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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 446 416 578
Rank change year-on-year -30 +162 +63
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 332 240 176
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.33% 0.55% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.29% 1.32% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 117 151 90
10th Percentile £36,500 £43,750 £46,225
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 £73,750 £71,375
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 25,713 18,211 22,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.70% 41.98% 32.14%
Number of salaries quoted 16,889 9,231 12,112
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,742 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £43,080
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 £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 12 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 12 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 +8 125 £55,000 +14.58% 67
North of England -34 73 £65,000 +8.33% 86
East Midlands +19 69 £55,000 +15.79% 30
West Midlands -46 56 £50,000 - 37
London -24 46 £60,000 - 66
East of England -15 41 £50,000 -9.09% 33
South East -44 35 £52,500 -12.50% 58
North West -10 31 £57,500 -4.17% 36
Yorkshire -33 29 £71,250 +39.02% 38
North East -67 13 £70,000 +16.67% 18
South West -78 13 £68,750 +25.00% 25
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 (3.92%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.11%) WinCC
4 2 (0.60%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.60%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (4.82%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.92%) EPLAN
3 7 (2.11%) Maple
4 4 (1.20%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.60%) Simulink
7 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.30%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (2.11%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.60%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.81%) Azure
2 3 (0.90%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.60%) GitHub
3 2 (0.60%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.30%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.30%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 47 (14.16%) Modbus
2 39 (11.75%) Profibus
3 37 (11.14%) Ethernet
4 13 (3.92%) Firewall
5 11 (3.31%) VLAN
5 11 (3.31%) VPN
6 10 (3.01%) TCP/IP
7 8 (2.41%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (1.81%) DMZ
8 6 (1.81%) IPv4
8 6 (1.81%) OSPF
9 5 (1.51%) Network Security
10 3 (0.90%) MQTT
10 3 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.60%) LAN
11 2 (0.60%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (0.60%) TETRA
11 2 (0.60%) WAN
12 1 (0.30%) AMQP
12 1 (0.30%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.60%) GIS
1 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (1.51%) LabVIEW
2 2 (0.60%) Git
General
1 66 (19.88%) Social Skills
2 56 (16.87%) Electronics
3 46 (13.86%) Manufacturing
4 36 (10.84%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (10.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 25 (7.53%) Finance
6 16 (4.82%) Telecoms
7 13 (3.92%) Retail
8 11 (3.31%) Pharmaceutical
9 10 (3.01%) Aerospace
10 6 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.81%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.20%) Military
12 3 (0.90%) Aviation
12 3 (0.90%) Games
12 3 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.60%) French Language
13 2 (0.60%) German Language
13 2 (0.60%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.30%) Law
Job Titles
1 80 (24.10%) Senior
2 78 (23.49%) Systems Engineer
3 70 (21.08%) Control Systems Engineer
4 51 (15.36%) Senior Technician
5 47 (14.16%) Lead
6 37 (11.14%) Automation Engineer
7 17 (5.12%) SCADA Engineer
7 17 (5.12%) Team Leader
8 13 (3.92%) Electrical Engineer
9 11 (3.31%) Project Engineer
10 10 (3.01%) Software Engineer
11 9 (2.71%) Junior
11 9 (2.71%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 9 (2.71%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 7 (2.11%) Lead Test Engineer
12 7 (2.11%) PLC Engineer
12 7 (2.11%) Test Engineer
13 6 (1.81%) Business Development Manager
13 6 (1.81%) PLC SCADA Engineer
13 6 (1.81%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.11%) XML
2 4 (1.20%) CSS
3 2 (0.60%) Middleware
3 2 (0.60%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.60%) Terraform
4 1 (0.30%) .NET
4 1 (0.30%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 91 (27.41%) Onboarding
2 74 (22.29%) Robotics
3 48 (14.46%) Driving Licence
4 42 (12.65%) Operational Technology
5 18 (5.42%) Renewable Energy
6 16 (4.82%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.61%) Replication
8 10 (3.01%) FMCG
9 8 (2.41%) Algorithms
9 8 (2.41%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (2.11%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.51%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.51%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 4 (1.20%) Industry 4.0
12 4 (1.20%) IoT
13 3 (0.90%) Industrial Internet of Things
14 2 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
14 2 (0.60%) Enterprise Storage
14 2 (0.60%) PKI
14 2 (0.60%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.60%) Linux
1 2 (0.60%) Windows
1 2 (0.60%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (30.12%) Preventative Maintenance
2 79 (23.80%) Line Management
2 79 (23.80%) Mechatronics
3 76 (22.89%) Proactive Maintenance
4 57 (17.17%) Technical Leadership
5 50 (15.06%) Continuous Improvement
6 45 (13.55%) Problem-Solving
7 41 (12.35%) Validation
8 40 (12.05%) Cybersecurity
9 34 (10.24%) Order Management
10 33 (9.94%) Customer Requirements
11 32 (9.64%) Project Delivery
12 31 (9.34%) Data Acquisition
13 30 (9.04%) Mentoring
14 29 (8.73%) Systems Engineering
15 27 (8.13%) Project Management
15 27 (8.13%) Software Engineering
16 18 (5.42%) Visualisation
17 16 (4.82%) Verification and Validation
18 15 (4.52%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 16 (4.82%) Ladder Logic
2 10 (3.01%) MATLAB
3 6 (1.81%) SQL
4 5 (1.51%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.90%) Python
6 2 (0.60%) Bash
7 1 (0.30%) Java
Qualifications
1 161 (48.49%) Degree
2 84 (25.30%) NVQ Level 3
3 48 (14.46%) City & Guilds
4 45 (13.55%) HNC
5 31 (9.34%) HND
6 16 (4.82%) Security Cleared
7 15 (4.52%) SC Cleared
8 11 (3.31%) DBS Check
9 10 (3.01%) Chartered Engineer
10 9 (2.71%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.51%) CISSP
12 2 (0.60%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.60%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.60%) CTC Cleared
12 2 (0.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 2 (0.60%) MCSA
12 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.30%) CBAP
13 1 (0.30%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.92%) Accessibility
2 11 (3.31%) HAZOP
2 11 (3.31%) IEC 61131
3 8 (2.41%) ARP4754
3 8 (2.41%) DO-254
4 7 (2.11%) NIST
5 5 (1.51%) GDPR
5 5 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.51%) QA
6 2 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.60%) GRC
6 2 (0.60%) NCSC
6 2 (0.60%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.30%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.30%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.30%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (1.51%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.60%) Docker
2 2 (0.60%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (3.01%) Wonderware InTouch
2 5 (1.51%) Functional Safety
3 4 (1.20%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.60%) Ansible
4 2 (0.60%) Grafana
4 2 (0.60%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.60%) MOM
4 2 (0.60%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.60%) SCCM
4 2 (0.60%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.30%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 45 (13.55%) Siemens
2 34 (10.24%) NEC
3 32 (9.64%) Allen-Bradley
4 25 (7.53%) Rockwell
5 19 (5.72%) Wonderware
6 18 (5.42%) Microsoft
7 11 (3.31%) AVEVA
8 8 (2.41%) SAP
9 7 (2.11%) Google
10 4 (1.20%) VMware
11 2 (0.60%) CA Agile Central
11 2 (0.60%) Cognizant
11 2 (0.60%) Dell
11 2 (0.60%) EMC
11 2 (0.60%) Symantec
11 2 (0.60%) Veeam
12 1 (0.30%) Oracle
12 1 (0.30%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.30%) Yahoo!