Operational Technology Contracts in the South West

Operational Technology (OT)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Operational Technology in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates 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 133 154 161
Rank change year-on-year +21 +7 -
Contract jobs citing Operational Technology 24 5 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.73% 0.15% 0.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.29% 0.54% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 2 2
10th Percentile £373 £689 £419
25th Percentile £475 £728 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £800 £450
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% +77.78% -
75th Percentile £691 £866 £466
90th Percentile £706 £901 £471
England median daily rate £575 £575 £600
% change year-on-year - -4.17% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62.50 - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £67.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £63.00 -
% change year-on-year +3.17% - -

All Generic Skills
South West

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,049 924 952
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 31.80% 27.27% 26.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 620 650 692
10th Percentile £300 £275 £205
25th Percentile £463 £413 £367
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £613 £675 £600
90th Percentile £688 £738 £675
England median daily rate £550 £565 £550
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 122 43
10th Percentile £13.69 - £14.50
25th Percentile £21.00 - £20.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £9.80 £43.95
Median % change year-on-year +461.22% -77.70% -10.53%
75th Percentile £70.00 £69.00 £61.13
90th Percentile £72.50 £82.98 £75.00
England median hourly rate £36.50 £22.49 £26.50
% change year-on-year +62.33% -15.15% +6.00%

Operational Technology
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Operational Technology in the South West

Operational Technology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operational Technology in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Operational Technology in the South West

Operational Technology
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Operational Technology in the South West over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Operational Technology in the South West

Operational Technology
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operational Technology within the South West 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucestershire - 10 £400 - 4
Wiltshire +3 9 £530 -42.70% 2
Somerset - 6 £700 - 5
Bristol +2 2 £625 -7.41% 4
Operational Technology
England

Operational Technology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 10 (41.67%) Network Security
2 6 (25.00%) Wireless
3 5 (20.83%) WLAN
4 4 (16.67%) LAN
4 4 (16.67%) WAN
5 3 (12.50%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (8.33%) Firewall
6 2 (8.33%) Internet
6 2 (8.33%) MPLS
7 1 (4.17%) VLAN
General
1 7 (29.17%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (20.83%) Military
3 3 (12.50%) Manufacturing
4 2 (8.33%) Social Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (37.50%) Analyst
2 5 (20.83%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
3 4 (16.67%) Network Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) Security Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Consultant
4 3 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 3 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Security Analyst
5 2 (8.33%) Auditor
5 2 (8.33%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Network Consultant
5 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Cisco Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Information Security Consultant
6 1 (4.17%) Network Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Network Architect
6 1 (4.17%) Security Consultant
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Test Leader
6 1 (4.17%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 6 (25.00%) SCADA
2 5 (20.83%) CMDB
2 5 (20.83%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (12.50%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (8.33%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (4.17%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (4.17%) Distributed Applications
5 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
5 1 (4.17%) Security Posture
5 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (29.17%) Migration
3 6 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 6 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 6 (25.00%) SIEM
3 6 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
4 5 (20.83%) Actionable Insight
4 5 (20.83%) Cyber Intelligence
4 5 (20.83%) Open Source
4 5 (20.83%) OSINT
4 5 (20.83%) Validation
5 4 (16.67%) Mentoring
6 3 (12.50%) Cloud Security
6 3 (12.50%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (12.50%) MITRE ATT&CK
6 3 (12.50%) Security Operations
6 3 (12.50%) Use Case
6 3 (12.50%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 2 (8.33%) Advanced Persistent Threat
7 2 (8.33%) Log Correlation
Qualifications
1 15 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 8 (33.33%) DV Cleared
2 8 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (16.67%) CCNA
3 4 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (16.67%) CISSP
4 3 (12.50%) Degree
4 3 (12.50%) OSCP
5 1 (4.17%) CCNP
5 1 (4.17%) CEH
5 1 (4.17%) CESG Certified Professional
5 1 (4.17%) CISM
5 1 (4.17%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.67%) NIST
2 3 (12.50%) ISA99
2 3 (12.50%) NIST 800
3 2 (8.33%) GDPR
4 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (4.17%) NCSC
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) Cisco
2 3 (12.50%) LogRhythm
2 3 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.17%) ForeScout
3 1 (4.17%) Juniper
3 1 (4.17%) Red Hat