Operational Technology Job Trends in the North of England

Operational Technology (OT)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 229 323
Rank change year-on-year -42 +94 +32
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 49 57 64
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.27% 0.75% 0.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.05% 1.73% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 18 28 49
10th Percentile £47,125 £62,125 £45,000
25th Percentile £48,125 £62,500 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year - +27.45% -21.54%
75th Percentile £66,875 £68,750 £66,067
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,900 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -14.81%

All Generic Skills
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,670 3,287 5,235
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 25.34% 43.37% 31.01%
Number of salaries quoted 2,491 1,419 3,938
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,716 £35,023
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,400 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £87,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in the North of England

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the North of England

Operational Technology
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
North West +19 30 £65,000 -23.53% 12
Yorkshire -76 14 £61,250 -5.77% 7
North East -45 5 - - 3
Operational Technology
England

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

Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.20%) Azure
2 1 (2.04%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (12.24%) Network Security
2 4 (8.16%) Modbus
3 3 (6.12%) DMZ
3 3 (6.12%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (2.04%) Ethernet
4 1 (2.04%) Firewall
4 1 (2.04%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (2.04%) LAN
4 1 (2.04%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.04%) Power BI
1 1 (2.04%) Semantic Layer
General
1 12 (24.49%) Social Skills
2 7 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (12.24%) Finance
4 5 (10.20%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.04%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.04%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.04%) Retail
Job Titles
1 22 (44.90%) Architect
2 16 (32.65%) Security Architect
3 10 (20.41%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 8 (16.33%) Analyst
5 7 (14.29%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 7 (14.29%) Security Analyst
6 6 (12.24%) IT Architect
6 6 (12.24%) IT Security Architect
7 5 (10.20%) Infrastructure Architect
7 5 (10.20%) Operational Risk Manager
7 5 (10.20%) Risk Manager
7 5 (10.20%) Technology Risk Manager
8 4 (8.16%) Security Engineer
9 3 (6.12%) Cyber Defence Analyst
9 3 (6.12%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 3 (6.12%) Senior
9 3 (6.12%) Systems Engineer
10 2 (4.08%) Senior Analyst
10 2 (4.08%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
10 2 (4.08%) Senior Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 9 (18.37%) SCADA
2 5 (10.20%) Data Centre
3 3 (6.12%) Algorithms
3 3 (6.12%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (6.12%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 3 (6.12%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (6.12%) Driving Licence
3 3 (6.12%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 2 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.04%) CCTV
5 1 (2.04%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (2.04%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.04%) Linux
1 1 (2.04%) Windows
1 1 (2.04%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (59.18%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (32.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (20.41%) Incident Response
3 10 (20.41%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (20.41%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (12.24%) Computer Science
4 6 (12.24%) Roadmaps
5 5 (10.20%) Cost Optimisation
5 5 (10.20%) Data Security
5 5 (10.20%) Facilities Management
5 5 (10.20%) Infrastructure Management
5 5 (10.20%) Risk Analysis
5 5 (10.20%) Root Cause Analysis
5 5 (10.20%) SIEM
5 5 (10.20%) Technical Leadership
6 4 (8.16%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 4 (8.16%) Mentoring
6 4 (8.16%) Performance Optimisation
6 4 (8.16%) Smart Manufacturing
6 4 (8.16%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 9 (18.37%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (12.24%) Degree
2 4 (8.16%) Security Cleared
3 3 (6.12%) GIAC
3 3 (6.12%) HND
3 3 (6.12%) SANS
3 3 (6.12%) SC Cleared
4 2 (4.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 2 (4.08%) CCSP
4 2 (4.08%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (4.08%) CISMP
4 2 (4.08%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (4.08%) SSCP
5 1 (2.04%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (12.24%) NIST
2 5 (10.20%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.04%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.04%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (2.04%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 5 (10.20%) Oracle
2 3 (6.12%) Rockwell
3 1 (2.04%) Microsoft