Control Systems Engineer Jobs 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 20 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 641 738 913
Rank change year-on-year +97 +175 +203
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 48 103 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.097% 0.12% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.13% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 36 76 2
10th Percentile - £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £44,605 £45,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +25.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £60,625 £65,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,875 £48,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% +25.00% -20.00%

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 45,303 81,796 81,052
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 94.56% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 24,383 60,874 51,701
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,626
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Control Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Control Systems Engineer in England

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Control Systems Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Control Systems Engineer in England

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Control Systems Engineer in England over the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 May 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 +58 24 £55,000 +12.24% 59
West Midlands +61 16 £55,000 +12.24% 35
South East +88 12 £44,605 -31.38% 33
East Midlands +22 8 £60,000 +23.71% 22
London +114 6 £65,000 -10.34% 14
East of England +24 4 £66,250 +26.19% 25
South West +78 1 £60,000 +42.86% 27
Yorkshire +66 1 £50,000 +66.67% 22
North of England +38 1 £50,000 +11.11% 55
Control Systems Engineer
UK

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Control Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 21 (43.75%) SCADA
2 19 (39.58%) Siemens
3 17 (35.42%) Rockwell
4 10 (20.83%) Software Engineering
4 10 (20.83%) Software Testing
5 9 (18.75%) Manufacturing
6 8 (16.67%) HNC
7 7 (14.58%) HND
7 7 (14.58%) Degree
7 7 (14.58%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (14.58%) Ladder Logic
7 7 (14.58%) Ethernet
7 7 (14.58%) Profibus
7 7 (14.58%) Allen-Bradley
7 7 (14.58%) WinCC
8 6 (12.50%) SC Cleared
8 6 (12.50%) Security Cleared
8 6 (12.50%) Validation
9 5 (10.42%) Electronics
9 5 (10.42%) C++
10 4 (8.33%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (8.33%) Aerospace
10 4 (8.33%) Risk Assessment
10 4 (8.33%) Mechatronics
10 4 (8.33%) Modbus
10 4 (8.33%) Systems Engineering
10 4 (8.33%) Master's Degree
10 4 (8.33%) IEC 61131
11 3 (6.25%) Fibre Optics
11 3 (6.25%) Customer Requirements

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (14.58%) WinCC
2 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.08%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 1 (2.08%) AutoCAD
1 1 (2.08%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 7 (14.58%) Ethernet
1 7 (14.58%) Profibus
2 4 (8.33%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (18.75%) Manufacturing
2 5 (10.42%) Electronics
3 4 (8.33%) Aerospace
3 4 (8.33%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (6.25%) Advertising
5 2 (4.17%) Automotive
5 2 (4.17%) Social Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 21 (43.75%) SCADA
2 3 (6.25%) Fibre Optics
3 2 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.08%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (2.08%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.25%) Linux
1 3 (6.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (20.83%) Software Engineering
1 10 (20.83%) Software Testing
2 6 (12.50%) Validation
3 4 (8.33%) Mechatronics
3 4 (8.33%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (8.33%) Systems Engineering
4 3 (6.25%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (6.25%) High Availability
5 2 (4.17%) Data Acquisition
5 2 (4.17%) FMEA
5 2 (4.17%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (2.08%) Coaching
6 1 (2.08%) Model Validation
6 1 (2.08%) Performance Optimisation
6 1 (2.08%) Preventative Maintenance
6 1 (2.08%) Process Improvement
6 1 (2.08%) System Testing
6 1 (2.08%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 7 (14.58%) Ladder Logic
2 5 (10.42%) C++
3 3 (6.25%) C#
3 3 (6.25%) SQL
3 3 (6.25%) VB
4 2 (4.17%) C
4 2 (4.17%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 8 (16.67%) HNC
2 7 (14.58%) BPSS Clearance
2 7 (14.58%) Degree
2 7 (14.58%) HND
3 6 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 6 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 4 (8.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.33%) IEC 61131
2 2 (4.17%) HAZOP
3 1 (2.08%) ISO 26262
3 1 (2.08%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (6.25%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 19 (39.58%) Siemens
2 17 (35.42%) Rockwell
3 7 (14.58%) Allen-Bradley
4 3 (6.25%) AVEVA
4 3 (6.25%) Oracle
4 3 (6.25%) Red Hat
5 2 (4.17%) Wonderware
6 1 (2.08%) SAP