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

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 562 620 1057
Rank change year-on-year +58 +437 -214
Permanent jobs citing Operational Technology 353 360 182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.37% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.00% 0.86% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 216 140 92
10th Percentile £39,875 £45,000 £41,375
25th Percentile £46,125 £52,105 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £68,125 £87,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £99,000 £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 35,224 42,073 78,783
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.90% 42.71% 48.09%
Number of salaries quoted 23,037 22,960 34,085
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,500 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,066 £46,350 £45,500
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 £110,000 £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 23 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 23 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 +102 316 £55,000 -15.38% 103
UK excluding London +68 268 £52,084 -19.87% 90
Work from Home +27 96 £58,218 -10.43% 28
North of England +52 83 £52,084 -19.87% 12
London +127 67 £72,500 -9.38% 16
Midlands +19 63 £57,500 +6.25% 31
North West +15 60 £52,084 -26.90% 6
West Midlands +26 53 £57,500 +6.25% 25
East of England +32 37 £45,000 -35.71% 11
South East +15 36 £58,750 +11.90% 19
South West -14 27 £40,000 -38.46% 13
Scotland -51 22 £48,000 -33.79% 9
Yorkshire +75 18 £51,000 +13.33% 4
East Midlands - 8 £40,000 - 6
North East - 5 £72,500 - 3
Wales +8 3 £40,000 -59.60% 1

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 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.27%) CMS
3 7 (1.98%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.28%) Apache
4 1 (0.28%) IIS
4 1 (0.28%) WebSphere
Applications
1 28 (7.93%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.97%) AutoCAD
3 11 (3.12%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.13%) EPLAN
5 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.28%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.85%) Primavera
2 1 (0.28%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 22 (6.23%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (5.38%) Azure
3 11 (3.12%) Power Platform
3 11 (3.12%) SaaS
4 7 (1.98%) IaaS
4 7 (1.98%) PaaS
5 6 (1.70%) AWS
6 2 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (0.57%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.57%) GCP
7 1 (0.28%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.28%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 25 (7.08%) Firewall
2 18 (5.10%) Network Security
3 16 (4.53%) WAN
4 14 (3.97%) TCP/IP
5 10 (2.83%) MPLS
6 8 (2.27%) SD-WAN
6 8 (2.27%) VSAN
7 6 (1.70%) LAN
8 5 (1.42%) NAS
8 5 (1.42%) SAN
8 5 (1.42%) VoIP
9 4 (1.13%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.85%) Wireless
11 2 (0.57%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.57%) Modbus
11 2 (0.57%) SDH
12 1 (0.28%) Broadband
12 1 (0.28%) DMZ
12 1 (0.28%) Internet
12 1 (0.28%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.12%) Power BI
2 6 (1.70%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.42%) Oracle Database
3 5 (1.42%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.57%) Metadata
4 2 (0.57%) Tableau
5 1 (0.28%) Big Data
5 1 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.28%) GIS
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 3 (0.85%) Burp Suite
1 3 (0.85%) Metasploit
2 2 (0.57%) JIRA
3 1 (0.28%) Chocolatey
3 1 (0.28%) Git
3 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
General
1 66 (18.70%) Manufacturing
2 39 (11.05%) Social Skills
3 31 (8.78%) Finance
4 27 (7.65%) Aerospace
5 23 (6.52%) Legal
6 21 (5.95%) Games
7 18 (5.10%) Marketing
8 17 (4.82%) Telecoms
9 15 (4.25%) Pharmaceutical
10 14 (3.97%) Analytical Skills
11 13 (3.68%) Automotive
11 13 (3.68%) Retail
12 10 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.70%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.85%) Electronics
14 3 (0.85%) Police
14 3 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.57%) Advertising
15 2 (0.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 54 (15.30%) Consultant
2 50 (14.16%) Security Consultant
3 37 (10.48%) Analyst
4 34 (9.63%) Lead
5 27 (7.65%) SCADA Engineer
6 25 (7.08%) Senior
7 24 (6.80%) Security Engineer
8 20 (5.67%) Software Engineer
9 17 (4.82%) Hardware Engineer
10 16 (4.53%) Data Engineer
11 15 (4.25%) Cybersecurity Consultant
11 15 (4.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 15 (4.25%) SCADA Software Engineer
12 13 (3.68%) Security Operations Specialist
12 13 (3.68%) Security Specialist
12 13 (3.68%) Systems Analyst
12 13 (3.68%) Systems Engineer
13 12 (3.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (3.40%) Security Analyst
13 12 (3.40%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.70%) Middleware
1 6 (1.70%) Web Services
2 2 (0.57%) REST
3 1 (0.28%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.28%) Node-RED
3 1 (0.28%) XML
3 1 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 80 (22.66%) SCADA
2 40 (11.33%) Management Information System
3 33 (9.35%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 26 (7.37%) Cyber Threat
5 20 (5.67%) IoT
6 18 (5.10%) Cyber Defence
7 12 (3.40%) Driving Licence
7 12 (3.40%) Security Posture
8 11 (3.12%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (2.27%) Clustering
10 7 (1.98%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.70%) Smart Energy
12 5 (1.42%) Cyber Security Posture
12 5 (1.42%) Cyberattack
12 5 (1.42%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 5 (1.42%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.42%) Smart Meter
13 4 (1.13%) Life Science
13 4 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (0.85%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 48 (13.60%) Windows
2 35 (9.92%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.68%) Linux
4 8 (2.27%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.85%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (62.89%) Cybersecurity
2 86 (24.36%) Risk Management
3 60 (17.00%) Incident Response
4 46 (13.03%) Mentoring
5 45 (12.75%) Change Management
5 45 (12.75%) Information Security
6 34 (9.63%) Problem-Solving
7 28 (7.93%) Systems Engineering
8 27 (7.65%) Security Architecture
8 27 (7.65%) Software Engineering
9 26 (7.37%) Data Acquisition
9 26 (7.37%) Project Delivery
10 25 (7.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 25 (7.08%) Line Management
11 22 (6.23%) Agile
12 21 (5.95%) Penetration Testing
12 21 (5.95%) Project Management
12 21 (5.95%) Vulnerability Management
13 20 (5.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 19 (5.38%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 14 (3.97%) Python
1 14 (3.97%) SQL
2 12 (3.40%) Bash
3 6 (1.70%) Java
3 6 (1.70%) VB
4 3 (0.85%) C#
4 3 (0.85%) C++
4 3 (0.85%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.57%) Ladder Logic
5 2 (0.57%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.28%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 91 (25.78%) Security Cleared
2 83 (23.51%) Degree
3 60 (17.00%) SC Cleared
4 37 (10.48%) CISSP
5 33 (9.35%) CISM
6 22 (6.23%) CRISC
7 18 (5.10%) CEH
8 15 (4.25%) CASP
9 14 (3.97%) DV Cleared
10 11 (3.12%) Chartered Engineer
11 10 (2.83%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (2.27%) A+ Certification
12 8 (2.27%) CISA
12 8 (2.27%) HND
13 7 (1.98%) Master's Degree
14 6 (1.70%) MCSE
14 6 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (1.42%) CCNA
15 5 (1.42%) GIAC
15 5 (1.42%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (12.46%) NIST
2 34 (9.63%) NCSC
3 31 (8.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (3.40%) NIST 800
5 11 (3.12%) COBIT
6 10 (2.83%) SLA
7 7 (1.98%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.98%) QA
8 5 (1.42%) GDPR
8 5 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (1.13%) GRC
9 4 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.85%) COSO
10 3 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.85%) ISO 31000
10 3 (0.85%) ITGC
11 2 (0.57%) GxP
11 2 (0.57%) IEC 61508
11 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.57%) PMO
System Software
1 32 (9.07%) Hyper-V
2 24 (6.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (6.52%) Active Directory
4 8 (2.27%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.55%) Nessus
1 9 (2.55%) QRadar
2 8 (2.27%) Failover Clustering
3 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.85%) Nmap
3 3 (0.85%) SCCM
4 2 (0.57%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.28%) Ansible
5 1 (0.28%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.28%) SCOM
5 1 (0.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 47 (13.31%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.80%) VMware
3 9 (2.55%) Darktrace
4 8 (2.27%) Meraki
4 8 (2.27%) Qualys
5 7 (1.98%) Siemens
6 6 (1.70%) Oracle
7 5 (1.42%) Allen-Bradley
7 5 (1.42%) EMC
7 5 (1.42%) Rockwell
8 3 (0.85%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.85%) NEC
8 3 (0.85%) OneTrust
8 3 (0.85%) Zscaler
9 2 (0.57%) AVEVA
9 2 (0.57%) Rapid7
9 2 (0.57%) SAP
10 1 (0.28%) CA
10 1 (0.28%) Hitachi
10 1 (0.28%) IBM