Operational Technology Jobs in England

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > England

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 532 642 1008
Rank change year-on-year +110 +366 -200
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 334 291 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.37% 0.35% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.09% 0.79% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 191 91 92
10th Percentile £39,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,000 £51,250 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £69,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +0.72% -9.15%
75th Percentile £68,750 £83,750 £83,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £68,250
% change year-on-year -21.43% +2.56% -9.00%

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 30,532 36,815 67,045
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.46% 43.69% 47.40%
Number of salaries quoted 21,016 20,405 30,597
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,000 £34,825
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,749 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK 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 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
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in England

Operational Technology
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
North of England +57 93 £52,084 -19.87% 15
London +119 69 £72,500 -12.12% 18
Midlands +28 69 £57,500 +6.25% 28
North West +10 67 £52,084 -26.90% 7
West Midlands +16 56 £57,500 +6.25% 25
East of England +19 37 £45,000 -35.71% 9
South East -7 33 £58,750 +11.90% 19
South West -24 30 £40,000 -38.46% 22
Yorkshire +58 21 £51,000 +13.33% 6
East Midlands - 11 £40,000 - 3
North East - 5 £72,500 - 3
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.40%) CMS
1 8 (2.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.10%) SharePoint
Applications
1 29 (8.68%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (4.19%) AutoCAD
3 9 (2.69%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.20%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.60%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.99%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (4.19%) Azure
3 9 (2.69%) Power Platform
4 5 (1.50%) AWS
4 5 (1.50%) SaaS
5 2 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.30%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.79%) Firewall
2 14 (4.19%) TCP/IP
2 14 (4.19%) WAN
3 11 (3.29%) Network Security
4 10 (2.99%) MPLS
5 8 (2.40%) SD-WAN
5 8 (2.40%) VSAN
6 5 (1.50%) NAS
6 5 (1.50%) SAN
6 5 (1.50%) VoIP
7 4 (1.20%) LAN
8 3 (0.90%) Wireless
9 2 (0.60%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.60%) Modbus
9 2 (0.60%) SDH
10 1 (0.30%) Broadband
10 1 (0.30%) DMZ
10 1 (0.30%) Internet
10 1 (0.30%) MQTT
10 1 (0.30%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.69%) Power BI
2 8 (2.40%) GIS
3 5 (1.50%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.50%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.50%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.60%) Metadata
5 1 (0.30%) Big Data
5 1 (0.30%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 3 (0.90%) Burp Suite
1 3 (0.90%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.60%) JIRA
General
1 61 (18.26%) Manufacturing
2 42 (12.57%) Finance
3 27 (8.08%) Social Skills
4 24 (7.19%) Aerospace
5 23 (6.89%) Games
6 18 (5.39%) Legal
6 18 (5.39%) Marketing
7 17 (5.09%) Telecoms
8 15 (4.49%) Automotive
9 14 (4.19%) Pharmaceutical
10 12 (3.59%) Retail
11 9 (2.69%) Analytical Skills
12 7 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.20%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.90%) Electronics
14 3 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.90%) Police
14 3 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.60%) Advertising
15 2 (0.60%) Law
Job Titles
1 51 (15.27%) Consultant
2 47 (14.07%) Security Consultant
3 32 (9.58%) Analyst
4 27 (8.08%) SCADA Engineer
5 26 (7.78%) Lead
6 22 (6.59%) Senior
7 20 (5.99%) Software Engineer
8 19 (5.69%) Hardware Engineer
9 18 (5.39%) Architect
10 17 (5.09%) Security Engineer
11 16 (4.79%) Data Engineer
12 15 (4.49%) SCADA Software Engineer
12 15 (4.49%) Solutions Architect
13 14 (4.19%) Cybersecurity Engineer
14 13 (3.89%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 13 (3.89%) Security Operations Specialist
14 13 (3.89%) Security Specialist
14 13 (3.89%) Systems Analyst
15 12 (3.59%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 12 (3.59%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.10%) AngularJS
1 7 (2.10%) React
2 2 (0.60%) REST
3 1 (0.30%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 78 (23.35%) SCADA
2 33 (9.88%) Industrial Internet of Things
3 32 (9.58%) Management Information System
4 18 (5.39%) IoT
5 16 (4.79%) Cyber Threat
6 13 (3.89%) Cyber Defence
7 10 (2.99%) Security Posture
8 9 (2.69%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (2.40%) Clustering
10 7 (2.10%) Data Centre
10 7 (2.10%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.80%) Smart Energy
12 5 (1.50%) Cyber Security Posture
12 5 (1.50%) Cyberattack
12 5 (1.50%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (1.50%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.50%) Smart Meter
13 4 (1.20%) Life Science
14 3 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
15 2 (0.60%) Industry 4.0
Operating Systems
1 45 (13.47%) Windows
2 34 (10.18%) Windows Server
3 11 (3.29%) Linux
4 8 (2.40%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.90%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (55.39%) Cybersecurity
2 76 (22.75%) Risk Management
3 54 (16.17%) Incident Response
4 44 (13.17%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (11.98%) Change Management
6 39 (11.68%) Mentoring
7 37 (11.08%) Continuous Improvement
8 31 (9.28%) Information Security
9 27 (8.08%) Systems Engineering
10 26 (7.78%) Data Acquisition
10 26 (7.78%) Project Delivery
10 26 (7.78%) Software Engineering
11 24 (7.19%) Business Development
12 21 (6.29%) Agile
13 20 (5.99%) Line Management
14 19 (5.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 19 (5.69%) Penetration Testing
15 18 (5.39%) Project Management
15 18 (5.39%) Security Architecture
15 18 (5.39%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.19%) Python
1 14 (4.19%) SQL
2 11 (3.29%) Bash
3 10 (2.99%) JavaScript
4 6 (1.80%) Java
4 6 (1.80%) VB
5 3 (0.90%) C#
5 3 (0.90%) C++
6 2 (0.60%) Ladder Logic
7 1 (0.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 78 (23.35%) Security Cleared
2 75 (22.46%) Degree
3 50 (14.97%) SC Cleared
4 33 (9.88%) CISSP
5 31 (9.28%) CISM
6 22 (6.59%) CRISC
7 16 (4.79%) CEH
8 15 (4.49%) CASP
9 14 (4.19%) DV Cleared
10 10 (2.99%) Chartered Engineer
10 10 (2.99%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (2.40%) A+ Certification
11 8 (2.40%) CISA
11 8 (2.40%) HND
12 7 (2.10%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.50%) CCNA
13 5 (1.50%) MCSE
13 5 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (1.20%) GIAC
14 4 (1.20%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.58%) NIST
2 26 (7.78%) NCSC
3 19 (5.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.29%) NIST 800
5 10 (2.99%) SLA
6 7 (2.10%) QA
7 5 (1.50%) COBIT
7 5 (1.50%) GDPR
7 5 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (1.20%) GRC
8 4 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (0.90%) COSO
9 3 (0.90%) ISO 31000
9 3 (0.90%) ITGC
10 2 (0.60%) GxP
10 2 (0.60%) IEC 61131
10 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.60%) PMO
11 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.30%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 32 (9.58%) Hyper-V
2 24 (7.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (6.59%) Active Directory
4 8 (2.40%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.69%) QRadar
2 8 (2.40%) Failover Clustering
3 7 (2.10%) Nessus
4 3 (0.90%) Nmap
5 2 (0.60%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.30%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 45 (13.47%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.19%) VMware
3 9 (2.69%) Darktrace
4 8 (2.40%) Meraki
4 8 (2.40%) Qualys
5 7 (2.10%) Siemens
6 5 (1.50%) Allen-Bradley
6 5 (1.50%) Oracle
6 5 (1.50%) Rockwell
7 4 (1.20%) EMC
8 3 (0.90%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.90%) OneTrust
8 3 (0.90%) Zscaler
9 2 (0.60%) AVEVA
9 2 (0.60%) NEC
9 2 (0.60%) Rapid7
10 1 (0.30%) ESRI
10 1 (0.30%) Forcepoint
10 1 (0.30%) Hitachi
10 1 (0.30%) SonicWALL