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 25 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 412 427 589
Rank change year-on-year +15 +162 +47
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 407 229 169
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.39% 0.53% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.51% 1.27% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 142 143 76
10th Percentile £38,875 £43,750 £46,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,875 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.59% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £70,750
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.82% -4.35% -4.17%

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 26,881 18,037 22,168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.03% 41.82% 32.42%
Number of salaries quoted 17,506 9,147 11,389
10th Percentile £31,090 £28,500 £31,840
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £43,911
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%

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 25 September 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 25 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 +23 148 £52,500 +9.38% 99
North of England -24 94 £60,000 - 142
East Midlands +34 84 £52,500 +10.53% 40
West Midlands -41 64 £55,000 +10.00% 59
East of England +11 57 £50,000 -9.09% 40
London -23 51 £60,000 - 118
North West -12 40 £57,500 -4.17% 70
South East -57 40 £55,000 -8.33% 87
Yorkshire -7 39 £57,500 +12.20% 54
South West -69 18 £68,750 +25.00% 50
North East -71 15 £70,000 +16.67% 23
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 14 (3.44%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.97%) WinCC
3 2 (0.49%) ArchestrA
3 2 (0.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 22 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (5.16%) EPLAN
3 11 (2.70%) Maple
4 5 (1.23%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.98%) Simulink
6 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.25%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.72%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.49%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.47%) Azure
2 3 (0.74%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.49%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.49%) GitHub
3 2 (0.49%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (0.49%) WhatsApp
4 1 (0.25%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 62 (15.23%) Modbus
2 52 (12.78%) Profibus
3 51 (12.53%) Ethernet
4 14 (3.44%) Firewall
4 14 (3.44%) VLAN
5 13 (3.19%) VPN
6 10 (2.46%) TCP/IP
7 9 (2.21%) Intrusion Detection
8 8 (1.97%) DMZ
8 8 (1.97%) IPv4
8 8 (1.97%) OSPF
9 5 (1.23%) Network Security
10 3 (0.74%) MQTT
10 3 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.49%) LAN
11 2 (0.49%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (0.49%) TETRA
11 2 (0.49%) WAN
12 1 (0.25%) AMQP
12 1 (0.25%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.49%) GIS
1 2 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.25%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.72%) LabVIEW
2 2 (0.49%) Git
General
1 94 (23.10%) Social Skills
2 69 (16.95%) Electronics
3 67 (16.46%) Manufacturing
4 52 (12.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (9.34%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (7.13%) Finance
7 18 (4.42%) Aerospace
8 17 (4.18%) Pharmaceutical
9 16 (3.93%) Telecoms
10 13 (3.19%) Retail
11 9 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.47%) Automotive
14 5 (1.23%) Military
15 4 (0.98%) Aviation
15 4 (0.98%) Games
16 3 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
17 2 (0.49%) French Language
17 2 (0.49%) German Language
17 2 (0.49%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 96 (23.59%) Senior
2 78 (19.16%) Systems Engineer
3 70 (17.20%) Control Systems Engineer
4 62 (15.23%) Senior Technician
5 52 (12.78%) Lead
6 47 (11.55%) Automation Engineer
7 27 (6.63%) Electrical Engineer
8 18 (4.42%) SCADA Engineer
9 17 (4.18%) Project Engineer
9 17 (4.18%) Team Leader
10 9 (2.21%) Junior
10 9 (2.21%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 9 (2.21%) Software Engineer
11 8 (1.97%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 8 (1.97%) PLC Engineer
11 8 (1.97%) Principal Engineer
11 8 (1.97%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 7 (1.72%) Lead Test Engineer
12 7 (1.72%) Test Engineer
13 6 (1.47%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.72%) XML
2 5 (1.23%) STL
3 4 (0.98%) CSS
4 2 (0.49%) .NET
4 2 (0.49%) Middleware
4 2 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
4 2 (0.49%) Terraform
5 1 (0.25%) Django
5 1 (0.25%) REST
5 1 (0.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 109 (26.78%) Onboarding
2 92 (22.60%) Robotics
3 61 (14.99%) Driving Licence
4 47 (11.55%) Operational Technology
5 22 (5.41%) Renewable Energy
6 17 (4.18%) FMCG
6 17 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (2.95%) Replication
8 8 (1.97%) Algorithms
8 8 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.72%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.23%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.23%) IoT
10 5 (1.23%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 4 (0.98%) Industry 4.0
11 4 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.98%) Management Information System
12 3 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.74%) Industrial Internet of Things
13 2 (0.49%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.49%) Linux
1 2 (0.49%) Windows
1 2 (0.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (30.47%) Preventative Maintenance
2 98 (24.08%) Mechatronics
3 96 (23.59%) Line Management
4 91 (22.36%) Proactive Maintenance
5 70 (17.20%) Technical Leadership
6 66 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 58 (14.25%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (12.78%) Cybersecurity
9 48 (11.79%) Validation
10 40 (9.83%) Order Management
11 39 (9.58%) Customer Requirements
11 39 (9.58%) Project Delivery
12 35 (8.60%) Data Acquisition
12 35 (8.60%) Mentoring
13 33 (8.11%) Systems Engineering
14 32 (7.86%) Project Management
15 28 (6.88%) Software Engineering
16 22 (5.41%) Visualisation
17 20 (4.91%) Computer Science
17 20 (4.91%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.91%) Ladder Logic
2 12 (2.95%) MATLAB
3 7 (1.72%) SQL
4 5 (1.23%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.23%) Python
5 2 (0.49%) Bash
6 1 (0.25%) C#
6 1 (0.25%) Java
Qualifications
1 195 (47.91%) Degree
2 105 (25.80%) NVQ Level 3
3 66 (16.22%) HNC
4 59 (14.50%) City & Guilds
5 42 (10.32%) HND
6 21 (5.16%) Security Cleared
7 18 (4.42%) SC Cleared
8 13 (3.19%) Master's Degree
9 12 (2.95%) Chartered Engineer
10 11 (2.70%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.23%) CISSP
12 3 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.49%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.49%) CTC Cleared
13 2 (0.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 2 (0.49%) MCSA
13 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.25%) CBAP
14 1 (0.25%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.44%) Accessibility
1 14 (3.44%) IEC 61131
2 13 (3.19%) HAZOP
3 8 (1.97%) ARP4754
3 8 (1.97%) DO-254
3 8 (1.97%) NIST
4 6 (1.47%) GDPR
5 5 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.23%) QA
6 4 (0.98%) NEBOSH
7 2 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.49%) GRC
7 2 (0.49%) NCSC
7 2 (0.49%) SLA
8 1 (0.25%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.25%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (1.23%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.74%) Docker
3 2 (0.49%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (2.46%) Wonderware InTouch
2 9 (2.21%) Functional Safety
3 4 (0.98%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.49%) Ansible
4 2 (0.49%) Grafana
4 2 (0.49%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.49%) MOM
4 2 (0.49%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.49%) SCCM
4 2 (0.49%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.25%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 59 (14.50%) Siemens
2 40 (9.83%) NEC
3 39 (9.58%) Allen-Bradley
4 33 (8.11%) Rockwell
5 25 (6.14%) Microsoft
6 19 (4.67%) Wonderware
7 13 (3.19%) AVEVA
8 9 (2.21%) SAP
9 7 (1.72%) Google
10 4 (0.98%) VMware
11 3 (0.74%) CA Agile Central
12 2 (0.49%) Cognizant
12 2 (0.49%) Dell
12 2 (0.49%) EMC
12 2 (0.49%) Symantec
12 2 (0.49%) Veeam
13 1 (0.25%) Oracle
13 1 (0.25%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.25%) Yahoo!