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

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 427 426 593
Rank change year-on-year -1 +167 +49
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 340 236 171
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.34% 0.55% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.33% 1.30% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 119 147 86
10th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £46,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,375 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £70,750
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 25,618 18,128 22,010
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.59% 41.92% 32.05%
Number of salaries quoted 16,785 9,173 11,967
10th Percentile £31,125 £28,742 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £43,250
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 £105,000 £111,250
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 14 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 14 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 -2 128 £55,000 +14.58% 89
North of England -35 74 £65,000 +8.33% 105
East Midlands +24 71 £55,000 +15.79% 36
West Midlands -41 57 £50,000 - 52
London -32 47 £60,000 - 95
East of England -11 42 £50,000 -9.09% 41
South East -47 36 £53,750 -10.42% 82
North West -7 31 £57,500 -4.17% 46
Yorkshire -13 30 £71,250 +39.02% 46
South West -74 14 £68,750 +25.00% 26
North East -65 13 £70,000 +16.67% 19
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 (4.12%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.06%) WinCC
4 2 (0.59%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (4.12%) EPLAN
3 7 (2.06%) Maple
4 4 (1.18%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.88%) Simulink
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.29%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (2.06%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.59%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.76%) Azure
2 3 (0.88%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.59%) GitHub
3 2 (0.59%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.29%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.29%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 48 (14.12%) Modbus
2 40 (11.76%) Profibus
3 37 (10.88%) Ethernet
4 14 (4.12%) Firewall
5 11 (3.24%) VLAN
5 11 (3.24%) VPN
6 10 (2.94%) TCP/IP
7 9 (2.65%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (1.76%) DMZ
8 6 (1.76%) IPv4
8 6 (1.76%) OSPF
9 5 (1.47%) Network Security
10 3 (0.88%) MQTT
10 3 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.59%) LAN
11 2 (0.59%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (0.59%) TETRA
11 2 (0.59%) WAN
12 1 (0.29%) AMQP
12 1 (0.29%) LoRaWAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.59%) GIS
1 2 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (1.76%) LabVIEW
2 2 (0.59%) Git
General
1 69 (20.29%) Social Skills
2 58 (17.06%) Electronics
3 46 (13.53%) Manufacturing
4 36 (10.59%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (10.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (7.94%) Finance
6 16 (4.71%) Telecoms
7 13 (3.82%) Retail
8 11 (3.24%) Pharmaceutical
9 10 (2.94%) Aerospace
10 7 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.18%) Aviation
11 4 (1.18%) Military
12 3 (0.88%) Games
12 3 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.59%) French Language
13 2 (0.59%) German Language
13 2 (0.59%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.29%) Law
Job Titles
1 82 (24.12%) Senior
2 79 (23.24%) Systems Engineer
3 69 (20.29%) Control Systems Engineer
4 53 (15.59%) Senior Technician
5 47 (13.82%) Lead
6 39 (11.47%) Automation Engineer
7 18 (5.29%) SCADA Engineer
8 17 (5.00%) Team Leader
9 13 (3.82%) Electrical Engineer
10 11 (3.24%) Project Engineer
11 10 (2.94%) Software Engineer
12 9 (2.65%) Junior
12 9 (2.65%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 8 (2.35%) Lead Systems Engineer
14 7 (2.06%) Lead Test Engineer
14 7 (2.06%) PLC Engineer
14 7 (2.06%) Test Engineer
15 6 (1.76%) Business Development Manager
15 6 (1.76%) PLC SCADA Engineer
15 6 (1.76%) Principal Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.06%) XML
2 4 (1.18%) CSS
3 2 (0.59%) Middleware
3 2 (0.59%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.59%) Terraform
4 1 (0.29%) .NET
4 1 (0.29%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 94 (27.65%) Onboarding
2 75 (22.06%) Robotics
3 49 (14.41%) Driving Licence
4 44 (12.94%) Operational Technology
5 19 (5.59%) Renewable Energy
6 16 (4.71%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.53%) Replication
8 10 (2.94%) FMCG
9 8 (2.35%) Algorithms
9 8 (2.35%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (2.06%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.47%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 4 (1.18%) Industry 4.0
12 4 (1.18%) IoT
13 3 (0.88%) Industrial Internet of Things
14 2 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
14 2 (0.59%) Enterprise Storage
14 2 (0.59%) PKI
14 2 (0.59%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.59%) Linux
1 2 (0.59%) Windows
1 2 (0.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (30.59%) Preventative Maintenance
2 82 (24.12%) Mechatronics
3 81 (23.82%) Line Management
4 78 (22.94%) Proactive Maintenance
5 58 (17.06%) Technical Leadership
6 53 (15.59%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (13.53%) Problem-Solving
8 44 (12.94%) Cybersecurity
9 42 (12.35%) Validation
10 35 (10.29%) Order Management
11 34 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
11 34 (10.00%) Project Delivery
12 33 (9.71%) Mentoring
13 32 (9.41%) Data Acquisition
14 29 (8.53%) Project Management
14 29 (8.53%) Systems Engineering
15 27 (7.94%) Software Engineering
16 19 (5.59%) Visualisation
17 17 (5.00%) Verification and Validation
18 16 (4.71%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.29%) Ladder Logic
2 11 (3.24%) MATLAB
3 6 (1.76%) SQL
4 5 (1.47%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.88%) Python
6 2 (0.59%) Bash
7 1 (0.29%) Java
Qualifications
1 166 (48.82%) Degree
2 86 (25.29%) NVQ Level 3
3 49 (14.41%) City & Guilds
4 46 (13.53%) HNC
5 33 (9.71%) HND
6 17 (5.00%) Security Cleared
7 16 (4.71%) SC Cleared
8 11 (3.24%) Chartered Engineer
8 11 (3.24%) DBS Check
9 10 (2.94%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.47%) CISSP
11 2 (0.59%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.59%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.59%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.59%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (0.59%) MCSA
11 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.29%) CBAP
12 1 (0.29%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.12%) Accessibility
2 12 (3.53%) IEC 61131
3 11 (3.24%) HAZOP
4 8 (2.35%) ARP4754
4 8 (2.35%) DO-254
4 8 (2.35%) NIST
5 5 (1.47%) GDPR
5 5 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.47%) QA
6 2 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.59%) GRC
6 2 (0.59%) NCSC
6 2 (0.59%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.29%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.29%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (1.47%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.59%) Docker
2 2 (0.59%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (2.94%) Wonderware InTouch
2 5 (1.47%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.18%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.59%) Ansible
4 2 (0.59%) Grafana
4 2 (0.59%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.59%) MOM
4 2 (0.59%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.59%) SCCM
4 2 (0.59%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 46 (13.53%) Siemens
2 35 (10.29%) NEC
3 33 (9.71%) Allen-Bradley
4 25 (7.35%) Rockwell
5 20 (5.88%) Wonderware
6 19 (5.59%) Microsoft
7 12 (3.53%) AVEVA
8 8 (2.35%) SAP
9 7 (2.06%) Google
10 4 (1.18%) VMware
11 3 (0.88%) CA Agile Central
12 2 (0.59%) Cognizant
12 2 (0.59%) Dell
12 2 (0.59%) EMC
12 2 (0.59%) Symantec
12 2 (0.59%) Veeam
13 1 (0.29%) Oracle
13 1 (0.29%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.29%) Yahoo!