Operational Technology Jobs in Leeds

Operational Technology (OT)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in Leeds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 128 -
Rank change year-on-year +67 - -
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 21 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 2.54% 0.36% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.64% 1.31% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 6 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 £48,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +27.45% - -
75th Percentile £69,063 £54,000 -
90th Percentile £74,125 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £51,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +27.45% +13.33% -

All Generic Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 275 689 988
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 33.29% 27.31% 36.40%
Number of salaries quoted 189 466 612
10th Percentile £35,750 £31,250 £37,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -12.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £85,000 £69,979 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £82,500 £91,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £59,800 £51,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +17.25% -15.00% +9.09%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in Leeds

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary trend for Operational Technology in Leeds

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:

General
1 12 (57.14%) Finance
1 12 (57.14%) Manufacturing
2 4 (19.05%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 12 (57.14%) Automation Engineer
1 12 (57.14%) Systems Engineer
2 4 (19.05%) Architect
3 3 (14.29%) Security Architect
3 3 (14.29%) Security Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Governance Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Information Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Information Security Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Risk Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Compliance Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (4.76%) Junior
5 1 (4.76%) Junior Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 16 (76.19%) Management Information System
2 12 (57.14%) FMCG
2 12 (57.14%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 4 (19.05%) Data Centre
3 4 (19.05%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (9.52%) Smart Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (61.90%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (57.14%) Budgeting
2 12 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (57.14%) Data Collection
2 12 (57.14%) Energy Management
2 12 (57.14%) Quality Management
3 7 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (19.05%) Business Continuity
4 4 (19.05%) Business Strategy
4 4 (19.05%) Information Security
4 4 (19.05%) ITSM
4 4 (19.05%) Risk Management
4 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (14.29%) Security Architecture
6 1 (4.76%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 1 (4.76%) IT Strategy
6 1 (4.76%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (4.76%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 12 (57.14%) HNC
2 5 (23.81%) Security Cleared
3 2 (9.52%) CISA
3 2 (9.52%) CISSP
4 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (19.05%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 2 (9.52%) GDPR
2 2 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (4.76%) GRC
3 1 (4.76%) NCSC
3 1 (4.76%) NIST
3 1 (4.76%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 12 (57.14%) Rockwell
1 12 (57.14%) Siemens