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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 213 198 247
Rank change year-on-year -15 +49 -44
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 39 12 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.68% 0.32% 0.066%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.57% 0.86% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 28 5 1
10th Percentile £44,250 £50,550 -
25th Percentile - £63,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £70,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +9.38% +12.78%
75th Percentile £55,906 £76,250 -
90th Percentile £79,875 £87,500 -
UK median annual salary £57,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -17.86% +12.00% -16.67%

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 2,487 1,393 2,834
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 43.65% 36.72% 46.54%
Number of salaries quoted 702 729 1,249
10th Percentile £31,250 £33,562 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,200 £42,874 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,433 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,056 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%

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
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram 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 26 July 2024. 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
Glasgow -64 18 £52,500 +12.90% 3
Aberdeenshire - 13 £45,000 - 1
Edinburgh - 3 - -
Perth and Kinross -2 1 £59,608 -
Highlands - 1 £60,000 -
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:

Applications
1 2 (5.13%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.13%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 18 (46.15%) Firewall
2 3 (7.69%) Intrusion Detection
2 3 (7.69%) LAN
2 3 (7.69%) WAN
3 2 (5.13%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.13%) GIS
1 2 (5.13%) Power BI
1 2 (5.13%) Tableau
General
1 9 (23.08%) Finance
2 5 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (12.82%) Social Skills
3 3 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.56%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.56%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 17 (43.59%) Lead
2 13 (33.33%) Technical Leader
3 8 (20.51%) Analyst
4 7 (17.95%) Architect
5 5 (12.82%) Security Analyst
6 4 (10.26%) Security Engineer
6 4 (10.26%) Solutions Architect
7 3 (7.69%) Network Engineer
7 3 (7.69%) Security Architect
8 2 (5.13%) Data Engineer
8 2 (5.13%) Data Network Engineer
8 2 (5.13%) Developer
8 2 (5.13%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 2 (5.13%) Incident Response Lead
9 1 (2.56%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 1 (2.56%) Cybersecurity Consultant
9 1 (2.56%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 1 (2.56%) Senior
9 1 (2.56%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
9 1 (2.56%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.13%) AngularJS
1 2 (5.13%) React
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.82%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (7.69%) SCADA
3 2 (5.13%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.56%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.13%) Linux
1 2 (5.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (71.79%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (23.08%) Risk Management
3 6 (15.38%) Incident Response
4 4 (10.26%) Business Development
4 4 (10.26%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (10.26%) Creative Thinking
4 4 (10.26%) ITIL
4 4 (10.26%) MITRE ATT&CK
4 4 (10.26%) Risk Register
4 4 (10.26%) Security Management
4 4 (10.26%) Service Management
5 3 (7.69%) Cyber Resilience
5 3 (7.69%) Information Security
5 3 (7.69%) Security Operations
6 2 (5.13%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (5.13%) EAM
6 2 (5.13%) IT Strategy
6 2 (5.13%) Network Planning
6 2 (5.13%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 6 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 4 (10.26%) CISM
3 2 (5.13%) CISA
3 2 (5.13%) CISSP
3 2 (5.13%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (5.13%) CRISC
3 2 (5.13%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (15.38%) NIST
2 5 (12.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (12.82%) NCSC
3 4 (10.26%) GRC
3 4 (10.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Nessus
Vendors
1 1 (2.56%) Qualys