Modbus Job Trends in England

Modbus
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Modbus skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 654 559 701
Rank change year-on-year -95 +142 +19
Permanent jobs citing Modbus 92 70 52
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.092% 0.16% 0.076%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.36% 1.09% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 44 44 32
10th Percentile £40,000 £43,000 £39,266
25th Percentile £44,375 £46,563 £43,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -21.43% +7.69%
75th Percentile £58,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% -21.43% +7.69%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Modbus falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 6,747 6,440 8,464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 6.72% 14.99% 12.38%
Number of salaries quoted 4,444 3,552 4,505
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £29,578
25th Percentile £33,750 £29,872 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £41,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.73% -17.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.25% -20.00% -1.93%

Modbus
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Modbus job vacancy trend in England

Modbus
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Modbus.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Modbus

Modbus
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Modbus in England over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Modbus in England

Modbus
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Modbus within the England region over the 6 months to 15 September 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 -36 41 £54,000 -1.82% 21
East Midlands -12 25 £54,000 +10.77% 9
East of England - 23 £61,500 - 8
West Midlands -42 16 £52,500 -4.55% 12
North of England -60 11 £50,000 +8.70% 26
London -51 8 £55,000 -8.33% 64
North West -18 7 - - 11
South East -47 7 £45,000 -30.77% 19
North East - 3 £50,000 - 6
South West -85 2 £40,000 -27.27% 14
Yorkshire -53 1 £45,000 -2.17% 11
Modbus
UK

Modbus
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 8 (8.70%) WinCC
2 2 (2.17%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 7 (7.61%) Maple
2 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.09%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.17%) Azure
2 1 (1.09%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 25 (27.17%) Ethernet
2 24 (26.09%) Profibus
3 20 (21.74%) Wireless
4 19 (20.65%) Bluetooth
5 10 (10.87%) LTE
5 10 (10.87%) VLAN
5 10 (10.87%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (9.78%) RS-232
6 9 (9.78%) RS-485
6 9 (9.78%) ZigBee
7 7 (7.61%) VPN
8 6 (6.52%) DMZ
8 6 (6.52%) IPv4
8 6 (6.52%) OSPF
8 6 (6.52%) TCP/IP
9 4 (4.35%) MQTT
10 3 (3.26%) Firewall
10 3 (3.26%) Network Security
11 1 (1.09%) DNS
11 1 (1.09%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.09%) GIS
1 1 (1.09%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (6.52%) LabVIEW
2 2 (2.17%) Git
General
1 40 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 24 (26.09%) Electronics
3 23 (25.00%) Manufacturing
4 19 (20.65%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (17.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (9.78%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (7.61%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (4.35%) Aerospace
8 4 (4.35%) Automotive
9 2 (2.17%) Law
9 2 (2.17%) Retail
10 1 (1.09%) Finance
10 1 (1.09%) Games
10 1 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 23 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 22 (23.91%) Embedded Engineer
2 22 (23.91%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 18 (19.57%) Automation Engineer
4 15 (16.30%) Senior
5 12 (13.04%) Senior Software Engineer
6 11 (11.96%) Senior Embedded Engineer
6 11 (11.96%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
7 8 (8.70%) Control Systems Engineer
7 8 (8.70%) Systems Engineer
8 6 (6.52%) Lead
8 6 (6.52%) Principal Engineer
8 6 (6.52%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 6 (6.52%) SCADA Engineer
9 5 (5.43%) Electrical Engineer
10 3 (3.26%) Architect
11 2 (2.17%) Junior
11 2 (2.17%) Network Engineer
11 2 (2.17%) Operations Engineer
11 2 (2.17%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.17%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 48 (52.17%) SCADA
2 19 (20.65%) Driving Licence
3 15 (16.30%) Operational Technology
4 10 (10.87%) Raspberry Pi
5 9 (9.78%) Embedded Systems
6 7 (7.61%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (4.35%) IoT
7 4 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (2.17%) ARM Cortex
8 2 (2.17%) Fibre Optics
8 2 (2.17%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 2 (2.17%) Robotics
9 1 (1.09%) Data Centre
9 1 (1.09%) Digital Signage
9 1 (1.09%) FMCG
9 1 (1.09%) Industry 4.0
9 1 (1.09%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 1 (1.09%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 11 (11.96%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (28.26%) Validation
2 24 (26.09%) Software Engineering
3 21 (22.83%) Cybersecurity
4 20 (21.74%) Customer Requirements
5 13 (14.13%) Computer Science
5 13 (14.13%) Data Acquisition
5 13 (14.13%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (13.04%) Decarbonisation
6 12 (13.04%) Programme Delivery
6 12 (13.04%) Project Delivery
6 12 (13.04%) Test Automation
6 12 (13.04%) Verification and Validation
7 9 (9.78%) TDD
7 9 (9.78%) Technical Leadership
7 9 (9.78%) Unit Testing
8 8 (8.70%) High Availability
9 7 (7.61%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (7.61%) Integration Testing
9 7 (7.61%) Preventative Maintenance
9 7 (7.61%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 22 (23.91%) C
2 11 (11.96%) C++
2 11 (11.96%) Embedded C
3 3 (3.26%) Python
4 2 (2.17%) MATLAB
5 1 (1.09%) C#
5 1 (1.09%) Java
5 1 (1.09%) Ladder Logic
5 1 (1.09%) SQL
5 1 (1.09%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 18 (19.57%) Degree
2 12 (13.04%) HNC
2 12 (13.04%) Security Cleared
3 11 (11.96%) SC Cleared
4 6 (6.52%) Master's Degree
5 4 (4.35%) City & Guilds
5 4 (4.35%) HND
6 3 (3.26%) CCNA
6 3 (3.26%) CCNP
6 3 (3.26%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (2.17%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (2.17%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.26%) IEC 61508
2 2 (2.17%) MISRA
2 2 (2.17%) MISRA C
3 1 (1.09%) HAZOP
3 1 (1.09%) IEC 61131
3 1 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.09%) NCSC
System Software
1 22 (23.91%) Firmware
2 11 (11.96%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.17%) Functional Safety
1 2 (2.17%) MOM
Vendors
1 13 (14.13%) Siemens
2 6 (6.52%) Rockwell
3 3 (3.26%) AVEVA
3 3 (3.26%) Cisco
4 2 (2.17%) Allen-Bradley
4 2 (2.17%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.09%) Aruba
5 1 (1.09%) Cognizant
5 1 (1.09%) Huawei
5 1 (1.09%) Meraki
5 1 (1.09%) Nokia
5 1 (1.09%) Oracle
5 1 (1.09%) Ruckus Wireless
5 1 (1.09%) SAP
5 1 (1.09%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.09%) Wonderware