Operational Technology Jobs in the South West

Operational Technology (OT)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 266 243 300
Rank change year-on-year -23 +57 -21
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 29 26 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.29% 0.40% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.99% 0.97% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 14 19 12
10th Percentile - £45,000 £38,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £55,000 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £65,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -38.46% +6.12% +1.83%
75th Percentile £63,125 £79,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £72,000 £81,250 £81,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £69,000
% change year-on-year -21.43% +1.45% -9.80%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 South West with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,942 2,676 3,519
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 29.52% 40.67% 41.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2,045 1,375 1,829
10th Percentile £27,967 £28,600 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,882 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -8.90% +3.33% +15.46%
75th Percentile £65,500 £70,000 £73,675
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,586 £87,700
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 South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the South West

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Operational Technology in the South West

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the South West over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the South West

Operational Technology
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the South West 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucestershire - 13 £55,000 - 6
Dorset - 6 £35,000 -
Bristol -26 5 £60,000 -7.69% 4
Devon - 3 £40,000 - 1
Somerset +2 1 £80,000 - 6
Operational Technology
England

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (6.90%) AutoCAD
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Primavera
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (6.90%) JIRA
General
1 12 (41.38%) Aerospace
2 6 (20.69%) Legal
3 5 (17.24%) Finance
4 3 (10.34%) Social Skills
5 2 (6.90%) Advertising
5 2 (6.90%) Manufacturing
5 2 (6.90%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (3.45%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 13 (44.83%) Senior
2 5 (17.24%) IT Support
3 4 (13.79%) Consultant
3 4 (13.79%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 4 (13.79%) Infrastructure Support
3 4 (13.79%) Security Consultant
4 2 (6.90%) Control Systems Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) IT Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) QA Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (6.90%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
4 2 (6.90%) Senior Security Consultant
4 2 (6.90%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) 1st Line Support Technician
5 1 (3.45%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 1 (3.45%) IT Support Technician
5 1 (3.45%) IT Technician
5 1 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.90%) REST
2 1 (3.45%) AngularJS
2 1 (3.45%) React
Miscellaneous
1 11 (37.93%) Cyber Defence
2 6 (20.69%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.90%) Mobile App
3 2 (6.90%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.45%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.45%) PMI
4 1 (3.45%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (37.93%) Linux
1 11 (37.93%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (55.17%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (37.93%) Digital Forensics
2 11 (37.93%) Malware Analysis
2 11 (37.93%) OSINT
2 11 (37.93%) Penetration Testing
2 11 (37.93%) Prototyping
3 6 (20.69%) Network Design
3 6 (20.69%) Server Monitoring
4 3 (10.34%) Agile
4 3 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (6.90%) API Testing
5 2 (6.90%) Computer Science
5 2 (6.90%) Defect Management
5 2 (6.90%) Information Security
5 2 (6.90%) Manual Testing
5 2 (6.90%) Regression Testing
5 2 (6.90%) Risk Management
5 2 (6.90%) Scrum
5 2 (6.90%) Test Automation
5 2 (6.90%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 11 (37.93%) Bash
1 11 (37.93%) Python
2 1 (3.45%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (24.14%) Security Cleared
2 3 (10.34%) Degree
3 2 (6.90%) HNC
3 2 (6.90%) HND
4 1 (3.45%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (3.45%) PMI Certification
4 1 (3.45%) PMP
4 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.69%) SLA
2 2 (6.90%) QA
3 1 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (3.45%) NIST
3 1 (3.45%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (6.90%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (3.45%) NEC