorkshire +67 16 £51,000 +36.00% 1
South West -15 16 £35,000 -46.15% 6
East Midlands -24 8 £40,000 -48.39% 2
North East - 3 £58,750 - 2
Operational Technology
UK

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.55%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.82%) CMS
2 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (1.82%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 24 (8.76%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.65%) AutoCAD
3 9 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.73%) EPLAN
4 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.73%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 23 (8.39%) Azure
2 17 (6.20%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (3.65%) Power Platform
4 9 (3.28%) AWS
5 5 (1.82%) SaaS
6 2 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.36%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.36%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.11%) Firewall
2 12 (4.38%) TCP/IP
3 11 (4.01%) WAN
4 9 (3.28%) VoIP
5 8 (2.92%) Network Security
5 8 (2.92%) VSAN
6 7 (2.55%) MPLS
6 7 (2.55%) Wireless
7 5 (1.82%) NAS
7 5 (1.82%) SAN
7 5 (1.82%) SD-WAN
8 4 (1.46%) Internet
8 4 (1.46%) LAN
9 3 (1.09%) Modbus
10 2 (0.73%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.73%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.73%) SDH
11 1 (0.36%) ADSL
11 1 (0.36%) MQTT
11 1 (0.36%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.65%) Power BI
2 7 (2.55%) GIS
3 5 (1.82%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.82%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.82%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.73%) Metadata
5 1 (0.36%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 3 (1.09%) Burp Suite
1 3 (1.09%) Metasploit
2 1 (0.36%) JIRA
General
1 37 (13.50%) Finance
2 28 (10.22%) Manufacturing
3 23 (8.39%) Games
4 21 (7.66%) Social Skills
5 19 (6.93%) Legal
6 12 (4.38%) Automotive
6 12 (4.38%) Telecoms
7 10 (3.65%) Marketing
8 9 (3.28%) Retail
9 8 (2.92%) Aerospace
10 7 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.55%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.09%) Analytical Skills
11 3 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.09%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.73%) Agriculture
12 2 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.73%) Police
13 1 (0.36%) Aviation
13 1 (0.36%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (14.60%) Consultant
1 40 (14.60%) Security Consultant
2 32 (11.68%) Analyst
3 31 (11.31%) Lead
4 20 (7.30%) Architect
4 20 (7.30%) SCADA Engineer
5 17 (6.20%) Hardware Engineer
6 16 (5.84%) Solutions Architect
7 15 (5.47%) Security Manager
7 15 (5.47%) Software Engineer
8 14 (5.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 13 (4.74%) Security Engineer
9 13 (4.74%) Systems Analyst
10 12 (4.38%) Cybersecurity Specialist
10 12 (4.38%) Developer
10 12 (4.38%) SCADA Software Engineer
10 12 (4.38%) Security Operations Specialist
10 12 (4.38%) Security Specialist
10 12 (4.38%) Senior
11 10 (3.65%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.55%) AngularJS
1 7 (2.55%) React
2 5 (1.82%) HTML
2 5 (1.82%) JSON
3 2 (0.73%) RESTful
3 2 (0.73%) Web Services
4 1 (0.36%) Node-RED
4 1 (0.36%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 71 (25.91%) SCADA
2 32 (11.68%) Management Information System
3 21 (7.66%) IoT
4 18 (6.57%) Cyber Threat
5 14 (5.11%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 11 (4.01%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.92%) Clustering
8 7 (2.55%) Smart Meter
9 6 (2.19%) Cyber Security Posture
9 6 (2.19%) Renewable Energy
9 6 (2.19%) Smart Energy
10 5 (1.82%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 4 (1.46%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.46%) Smartphone
11 4 (1.46%) Video Conferencing
12 3 (1.09%) Cyberattack
12 3 (1.09%) Data Centre
12 3 (1.09%) Driving Licence
13 2 (0.73%) PACS
13 2 (0.73%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 25 (9.12%) Windows
1 25 (9.12%) Windows Server
2 8 (2.92%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.09%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 51 (18.61%) Risk Management
3 36 (13.14%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (11.31%) Information Security
5 29 (10.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 27 (9.85%) Agile
6 27 (9.85%) Mentoring
7 26 (9.49%) Incident Response
8 23 (8.39%) Business Development
8 23 (8.39%) Project Delivery
9 22 (8.03%) Software Engineering
10 21 (7.66%) Data Acquisition
11 18 (6.57%) Line Management
12 17 (6.20%) ITIL
12 17 (6.20%) Security Architecture
12 17 (6.20%) Systems Engineering
13 16 (5.84%) Change Management
13 16 (5.84%) Security Operations
14 15 (5.47%) Service Management
15 14 (5.11%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.74%) SQL
2 10 (3.65%) JavaScript
3 8 (2.92%) C#
3 8 (2.92%) C++
3 8 (2.92%) Python
4 6 (2.19%) Java
4 6 (2.19%) VB
5 2 (0.73%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 67 (24.45%) Security Cleared
2 43 (15.69%) SC Cleared
3 40 (14.60%) Degree
4 28 (10.22%) CISSP
5 23 (8.39%) CISM
6 17 (6.20%) CRISC
7 15 (5.47%) CEH
8 13 (4.74%) CASP
9 11 (4.01%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (3.65%) Chartered Engineer
11 9 (3.28%) DV Cleared
12 8 (2.92%) A+ Certification
12 8 (2.92%) CISA
13 6 (2.19%) CCNA
13 6 (2.19%) Master's Degree
14 5 (1.82%) APMP
14 5 (1.82%) Azure Certification
14 5 (1.82%) MCSE
14 5 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (1.46%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (11.68%) NIST
2 21 (7.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 21 (7.66%) NCSC
3 12 (4.38%) NIST 800
4 9 (3.28%) GDPR
5 7 (2.55%) GRC
5 7 (2.55%) SLA
6 6 (2.19%) QA
7 5 (1.82%) COBIT
7 5 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (1.09%) COSO
9 3 (1.09%) ISO 31000
9 3 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 3 (1.09%) ITGC
9 3 (1.09%) PMO
10 2 (0.73%) GxP
10 2 (0.73%) IEC 61131
11 1 (0.36%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.36%) TickIT
System Software
1 23 (8.39%) Hyper-V
2 18 (6.57%) Active Directory
2 18 (6.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.92%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (3.28%) QRadar
2 8 (2.92%) Failover Clustering
3 6 (2.19%) Nessus
4 5 (1.82%) CSIRT
5 3 (1.09%) Nmap
6 2 (0.73%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 44 (16.06%) Microsoft
2 18 (6.57%) VMware
3 9 (3.28%) Darktrace
4 7 (2.55%) AVEVA
5 5 (1.82%) Meraki
5 5 (1.82%) Oracle
5 5 (1.82%) Qualys
5 5 (1.82%) Siemens
6 4 (1.46%) Avaya
6 4 (1.46%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.09%) Allen-Bradley
7 3 (1.09%) Rockwell
8 2 (0.73%) EMC
8 2 (0.73%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.73%) NEC
8 2 (0.73%) Rapid7
9 1 (0.36%) Hitachi
9 1 (0.36%) Intel
9 1 (0.36%) Snow
9 1 (0.36%) SonicWALL