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 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 441 527 597
Rank change year-on-year +86 +70 +254
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 153 157 82
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.29% 0.32% 0.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.83% 0.86% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 107 43 57
10th Percentile £43,750 £40,000 £44,300
25th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -1.64% +16.19%
75th Percentile £60,625 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £83,103
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.00% +19.05%

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 18,523 18,199 17,216
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.66% 37.24% 36.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,329 8,624 12,841
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,000 £43,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,500 £83,750 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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 4 January 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 4 January 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 +13 48 £45,000 -13.46% 35
North of England +27 44 £52,500 -4.55% 27
West Midlands +25 36 £45,000 -26.53% 17
North West +45 30 £52,500 -2.65% 19
London +61 23 £60,000 -7.69% 9
South East +18 23 £62,500 -3.85% 12
East Midlands -2 12 £45,000 -13.46% 18
East of England +32 10 £47,500 - 4
South West +8 8 £60,000 - 6
Yorkshire -20 8 £55,000 - 6
North East +12 6 £31,000 - 3
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 (8.50%) WinCC
2 6 (3.92%) FactoryTalk
3 2 (1.31%) ArchestrA
4 1 (0.65%) Confluence
4 1 (0.65%) Mendix
Applications
1 16 (10.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.61%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.31%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.65%) EPLAN
Cloud Services
1 9 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 6 (3.92%) Azure
3 4 (2.61%) AWS
4 2 (1.31%) Amazon EC2
5 1 (0.65%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 20 (13.07%) Modbus
2 11 (7.19%) Firewall
3 8 (5.23%) Profibus
4 7 (4.58%) Ethernet
5 5 (3.27%) Network Security
6 4 (2.61%) MQTT
7 3 (1.96%) DMZ
8 1 (0.65%) NAS
8 1 (0.65%) SAN
8 1 (0.65%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.65%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (9.80%) GIS
2 9 (5.88%) Power BI
3 1 (0.65%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.61%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.65%) JIRA
General
1 37 (24.18%) Manufacturing
2 34 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 23 (15.03%) Legal
4 21 (13.73%) Finance
5 14 (9.15%) Fire and Rescue
6 12 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (7.19%) Pharmaceutical
8 10 (6.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (6.54%) Retail
9 8 (5.23%) Advertising
10 4 (2.61%) Automotive
11 2 (1.31%) Back Office
11 2 (1.31%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.65%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.65%) Electronics
12 1 (0.65%) Military
12 1 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (32.03%) Systems Engineer
2 34 (22.22%) Control Systems Engineer
3 19 (12.42%) Senior
4 15 (9.80%) Automation Engineer
5 14 (9.15%) Network Engineer
5 14 (9.15%) Support Engineer
6 12 (7.84%) SCADA Engineer
7 11 (7.19%) Analyst
7 11 (7.19%) Field Engineer
7 11 (7.19%) Lead
8 9 (5.88%) PLC Engineer
8 9 (5.88%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 8 (5.23%) Field Service Engineer
9 8 (5.23%) Lead Systems Engineer
9 8 (5.23%) Systems Support
9 8 (5.23%) Systems Support Engineer
10 7 (4.58%) Operations Technician
11 6 (3.92%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 6 (3.92%) Manufacturing Engineer
11 6 (3.92%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.31%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (16.34%) Driving Licence
1 25 (16.34%) Operational Technology
2 23 (15.03%) Renewable Energy
3 9 (5.88%) IoT
3 9 (5.88%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 7 (4.58%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (3.92%) LIMS
5 6 (3.92%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (3.27%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 5 (3.27%) Industry 4.0
6 5 (3.27%) Onboarding
7 4 (2.61%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (1.96%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 3 (1.96%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.31%) CCTV
9 2 (1.31%) Cyber Defence
9 2 (1.31%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.31%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.65%) Biopharmaceutical
10 1 (0.65%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 17 (11.11%) Windows
2 13 (8.50%) Windows Server
3 5 (3.27%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.61%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (1.96%) Linux
6 2 (1.31%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (20.26%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (13.07%) Continuous Improvement
3 17 (11.11%) Customer Service
3 17 (11.11%) Regulatory Compliance
4 16 (10.46%) Cybersecurity
5 15 (9.80%) Software Engineering
6 14 (9.15%) Incident Management
7 12 (7.84%) Validation
8 11 (7.19%) Preventative Maintenance
9 10 (6.54%) Computer Science
9 10 (6.54%) Incident Response
9 10 (6.54%) Project Delivery
9 10 (6.54%) Project Management
10 9 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (5.23%) ERP
11 8 (5.23%) ITIL
11 8 (5.23%) Mentoring
12 7 (4.58%) Analytics
12 7 (4.58%) Network Design
12 7 (4.58%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 14 (9.15%) SQL
2 8 (5.23%) Python
3 4 (2.61%) Ladder Logic
3 4 (2.61%) VBA
4 3 (1.96%) C++
4 3 (1.96%) VB
5 2 (1.31%) C
5 2 (1.31%) C#
Qualifications
1 28 (18.30%) Degree
2 20 (13.07%) HNC
3 18 (11.76%) HND
4 13 (8.50%) NVQ Level 3
5 11 (7.19%) Security Cleared
6 10 (6.54%) SC Cleared
7 5 (3.27%) A+ Certification
7 5 (3.27%) CCNA
7 5 (3.27%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (3.27%) MCSA
7 5 (3.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (3.27%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.31%) CISM
9 2 (1.31%) CISSP
9 2 (1.31%) City & Guilds
9 2 (1.31%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.31%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.31%) PMP
10 1 (0.65%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.88%) NIST
1 9 (5.88%) QA
2 6 (3.92%) IEC 61508
3 5 (3.27%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 5 (3.27%) GxP
3 5 (3.27%) IEC 61131
3 5 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.96%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.31%) NCSC
5 2 (1.31%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.65%) GDPR
6 1 (0.65%) GMP
System Software
1 8 (5.23%) Firmware
2 7 (4.58%) Active Directory
2 7 (4.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (3.92%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.31%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 4 (2.61%) Functional Safety
2 2 (1.31%) AssetCenter
2 2 (1.31%) SCCM
3 1 (0.65%) Grafana
3 1 (0.65%) MOM
3 1 (0.65%) Terraform
3 1 (0.65%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 34 (22.22%) Siemens
2 28 (18.30%) Microsoft
3 22 (14.38%) Rockwell
4 15 (9.80%) Allen-Bradley
5 9 (5.88%) VMware
6 8 (5.23%) Cisco
7 5 (3.27%) AVEVA
8 3 (1.96%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.31%) Kepware
9 2 (1.31%) Wonderware