Operational Technology (OT)
East of England > Essex
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex | - | - | 0.91% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 3.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £29,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £30,000 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £31,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £95,000 | £59,250 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.34% | +31.67% | -35.71% |
All Generic Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 312 | 134 | 235 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex | 26.31% | 31.02% | 26.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 190 | 64 | 190 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £21,250 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £24,906 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,879 | £32,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.93% | -27.78% | -8.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,438 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,600 | £84,250 | £73,300 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,000 | £54,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +8.00% | -9.09% |
Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Operational Technology relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.
