Operational Technology Contracts in Somerset

Operational Technology (OT)
South West > Somerset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 2.74% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.71% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £670 - -
25th Percentile £681 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £585 £800 £475
% change year-on-year -26.88% +68.42% -
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 - - -
South West median hourly rate £65.00 - -

All Generic Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 56 49 52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 25.57% 26.78% 26.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 41 36
10th Percentile £145 £180 £163
25th Percentile £325 £363 £239
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £460 £400
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +15.00% -19.60%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £458
90th Percentile £655 £690 £511
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £500
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 4 3
10th Percentile £12.20 £16.93 £43.09
25th Percentile £12.50 £17.94 £45.59
Median hourly rate £40.00 £25.75 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year +55.34% -48.24% +4.87%
75th Percentile - £37.81 £54.09
90th Percentile - £45.13 £56.69
South West median hourly rate £50.00 £9.80 £44.23
% change year-on-year +410.20% -77.84% -9.23%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in Somerset

Operational Technology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Operational Technology in Somerset

Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Bath - 2 £700 - 2
Taunton - 1 £675 -
Operational Technology
South West

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) Network Security
General
1 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Cybersecurity Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Security Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Security Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) SCADA
2 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (50.00%) SIEM
2 3 (50.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
3 2 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 2 (33.33%) Cloud Security
3 2 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (33.33%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 2 (33.33%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
4 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (16.67%) Security Management
4 1 (16.67%) Target Operating Model
4 1 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) CCNA
1 3 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 3 (50.00%) CISSP
1 3 (50.00%) OSCP
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) GDPR
1 2 (33.33%) ISA99
1 2 (33.33%) NIST
1 2 (33.33%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) LogRhythm
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft