Operational Technology (OT)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 431 | 512 | 531 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +81 | +19 | +227 |
| Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology | 127 | 258 | 217 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.13% | 1.07% | 0.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 89 | 173 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £45,000 | £49,683 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £52,084 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.80% | -16.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £65,000 | £77,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,500 | £74,500 | £84,133 |
| UK median annual salary | £66,000 | £52,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.71% | -25.00% | - |
All Generic Skills
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 11,276 | 24,079 | 26,018 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 30.62% | 34.25% | 42.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,978 | 15,233 | 11,409 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £26,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,733 | £35,000 | £40,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £80,000 | £86,250 |
| 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 the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in the UK excluding London.
Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Operational Technology
Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| North of England | +44 | 45 | £65,000 | +24.80% | 67 |
| Midlands | +67 | 36 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 51 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 34 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | +82 | 25 | £65,000 | +27.45% | 35 |
| South East | +96 | 20 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 70 |
| North East | +57 | 14 | £65,000 | -8.77% | 9 |
| Scotland | +124 | 13 | £62,500 | +22.55% | 20 |
| South West | +87 | 8 | £46,000 | +15.00% | 23 |
| North West | -22 | 6 | £85,000 | +63.20% | 23 |
| Wales | +48 | 4 | £75,875 | +89.69% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +44 | 2 | £66,000 | +65.00% | 17 |
| East of England | +21 | 2 | £59,250 | +31.67% | 27 |
| Operational Technology UK |
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Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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