Operational Technology Jobs in the West Midlands

Operational Technology (OT)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 208 226 255
Rank change year-on-year +18 +29 -41
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 42 45 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.58% 0.68% 0.37%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.78% 1.79% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 22 8 7
10th Percentile £39,775 £50,949 £43,500
25th Percentile £45,875 £52,105 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,120 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -16.74% -7.14%
75th Percentile £65,938 £57,101 £70,625
90th Percentile £67,500 £63,000 £79,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -19.23% -7.14% -6.67%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Operational Technology is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,360 2,508 2,871
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 32.60% 37.73% 39.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,705 981 1,762
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 £31,025
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £38,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £64,108 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the West Midlands

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Operational Technology in the West Midlands

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the West Midlands

Operational Technology
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
Staffordshire - 32 £57,500 - 22
Birmingham -14 4 £55,000 +1.63%
Warwickshire +62 3 £65,000 +26.21% 6
Operational Technology
England

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 2 (4.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (19.05%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (16.67%) AutoCAD
3 4 (9.52%) EPLAN
3 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (4.76%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.14%) Power Platform
2 2 (4.76%) Azure
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (14.29%) Firewall
2 2 (4.76%) LAN
2 2 (4.76%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.14%) Power BI
2 2 (4.76%) Metadata
General
1 9 (21.43%) Manufacturing
2 7 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (7.14%) Games
4 1 (2.38%) Marketing
4 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 18 (42.86%) Software Engineer
2 13 (30.95%) SCADA Engineer
2 13 (30.95%) SCADA Software Engineer
3 11 (26.19%) Hardware Engineer
4 5 (11.90%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 5 (11.90%) Security Engineer
5 3 (7.14%) Electrical Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Consultant
6 2 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Consultant
6 2 (4.76%) PLC Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) PLC SCADA Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) PLC Software Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Security Consultant
6 2 (4.76%) Security Manager
6 2 (4.76%) Siemens Engineer
7 1 (2.38%) Analyst
7 1 (2.38%) Author
7 1 (2.38%) Cybersecurity Manager
7 1 (2.38%) Lead
7 1 (2.38%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 21 (50.00%) SCADA
2 6 (14.29%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.76%) PACS
5 1 (2.38%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (2.38%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.38%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (2.38%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.76%) Windows
1 2 (4.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (42.86%) Software Engineering
2 13 (30.95%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 5 (11.90%) Risk Management
5 4 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (7.14%) Risk Assessment
7 2 (4.76%) Business Development
7 2 (4.76%) Creative Thinking
7 2 (4.76%) Decision-Making
7 2 (4.76%) Information Security
7 2 (4.76%) Innovative Thinking
7 2 (4.76%) Matrix Organization
7 2 (4.76%) Vulnerability Assessment
8 1 (2.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (2.38%) Data Visualisation
8 1 (2.38%) SDLC
8 1 (2.38%) Security Operations
8 1 (2.38%) SIEM
8 1 (2.38%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.14%) C#
1 3 (7.14%) C++
1 3 (7.14%) Java
2 2 (4.76%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (2.38%) VB
Qualifications
1 11 (26.19%) Security Cleared
2 7 (16.67%) Degree
2 7 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 5 (11.90%) DV Cleared
3 5 (11.90%) HND
4 4 (9.52%) Master's Degree
5 3 (7.14%) CISA
5 3 (7.14%) CISM
5 3 (7.14%) CISSP
6 2 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (16.67%) NIST
2 3 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (7.14%) NCSC
2 3 (7.14%) NIST 800
2 3 (7.14%) QA
3 2 (4.76%) IEC 61131
4 1 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 2 (4.76%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 4 (9.52%) EMC
2 4 (9.52%) Siemens
3 2 (4.76%) Allen-Bradley
3 2 (4.76%) Fortinet
3 2 (4.76%) Rapid7
3 2 (4.76%) Rockwell