Operational Technology Jobs in the South East

Operational Technology (OT)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Operational Technology over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 368 347 473
Rank change year-on-year -21 +126 -84
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 36 30 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.19% 0.23% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.59% 0.54% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 25 23 33
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £52,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -16.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £84,375 £83,750
90th Percentile - £91,750 £97,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year -21.43% +9.80% -15.28%

All Generic Skills
South East

Operational Technology falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,145 5,562 9,112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 32.96% 41.90% 42.73%
Number of salaries quoted 3,881 3,010 4,495
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,408 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.90% +4.38% +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,250 £73,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £85,000
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 East

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the South East

Operational Technology
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Operational Technology in the South East

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the South East

Operational Technology
Job Locations in the South East

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 East region over the 6 months to 12 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
Thames Valley +9 21 £66,250 -22.06% 8
Berkshire +22 17 £75,000 -11.76% 6
Hampshire -36 8 £60,000 +41.18% 5
West Sussex +15 4 £72,500 +16.47% 2
Buckinghamshire -11 4 £51,250 -38.81% 1
Surrey -16 3 £70,000 +12.00%
Operational Technology
England

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (8.33%) AutoCAD
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.56%) Azure
2 1 (2.78%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.78%) GCP
2 1 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.33%) Firewall
2 2 (5.56%) Ethernet
2 2 (5.56%) MPLS
2 2 (5.56%) Network Security
2 2 (5.56%) SDH
3 1 (2.78%) Internet
3 1 (2.78%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.78%) GIS
General
1 7 (19.44%) Automotive
2 4 (11.11%) Finance
2 4 (11.11%) Games
2 4 (11.11%) Legal
2 4 (11.11%) Retail
3 2 (5.56%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.78%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (2.78%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 9 (25.00%) Analyst
2 6 (16.67%) Lead
2 6 (16.67%) Security Analyst
3 4 (11.11%) Compliance Manager
3 4 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Manager
3 4 (11.11%) Security Manager
4 3 (8.33%) Hardware Engineer
4 3 (8.33%) Information Analyst
4 3 (8.33%) Information Security Analyst
4 3 (8.33%) Risk Analyst
4 3 (8.33%) SCADA Engineer
4 3 (8.33%) Technology Risk Analyst
5 2 (5.56%) Architect
5 2 (5.56%) Electrical Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) IT Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) IT Security Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) Network Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) Security Engineer
5 2 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (5.56%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.78%) AngularJS
1 1 (2.78%) React
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.67%) SCADA
2 3 (8.33%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.33%) Security Posture
3 2 (5.56%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (2.78%) Cyber Defence
4 1 (2.78%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 1 (2.78%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (36.11%) Information Security
3 7 (19.44%) Vulnerability Management
4 5 (13.89%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 4 (11.11%) Compliance Management
5 4 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (11.11%) Identity Access Management
5 4 (11.11%) Incident Response
5 4 (11.11%) Mentoring
5 4 (11.11%) Penetration Testing
5 4 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
5 4 (11.11%) Risk Management
6 3 (8.33%) Conflict Management
6 3 (8.33%) Data Loss Prevention
6 3 (8.33%) Data Protection
6 3 (8.33%) ITIL
6 3 (8.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 3 (8.33%) Remediation Plan
6 3 (8.33%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (8.33%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.78%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (13.89%) Security Cleared
2 3 (8.33%) Chartered Engineer
2 3 (8.33%) CISA
2 3 (8.33%) CRISC
3 2 (5.56%) CISSP
3 2 (5.56%) Degree
3 2 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.78%) CASP
4 1 (2.78%) CISM
4 1 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.78%) GCIA
4 1 (2.78%) GCIH
4 1 (2.78%) GIAC
4 1 (2.78%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.89%) NCSC
1 5 (13.89%) NIST
2 4 (11.11%) COBIT
2 4 (11.11%) GRC
3 3 (8.33%) COSO
3 3 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (8.33%) ITGC
4 2 (5.56%) GDPR
5 1 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (2.78%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.78%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (8.33%) Nessus
2 1 (2.78%) QRadar
Vendors
1 6 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (11.11%) Qualys
3 1 (2.78%) Darktrace
3 1 (2.78%) Forcepoint
3 1 (2.78%) LogRhythm
3 1 (2.78%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.78%) SonicWALL
3 1 (2.78%) Varonis