Operational Technology Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 27 -
Rank change year-on-year -83 - -
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 1 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.078% 2.63% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.22% 7.55% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -17.86%

All Generic Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 465 106 129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 36.47% 34.87% 24.16%
Number of salaries quoted 67 22 71
10th Percentile £34,050 £46,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,875 £48,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £66,875
90th Percentile £75,000 £132,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.60% -3.48% -9.45%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Operational Technology
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 3 August 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
County Antrim -52 1 £100,000 - 3
Operational Technology
UK

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity