Operational Technology Jobs in the UK excluding London

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 490 536 761
Rank change year-on-year +46 +225 -89
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 306 184 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.39% 0.33% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.21% 0.79% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 187 73 74
10th Percentile £38,850 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.87% +4.00% -9.75%
75th Percentile £65,000 £78,750 £80,313
90th Percentile £75,000 £88,750 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £70,500 £64,500
% change year-on-year -21.99% +9.30% -14.00%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25,319 23,208 33,795
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.05% 41.70% 44.57%
Number of salaries quoted 15,468 10,824 16,109
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £82,550
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 the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the UK excluding London

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Operational Technology in the UK excluding London

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the UK excluding London

Operational Technology
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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 +50 94 £52,084 -19.87% 16
Midlands +13 73 £57,500 +6.25% 24
North West +15 68 £52,084 -26.90% 8
West Midlands +22 60 £57,500 +6.25% 19
East of England +13 37 £45,000 -35.71% 6
South East -1 35 £65,000 +23.81% 16
South West -22 31 £40,000 -38.46% 19
Scotland -50 30 £45,000 -38.64% 9
Yorkshire +61 21 £51,000 +23.64% 6
East Midlands -23 11 £40,000 -27.27% 5
Wales +15 6 £40,000 -59.60%
North East - 5 £72,500 - 3
Northern Ireland +19 3 - -
Operational Technology
UK

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (2.61%) CMS
1 8 (2.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (2.29%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.33%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 29 (9.48%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (4.58%) AutoCAD
3 11 (3.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.31%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.65%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 20 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (3.92%) Azure
3 11 (3.59%) Power Platform
4 5 (1.63%) AWS
4 5 (1.63%) SaaS
5 1 (0.33%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.33%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 21 (6.86%) Firewall
2 15 (4.90%) WAN
3 11 (3.59%) TCP/IP
4 10 (3.27%) MPLS
5 8 (2.61%) SD-WAN
5 8 (2.61%) VSAN
6 5 (1.63%) LAN
6 5 (1.63%) NAS
6 5 (1.63%) SAN
6 5 (1.63%) VoIP
7 4 (1.31%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (1.31%) Network Security
8 3 (0.98%) Wireless
9 2 (0.65%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.65%) Modbus
9 2 (0.65%) SDH
10 1 (0.33%) Broadband
10 1 (0.33%) DMZ
10 1 (0.33%) Internet
10 1 (0.33%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.59%) GIS
1 11 (3.59%) Power BI
2 5 (1.63%) Oracle Database
2 5 (1.63%) Relational Database
2 5 (1.63%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (0.65%) Metadata
3 2 (0.65%) Tableau
4 1 (0.33%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 3 (0.98%) Burp Suite
1 3 (0.98%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.65%) JIRA
General
1 47 (15.36%) Manufacturing
2 40 (13.07%) Finance
3 23 (7.52%) Social Skills
4 18 (5.88%) Legal
5 16 (5.23%) Marketing
6 15 (4.90%) Aerospace
6 15 (4.90%) Games
7 13 (4.25%) Analytical Skills
8 11 (3.59%) Telecoms
9 10 (3.27%) Retail
10 7 (2.29%) Automotive
10 7 (2.29%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.31%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.65%) Advertising
13 2 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.65%) Law
14 1 (0.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (11.76%) Analyst
2 35 (11.44%) Lead
3 27 (8.82%) SCADA Engineer
4 26 (8.50%) Consultant
4 26 (8.50%) Security Consultant
5 25 (8.17%) Architect
6 21 (6.86%) Solutions Architect
7 20 (6.54%) Software Engineer
8 19 (6.21%) Hardware Engineer
9 18 (5.88%) Senior
10 17 (5.56%) Security Engineer
11 16 (5.23%) Data Engineer
12 15 (4.90%) SCADA Software Engineer
13 14 (4.58%) Cybersecurity Consultant
14 13 (4.25%) Security Operations Specialist
14 13 (4.25%) Security Specialist
14 13 (4.25%) Systems Analyst
15 12 (3.92%) Cybersecurity Specialist
15 12 (3.92%) Security Analyst
15 12 (3.92%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.27%) AngularJS
1 10 (3.27%) React
2 2 (0.65%) REST
3 1 (0.33%) HTML
3 1 (0.33%) JSON
3 1 (0.33%) Node-RED
3 1 (0.33%) RESTful
3 1 (0.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 68 (22.22%) SCADA
2 33 (10.78%) Industrial Internet of Things
3 27 (8.82%) Management Information System
4 12 (3.92%) Cyber Defence
5 10 (3.27%) Cyber Threat
5 10 (3.27%) Renewable Energy
6 8 (2.61%) Clustering
7 7 (2.29%) Data Centre
7 7 (2.29%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.29%) IoT
8 6 (1.96%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 5 (1.63%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.63%) Smart Energy
9 5 (1.63%) Smart Meter
10 3 (0.98%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.65%) Industry 4.0
11 2 (0.65%) PACS
11 2 (0.65%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 47 (15.36%) Windows
2 34 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.25%) Linux
4 8 (2.61%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.98%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (54.58%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (23.86%) Risk Management
3 49 (16.01%) Problem-Solving
4 48 (15.69%) Incident Response
5 42 (13.73%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (12.75%) Change Management
7 28 (9.15%) Business Development
8 26 (8.50%) Information Security
8 26 (8.50%) Mentoring
9 22 (7.19%) Project Delivery
10 21 (6.86%) Software Engineering
10 21 (6.86%) Systems Engineering
11 20 (6.54%) Penetration Testing
11 20 (6.54%) Service Management
12 18 (5.88%) User Experience
13 17 (5.56%) Data Acquisition
14 16 (5.23%) Agile
14 16 (5.23%) Security Architecture
14 16 (5.23%) UX Design
14 16 (5.23%) Value Proposition
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.90%) Python
2 13 (4.25%) JavaScript
2 13 (4.25%) SQL
3 11 (3.59%) Bash
4 6 (1.96%) Java
4 6 (1.96%) VB
5 4 (1.31%) C#
5 4 (1.31%) C++
6 2 (0.65%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 69 (22.55%) Degree
2 68 (22.22%) Security Cleared
3 46 (15.03%) SC Cleared
4 21 (6.86%) CISSP
5 17 (5.56%) CISM
6 16 (5.23%) CRISC
7 12 (3.92%) CASP
7 12 (3.92%) CEH
8 9 (2.94%) Chartered Engineer
9 8 (2.61%) A+ Certification
9 8 (2.61%) HND
10 6 (1.96%) CISA
11 5 (1.63%) CCNA
11 5 (1.63%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.63%) DV Cleared
11 5 (1.63%) MCSE
11 5 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.31%) HNC
12 4 (1.31%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.98%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.17%) NIST
2 22 (7.19%) NCSC
3 19 (6.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (3.27%) SLA
5 7 (2.29%) NIST 800
5 7 (2.29%) QA
6 5 (1.63%) GDPR
7 4 (1.31%) COBIT
7 4 (1.31%) GRC
7 4 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 3 (0.98%) COSO
8 3 (0.98%) ITGC
9 2 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.65%) IEC 61131
10 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.33%) PMO
10 1 (0.33%) TickIT
System Software
1 32 (10.46%) Hyper-V
2 24 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (6.21%) Active Directory
4 8 (2.61%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (2.61%) Failover Clustering
2 6 (1.96%) Nessus
3 3 (0.98%) Nmap
4 2 (0.65%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.33%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.33%) QRadar
Vendors
1 37 (12.09%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.84%) VMware
3 8 (2.61%) Meraki
4 7 (2.29%) Qualys
5 6 (1.96%) Siemens
6 5 (1.63%) Allen-Bradley
6 5 (1.63%) Oracle
7 4 (1.31%) EMC
7 4 (1.31%) Rockwell
8 3 (0.98%) AVEVA
8 3 (0.98%) OneTrust
9 2 (0.65%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.65%) Rapid7
10 1 (0.33%) ESRI
10 1 (0.33%) Forcepoint
10 1 (0.33%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.33%) SAP
10 1 (0.33%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.33%) SonicWALL
10 1 (0.33%) Varonis