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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 508 550 758
Rank change year-on-year +42 +208 -108
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 266 202 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.37% 0.34% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.11% 0.84% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 177 74 58
10th Percentile £37,500 £41,625 £42,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,250 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.87% +4.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £82,188
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,625 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -21.43% - -6.67%

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 24,059 24,154 31,776
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.58% 40.84% 43.77%
Number of salaries quoted 15,202 11,126 15,910
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,275 £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 £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
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 20 May 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 20 May 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 +49 83 £52,084 -19.87% 14
Midlands +14 62 £57,500 +6.25% 38
North West +12 59 £52,084 -26.90% 6
West Midlands +24 52 £57,500 +6.25% 35
East of England +31 37 £45,000 -35.71% 8
South East +15 36 £58,750 +11.90% 25
South West -22 27 £40,000 -40.74% 11
Scotland -60 21 £51,000 -28.42% 9
Yorkshire +76 18 £51,000 +13.33% 6
East Midlands - 8 £40,000 - 3
North East - 6 £70,000 - 2
Wales +8 3 £40,000 -59.60% 2
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 9 (3.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (3.01%) CMS
3 7 (2.63%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.38%) Apache
4 1 (0.38%) IIS
4 1 (0.38%) WebSphere
Applications
1 28 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.26%) AutoCAD
3 11 (4.14%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.50%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.75%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.38%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.38%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.38%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 20 (7.52%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (5.64%) Azure
3 11 (4.14%) Power Platform
3 11 (4.14%) SaaS
4 7 (2.63%) IaaS
4 7 (2.63%) PaaS
5 6 (2.26%) AWS
6 2 (0.75%) GCP
7 1 (0.38%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.38%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.77%) Firewall
2 17 (6.39%) WAN
3 11 (4.14%) TCP/IP
4 10 (3.76%) MPLS
4 10 (3.76%) Network Security
5 8 (3.01%) SD-WAN
5 8 (3.01%) VSAN
6 7 (2.63%) LAN
7 5 (1.88%) NAS
7 5 (1.88%) SAN
7 5 (1.88%) VoIP
8 4 (1.50%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (1.13%) Wireless
10 2 (0.75%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.75%) Modbus
10 2 (0.75%) SDH
11 1 (0.38%) Broadband
11 1 (0.38%) DMZ
11 1 (0.38%) Internet
11 1 (0.38%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.14%) Power BI
2 6 (2.26%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.88%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.88%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.75%) Metadata
4 2 (0.75%) Tableau
5 1 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.38%) GIS
5 1 (0.38%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 3 (1.13%) Burp Suite
1 3 (1.13%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.75%) JIRA
3 1 (0.38%) Chocolatey
3 1 (0.38%) Git
3 1 (0.38%) Jenkins
General
1 47 (17.67%) Manufacturing
2 25 (9.40%) Social Skills
3 20 (7.52%) Finance
4 18 (6.77%) Legal
5 17 (6.39%) Marketing
6 15 (5.64%) Aerospace
7 13 (4.89%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (4.51%) Games
9 11 (4.14%) Telecoms
10 10 (3.76%) Retail
11 7 (2.63%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.88%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 2 (0.75%) Advertising
15 2 (0.75%) Automotive
15 2 (0.75%) Law
16 1 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (13.91%) Analyst
2 27 (10.15%) SCADA Engineer
3 22 (8.27%) Lead
4 21 (7.89%) Consultant
4 21 (7.89%) Security Consultant
5 20 (7.52%) Software Engineer
6 17 (6.39%) Security Engineer
6 17 (6.39%) Senior
7 16 (6.02%) Data Engineer
7 16 (6.02%) Hardware Engineer
8 15 (5.64%) SCADA Software Engineer
9 13 (4.89%) Security Analyst
9 13 (4.89%) Security Operations Specialist
9 13 (4.89%) Security Specialist
9 13 (4.89%) Systems Analyst
10 12 (4.51%) Cybersecurity Specialist
10 12 (4.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (4.51%) Systems Engineer
11 11 (4.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 11 (4.14%) Managing Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.26%) Middleware
1 6 (2.26%) Web Services
2 2 (0.75%) REST
3 1 (0.38%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.38%) Node-RED
3 1 (0.38%) XML
3 1 (0.38%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 65 (24.44%) SCADA
2 33 (12.41%) Industrial Internet of Things
2 33 (12.41%) Management Information System
3 12 (4.51%) Cyber Defence
4 10 (3.76%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (3.76%) Renewable Energy
5 8 (3.01%) Clustering
5 8 (3.01%) IoT
6 7 (2.63%) Data Centre
6 7 (2.63%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.26%) Security Posture
8 5 (1.88%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 5 (1.88%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.88%) Smart Energy
8 5 (1.88%) Smart Meter
9 4 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (1.13%) Cyber Security Posture
10 3 (1.13%) Product Ownership
11 2 (0.75%) Industry 4.0
11 2 (0.75%) PACS
Operating Systems
1 48 (18.05%) Windows
2 35 (13.16%) Windows Server
3 13 (4.89%) Linux
4 8 (3.01%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.13%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (62.03%) Cybersecurity
2 73 (27.44%) Risk Management
3 48 (18.05%) Incident Response
4 39 (14.66%) Change Management
5 34 (12.78%) Information Security
6 30 (11.28%) Problem-Solving
7 26 (9.77%) Mentoring
8 22 (8.27%) Continuous Improvement
8 22 (8.27%) Project Delivery
8 22 (8.27%) Security Architecture
9 21 (7.89%) Software Engineering
9 21 (7.89%) Systems Engineering
10 20 (7.52%) Penetration Testing
11 18 (6.77%) ITIL
11 18 (6.77%) User Experience
11 18 (6.77%) Vulnerability Management
12 17 (6.39%) Data Acquisition
13 16 (6.02%) UX Design
13 16 (6.02%) Value Proposition
14 15 (5.64%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (5.26%) Python
2 13 (4.89%) SQL
3 12 (4.51%) Bash
4 6 (2.26%) Java
4 6 (2.26%) VB
5 3 (1.13%) C#
5 3 (1.13%) C++
5 3 (1.13%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.75%) Ladder Logic
7 1 (0.38%) MATLAB
7 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 69 (25.94%) Degree
2 68 (25.56%) Security Cleared
3 44 (16.54%) SC Cleared
4 21 (7.89%) CISSP
5 17 (6.39%) CISM
6 16 (6.02%) CRISC
7 12 (4.51%) CASP
7 12 (4.51%) CEH
8 8 (3.01%) A+ Certification
8 8 (3.01%) Chartered Engineer
8 8 (3.01%) HND
9 6 (2.26%) CISA
9 6 (2.26%) MCSE
9 6 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.88%) CCNA
10 5 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.88%) DV Cleared
11 4 (1.50%) HNC
11 4 (1.50%) Master's Degree
12 3 (1.13%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (11.28%) NIST
2 26 (9.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (8.65%) NCSC
4 10 (3.76%) COBIT
4 10 (3.76%) SLA
5 7 (2.63%) QA
6 6 (2.26%) NIST 800
6 6 (2.26%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.88%) GDPR
8 4 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (1.50%) GRC
8 4 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 3 (1.13%) COSO
9 3 (1.13%) ITGC
10 2 (0.75%) IEC 61131
11 1 (0.38%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 1 (0.38%) PMO
11 1 (0.38%) TickIT
System Software
1 32 (12.03%) Hyper-V
2 24 (9.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (7.52%) Active Directory
4 8 (3.01%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (3.01%) Failover Clustering
2 7 (2.63%) Nessus
3 4 (1.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.13%) Nmap
5 2 (0.75%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.38%) Ansible
6 1 (0.38%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.38%) QRadar
6 1 (0.38%) SCCM
6 1 (0.38%) SCOM
6 1 (0.38%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (13.91%) Microsoft
2 24 (9.02%) VMware
3 8 (3.01%) Meraki
3 8 (3.01%) Qualys
4 6 (2.26%) Oracle
4 6 (2.26%) Siemens
5 5 (1.88%) Allen-Bradley
6 4 (1.50%) EMC
6 4 (1.50%) Rockwell
7 3 (1.13%) OneTrust
8 2 (0.75%) AVEVA
8 2 (0.75%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.75%) Rapid7
8 2 (0.75%) SAP
9 1 (0.38%) ESRI
9 1 (0.38%) Forcepoint
9 1 (0.38%) IBM
9 1 (0.38%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.38%) PTC
9 1 (0.38%) Red Hat