Operational Technology Job Trends in Perth and Kinross

Operational Technology (OT)
Scotland > Perth and Kinross

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in Perth and Kinross. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 0 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Perth and Kinross - - 24.00%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 31.58%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £48,216
25th Percentile - - £49,887
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £57,554
75th Percentile - - £66,480
90th Percentile - - £72,049
Scotland median annual salary £65,000 £69,248 £47,500
% change year-on-year -6.13% +45.79% -25.49%

All Generic Skills
Perth and Kinross

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 Perth and Kinross.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11 11 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross 25.58% 52.38% 76.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3 10 15
10th Percentile £24,000 - -
25th Percentile £25,875 £24,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £25,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -47.92% +12.94%
75th Percentile £31,000 £34,000 £59,938
90th Percentile - - £72,839
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -5.17%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Perth and Kinross

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in Perth and Kinross