Operational Technology Job Trends in the North East

Operational Technology (OT)
England > North East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - 73
Rank change year-on-year - - +22
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 6 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.58% - 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.99% - 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £40,375
25th Percentile - - £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £56,250
75th Percentile - - £69,688
90th Percentile - - £75,125
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +7.44% -3.20%

All Generic Skills
North East

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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 301 292 239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 28.86% 31.36% 31.95%
Number of salaries quoted 173 98 206
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,241 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,404 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% +6.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,498 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £91,875 £79,375
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in the North East

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Operational Technology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the North East region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Tyne and Wear - 6 - -
Operational Technology
England

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Lead
2 2 (33.33%) Buyer
2 2 (33.33%) IT Buyer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 4 (66.67%) Cyber Threat
1 4 (66.67%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Business Strategy
1 4 (66.67%) Change Advisory Board
1 4 (66.67%) Coaching
1 4 (66.67%) Cyber Intelligence
1 4 (66.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
1 4 (66.67%) ITIL
1 4 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 4 (66.67%) Roadmaps
1 4 (66.67%) SABSA
1 4 (66.67%) Security Operations
1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (66.67%) Technology Roadmap
1 4 (66.67%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
1 4 (66.67%) Threat Intelligence
1 4 (66.67%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (16.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27005
1 4 (66.67%) NIST