SCADA Job Trends in Cumbria

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SCADA in permanent job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SCADA over the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 28 -
Rank change year-on-year -22 - -
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.21% 0.40% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.52% 2.70% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
North West median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -22.58%

All Generic Skills
Cumbria

SCADA falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 66 37 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 13.61% 14.98% 16.24%
Number of salaries quoted 36 26 53
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £34,375 £31,937 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.11% - +2.74%
75th Percentile £52,188 £53,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £69,875 - £70,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SCADA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

SCADA job vacancy trend in Cumbria

SCADA
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing SCADA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing SCADA

SCADA
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCADA within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 19 June 2026. 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
Whitehaven - 1 £55,000 - 1
SCADA
North West

SCADA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Control Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Acquisition