Operational Technology Jobs with Work from Home Options

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 493 521 804
Rank change year-on-year +28 +283 -263
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 96 133 69
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.28% 0.33% 0.098%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.79% 0.85% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 65 68 37
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,435 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.18% +4.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,563 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £84,911 £84,250
UK median annual salary £53,750 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -23.21% - -6.67%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,103 15,660 33,098
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.77% 38.60% 46.94%
Number of salaries quoted 9,268 11,464 16,904
10th Percentile £32,500 £39,294 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,556 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.38% - +13.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £109,531 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Operational Technology
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Operational Technology trend for jobs with a WFH option

Operational Technology
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Operational Technology.

Operational Technology salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Operational Technology over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Operational Technology salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (1.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.13%) Primavera
2 1 (1.04%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 6 (6.25%) Azure
2 2 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.08%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (14.58%) TCP/IP
2 8 (8.33%) WAN
3 7 (7.29%) Firewall
4 6 (6.25%) LAN
5 3 (3.13%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (3.13%) Network Security
5 3 (3.13%) Wireless
6 1 (1.04%) Broadband
6 1 (1.04%) Internet
6 1 (1.04%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.08%) Power BI
2 1 (1.04%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (1.04%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (3.13%) Burp Suite
1 3 (3.13%) Metasploit
2 2 (2.08%) JIRA
3 1 (1.04%) Rational DOORS
General
1 19 (19.79%) Finance
2 18 (18.75%) Marketing
3 14 (14.58%) Social Skills
3 14 (14.58%) Telecoms
4 13 (13.54%) Manufacturing
5 7 (7.29%) Aerospace
5 7 (7.29%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (7.29%) Legal
6 6 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (4.17%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.08%) Automotive
8 2 (2.08%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.04%) Law
9 1 (1.04%) Military
9 1 (1.04%) Retail
Job Titles
1 27 (28.13%) Consultant
1 27 (28.13%) Security Consultant
2 16 (16.67%) Data Engineer
3 14 (14.58%) Lead
4 11 (11.46%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 11 (11.46%) Managing Consultant
5 9 (9.38%) SCADA Engineer
6 7 (7.29%) Analyst
6 7 (7.29%) Security Engineer
7 6 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 6 (6.25%) Security Analyst
8 5 (5.21%) Architect
8 5 (5.21%) Senior
9 4 (4.17%) Security Architect
10 3 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 3 (3.13%) Penetration Tester
10 3 (3.13%) Project Manager
10 3 (3.13%) Tester
11 2 (2.08%) IT Engineer
11 2 (2.08%) Lead Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.08%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 21 (21.88%) SCADA
2 19 (19.79%) Management Information System
3 11 (11.46%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (8.33%) IoT
5 5 (5.21%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (5.21%) Driving Licence
5 5 (5.21%) Mobile App
6 4 (4.17%) Security Posture
7 3 (3.13%) Cyberattack
7 3 (3.13%) PMI
8 2 (2.08%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (2.08%) Product Ownership
8 2 (2.08%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (1.04%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 17 (17.71%) Windows
1 17 (17.71%) Windows Server
2 3 (3.13%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (38.54%) Risk Management
3 24 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 20 (20.83%) Agile
5 19 (19.79%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (18.75%) Systems Engineering
6 18 (18.75%) User Experience
7 16 (16.67%) Data Acquisition
7 16 (16.67%) Line Management
7 16 (16.67%) Project Delivery
7 16 (16.67%) UX Design
7 16 (16.67%) Value Proposition
8 15 (15.63%) Architectural Patterns
8 15 (15.63%) Security Architecture
9 14 (14.58%) Information Security
10 10 (10.42%) Incident Response
10 10 (10.42%) Project Management
11 9 (9.38%) Decision-Making
12 8 (8.33%) SIEM
13 7 (7.29%) Vulnerability Scanning
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.13%) Java
1 3 (3.13%) JavaScript
1 3 (3.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 39 (40.63%) Security Cleared
2 35 (36.46%) Degree
3 30 (31.25%) SC Cleared
4 22 (22.92%) CISSP
5 20 (20.83%) CISM
6 18 (18.75%) CRISC
7 15 (15.63%) CEH
8 14 (14.58%) CASP
9 6 (6.25%) DV Cleared
10 5 (5.21%) MBCS
11 4 (4.17%) Chartered Engineer
12 3 (3.13%) CESG Certified Professional
12 3 (3.13%) CREST Certified
12 3 (3.13%) Master's Degree
12 3 (3.13%) OSCE
12 3 (3.13%) OSCP
12 3 (3.13%) PMI Certification
12 3 (3.13%) PMP
13 2 (2.08%) Numerate Degree
14 1 (1.04%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (23.96%) NCSC
2 14 (14.58%) NIST
3 8 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (4.17%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (4.17%) NIST 800
5 3 (3.13%) ISO 31000
5 3 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 2 (2.08%) IEC 61508
6 2 (2.08%) PMO
6 2 (2.08%) QA
7 1 (1.04%) Data Quality
7 1 (1.04%) Def Stans
7 1 (1.04%) GxP
7 1 (1.04%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (16.67%) Hyper-V
1 16 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (2.08%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.13%) Nessus
2 3 (3.13%) Nmap
Vendors
1 16 (16.67%) VMware
2 4 (4.17%) Qualys
3 3 (3.13%) NEC
4 2 (2.08%) Fortinet
4 2 (2.08%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.04%) BiZZdesign
5 1 (1.04%) CA
5 1 (1.04%) EMC
5 1 (1.04%) ESRI
5 1 (1.04%) Forcepoint
5 1 (1.04%) LogRhythm
5 1 (1.04%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.04%) Rapid7
5 1 (1.04%) SAP
5 1 (1.04%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.04%) Sparx
5 1 (1.04%) Thales
5 1 (1.04%) Varonis
5 1 (1.04%) Zscaler