Operational Technology Jobs in the Midlands

Operational Technology (OT)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 261 274 320
Rank change year-on-year +13 +46 -55
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 60 41 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.50% 0.45% 0.32%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.56% 1.18% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 39 8 14
10th Percentile £37,500 £50,949 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £52,105 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,120 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -7.88% -16.07%
75th Percentile £63,874 £57,101 £75,375
90th Percentile £68,000 £61,125 £82,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -19.23% -7.14% -6.98%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

Operational Technology is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,843 3,473 4,472
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 31.89% 38.18% 40.84%
Number of salaries quoted 2,648 1,451 2,722
10th Percentile £25,750 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £41,250 £37,286
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,250 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +8.67% +8.89%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £62,938
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the Midlands

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Operational Technology in the Midlands

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the Midlands

Operational Technology
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
West Midlands +24 50 £57,500 +6.25% 32
East Midlands - 8 £40,000 - 3
Operational Technology
England

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 2 (3.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (15.00%) AutoCAD
3 4 (6.67%) EPLAN
3 4 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (3.33%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.67%) Power Platform
2 3 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.00%) Firewall
2 5 (8.33%) WAN
3 3 (5.00%) LAN
4 1 (1.67%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.67%) Power BI
2 2 (3.33%) Metadata
General
1 11 (18.33%) Social Skills
2 8 (13.33%) Manufacturing
3 6 (10.00%) Games
4 1 (1.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (1.67%) Finance
4 1 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (1.67%) Marketing
4 1 (1.67%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (1.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 20 (33.33%) Software Engineer
2 15 (25.00%) SCADA Engineer
2 15 (25.00%) SCADA Software Engineer
3 14 (23.33%) Hardware Engineer
4 8 (13.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 8 (13.33%) Security Engineer
5 5 (8.33%) Analyst
5 5 (8.33%) Electrical Engineer
6 4 (6.67%) Lead
7 3 (5.00%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 3 (5.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (5.00%) Infrastructure Operations Analyst
7 3 (5.00%) IT Engineer
7 3 (5.00%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (5.00%) Operations Analyst
8 2 (3.33%) Consultant
8 2 (3.33%) Cybersecurity Consultant
8 2 (3.33%) PLC Engineer
8 2 (3.33%) PLC Software Engineer
8 2 (3.33%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 27 (45.00%) SCADA
2 7 (11.67%) Data Centre
2 7 (11.67%) Renewable Energy
3 6 (10.00%) Driving Licence
4 4 (6.67%) Management Information System
5 3 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (3.33%) PACS
7 1 (1.67%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.67%) Industry 4.0
7 1 (1.67%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (1.67%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.33%) Windows
1 2 (3.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (35.00%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 8 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (13.33%) Mentoring
4 7 (11.67%) Risk Management
5 6 (10.00%) Business Development
5 6 (10.00%) Capacity Management
5 6 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (8.33%) Decision-Making
6 5 (8.33%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 4 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (6.67%) Risk Assessment
8 3 (5.00%) Asset Management
8 3 (5.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 3 (5.00%) Proactive Management
9 2 (3.33%) Creative Thinking
9 2 (3.33%) Customer Service
9 2 (3.33%) Innovative Thinking
9 2 (3.33%) Matrix Organization
9 2 (3.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.00%) C#
1 3 (5.00%) C++
1 3 (5.00%) Java
2 2 (3.33%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (1.67%) VB
Qualifications
1 14 (23.33%) Security Cleared
2 10 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 9 (15.00%) Degree
4 5 (8.33%) DV Cleared
4 5 (8.33%) HND
5 4 (6.67%) Chartered Engineer
5 4 (6.67%) Master's Degree
6 3 (5.00%) CISA
6 3 (5.00%) CISM
6 3 (5.00%) CISSP
7 2 (3.33%) CRISC
7 2 (3.33%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (21.67%) NIST
2 9 (15.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (10.00%) NIST 800
4 3 (5.00%) NCSC
4 3 (5.00%) QA
4 3 (5.00%) SLA
5 2 (3.33%) IEC 61131
6 1 (1.67%) ISO 9001
6 1 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (1.67%) TickIT
System Software
1 2 (3.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.67%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.33%) Siemens
3 4 (6.67%) EMC
4 3 (5.00%) Rockwell
5 2 (3.33%) Allen-Bradley
5 2 (3.33%) Fortinet
5 2 (3.33%) Rapid7
6 1 (1.67%) AVEVA