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 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 558 446 596
Rank change year-on-year -112 +150 +130
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 153 211 240
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.17% 0.49% 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.68% 1.17% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 88 127 175
10th Percentile £33,500 £46,700 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.84% -6.42%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,750 £78,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year - +7.84% -7.27%

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 22,550 18,011 29,613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.76% 41.50% 33.45%
Number of salaries quoted 14,928 8,993 19,785
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £38,918
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -14.10%

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 12 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 12 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 -56 42 £45,000 -18.18% 25
North of England -21 33 £62,000 +3.33% 23
South East -38 31 £40,000 -33.33% 17
London -11 25 £60,000 -11.70% 18
West Midlands -42 25 £45,000 -21.74% 9
East of England -25 19 £50,000 -9.09% 7
North West -4 18 £55,000 -8.33% 13
East Midlands -29 17 £47,500 -8.65% 16
Yorkshire -35 8 £57,500 +15.00% 8
North East -62 7 £70,000 +12.00% 3
South West -66 4 £52,500 - 16
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 (7.84%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (5.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.31%) ArchestrA
4 1 (0.65%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.65%) WinCC
Applications
1 3 (1.96%) AutoCAD
1 3 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.96%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.31%) EPLAN
2 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.31%) Maximo
2 1 (0.65%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 7 (4.58%) Azure
2 4 (2.61%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.31%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.31%) GitHub
3 2 (1.31%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.65%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.65%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.80%) Profibus
2 14 (9.15%) Ethernet
2 14 (9.15%) Modbus
3 4 (2.61%) Firewall
4 3 (1.96%) MQTT
4 3 (1.96%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.96%) VLAN
4 3 (1.96%) VPN
4 3 (1.96%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.31%) LAN
5 2 (1.31%) LoRaWAN
5 2 (1.31%) Network Security
5 2 (1.31%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (1.31%) WAN
5 2 (1.31%) Wireless
6 1 (0.65%) 4G
6 1 (0.65%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.65%) IPsec
6 1 (0.65%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.61%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (2.61%) Power BI
2 2 (1.31%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (1.31%) Git
General
1 32 (20.92%) Social Skills
2 28 (18.30%) Manufacturing
3 21 (13.73%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (9.15%) Finance
5 11 (7.19%) Aerospace
6 9 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (5.88%) Telecoms
7 4 (2.61%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (1.96%) Electronics
8 3 (1.96%) Games
8 3 (1.96%) Retail
9 2 (1.31%) Automotive
9 2 (1.31%) Legal
10 1 (0.65%) Law
10 1 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.65%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 83 (54.25%) Systems Engineer
2 70 (45.75%) Control Systems Engineer
3 13 (8.50%) Senior
4 12 (7.84%) Lead
4 12 (7.84%) Software Engineer
5 10 (6.54%) Junior
5 10 (6.54%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 8 (5.23%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 6 (3.92%) Applications Engineer
7 6 (3.92%) Automation Engineer
7 6 (3.92%) Business Development Manager
7 6 (3.92%) Business Manager
7 6 (3.92%) Development Manager
7 6 (3.92%) Project Engineer
7 6 (3.92%) SCADA Engineer
8 5 (3.27%) Junior Software Engineer
8 5 (3.27%) Software Applications Engineer
9 4 (2.61%) Junior Systems Engineer
9 4 (2.61%) Security Engineer
9 4 (2.61%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.31%) Middleware
1 2 (1.31%) RabbitMQ
1 2 (1.31%) XML
2 1 (0.65%) .NET
2 1 (0.65%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 32 (20.92%) Driving Licence
2 25 (16.34%) Operational Technology
3 13 (8.50%) Renewable Energy
4 12 (7.84%) Replication
5 8 (5.23%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (5.23%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (4.58%) Algorithms
7 6 (3.92%) IoT
7 6 (3.92%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 5 (3.27%) Robotics
9 4 (2.61%) Industry 4.0
10 3 (1.96%) Industrial Internet of Things
11 2 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (1.31%) Enterprise Storage
11 2 (1.31%) FMCG
11 2 (1.31%) Management Information System
11 2 (1.31%) NB-IoT
11 2 (1.31%) PKI
11 2 (1.31%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (1.31%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.92%) Linux
2 4 (2.61%) Windows
2 4 (2.61%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (22.88%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (20.26%) Software Engineering
3 27 (17.65%) Systems Engineering
4 22 (14.38%) Mentoring
5 15 (9.80%) Data Acquisition
5 15 (9.80%) Project Delivery
6 14 (9.15%) Customer Requirements
7 13 (8.50%) Validation
8 12 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (7.84%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (7.19%) ERP
10 9 (5.88%) Incident Response
10 9 (5.88%) Technical Leadership
11 8 (5.23%) Collaborative Culture
11 8 (5.23%) Compliance Audit
11 8 (5.23%) Project Management
11 8 (5.23%) Visualisation
12 6 (3.92%) Business Development
12 6 (3.92%) Data Visualisation
12 6 (3.92%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.54%) SQL
2 8 (5.23%) MATLAB
3 7 (4.58%) Ladder Logic
4 5 (3.27%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.96%) Python
6 2 (1.31%) Bash
7 1 (0.65%) C#
7 1 (0.65%) Java
7 1 (0.65%) VB
Qualifications
1 35 (22.88%) Degree
2 18 (11.76%) HNC
3 16 (10.46%) HND
4 6 (3.92%) DBS Check
4 6 (3.92%) Security Cleared
5 5 (3.27%) SC Cleared
6 4 (2.61%) CISSP
7 2 (1.31%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.31%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (1.31%) CTC Cleared
7 2 (1.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (1.31%) MCSA
7 2 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.31%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.65%) CBAP
8 1 (0.65%) CCNP
8 1 (0.65%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.65%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.65%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.54%) Accessibility
1 10 (6.54%) HAZOP
2 8 (5.23%) ARP4754
2 8 (5.23%) DO-254
3 6 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.27%) QA
5 3 (1.96%) IEC 61131
6 2 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.31%) GDPR
6 2 (1.31%) GRC
6 2 (1.31%) NIST
6 2 (1.31%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.65%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 3 (1.96%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.31%) Docker
2 2 (1.31%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.31%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (6.54%) Wonderware InTouch
2 4 (2.61%) Functional Safety
3 2 (1.31%) Ansible
3 2 (1.31%) Grafana
3 2 (1.31%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.31%) MOM
3 2 (1.31%) Prometheus
3 2 (1.31%) SCCM
3 2 (1.31%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 2 (1.31%) Terraform
4 1 (0.65%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 25 (16.34%) Allen-Bradley
2 23 (15.03%) Rockwell
2 23 (15.03%) Siemens
3 21 (13.73%) Wonderware
4 8 (5.23%) AVEVA
4 8 (5.23%) Microsoft
5 4 (2.61%) VMware
6 3 (1.96%) Qualys
7 2 (1.31%) CA Agile Central
7 2 (1.31%) Cognizant
7 2 (1.31%) Dell
7 2 (1.31%) SAP
7 2 (1.31%) Symantec
7 2 (1.31%) Veeam
8 1 (0.65%) Cisco
8 1 (0.65%) Oracle
8 1 (0.65%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.65%) Yahoo!