Operational Technology Job Trends in North Wales

Operational Technology (OT)
Wales > North Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in North Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in North Wales 0.71% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £52,107 £75,875 £58,000
% change year-on-year -31.33% +30.82% -41.41%

All Generic Skills
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 43 14 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North Wales 30.50% 24.56% 44.77%
Number of salaries quoted 25 8 39
10th Percentile £36,250 - £26,250
25th Percentile - - £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £70,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +105.88% -24.44%
75th Percentile - - £50,000
90th Percentile £48,750 - £55,046
Wales median annual salary £50,000 £58,965 £46,604
% change year-on-year -15.20% +26.52% +3.56%

Operational Technology
Job Locations in North Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 19 March 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
Wrexham - 1 £37,500 - 3
Operational Technology
Wales

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) C# Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Industry 4.0
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree