Operational Technology Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Operational Technology (OT)
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 53 59
Rank change year-on-year -5 +6 +48
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 1 4 6
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.16% 0.68% 1.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.85% 1.87% 3.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.04% +52.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,188 £38,750
90th Percentile - £68,225 £51,125
Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 £63,750 £37,500
% change year-on-year +1.96% +70.00% -6.25%

All Generic Skills
South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 118 214 171
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 18.88% 36.39% 31.61%
Number of salaries quoted 79 81 145
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,925 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,875 £42,500 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £59,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.03% +31.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £70,625 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £90,500 £89,500 £74,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £47,750 £50,000 £56,500
% change year-on-year -4.50% -11.50% +2.73%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Operational Technology job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Operational Technology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Operational Technology

Operational Technology
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
Doncaster - 1 £65,000 - 2
Operational Technology
Yorkshire

Operational Technology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Security Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Security Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
1 1 (100.00%) SOAR