Operational Technology Contracts in England

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 395 461 686
Rank change year-on-year +66 +225 -107
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 136 185 91
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.37% 0.38% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.22% 1.13% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 116 68
10th Percentile £361 £350 £477
25th Percentile £463 £463 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% +14.29%
75th Percentile £674 £680 £706
90th Percentile £878 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £575 £570 £595
% change year-on-year +0.88% -4.20% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62.50 - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £67.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £65.00 - -

All Generic Skills
England

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 contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,164 16,311 24,112
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.67% 33.66% 33.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,326 11,352 17,202
10th Percentile £266 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £571 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +3.77% +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £696 £675
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 815 573 638
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £17.03
Median hourly rate £34.21 £22.49 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +52.15% -15.15% +1.92%
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.60
UK median hourly rate £31.50 £22.26 £27.00
% change year-on-year +41.54% -17.57% +3.85%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in England.

Daily rate trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in England.

Hourly rate trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +72 35 £650 +4.00% 20
South East +29 33 £501 -4.67% 24
South West +27 22 £585 -26.88% 12
West Midlands -3 22 £513 -14.58% 34
Midlands -9 22 £513 -14.58% 37
North of England +23 16 £650 +13.04% 14
East of England +5 8 £400 +14.29% 8
Yorkshire +16 6 £650 +13.04% 6
North West +8 6 £963 +86.44% 6
North East - 4 £600 - 2
Operational Technology
UK

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 3 (2.21%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.74%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.47%) Primavera
2 1 (0.74%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.15%) Azure
2 5 (3.68%) AWS
2 5 (3.68%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (2.94%) Entra ID
4 2 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.74%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (0.74%) Mimecast
5 1 (0.74%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 17 (12.50%) Wireless
2 16 (11.76%) Firewall
3 15 (11.03%) WAN
4 14 (10.29%) Network Security
5 12 (8.82%) LAN
5 12 (8.82%) WLAN
6 6 (4.41%) Internet
7 5 (3.68%) Cisco ISE
7 5 (3.68%) SD-WAN
8 3 (2.21%) Cisco ASA
8 3 (2.21%) Cisco Nexus
8 3 (2.21%) DNS
8 3 (2.21%) LTE
8 3 (2.21%) MPLS
8 3 (2.21%) Reverse Proxy
9 2 (1.47%) MQTT
9 2 (1.47%) SNMP
9 2 (1.47%) VLAN
9 2 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.74%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.47%) MS Access
2 1 (0.74%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.74%) JIRA
General
1 30 (22.06%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.24%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (11.76%) Manufacturing
4 11 (8.09%) Finance
5 9 (6.62%) Public Sector
5 9 (6.62%) Telecoms
6 8 (5.88%) Banking
7 7 (5.15%) Military
8 5 (3.68%) Legal
9 4 (2.94%) Automotive
9 4 (2.94%) Financial Institution
9 4 (2.94%) International Banking
9 4 (2.94%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.21%) Marketing
11 2 (1.47%) Advertising
11 2 (1.47%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.47%) Electronics
11 2 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (23.53%) Analyst
2 24 (17.65%) Architect
2 24 (17.65%) Consultant
3 10 (7.35%) Security Architect
4 9 (6.62%) Security Consultant
5 8 (5.88%) Business Analyst
5 8 (5.88%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
6 6 (4.41%) Change Manager
6 6 (4.41%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 6 (4.41%) Network Engineer
6 6 (4.41%) Penetration Tester
6 6 (4.41%) Security Analyst
6 6 (4.41%) Security Engineer
6 6 (4.41%) Senior
6 6 (4.41%) Solutions Architect
6 6 (4.41%) Tester
7 5 (3.68%) Cybersecurity Architect
8 4 (2.94%) Enterprise Architect
8 4 (2.94%) Incident Analyst
8 4 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.21%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 21 (15.44%) SCADA
2 15 (11.03%) Management Information System
3 9 (6.62%) IoT
3 9 (6.62%) Security Posture
4 8 (5.88%) CMDB
4 8 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (5.15%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (4.41%) Data Centre
6 6 (4.41%) Mobile App
7 5 (3.68%) CCTV
8 4 (2.94%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (2.94%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.94%) Robotics
8 4 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (2.21%) Cloud Native
9 3 (2.21%) Industrial Internet of Things
9 3 (2.21%) Industry 4.0
9 3 (2.21%) Private Cloud
10 2 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.47%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.35%) Windows
2 7 (5.15%) Linux
3 2 (1.47%) Unix
3 2 (1.47%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.74%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.74%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.74%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (43.38%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (11.76%) Risk Management
3 15 (11.03%) Information Security
4 14 (10.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (9.56%) Cloud Security
5 13 (9.56%) Migration
6 12 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (8.82%) Security Operations
7 11 (8.09%) Information Management
7 11 (8.09%) Knowledge Transfer
7 11 (8.09%) Threat Intelligence
8 10 (7.35%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 10 (7.35%) Security Architecture
9 9 (6.62%) Actionable Insight
9 9 (6.62%) Mentoring
9 9 (6.62%) SIEM
9 9 (6.62%) Validation
10 8 (5.88%) Agile
10 8 (5.88%) Open Source
10 8 (5.88%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.41%) C++
1 6 (4.41%) JavaScript
1 6 (4.41%) Python
2 3 (2.21%) SQL
3 2 (1.47%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 33 (24.26%) Security Cleared
2 23 (16.91%) SC Cleared
3 14 (10.29%) DV Cleared
4 13 (9.56%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (9.56%) CISSP
5 12 (8.82%) Degree
6 9 (6.62%) CEH
6 9 (6.62%) OSCP
7 8 (5.88%) CCNA
7 8 (5.88%) CISM
8 7 (5.15%) CREST Certified
9 6 (4.41%) CCNP
9 6 (4.41%) GIAC
9 6 (4.41%) GPEN
10 5 (3.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (3.68%) CCSP
10 5 (3.68%) CISA
11 4 (2.94%) CCSK
12 3 (2.21%) Master's Degree
12 3 (2.21%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (19.85%) NIST
2 7 (5.15%) NIST 800
3 5 (3.68%) ISA99
3 5 (3.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.68%) NCSC
4 4 (2.94%) GDPR
4 4 (2.94%) GRC
5 3 (2.21%) QA
6 2 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 12 (8.82%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.21%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.74%) Firmware
4 1 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.74%) vSphere
4 1 (0.74%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 3 (2.21%) FortiGate
2 2 (1.47%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.74%) CASB
Vendors
1 17 (12.50%) Cisco
2 12 (8.82%) Microsoft
3 10 (7.35%) Palo Alto
4 8 (5.88%) ServiceNow
5 7 (5.15%) Fortinet
6 4 (2.94%) CheckPoint
6 4 (2.94%) ForeScout
6 4 (2.94%) VMware
7 3 (2.21%) Cadence
7 3 (2.21%) CrowdStrike
8 2 (1.47%) Intel
8 2 (1.47%) LogRhythm
8 2 (1.47%) NEC
8 2 (1.47%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.47%) SAP
9 1 (0.74%) Aruba
9 1 (0.74%) Citrix
9 1 (0.74%) HP
9 1 (0.74%) Juniper
9 1 (0.74%) Oracle