Control Systems Engineer Job Trends in England

Control Systems Engineer
UK > England

The median Control Systems Engineer salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 489 638 616
Rank change year-on-year +149 -22 +305
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 128 41 64
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.24% 0.085% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.092% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 101 12 44
10th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,321 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.84% +3.48% +15.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £80,000 - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% -2.17% +15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -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 14 January 2026.

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 14 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
Midlands +58 43 £62,500 +8.70% 20
North of England +38 35 £52,500 -2.65% 17
South East +66 34 £55,000 - 7
North West +44 29 £52,500 -2.65% 8
West Midlands +45 26 £65,000 - 13
East Midlands +5 17 £55,000 -4.35% 7
East of England +39 15 £55,000 - 1
North East - 4 £55,000 - 5
London +33 2 £80,000 +23.08% 3
Yorkshire -10 2 £52,500 - 4
South West +12 1 £50,000 - 5
Control Systems Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 33 (25.78%) Siemens
2 15 (11.72%) Rockwell
3 13 (10.16%) Software Engineering
4 11 (8.59%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (8.59%) Systems Engineering
5 10 (7.81%) Degree
6 9 (7.03%) Allen-Bradley
7 7 (5.47%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (5.47%) Mentoring
7 7 (5.47%) Profibus
8 6 (4.69%) WinCC
9 5 (3.91%) Ethernet
9 5 (3.91%) Software Testing
10 4 (3.13%) AVEVA
10 4 (3.13%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (3.13%) FMEA
10 4 (3.13%) LabVIEW
10 4 (3.13%) Project Management
10 4 (3.13%) Technical Leadership
11 3 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (2.34%) IEC 61131
11 3 (2.34%) IEC 61508
11 3 (2.34%) MATLAB
11 3 (2.34%) Modbus
11 3 (2.34%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 3 (2.34%) Simulink
11 3 (2.34%) Validation
11 3 (2.34%) Verification and Validation
12 2 (1.56%) ArchestrA
12 2 (1.56%) Cost Management

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 (4.69%) WinCC
2 2 (1.56%) ArchestrA
2 2 (1.56%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 3 (2.34%) Simulink
2 2 (1.56%) EPLAN
3 1 (0.78%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.47%) Profibus
2 5 (3.91%) Ethernet
3 3 (2.34%) Modbus
4 2 (1.56%) Firewall
5 1 (0.78%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 4 (3.13%) LabVIEW
General
1 21 (16.41%) Manufacturing
2 16 (12.50%) Automotive
3 5 (3.91%) Pharmaceutical
4 4 (3.13%) Advertising
5 3 (2.34%) Social Skills
6 2 (1.56%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.56%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.78%) Electronics
7 1 (0.78%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 32 (25.00%) SCADA
2 18 (14.06%) Driving Licence
3 5 (3.91%) Operational Technology
4 4 (3.13%) Fibre Optics
4 4 (3.13%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (2.34%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.56%) Windows
1 2 (1.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (10.16%) Software Engineering
2 11 (8.59%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (8.59%) Systems Engineering
3 7 (5.47%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (5.47%) Mentoring
4 5 (3.91%) Software Testing
5 4 (3.13%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (3.13%) FMEA
5 4 (3.13%) Project Management
5 4 (3.13%) Technical Leadership
6 3 (2.34%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 3 (2.34%) Validation
6 3 (2.34%) Verification and Validation
7 2 (1.56%) Cost Management
7 2 (1.56%) Project Delivery
7 2 (1.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 1 (0.78%) Customer Requirements
8 1 (0.78%) High Availability
8 1 (0.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 1 (0.78%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.34%) MATLAB
2 2 (1.56%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (0.78%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (7.81%) Degree
2 3 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.56%) Master's Degree
3 2 (1.56%) SC Cleared
3 2 (1.56%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.78%) HNC
4 1 (0.78%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.34%) IEC 61131
1 3 (2.34%) IEC 61508
2 2 (1.56%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.56%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 33 (25.78%) Siemens
2 15 (11.72%) Rockwell
3 9 (7.03%) Allen-Bradley
4 4 (3.13%) AVEVA
5 2 (1.56%) VMware