Operational Technology Jobs in the UK excluding London

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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 502 570
Rank change year-on-year +146 +68 +207
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 227 285 190
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.58% 0.39% 0.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.71% 1.17% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 87 181 75
10th Percentile £44,000 £37,500 £41,750
25th Percentile £54,675 £45,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,084 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.80% -19.87% +4.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £81,100 £75,000 £86,556
UK median annual salary £65,000 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +18.18% -21.43% -

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 13,271 24,318 24,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.13% 33.02% 42.18%
Number of salaries quoted 5,777 15,252 11,013
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,925 £35,000 £40,625
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 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
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.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology 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.

Salary trend for 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 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the UK excluding London

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 28 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
North of England +77 131 £65,000 +24.80% 42
Yorkshire +140 112 £65,000 +27.45% 17
West Midlands +47 36 £67,500 +17.39% 24
Midlands +31 36 £67,500 +17.39% 44
South East +80 24 £70,000 +7.69% 38
North East +57 14 £65,000 -10.34% 9
South West +101 12 £46,000 +15.00% 16
Scotland +107 10 £62,500 +38.89% 5
Northern Ireland +48 7 - - 3
East of England +13 7 £59,250 +31.67% 8
North West -58 5 £80,000 +53.60% 18
Wales +43 1 £87,500 +118.75% 2
Operational Technology
UK

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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.32%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.88%) ThingWorx
3 1 (0.44%) IBM Domino
3 1 (0.44%) OpenStack
Applications
1 3 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.44%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.76%) SAP Business One
2 3 (1.32%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.44%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 30 (13.22%) Azure
2 22 (9.69%) AWS
3 14 (6.17%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (5.29%) OCI
5 7 (3.08%) Entra ID
5 7 (3.08%) SaaS
6 4 (1.76%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.44%) Azure AKS
7 1 (0.44%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.44%) GitHub
7 1 (0.44%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.44%) IaaS
7 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.44%) PaaS
7 1 (0.44%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 75 (33.04%) Firewall
2 14 (6.17%) VPN
3 13 (5.73%) Network Security
4 10 (4.41%) WAN
4 10 (4.41%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (2.20%) Modbus
6 4 (1.76%) Intrusion Detection
6 4 (1.76%) LAN
6 4 (1.76%) LoRaWAN
6 4 (1.76%) MPLS
6 4 (1.76%) SD-WAN
6 4 (1.76%) VoIP
7 3 (1.32%) ADSL
7 3 (1.32%) Cisco Firepower
7 3 (1.32%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.88%) Internet
8 2 (0.88%) VRRP
9 1 (0.44%) 802.11
9 1 (0.44%) HSRP
9 1 (0.44%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.85%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.76%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (7.93%) JIRA
1 18 (7.93%) Selenium
2 4 (1.76%) Git
3 3 (1.32%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 69 (30.40%) Manufacturing
2 57 (25.11%) Finance
3 30 (13.22%) Social Skills
4 9 (3.96%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (3.52%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (1.76%) Automotive
7 4 (1.76%) Back Office
7 4 (1.76%) Banking
7 4 (1.76%) Legal
7 4 (1.76%) Telecoms
8 3 (1.32%) Aerospace
8 3 (1.32%) Electronics
9 2 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.44%) Advertising
10 1 (0.44%) Aviation
10 1 (0.44%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.44%) Military
10 1 (0.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 64 (28.19%) Automation Engineer
2 42 (18.50%) Systems Engineer
3 41 (18.06%) IT Engineer
4 30 (13.22%) Lead
5 20 (8.81%) Architect
6 19 (8.37%) Instrumentation Engineer
7 18 (7.93%) Analyst
7 18 (7.93%) Validation Engineer
8 10 (4.41%) IT Manager
9 9 (3.96%) Operations Analyst
10 8 (3.52%) Cloud Architect
10 8 (3.52%) Infrastructure Architect
11 7 (3.08%) Solutions Architect
12 6 (2.64%) Project Engineer
13 5 (2.20%) Business Analyst
13 5 (2.20%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
13 5 (2.20%) Programme Manager
13 5 (2.20%) Security Analyst
13 5 (2.20%) Security Manager
14 4 (1.76%) Operations Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.44%) 802.1X
1 1 (0.44%) React
Miscellaneous
1 54 (23.79%) Management Information System
2 48 (21.15%) FMCG
3 47 (20.70%) SCADA
4 42 (18.50%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 16 (7.05%) Data Centre
6 10 (4.41%) IoT
7 6 (2.64%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 6 (2.64%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (2.64%) Security Posture
8 5 (2.20%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.76%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.76%) Life Science
10 3 (1.32%) Clustering
10 3 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.88%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.88%) Public Cloud
11 2 (0.88%) Smart Energy
12 1 (0.44%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 81 (35.68%) Windows
2 13 (5.73%) Windows Server
3 7 (3.08%) Linux
4 1 (0.44%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (51.98%) Cybersecurity
2 62 (27.31%) Network Design
3 58 (25.55%) Network Management
4 56 (24.67%) Problem-Solving
5 54 (23.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (20.26%) Budgeting
7 42 (18.50%) Data Collection
7 42 (18.50%) Energy Management
7 42 (18.50%) Quality Management
8 31 (13.66%) Computer Science
8 31 (13.66%) Mentoring
9 24 (10.57%) Information Security
10 23 (10.13%) Risk Management
11 20 (8.81%) Penetration Testing
12 19 (8.37%) Test Automation
12 19 (8.37%) Validation
13 18 (7.93%) Model Validation
14 17 (7.49%) Agile
15 15 (6.61%) Project Management
15 15 (6.61%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.52%) SQL
2 6 (2.64%) Python
3 4 (1.76%) C#
4 3 (1.32%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.44%) Bicep
5 1 (0.44%) Scala
5 1 (0.44%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 42 (18.50%) HNC
2 34 (14.98%) Degree
3 18 (7.93%) ISTQB
4 12 (5.29%) TOGAF Certification
5 11 (4.85%) Security Cleared
6 7 (3.08%) CISSP
6 7 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (3.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (2.20%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.76%) CBAP
8 4 (1.76%) CISA
8 4 (1.76%) MCSA
8 4 (1.76%) MCSE
9 3 (1.32%) CCDA
9 3 (1.32%) CCDP
9 3 (1.32%) CCNA
9 3 (1.32%) CCNP
9 3 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.32%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (3.52%) GDPR
3 7 (3.08%) NIST
4 6 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 5 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (2.20%) GRC
6 3 (1.32%) NCSC
7 2 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 2 (0.88%) NIST 800
7 2 (0.88%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 68 (29.96%) Active Directory
2 57 (25.11%) Virtual Servers
3 10 (4.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.76%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.76%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (3.08%) FortiGate
1 7 (3.08%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (3.08%) Terraform
2 3 (1.32%) Ansible
2 3 (1.32%) CASB
2 3 (1.32%) SCCM
2 3 (1.32%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 2 (0.88%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 47 (20.70%) Siemens
2 46 (20.26%) Rockwell
3 25 (11.01%) Microsoft
4 17 (7.49%) VMware
5 12 (5.29%) Oracle
6 10 (4.41%) Fortinet
7 6 (2.64%) Cisco
8 5 (2.20%) SAP
9 4 (1.76%) Extreme Networks
10 3 (1.32%) Aerohive Networks
10 3 (1.32%) Apple
10 3 (1.32%) Aruba
10 3 (1.32%) Dell
10 3 (1.32%) Ekahau
10 3 (1.32%) HP
10 3 (1.32%) Meraki
10 3 (1.32%) Okta
10 3 (1.32%) Palo Alto
10 3 (1.32%) Sophos
10 3 (1.32%) Veeam