Operational Technology Jobs in Scotland

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 265 203
Rank change year-on-year +114 -62 +44
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 9 21 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.30% 0.31% 0.37%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.24% 0.65% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 5 19 10
10th Percentile £49,500 £41,500 £62,329
25th Percentile £56,250 £45,000 £65,022
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £51,000 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year +22.55% -28.42% +11.33%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,750 £95,066
90th Percentile - £82,500 £99,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -21.43% -

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 728 3,214 1,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 24.23% 47.91% 40.73%
Number of salaries quoted 375 839 786
10th Percentile £35,400 £28,750 £32,697
25th Percentile £47,365 £39,885 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,510 £89,472
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in Scotland

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in Scotland.

Salary trend for Operational Technology in Scotland

Operational Technology
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
Edinburgh - 4 - - 2
Perthshire - 1 £50,000 -
Operational Technology
UK

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) Network Security
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
1 4 (44.44%) Telecoms
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Banking
2 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Analyst
2 4 (44.44%) Operations Analyst
3 3 (33.33%) Security Analyst
4 2 (22.22%) Business Analyst
4 2 (22.22%) Operations Business Analyst
4 2 (22.22%) Project Analyst
5 1 (11.11%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) SCADA
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (44.44%) Risk Management
2 4 (44.44%) Security Operations
2 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (33.33%) Security Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Agile
4 2 (22.22%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Change Management
4 2 (22.22%) Cost Reduction
4 2 (22.22%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (22.22%) Data Visualisation
4 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
4 2 (22.22%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (22.22%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Security Management
4 2 (22.22%) Test Scripting
4 2 (22.22%) Visualisation
5 1 (11.11%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) CBAP
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) GRC
2 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (11.11%) NCSC
2 1 (11.11%) NIST
2 1 (11.11%) NIST 800