Control Systems Engineer Job Trends in Chester

Control Systems Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

The median Control Systems Engineer salary in Chester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chester 4.58% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.31% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £60,000 £53,928 -
% change year-on-year +11.26% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Chester with a recognized job title 113 67 104
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.26% 100.00% 96.30%
Number of salaries quoted 58 37 79
10th Percentile £35,700 £32,000 £29,600
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £70,938 £65,000 £67,070
90th Percentile £100,000 £66,000 £76,510
Cheshire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Control Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Control Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Chester

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Chester

Salary distribution trend for Control Systems Engineer job vacancies in Chester.

Salary distribution trend for Control Systems Engineer job vacancies in Chester

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, Control Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Chester region featuring Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Software Engineering