Operational Technology Jobs with Work from Home Options

Operational Technology (OT)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Operational Technology over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 497 511 815
Rank change year-on-year +14 +304 -257
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 96 127 71
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.28% 0.33% 0.096%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.79% 0.85% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 62 64 39
10th Percentile £45,300 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,218 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.43% - -13.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £79,000 £78,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £88,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -21.43% +3.70% -10.00%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,201 14,971 35,232
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.12% 38.93% 47.43%
Number of salaries quoted 9,269 11,057 17,188
10th Percentile £32,500 £39,544 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,533 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +13.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

Operational Technology
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Operational Technology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Operational Technology trend for jobs with a WFH option

Operational Technology
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Operational Technology.

Operational Technology salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Operational Technology
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Operational Technology over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Operational Technology salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (1.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (3.13%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.17%) Azure
2 2 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.08%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (14.58%) TCP/IP
2 7 (7.29%) Firewall
3 6 (6.25%) WAN
4 4 (4.17%) LAN
5 3 (3.13%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (3.13%) Network Security
5 3 (3.13%) Wireless
6 1 (1.04%) Broadband
6 1 (1.04%) Internet
6 1 (1.04%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.08%) Power BI
2 1 (1.04%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (1.04%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (3.13%) Burp Suite
1 3 (3.13%) Metasploit
2 2 (2.08%) JIRA
General
1 19 (19.79%) Finance
2 18 (18.75%) Marketing
3 14 (14.58%) Social Skills
3 14 (14.58%) Telecoms
4 13 (13.54%) Manufacturing
5 7 (7.29%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (7.29%) Legal
6 6 (6.25%) Aerospace
6 6 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (4.17%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.08%) Automotive
8 2 (2.08%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.04%) Law
9 1 (1.04%) Retail
Job Titles
1 28 (29.17%) Consultant
1 28 (29.17%) Security Consultant
2 16 (16.67%) Data Engineer
2 16 (16.67%) Lead
3 12 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 11 (11.46%) Managing Consultant
5 9 (9.38%) SCADA Engineer
6 7 (7.29%) Security Engineer
7 5 (5.21%) Analyst
7 5 (5.21%) Architect
7 5 (5.21%) Senior
8 4 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 4 (4.17%) Security Analyst
8 4 (4.17%) Security Architect
9 3 (3.13%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 3 (3.13%) Penetration Tester
9 3 (3.13%) Project Manager
9 3 (3.13%) Tester
10 2 (2.08%) IT Engineer
10 2 (2.08%) Lead Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.08%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 21 (21.88%) SCADA
2 19 (19.79%) Management Information System
3 11 (11.46%) Cyber Threat
4 6 (6.25%) IoT
5 5 (5.21%) Cyber Defence
5 5 (5.21%) Driving Licence
5 5 (5.21%) Mobile App
6 4 (4.17%) Security Posture
7 3 (3.13%) Cyberattack
7 3 (3.13%) PMI
8 2 (2.08%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (2.08%) Product Ownership
8 2 (2.08%) Security Operations Centre
9 1 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (1.04%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 17 (17.71%) Windows
1 17 (17.71%) Windows Server
2 3 (3.13%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (67.71%) Cybersecurity
2 37 (38.54%) Risk Management
3 24 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 19 (19.79%) Agile
4 19 (19.79%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (18.75%) User Experience
6 17 (17.71%) Systems Engineering
7 16 (16.67%) Data Acquisition
7 16 (16.67%) Line Management
7 16 (16.67%) Project Delivery
7 16 (16.67%) UX Design
7 16 (16.67%) Value Proposition
8 15 (15.63%) Architectural Patterns
8 15 (15.63%) Security Architecture
9 14 (14.58%) Information Security
10 10 (10.42%) Incident Response
11 9 (9.38%) Decision-Making
12 8 (8.33%) Project Management
13 6 (6.25%) Creative Thinking
13 6 (6.25%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.13%) Java
1 3 (3.13%) JavaScript
1 3 (3.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 38 (39.58%) Security Cleared
2 35 (36.46%) Degree
3 30 (31.25%) SC Cleared
4 22 (22.92%) CISSP
5 20 (20.83%) CISM
6 18 (18.75%) CRISC
7 15 (15.63%) CEH
8 14 (14.58%) CASP
9 6 (6.25%) DV Cleared
10 5 (5.21%) MBCS
11 3 (3.13%) CESG Certified Professional
11 3 (3.13%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (3.13%) CREST Certified
11 3 (3.13%) Master's Degree
11 3 (3.13%) OSCE
11 3 (3.13%) OSCP
11 3 (3.13%) PMI Certification
11 3 (3.13%) PMP
12 2 (2.08%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (1.04%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (23.96%) NCSC
2 14 (14.58%) NIST
3 6 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (4.17%) NIST 800
5 3 (3.13%) ISO 31000
5 3 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 2 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (2.08%) PMO
6 2 (2.08%) QA
7 1 (1.04%) Data Quality
7 1 (1.04%) GxP
7 1 (1.04%) IEC 61508
7 1 (1.04%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (16.67%) Hyper-V
1 16 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (2.08%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (3.13%) Nessus
1 3 (3.13%) Nmap
2 2 (2.08%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 16 (16.67%) VMware
2 4 (4.17%) Qualys
3 3 (3.13%) NEC
4 2 (2.08%) Fortinet
4 2 (2.08%) OneTrust
5 1 (1.04%) CA
5 1 (1.04%) ESRI
5 1 (1.04%) Forcepoint
5 1 (1.04%) LogRhythm
5 1 (1.04%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.04%) Rapid7
5 1 (1.04%) SAP
5 1 (1.04%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.04%) Thales
5 1 (1.04%) Varonis
5 1 (1.04%) Zscaler