Operational Technology (OT)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 564 627 1062
Rank change year-on-year +63 +435 -237
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 348 375 182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.38% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.99% 0.89% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 212 142 92
10th Percentile £39,750 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £45,563 £52,204 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.21% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £86,875 £84,063
90th Percentile £77,500 £98,900 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,084 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -19.87% +4.00% -10.71%

All Generic Skills
UK

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 requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,145 42,330 76,975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.18% 42.69% 47.89%
Number of salaries quoted 23,044 23,098 33,984
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,427 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,719
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 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £109,865 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the UK

Operational Technology
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Operational Technology in the UK

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Operational Technology in the UK

Operational Technology
Top 16 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 18 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
England +81 312 £52,500 -19.23% 131
UK excluding London +25 265 £52,084 -19.87% 124
Work from Home +37 96 £56,435 -13.18% 29
North of England +65 83 £52,084 -19.87% 20
London +118 66 £72,500 -9.38% 23
Midlands +10 60 £57,500 +6.25% 39
North West +18 59 £52,084 -26.90% 10
West Midlands +21 50 £57,500 +6.25% 34
East of England +30 38 £45,000 -35.71% 8
South East +5 35 £60,000 +14.29% 25
South West -26 27 £40,000 -40.74% 14
Scotland -58 21 £51,000 -27.14% 15
Yorkshire +77 18 £51,000 +13.33% 8
East Midlands - 8 £40,000 - 5
North East - 6 £70,000 - 2
Wales +6 3 £40,000 -59.60% 4

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (2.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.30%) CMS
3 7 (2.01%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.29%) Apache
4 1 (0.29%) IIS
4 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 26 (7.47%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.45%) AutoCAD
3 11 (3.16%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.15%) EPLAN
5 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.29%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.86%) Primavera
2 1 (0.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 22 (6.32%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (5.75%) Azure
3 11 (3.16%) Power Platform
3 11 (3.16%) SaaS
4 7 (2.01%) IaaS
4 7 (2.01%) PaaS
5 6 (1.72%) AWS
6 2 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (0.57%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.57%) GCP
7 1 (0.29%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.29%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 24 (6.90%) Firewall
2 18 (5.17%) Network Security
3 17 (4.89%) WAN
4 14 (4.02%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.87%) MPLS
6 8 (2.30%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.30%) VSAN
7 7 (2.01%) LAN
8 5 (1.44%) NAS
8 5 (1.44%) SAN
8 5 (1.44%) VoIP
9 4 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.86%) Wireless
11 2 (0.57%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.57%) Modbus
11 2 (0.57%) SDH
12 1 (0.29%) Broadband
12 1 (0.29%) DMZ
12 1 (0.29%) MQTT
12 1 (0.29%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.16%) Power BI
2 6 (1.72%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.44%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.44%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.57%) Metadata
4 2 (0.57%) Tableau
5 1 (0.29%) Big Data
5 1 (0.29%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.29%) GIS
5 1 (0.29%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 3 (0.86%) Burp Suite
1 3 (0.86%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.57%) JIRA
3 1 (0.29%) Chocolatey
3 1 (0.29%) Git
3 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.29%) Rational DOORS
General
1 66 (18.97%) Manufacturing
2 39 (11.21%) Social Skills
3 31 (8.91%) Finance
4 27 (7.76%) Aerospace
5 23 (6.61%) Legal
6 18 (5.17%) Games
6 18 (5.17%) Marketing
7 17 (4.89%) Telecoms
8 15 (4.31%) Pharmaceutical
9 14 (4.02%) Analytical Skills
10 13 (3.74%) Automotive
10 13 (3.74%) Retail
11 10 (2.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.72%) Public Sector
13 3 (0.86%) Electronics
13 3 (0.86%) Police
13 3 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.57%) Advertising
14 2 (0.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 54 (15.52%) Consultant
2 50 (14.37%) Security Consultant
3 37 (10.63%) Analyst
4 31 (8.91%) Lead
5 27 (7.76%) SCADA Engineer
6 25 (7.18%) Senior
7 24 (6.90%) Security Engineer
8 20 (5.75%) Software Engineer
9 16 (4.60%) Data Engineer
10 15 (4.31%) Cybersecurity Consultant
10 15 (4.31%) Cybersecurity Engineer
10 15 (4.31%) SCADA Software Engineer
11 14 (4.02%) Hardware Engineer
12 13 (3.74%) Security Analyst
12 13 (3.74%) Security Operations Specialist
12 13 (3.74%) Security Specialist
12 13 (3.74%) Systems Analyst
12 13 (3.74%) Systems Engineer
13 12 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Specialist
13 12 (3.45%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.72%) Middleware
1 6 (1.72%) Web Services
2 2 (0.57%) REST
3 1 (0.29%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.29%) Node-RED
3 1 (0.29%) XML
3 1 (0.29%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (22.99%) SCADA
2 39 (11.21%) Management Information System
3 33 (9.48%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 27 (7.76%) Cyber Threat
5 22 (6.32%) IoT
6 17 (4.89%) Cyber Defence
7 12 (3.45%) Driving Licence
7 12 (3.45%) Security Posture
8 11 (3.16%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (2.30%) Clustering
10 7 (2.01%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.72%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.72%) Smart Energy
12 5 (1.44%) Cyber Security Posture
12 5 (1.44%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (1.44%) Smart Meter
13 4 (1.15%) Cyberattack
13 4 (1.15%) Life Science
13 4 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (0.86%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 48 (13.79%) Windows
2 35 (10.06%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.74%) Linux
4 8 (2.30%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.86%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (63.22%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (24.71%) Risk Management
3 60 (17.24%) Incident Response
4 46 (13.22%) Information Security
5 45 (12.93%) Change Management
6 44 (12.64%) Mentoring
7 34 (9.77%) Problem-Solving
8 28 (8.05%) Systems Engineering
9 27 (7.76%) Security Architecture
9 27 (7.76%) Software Engineering
10 26 (7.47%) Data Acquisition
10 26 (7.47%) Line Management
10 26 (7.47%) Project Delivery
11 25 (7.18%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (6.32%) Agile
12 22 (6.32%) Vulnerability Management
13 21 (6.03%) Penetration Testing
13 21 (6.03%) Project Management
14 20 (5.75%) SIEM
15 19 (5.46%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.02%) Python
1 14 (4.02%) SQL
2 12 (3.45%) Bash
3 6 (1.72%) Java
3 6 (1.72%) VB
4 3 (0.86%) C#
4 3 (0.86%) C++
4 3 (0.86%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.57%) Ladder Logic
5 2 (0.57%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.29%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 91 (26.15%) Security Cleared
2 83 (23.85%) Degree
3 60 (17.24%) SC Cleared
4 36 (10.34%) CISSP
5 32 (9.20%) CISM
6 22 (6.32%) CRISC
7 18 (5.17%) CEH
8 15 (4.31%) CASP
9 14 (4.02%) DV Cleared
10 10 (2.87%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (2.59%) Chartered Engineer
12 8 (2.30%) A+ Certification
12 8 (2.30%) CISA
12 8 (2.30%) HND
13 7 (2.01%) Master's Degree
14 6 (1.72%) MCSE
14 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (1.44%) CCNA
15 5 (1.44%) GIAC
15 5 (1.44%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (12.64%) NIST
2 34 (9.77%) NCSC
3 31 (8.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (3.45%) NIST 800
5 10 (2.87%) COBIT
5 10 (2.87%) SLA
6 7 (2.01%) QA
7 6 (1.72%) PCI DSS
8 5 (1.44%) GDPR
8 5 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (1.15%) GRC
9 4 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.86%) COSO
10 3 (0.86%) ISO 31000
10 3 (0.86%) ITGC
11 2 (0.57%) GxP
11 2 (0.57%) IEC 61131
11 2 (0.57%) IEC 61508
11 2 (0.57%) PMO
System Software
1 32 (9.20%) Hyper-V
2 24 (6.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.61%) Active Directory
4 8 (2.30%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.59%) Nessus
1 9 (2.59%) QRadar
2 8 (2.30%) Failover Clustering
3 4 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.86%) Nmap
4 3 (0.86%) SCCM
5 2 (0.57%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.29%) Ansible
6 1 (0.29%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.29%) SCOM
6 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 45 (12.93%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.90%) VMware
3 9 (2.59%) Darktrace
3 9 (2.59%) Qualys
4 8 (2.30%) Meraki
5 7 (2.01%) Siemens
6 6 (1.72%) Oracle
7 5 (1.44%) Allen-Bradley
7 5 (1.44%) EMC
7 5 (1.44%) Rockwell
8 3 (0.86%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.86%) NEC
8 3 (0.86%) OneTrust
8 3 (0.86%) Zscaler
9 2 (0.57%) AVEVA
9 2 (0.57%) Rapid7
9 2 (0.57%) SAP
10 1 (0.29%) CA
10 1 (0.29%) Hitachi
10 1 (0.29%) IBM