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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 418 417 581
Rank change year-on-year -1 +164 +48
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 373 235 172
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.37% 0.54% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.41% 1.30% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 131 148 82
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £46,025
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,438 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,625 £71,150
UK median annual salary £56,750 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.18% -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 26,410 18,140 22,295
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.98% 41.98% 32.26%
Number of salaries quoted 17,223 9,210 11,806
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,742 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £43,650
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 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £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 18 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 18 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 +4 134 £55,000 +14.58% 90
North of England -33 85 £65,000 +8.33% 136
East Midlands +17 75 £53,750 +13.16% 32
West Midlands -45 59 £55,000 +10.00% 58
East of England -3 53 £50,000 -9.09% 41
London -36 48 £60,000 - 118
South East -47 38 £55,000 -8.33% 98
North West -1 36 £57,500 -4.17% 67
Yorkshire -23 35 £57,500 +12.20% 54
South West -81 16 £67,500 +22.73% 36
North East -71 14 £70,000 +16.67% 21
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 (3.75%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.14%) WinCC
3 2 (0.54%) ArchestrA
3 2 (0.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (5.36%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.29%) EPLAN
3 10 (2.68%) Maple
4 5 (1.34%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.80%) Simulink
6 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.27%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.88%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.54%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.61%) Azure
2 3 (0.80%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.54%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.54%) GitHub
3 2 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.27%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.27%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 57 (15.28%) Modbus
2 46 (12.33%) Profibus
3 45 (12.06%) Ethernet
4 14 (3.75%) Firewall
5 13 (3.49%) VLAN
6 12 (3.22%) VPN
7 10 (2.68%) TCP/IP
8 9 (2.41%) Intrusion Detection
9 7 (1.88%) DMZ
9 7 (1.88%) IPv4
9 7 (1.88%) OSPF
10 5 (1.34%) Network Security
11 3 (0.80%) MQTT
11 3 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
12 2 (0.54%) LAN
12 2 (0.54%) Software-Defined Networking
12 2 (0.54%) TETRA
12 2 (0.54%) WAN
13 1 (0.27%) AMQP
13 1 (0.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.54%) GIS
1 2 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.27%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (1.61%) LabVIEW
2 2 (0.54%) Git
General
1 82 (21.98%) Social Skills
2 61 (16.35%) Electronics
2 61 (16.35%) Manufacturing
3 47 (12.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 36 (9.65%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (7.24%) Finance
6 16 (4.29%) Telecoms
7 14 (3.75%) Pharmaceutical
8 13 (3.49%) Aerospace
8 13 (3.49%) Retail
9 8 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.07%) Aviation
11 4 (1.07%) Military
12 3 (0.80%) Games
12 3 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.54%) Automotive
13 2 (0.54%) French Language
13 2 (0.54%) Legal
13 2 (0.54%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 88 (23.59%) Senior
2 79 (21.18%) Systems Engineer
3 70 (18.77%) Control Systems Engineer
4 56 (15.01%) Senior Technician
5 49 (13.14%) Lead
6 41 (10.99%) Automation Engineer
7 22 (5.90%) Electrical Engineer
8 18 (4.83%) SCADA Engineer
9 17 (4.56%) Team Leader
10 15 (4.02%) Project Engineer
11 10 (2.68%) Junior
11 10 (2.68%) Software Engineer
12 9 (2.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 8 (2.14%) Lead Systems Engineer
13 8 (2.14%) PLC Engineer
14 7 (1.88%) Lead Test Engineer
14 7 (1.88%) Principal Engineer
14 7 (1.88%) Principal Systems Engineer
14 7 (1.88%) Test Engineer
15 6 (1.61%) Business Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.88%) XML
2 4 (1.07%) CSS
3 2 (0.54%) Middleware
3 2 (0.54%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.54%) STL
3 2 (0.54%) Terraform
4 1 (0.27%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 98 (26.27%) Onboarding
2 79 (21.18%) Robotics
3 56 (15.01%) Driving Licence
4 47 (12.60%) Operational Technology
5 19 (5.09%) Renewable Energy
6 17 (4.56%) FMCG
6 17 (4.56%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.22%) Replication
8 8 (2.14%) Algorithms
8 8 (2.14%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.88%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.34%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 4 (1.07%) Industry 4.0
11 4 (1.07%) IoT
12 3 (0.80%) Industrial Internet of Things
12 3 (0.80%) Management Information System
13 2 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
13 2 (0.54%) Enterprise Storage
13 2 (0.54%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.54%) Linux
1 2 (0.54%) Windows
1 2 (0.54%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (29.49%) Preventative Maintenance
2 88 (23.59%) Mechatronics
3 85 (22.79%) Line Management
4 83 (22.25%) Proactive Maintenance
5 63 (16.89%) Technical Leadership
6 60 (16.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 50 (13.40%) Problem-Solving
8 48 (12.87%) Cybersecurity
9 45 (12.06%) Validation
10 37 (9.92%) Project Delivery
11 36 (9.65%) Customer Requirements
11 36 (9.65%) Order Management
12 35 (9.38%) Mentoring
13 33 (8.85%) Data Acquisition
14 31 (8.31%) Systems Engineering
15 29 (7.77%) Project Management
16 28 (7.51%) Software Engineering
17 20 (5.36%) Visualisation
18 18 (4.83%) Root Cause Analysis
18 18 (4.83%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.83%) Ladder Logic
2 11 (2.95%) MATLAB
3 6 (1.61%) SQL
4 5 (1.34%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.07%) Python
6 2 (0.54%) Bash
7 1 (0.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 178 (47.72%) Degree
2 93 (24.93%) NVQ Level 3
3 57 (15.28%) HNC
4 54 (14.48%) City & Guilds
5 38 (10.19%) HND
6 19 (5.09%) Security Cleared
7 17 (4.56%) SC Cleared
8 11 (2.95%) Chartered Engineer
8 11 (2.95%) DBS Check
8 11 (2.95%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.34%) CISSP
10 2 (0.54%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.54%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.54%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (0.54%) MCSA
10 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.27%) CBAP
11 1 (0.27%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.75%) Accessibility
2 12 (3.22%) HAZOP
2 12 (3.22%) IEC 61131
3 8 (2.14%) ARP4754
3 8 (2.14%) DO-254
3 8 (2.14%) NIST
4 5 (1.34%) GDPR
4 5 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.34%) QA
5 3 (0.80%) NEBOSH
6 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.54%) GRC
6 2 (0.54%) NCSC
6 2 (0.54%) SLA
7 1 (0.27%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.27%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (1.34%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.54%) Docker
2 2 (0.54%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (2.68%) Wonderware InTouch
2 7 (1.88%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.07%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.54%) Ansible
4 2 (0.54%) Grafana
4 2 (0.54%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.54%) MOM
4 2 (0.54%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.54%) SCCM
4 2 (0.54%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 54 (14.48%) Siemens
2 38 (10.19%) Allen-Bradley
3 36 (9.65%) NEC
4 30 (8.04%) Rockwell
5 22 (5.90%) Microsoft
6 20 (5.36%) Wonderware
7 13 (3.49%) AVEVA
8 8 (2.14%) SAP
9 7 (1.88%) Google
10 4 (1.07%) VMware
11 3 (0.80%) CA Agile Central
12 2 (0.54%) Cognizant
12 2 (0.54%) Dell
12 2 (0.54%) EMC
12 2 (0.54%) Symantec
12 2 (0.54%) Veeam
13 1 (0.27%) Oracle
13 1 (0.27%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.27%) Yahoo!