SCADA Job Trends in the East of England

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
England > East of England

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 181 -
Rank change year-on-year +39 - -
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 10 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.24% 0.029% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.76% 0.075% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £51,875 - -
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% -0.83% +15.24%

All Generic Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,323 1,337 896
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 31.79% 38.11% 39.52%
Number of salaries quoted 617 529 596
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,530 £28,859
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £79,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

SCADA job vacancy trend in the East of England

SCADA
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SCADA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing SCADA

SCADA
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCADA within the East of England region over the 6 months to 6 January 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
Cambridgeshire - 7 £47,500 - 2
Bedfordshire - 2 - - 1
Hertfordshire - 1 - - 1
SCADA
England

SCADA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Profibus
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (30.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (30.00%) Retail
4 2 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (20.00%) Control Systems Engineer
1 2 (20.00%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Electrical Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Project Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (30.00%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (30.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (30.00%) Logistics
2 3 (30.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (10.00%) Building Information Modelling
4 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) HNC
2 2 (20.00%) City & Guilds
2 2 (20.00%) Degree
2 2 (20.00%) HND
2 2 (20.00%) NVQ Level 3