Control Systems Engineer Job Trends in England

Control Systems Engineer
UK > England

The median Control Systems Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 November 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 491 670 642
Rank change year-on-year +179 -28 +330
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 127 53 45
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.27% 0.088% 0.098%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.093% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 101 21 29
10th Percentile £46,750 £30,000 £42,900
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -12.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 42,051 56,729 43,891
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 94.29% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 27,089 31,796 34,125
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £43,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.22% -4.17% -

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

Control Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary distribution trend for Control Systems Engineer job vacancies in England

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Control Systems Engineer in England over the 6 months to 25 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Control Systems Engineer in England

Control Systems Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Control Systems Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 25 November 2025. 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
Midlands +102 51 £55,000 -4.35% 15
West Midlands +90 37 £55,000 +57.14% 9
North of England +71 33 £52,500 -2.65% 21
North West +74 26 £52,500 -2.65% 9
South East +61 23 £55,000 +46.67% 19
East Midlands +39 14 £52,500 -8.70% 6
South West +43 8 £55,000 -
East of England +26 8 £55,000 - 9
London +41 7 £80,000 +23.08% 4
Yorkshire +23 5 £50,000 - 9
North East - 2 £50,000 - 3
Control Systems Engineer
UK

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 November 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 England region featuring Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 40 (31.50%) Siemens
2 23 (18.11%) Rockwell
3 20 (15.75%) Software Engineering
4 17 (13.39%) Degree
5 16 (12.60%) Allen-Bradley
5 16 (12.60%) Profibus
6 14 (11.02%) Ethernet
7 12 (9.45%) Modbus
8 11 (8.66%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (7.09%) Ladder Logic
10 8 (6.30%) Cybersecurity
10 8 (6.30%) Master's Degree
11 7 (5.51%) Mechatronics
11 7 (5.51%) Mentoring
11 7 (5.51%) Risk Assessment
11 7 (5.51%) Validation
12 6 (4.72%) Security Cleared
12 6 (4.72%) WinCC
13 5 (3.94%) Software Testing
13 5 (3.94%) Technical Leadership
14 4 (3.15%) AVEVA
14 4 (3.15%) Continuous Improvement
14 4 (3.15%) FMEA
14 4 (3.15%) HND
14 4 (3.15%) LabVIEW
14 4 (3.15%) Project Management
14 4 (3.15%) SC Cleared
14 4 (3.15%) Systems Engineering
15 3 (2.36%) Customer Requirements
15 3 (2.36%) High Availability

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.72%) WinCC
2 2 (1.57%) ArchestrA
2 2 (1.57%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 2 (1.57%) EPLAN
2 1 (0.79%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 16 (12.60%) Profibus
2 14 (11.02%) Ethernet
3 12 (9.45%) Modbus
4 3 (2.36%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.57%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 4 (3.15%) LabVIEW
General
1 28 (22.05%) Manufacturing
2 14 (11.02%) Automotive
3 8 (6.30%) Electronics
4 7 (5.51%) Pharmaceutical
5 5 (3.94%) Social Skills
6 4 (3.15%) Advertising
6 4 (3.15%) Aerospace
6 4 (3.15%) Military
7 1 (0.79%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 49 (38.58%) SCADA
2 14 (11.02%) Driving Licence
3 8 (6.30%) Operational Technology
4 6 (4.72%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (3.15%) Fibre Optics
6 1 (0.79%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.57%) Windows
1 2 (1.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (15.75%) Software Engineering
2 11 (8.66%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (6.30%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (5.51%) Mechatronics
4 7 (5.51%) Mentoring
4 7 (5.51%) Risk Assessment
4 7 (5.51%) Validation
5 5 (3.94%) Software Testing
5 5 (3.94%) Technical Leadership
6 4 (3.15%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (3.15%) FMEA
6 4 (3.15%) Project Management
6 4 (3.15%) Systems Engineering
7 3 (2.36%) Customer Requirements
7 3 (2.36%) High Availability
7 3 (2.36%) SDLC
8 1 (0.79%) Cost Management
8 1 (0.79%) Digital Innovation
8 1 (0.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 1 (0.79%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.09%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 17 (13.39%) Degree
2 8 (6.30%) Master's Degree
3 6 (4.72%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.15%) HND
4 4 (3.15%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.36%) HNC
6 1 (0.79%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.36%) IEC 61131
1 3 (2.36%) IEC 61508
2 2 (1.57%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.57%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.79%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 40 (31.50%) Siemens
2 23 (18.11%) Rockwell
3 16 (12.60%) Allen-Bradley
4 4 (3.15%) AVEVA
5 2 (1.57%) VMware