Operational Technology Job Trends 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 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 507 444 535
Rank change year-on-year -63 +91 +61
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 184 192 291
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.22% 0.49% 0.34%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.84% 1.14% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 98 93 166
10th Percentile £46,732 £44,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,125 £61,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +14.78% -11.54%
75th Percentile £91,750 £75,000 £72,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -1.52% +14.78% -17.86%

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 22,019 16,894 29,596
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.79% 43.03% 34.94%
Number of salaries quoted 12,657 8,222 20,843
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in England

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Operational Technology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

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 21 May 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
London +15 65 £59,000 -34.44% 27
North of England -80 49 £65,000 - 21
North West +30 30 £65,000 -23.53% 10
Midlands -33 28 £56,400 -16.44% 23
West Midlands -47 26 £56,400 -16.44% 21
East of England +7 24 £95,000 +60.34% 5
Yorkshire -98 14 £57,500 -11.54% 9
South East -36 8 £75,000 +11.11% 32
North East -48 5 - - 3
South West -63 5 £60,000 +30.43% 9
East Midlands -21 2 - - 2
Operational Technology
UK

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.09%) ArchestrA
1 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (1.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.09%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (1.09%) Maximo
2 1 (0.54%) SAP PM
2 1 (0.54%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 19 (10.33%) Azure
2 6 (3.26%) AWS
3 4 (2.17%) Entra ID
3 4 (2.17%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.63%) Azure AKS
4 3 (1.63%) Azure Logic Apps
4 3 (1.63%) Azure Service Bus
4 3 (1.63%) iPaaS
4 3 (1.63%) SaaS
4 3 (1.63%) Serverless
5 2 (1.09%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.54%) GCP
6 1 (0.54%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.54%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (9.24%) Network Security
2 11 (5.98%) Firewall
3 5 (2.72%) Modbus
4 4 (2.17%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.63%) Ethernet
5 3 (1.63%) LAN
5 3 (1.63%) MQTT
5 3 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.09%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (1.09%) WAN
6 2 (1.09%) Wireless
7 1 (0.54%) 4G
7 1 (0.54%) AMQP
7 1 (0.54%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.54%) DHCP
7 1 (0.54%) DMZ
7 1 (0.54%) DNS
7 1 (0.54%) IPsec
7 1 (0.54%) MPLS
7 1 (0.54%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.63%) Power BI
1 3 (1.63%) Semantic Layer
1 3 (1.63%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.09%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (0.54%) Yeoman
General
1 30 (16.30%) Analytical Skills
2 28 (15.22%) Social Skills
3 27 (14.67%) Manufacturing
4 20 (10.87%) Finance
5 8 (4.35%) Cyber-Physical System
5 8 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (4.35%) Retail
6 5 (2.72%) Games
6 5 (2.72%) Law
6 5 (2.72%) Military
7 4 (2.17%) Aviation
8 3 (1.63%) Legal
8 3 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.63%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.09%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.54%) Advertising
10 1 (0.54%) French Language
10 1 (0.54%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 42 (22.83%) Architect
2 30 (16.30%) Analyst
3 21 (11.41%) Senior
4 18 (9.78%) Security Architect
5 17 (9.24%) Security Analyst
5 17 (9.24%) Security Engineer
6 15 (8.15%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 15 (8.15%) Lead
7 14 (7.61%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 11 (5.98%) Consultant
8 11 (5.98%) Operations Analyst
8 11 (5.98%) Solutions Architect
8 11 (5.98%) Systems Engineer
9 10 (5.43%) Cybersecurity Architect
9 10 (5.43%) Network Engineer
10 9 (4.89%) IT Architect
10 9 (4.89%) Security Consultant
10 9 (4.89%) Senior Architect
10 9 (4.89%) Senior Solutions Architect
10 9 (4.89%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.17%) .NET
2 3 (1.63%) Kafka
2 3 (1.63%) Middleware
2 3 (1.63%) RabbitMQ
2 3 (1.63%) RESTful
3 2 (1.09%) REST
3 2 (1.09%) SOAP
4 1 (0.54%) LangChain
4 1 (0.54%) LangGraph
4 1 (0.54%) OpenID
4 1 (0.54%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (10.33%) SCADA
2 9 (4.89%) Cyber Threat
2 9 (4.89%) Management Information System
3 8 (4.35%) AI Agents
3 8 (4.35%) Cyber Defence
3 8 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (2.72%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.72%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (2.72%) IoT
4 5 (2.72%) Smartphone
5 4 (2.17%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.17%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 4 (2.17%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.63%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.63%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.63%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 3 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.63%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 3 (1.63%) Life Science
7 2 (1.09%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.43%) Windows
2 8 (4.35%) Linux
2 8 (4.35%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.54%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (49.46%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (16.30%) Continuous Improvement
3 28 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (13.59%) Roadmaps
5 21 (11.41%) Information Security
6 20 (10.87%) Incident Response
7 19 (10.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 18 (9.78%) Risk Management
8 18 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 17 (9.24%) Cyber Resilience
9 17 (9.24%) Software Engineering
10 16 (8.70%) Computer Science
11 13 (7.07%) AI
11 13 (7.07%) Mentoring
11 13 (7.07%) Performance Optimisation
12 12 (6.52%) Agile
12 12 (6.52%) ERP
12 12 (6.52%) Vulnerability Management
13 11 (5.98%) Machine Learning
13 11 (5.98%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 18 (9.78%) SQL
2 11 (5.98%) Python
3 5 (2.72%) C++
3 5 (2.72%) Go
3 5 (2.72%) Rust
4 3 (1.63%) C#
4 3 (1.63%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.54%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 32 (17.39%) Security Cleared
2 27 (14.67%) SC Cleared
3 22 (11.96%) Degree
4 11 (5.98%) CISSP
5 10 (5.43%) CISM
5 10 (5.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 10 (5.43%) Master's Degree
6 8 (4.35%) CISA
7 6 (3.26%) DBS Check
7 6 (3.26%) DV Cleared
8 5 (2.72%) CEH
8 5 (2.72%) OSCP
9 4 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.63%) CCNA
10 3 (1.63%) CCNP
10 3 (1.63%) CRISC
10 3 (1.63%) GIAC
10 3 (1.63%) SANS
11 2 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (10.33%) NIST
2 17 (9.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (6.52%) GRC
4 7 (3.80%) NCSC
5 6 (3.26%) Data Quality
5 6 (3.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 5 (2.72%) Accessibility
7 4 (2.17%) QA
8 2 (1.09%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (1.09%) GxP
8 2 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.54%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.54%) GDPR
9 1 (0.54%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.54%) PMO
System Software
1 7 (3.80%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (2.72%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.17%) Active Directory
4 3 (1.63%) Docker
5 2 (1.09%) Firmware
5 2 (1.09%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.63%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.09%) SCCM
3 1 (0.54%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.54%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 8 (4.35%) VMware
2 7 (3.80%) Microsoft
3 6 (3.26%) Oracle
4 5 (2.72%) Aruba
4 5 (2.72%) Cisco
4 5 (2.72%) Cognizant
4 5 (2.72%) HP
4 5 (2.72%) Red Hat
5 3 (1.63%) Rockwell
5 3 (1.63%) SAP
6 2 (1.09%) Agilent
6 2 (1.09%) Qualys
6 2 (1.09%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.09%) Siemens
6 2 (1.09%) Veeam
7 1 (0.54%) Ariba
7 1 (0.54%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.54%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.54%) Rapid7
7 1 (0.54%) Tenable