SCADA Job Trends in England

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SCADA in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SCADA over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 569 422 577
Rank change year-on-year -147 +155 +118
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 169 241 212
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.19% 0.55% 0.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.72% 1.32% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 93 152 145
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £43,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,313 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,400 £71,250 £72,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%

All Generic Skills
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,481 18,271 25,169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.72% 42.00% 33.17%
Number of salaries quoted 15,467 9,254 15,856
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% -0.87% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,940 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £103,225
UK median annual salary £57,591 £56,811 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.37% +3.29% -13.39%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SCADA job vacancy trend in England

SCADA
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing SCADA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing SCADA

SCADA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCADA in England over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

Salary histogram for SCADA in England

SCADA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCADA within the England region over the 6 months to 31 July 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 -68 46 £47,500 -13.64% 23
North of England -39 36 £65,000 +8.33% 38
South East -49 32 £40,000 -33.33% 21
London -38 28 £60,000 - 30
West Midlands -49 26 £45,000 -18.18% 12
East of England -25 24 £50,000 -9.09% 16
North West +12 22 £62,500 +4.17% 23
East Midlands -22 20 £52,500 +9.38% 11
Yorkshire -42 8 £57,500 +15.00% 12
North East -60 6 £70,000 +16.67% 4
South West -75 4 £52,500 -4.55% 15
SCADA
UK

SCADA
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 12 (7.10%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (4.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.18%) ArchestrA
3 2 (1.18%) WinCC
4 1 (0.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.37%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.78%) EPLAN
2 3 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.78%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.59%) Maple
4 1 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.18%) Maximo
2 1 (0.59%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.55%) Azure
2 3 (1.78%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.18%) GitHub
3 2 (1.18%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.59%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.59%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 17 (10.06%) Profibus
2 16 (9.47%) Modbus
3 15 (8.88%) Ethernet
4 5 (2.96%) Firewall
4 5 (2.96%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.37%) VLAN
6 3 (1.78%) VPN
6 3 (1.78%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.18%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (1.18%) LAN
7 2 (1.18%) LoRaWAN
7 2 (1.18%) MQTT
7 2 (1.18%) Network Security
7 2 (1.18%) Software-Defined Networking
7 2 (1.18%) WAN
7 2 (1.18%) Wireless
8 1 (0.59%) 4G
8 1 (0.59%) AMQP
8 1 (0.59%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.59%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.37%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (1.78%) Power BI
3 2 (1.18%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (1.18%) Git
General
1 38 (22.49%) Social Skills
2 29 (17.16%) Manufacturing
3 24 (14.20%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (8.88%) Finance
5 12 (7.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (6.51%) Aerospace
7 10 (5.92%) Telecoms
8 7 (4.14%) Electronics
9 5 (2.96%) Pharmaceutical
9 5 (2.96%) Retail
10 3 (1.78%) Games
11 2 (1.18%) Automotive
11 2 (1.18%) Legal
12 1 (0.59%) French Language
12 1 (0.59%) German Language
12 1 (0.59%) Law
Job Titles
1 85 (50.30%) Systems Engineer
2 72 (42.60%) Control Systems Engineer
3 17 (10.06%) Lead
4 16 (9.47%) Senior
5 12 (7.10%) Software Engineer
6 10 (5.92%) Junior
6 10 (5.92%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 9 (5.33%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 8 (4.73%) SCADA Engineer
9 7 (4.14%) Automation Engineer
9 7 (4.14%) Project Engineer
10 6 (3.55%) Applications Engineer
10 6 (3.55%) Business Development Manager
10 6 (3.55%) Business Manager
10 6 (3.55%) Development Manager
11 5 (2.96%) Junior Software Engineer
11 5 (2.96%) Software Applications Engineer
11 5 (2.96%) Technical Engineer
11 5 (2.96%) Technical Support
11 5 (2.96%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.78%) XML
2 2 (1.18%) Middleware
2 2 (1.18%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.59%) .NET
3 1 (0.59%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 35 (20.71%) Driving Licence
2 28 (16.57%) Operational Technology
3 15 (8.88%) Renewable Energy
4 12 (7.10%) Replication
5 10 (5.92%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (4.73%) Algorithms
6 8 (4.73%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (4.73%) Robotics
7 5 (2.96%) IoT
7 5 (2.96%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 5 (2.96%) Onboarding
8 4 (2.37%) FMCG
8 4 (2.37%) Industry 4.0
9 3 (1.78%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.78%) Industrial Internet of Things
10 2 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (1.18%) Enterprise Storage
10 2 (1.18%) NB-IoT
10 2 (1.18%) PKI
10 2 (1.18%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.96%) Linux
2 3 (1.78%) Windows
2 3 (1.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (22.49%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (18.34%) Software Engineering
3 28 (16.57%) Systems Engineering
4 23 (13.61%) Mentoring
5 17 (10.06%) Data Acquisition
5 17 (10.06%) Project Delivery
6 15 (8.88%) Customer Requirements
6 15 (8.88%) Validation
7 14 (8.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (5.92%) Collaborative Culture
9 10 (5.92%) ERP
9 10 (5.92%) Technical Leadership
10 9 (5.33%) Preventative Maintenance
10 9 (5.33%) Root Cause Analysis
11 8 (4.73%) Compliance Audit
11 8 (4.73%) Incident Response
11 8 (4.73%) Project Management
11 8 (4.73%) Visualisation
12 7 (4.14%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.33%) SQL
2 8 (4.73%) MATLAB
3 7 (4.14%) Ladder Logic
4 5 (2.96%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.78%) Python
6 2 (1.18%) Bash
7 1 (0.59%) C#
7 1 (0.59%) Java
7 1 (0.59%) VB
Qualifications
1 44 (26.04%) Degree
2 19 (11.24%) HNC
3 17 (10.06%) HND
4 7 (4.14%) DBS Check
4 7 (4.14%) NVQ Level 3
5 6 (3.55%) SC Cleared
5 6 (3.55%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.96%) CISSP
7 3 (1.78%) City & Guilds
8 2 (1.18%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.18%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (1.18%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (1.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (1.18%) MCSA
8 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.59%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.59%) CBAP
9 1 (0.59%) CCNP
9 1 (0.59%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.59%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.92%) Accessibility
1 10 (5.92%) HAZOP
2 8 (4.73%) ARP4754
2 8 (4.73%) DO-254
3 5 (2.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.96%) QA
4 3 (1.78%) GDPR
4 3 (1.78%) IEC 61131
4 3 (1.78%) NIST
5 2 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.18%) GRC
6 1 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.59%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.59%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.59%) NCSC
6 1 (0.59%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (1.78%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.18%) Docker
2 2 (1.18%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (5.92%) Wonderware InTouch
2 3 (1.78%) Functional Safety
3 2 (1.18%) Ansible
3 2 (1.18%) Grafana
3 2 (1.18%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.18%) MOM
3 2 (1.18%) Prometheus
3 2 (1.18%) SCCM
3 2 (1.18%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 2 (1.18%) Terraform
4 1 (0.59%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.59%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 26 (15.38%) Siemens
2 25 (14.79%) Allen-Bradley
3 23 (13.61%) Rockwell
4 21 (12.43%) Wonderware
5 9 (5.33%) AVEVA
6 7 (4.14%) Microsoft
7 4 (2.37%) VMware
8 3 (1.78%) NEC
9 2 (1.18%) CA Agile Central
9 2 (1.18%) Cognizant
9 2 (1.18%) Dell
9 2 (1.18%) Qualys
9 2 (1.18%) SAP
9 2 (1.18%) Symantec
9 2 (1.18%) Veeam
10 1 (0.59%) Cisco
10 1 (0.59%) EMC
10 1 (0.59%) Oracle
10 1 (0.59%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.59%) Yahoo!