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 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 531 534 618
Rank change year-on-year +3 +84 +385
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 164 311 318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.36% 0.36%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.89% 1.04% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 92 187 94
10th Percentile £44,000 £38,850 £42,500
25th Percentile £61,250 £47,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,500 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.76% -19.23% -7.14%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £82,188
90th Percentile £89,750 £77,500 £96,375
UK median annual salary £65,500 £53,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year +21.86% -23.21% -

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 18,443 29,928 38,804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 37.21% 34.64% 43.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,874 20,875 20,893
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £42,250 £38,000 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

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 18 May 2025.

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 18 May 2025. 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
North of England +31 69 £65,000 +24.80% 80
Yorkshire +96 49 £65,000 +27.45% 55
Midlands +38 34 £67,500 +17.39% 51
West Midlands +31 33 £67,500 +17.39% 26
South East +78 23 £67,500 +12.50% 58
London +71 22 £90,000 +24.14% 76
North East +44 14 £65,000 -7.14% 14
South West +94 12 £46,000 +15.00% 18
North West -54 6 £85,000 +63.20% 13
East of England +6 5 £59,250 +31.67% 12
East Midlands +16 1 £66,000 +65.00% 20
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 3 (1.83%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.22%) IBM Domino
2 2 (1.22%) ThingWorx
3 1 (0.61%) OpenStack
Applications
1 3 (1.83%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.61%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.61%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.44%) SAP Business One
2 3 (1.83%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.61%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 29 (17.68%) Azure
2 24 (14.63%) AWS
3 13 (7.93%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (7.32%) OCI
5 7 (4.27%) Entra ID
5 7 (4.27%) SaaS
6 4 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.22%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.61%) Akamai
8 1 (0.61%) Azure Key Vault
8 1 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.61%) GCP
8 1 (0.61%) GitHub
8 1 (0.61%) GitHub Actions
8 1 (0.61%) IaaS
8 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.61%) PaaS
8 1 (0.61%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 17 (10.37%) Firewall
2 16 (9.76%) Network Security
3 14 (8.54%) WAN
4 13 (7.93%) VPN
5 9 (5.49%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (3.66%) Modbus
7 5 (3.05%) 5G
7 5 (3.05%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (3.05%) SD-WAN
8 4 (2.44%) 4G
8 4 (2.44%) LoRaWAN
8 4 (2.44%) MPLS
8 4 (2.44%) Unified Communications
8 4 (2.44%) VoIP
9 3 (1.83%) ADSL
9 3 (1.83%) Cisco Firepower
9 3 (1.83%) Cisco Nexus
9 3 (1.83%) LAN
10 2 (1.22%) VRRP
10 2 (1.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (6.10%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (2.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (10.98%) JIRA
1 18 (10.98%) Selenium
2 4 (2.44%) Git
3 3 (1.83%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 64 (39.02%) Manufacturing
2 47 (28.66%) Finance
3 20 (12.20%) Social Skills
4 8 (4.88%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (4.27%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (4.27%) Public Sector
6 6 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (2.44%) Automotive
7 4 (2.44%) Back Office
7 4 (2.44%) Banking
8 3 (1.83%) Aerospace
8 3 (1.83%) Electronics
8 3 (1.83%) Legal
9 2 (1.22%) Police
9 2 (1.22%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.61%) Advertising
10 1 (0.61%) Aviation
10 1 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.61%) Law
10 1 (0.61%) Military
Job Titles
1 58 (35.37%) Automation Engineer
2 37 (22.56%) Systems Engineer
3 24 (14.63%) Lead
4 23 (14.02%) Architect
5 18 (10.98%) Validation Engineer
6 12 (7.32%) Analyst
7 11 (6.71%) IT Manager
8 8 (4.88%) Cloud Architect
8 8 (4.88%) Infrastructure Architect
8 8 (4.88%) Solutions Architect
9 7 (4.27%) Operations Analyst
10 6 (3.66%) Consultant
10 6 (3.66%) Security Manager
11 5 (3.05%) Business Analyst
11 5 (3.05%) Information Manager
11 5 (3.05%) Information Security Manager
11 5 (3.05%) Network Engineer
11 5 (3.05%) Project Engineer
11 5 (3.05%) Security Architect
11 5 (3.05%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.61%) 802.1X
1 1 (0.61%) Middleware
1 1 (0.61%) OAuth
1 1 (0.61%) React
1 1 (0.61%) SailPoint
1 1 (0.61%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 50 (30.49%) Management Information System
2 43 (26.22%) SCADA
3 42 (25.61%) FMCG
4 36 (21.95%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 15 (9.15%) Data Centre
6 14 (8.54%) IoT
7 8 (4.88%) Security Posture
8 6 (3.66%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (3.05%) Industrial Internet of Things
10 4 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (2.44%) Driving Licence
10 4 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (2.44%) Life Science
10 4 (2.44%) NHS
11 3 (1.83%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (1.83%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (1.22%) Cloud Native
12 2 (1.22%) Clustering
12 2 (1.22%) Public Cloud
12 2 (1.22%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 26 (15.85%) Windows
2 14 (8.54%) Windows Server
3 9 (5.49%) Linux
4 1 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.61%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (37.80%) Cybersecurity
2 49 (29.88%) Problem-Solving
3 45 (27.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 40 (24.39%) Budgeting
5 36 (21.95%) Data Collection
5 36 (21.95%) Energy Management
5 36 (21.95%) Mentoring
5 36 (21.95%) Quality Management
6 30 (18.29%) Computer Science
7 24 (14.63%) Validation
8 23 (14.02%) Risk Management
9 19 (11.59%) Penetration Testing
10 18 (10.98%) Information Security
10 18 (10.98%) Model Validation
10 18 (10.98%) Test Automation
11 17 (10.37%) Agile
12 16 (9.76%) Roadmaps
13 15 (9.15%) Stakeholder Management
13 15 (9.15%) TOGAF
14 14 (8.54%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.66%) SQL
2 5 (3.05%) Python
3 4 (2.44%) C#
4 3 (1.83%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.61%) Scala
5 1 (0.61%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 39 (23.78%) Degree
2 36 (21.95%) HNC
3 18 (10.98%) ISTQB
4 14 (8.54%) Security Cleared
5 12 (7.32%) TOGAF Certification
6 8 (4.88%) SC Cleared
7 7 (4.27%) CISSP
7 7 (4.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (4.27%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (2.44%) CBAP
8 4 (2.44%) CISA
8 4 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (2.44%) MCSA
8 4 (2.44%) MCSE
9 3 (1.83%) CCDA
9 3 (1.83%) CCDP
9 3 (1.83%) CCNA
9 3 (1.83%) CCNP
10 2 (1.22%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (6.71%) NIST
3 8 (4.88%) GDPR
4 6 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 5 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (2.44%) GRC
6 4 (2.44%) NCSC
7 2 (1.22%) COBIT
7 2 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 2 (1.22%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.61%) COSO
8 1 (0.61%) ITGC
8 1 (0.61%) NIST 800
System Software
1 12 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 10 (6.10%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.05%) Hyper-V
3 5 (3.05%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.61%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (4.27%) FortiGate
1 7 (4.27%) Terraform
2 6 (3.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.83%) Ansible
3 3 (1.83%) CASB
3 3 (1.83%) SCCM
3 3 (1.83%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.61%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 41 (25.00%) Siemens
2 40 (24.39%) Rockwell
3 24 (14.63%) Microsoft
4 17 (10.37%) VMware
5 12 (7.32%) Oracle
6 10 (6.10%) Fortinet
7 6 (3.66%) Cisco
8 5 (3.05%) SAP
9 4 (2.44%) Extreme Networks
9 4 (2.44%) Okta
10 3 (1.83%) Aerohive Networks
10 3 (1.83%) Apple
10 3 (1.83%) Dell
10 3 (1.83%) Ekahau
10 3 (1.83%) HP
10 3 (1.83%) Juniper
10 3 (1.83%) Meraki
10 3 (1.83%) Palo Alto
10 3 (1.83%) Sophos
10 3 (1.83%) Veeam