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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 467 420 562
Rank change year-on-year -47 +142 +80
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 316 237 179
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.32% 0.55% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.24% 1.30% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 117 149 91
10th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £46,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £71,250 £71,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 25,535 18,209 22,100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.71% 41.95% 32.07%
Number of salaries quoted 16,799 9,227 12,035
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,747 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £42,881
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 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
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 9 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 9 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 -4 119 £48,500 +1.04% 70
North of England -43 68 £65,000 +8.33% 93
East Midlands +17 65 £55,000 +15.79% 27
West Midlands -42 54 £45,000 -10.00% 43
London -41 46 £60,000 - 91
East of England -25 39 £50,000 -9.09% 30
South East -43 33 £53,750 -10.42% 71
Yorkshire -30 29 £71,250 +39.02% 36
North West -7 27 £57,500 -4.17% 41
South West -70 12 £68,750 +25.00% 32
North East -70 12 £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 13 (4.11%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.90%) WinCC
4 2 (0.63%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (4.43%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (3.80%) EPLAN
3 6 (1.90%) Maple
4 3 (0.95%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.63%) Simulink
6 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.32%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.32%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (2.22%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.63%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.90%) Azure
2 3 (0.95%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.63%) GitHub
3 2 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.32%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.32%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 40 (12.66%) Modbus
2 36 (11.39%) Profibus
3 33 (10.44%) Ethernet
4 10 (3.16%) Firewall
4 10 (3.16%) TCP/IP
4 10 (3.16%) VPN
5 9 (2.85%) VLAN
6 5 (1.58%) DMZ
6 5 (1.58%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (1.58%) IPv4
6 5 (1.58%) Network Security
6 5 (1.58%) OSPF
7 3 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.63%) LAN
8 2 (0.63%) MQTT
8 2 (0.63%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (0.63%) WAN
9 1 (0.32%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.63%) GIS
1 2 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.32%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (1.58%) LabVIEW
2 2 (0.63%) Git
General
1 59 (18.67%) Social Skills
2 53 (16.77%) Electronics
3 43 (13.61%) Manufacturing
4 36 (11.39%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (10.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 25 (7.91%) Finance
7 16 (5.06%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.80%) Retail
9 10 (3.16%) Aerospace
9 10 (3.16%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.27%) Military
13 3 (0.95%) Games
13 3 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.63%) French Language
14 2 (0.63%) German Language
15 1 (0.32%) Law
15 1 (0.32%) Legal
Job Titles
1 79 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
2 75 (23.73%) Senior
3 70 (22.15%) Control Systems Engineer
4 49 (15.51%) Senior Technician
5 45 (14.24%) Lead
6 34 (10.76%) Automation Engineer
7 17 (5.38%) SCADA Engineer
7 17 (5.38%) Team Leader
8 11 (3.48%) Project Engineer
9 10 (3.16%) Software Engineer
10 9 (2.85%) Electrical Engineer
10 9 (2.85%) Junior
10 9 (2.85%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 9 (2.85%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 7 (2.22%) Lead Test Engineer
11 7 (2.22%) PLC Engineer
11 7 (2.22%) Test Engineer
12 6 (1.90%) Business Development Manager
12 6 (1.90%) Business Manager
12 6 (1.90%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.22%) XML
2 4 (1.27%) CSS
3 2 (0.63%) Middleware
3 2 (0.63%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.63%) Terraform
4 1 (0.32%) .NET
4 1 (0.32%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 87 (27.53%) Onboarding
2 73 (23.10%) Robotics
3 45 (14.24%) Driving Licence
4 38 (12.03%) Operational Technology
5 18 (5.70%) Renewable Energy
6 16 (5.06%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.80%) Replication
8 8 (2.53%) Algorithms
8 8 (2.53%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (2.53%) FMCG
9 7 (2.22%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.58%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.58%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 4 (1.27%) Industry 4.0
12 3 (0.95%) Industrial Internet of Things
12 3 (0.95%) IoT
13 2 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
13 2 (0.63%) Enterprise Storage
13 2 (0.63%) PKI
13 2 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.63%) Linux
1 2 (0.63%) Windows
1 2 (0.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (29.75%) Preventative Maintenance
2 75 (23.73%) Line Management
3 74 (23.42%) Mechatronics
4 72 (22.78%) Proactive Maintenance
5 53 (16.77%) Technical Leadership
6 47 (14.87%) Continuous Improvement
7 44 (13.92%) Problem-Solving
8 38 (12.03%) Validation
9 35 (11.08%) Cybersecurity
10 33 (10.44%) Order Management
11 31 (9.81%) Customer Requirements
11 31 (9.81%) Project Delivery
12 30 (9.49%) Data Acquisition
13 28 (8.86%) Software Engineering
14 26 (8.23%) Mentoring
14 26 (8.23%) Project Management
14 26 (8.23%) Systems Engineering
15 16 (5.06%) Visualisation
16 15 (4.75%) Verification and Validation
17 13 (4.11%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.06%) Ladder Logic
2 10 (3.16%) MATLAB
3 7 (2.22%) SQL
4 5 (1.58%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.95%) Python
6 2 (0.63%) Bash
7 1 (0.32%) C#
7 1 (0.32%) Java
7 1 (0.32%) VB
Qualifications
1 153 (48.42%) Degree
2 79 (25.00%) NVQ Level 3
3 46 (14.56%) City & Guilds
4 40 (12.66%) HNC
5 30 (9.49%) HND
6 15 (4.75%) SC Cleared
6 15 (4.75%) Security Cleared
7 11 (3.48%) DBS Check
8 10 (3.16%) Chartered Engineer
9 8 (2.53%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.58%) CISSP
11 2 (0.63%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.63%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.63%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.63%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (0.63%) MCSA
11 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.32%) CBAP
12 1 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.32%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.48%) HAZOP
2 10 (3.16%) Accessibility
2 10 (3.16%) IEC 61131
3 8 (2.53%) ARP4754
3 8 (2.53%) DO-254
4 5 (1.58%) GDPR
4 5 (1.58%) QA
5 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.27%) NIST
6 2 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.63%) GRC
7 1 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.32%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.32%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.32%) NCSC
7 1 (0.32%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (1.58%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.63%) Docker
2 2 (0.63%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (3.16%) Wonderware InTouch
2 5 (1.58%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.27%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.63%) Ansible
4 2 (0.63%) Grafana
4 2 (0.63%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.63%) MOM
4 2 (0.63%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.63%) SCCM
4 2 (0.63%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.32%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 42 (13.29%) Siemens
2 33 (10.44%) NEC
3 32 (10.13%) Allen-Bradley
4 24 (7.59%) Rockwell
5 19 (6.01%) Wonderware
6 16 (5.06%) Microsoft
7 10 (3.16%) AVEVA
8 8 (2.53%) SAP
9 7 (2.22%) Google
10 4 (1.27%) VMware
11 2 (0.63%) CA Agile Central
11 2 (0.63%) Cognizant
11 2 (0.63%) Dell
11 2 (0.63%) EMC
11 2 (0.63%) Symantec
11 2 (0.63%) Veeam
12 1 (0.32%) Oracle
12 1 (0.32%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.32%) Yahoo!