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

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 437 577
Rank change year-on-year +59 +140 +56
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 461 221 162
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.44% 0.51% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.70% 1.22% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 159 139 70
10th Percentile £38,700 £43,750 £46,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,490 £55,000 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.53% -7.56% +3.48%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £70,350
UK median annual salary £56,920 £55,000 £59,608
% change year-on-year +3.49% -7.73% -0.65%

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 27,190 18,134 21,584
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.17% 41.87% 32.53%
Number of salaries quoted 17,582 9,218 10,797
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,188 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -5.51%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% -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 5 October 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 5 October 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 +32 170 £53,750 +12.57% 140
North of England +2 105 £57,750 -3.75% 152
East Midlands +38 96 £52,500 +10.53% 64
West Midlands -23 74 £56,175 +12.35% 75
East of England +10 65 £50,800 -7.64% 63
London -40 57 £60,000 - 136
South East -46 47 £55,000 -10.20% 110
North West -12 46 £57,500 -4.17% 65
Yorkshire -8 44 £57,500 +12.20% 69
South West -66 18 £70,000 +27.27% 53
North East -62 15 £70,000 +16.67% 24
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 (2.82%) FactoryTalk
2 9 (1.95%) WinCC
3 8 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.65%) ArchestrA
5 2 (0.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 28 (6.07%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (5.86%) EPLAN
3 12 (2.60%) Maple
4 6 (1.30%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (0.87%) Simulink
6 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.22%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.52%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.43%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.30%) Azure
2 3 (0.65%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.43%) GitHub
3 2 (0.43%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (0.43%) WhatsApp
4 1 (0.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 70 (15.18%) Modbus
2 59 (12.80%) Profibus
3 57 (12.36%) Ethernet
4 17 (3.69%) VLAN
5 15 (3.25%) VPN
6 14 (3.04%) Firewall
7 10 (2.17%) DMZ
7 10 (2.17%) IPv4
7 10 (2.17%) OSPF
7 10 (2.17%) TCP/IP
8 9 (1.95%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (1.08%) Network Security
10 3 (0.65%) MQTT
10 3 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.43%) LAN
11 2 (0.43%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (0.43%) TETRA
11 2 (0.43%) WAN
12 1 (0.22%) AMQP
12 1 (0.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.65%) GIS
2 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.22%) Power BI
3 1 (0.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (1.74%) LabVIEW
2 3 (0.65%) Git
General
1 110 (23.86%) Social Skills
2 79 (17.14%) Electronics
3 78 (16.92%) Manufacturing
4 57 (12.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 40 (8.68%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (6.29%) Finance
7 21 (4.56%) Aerospace
8 20 (4.34%) Pharmaceutical
9 17 (3.69%) Telecoms
10 13 (2.82%) Retail
11 10 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.74%) Automotive
14 6 (1.30%) Military
15 4 (0.87%) Aviation
15 4 (0.87%) Games
16 3 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.65%) Legal
17 2 (0.43%) French Language
17 2 (0.43%) Law
Job Titles
1 116 (25.16%) Senior
2 78 (16.92%) Senior Technician
3 75 (16.27%) Systems Engineer
4 69 (14.97%) Control Systems Engineer
5 55 (11.93%) Lead
6 54 (11.71%) Automation Engineer
7 34 (7.38%) Electrical Engineer
8 19 (4.12%) SCADA Engineer
9 18 (3.90%) Project Engineer
9 18 (3.90%) Team Leader
10 10 (2.17%) Principal Engineer
10 10 (2.17%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 9 (1.95%) Design Engineer
11 9 (1.95%) Junior
11 9 (1.95%) PLC Engineer
11 9 (1.95%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 9 (1.95%) Software Engineer
12 8 (1.74%) Lead Systems Engineer
13 7 (1.52%) Electrical Design Engineer
13 7 (1.52%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.52%) XML
2 5 (1.08%) STL
3 4 (0.87%) .NET
3 4 (0.87%) CSS
4 2 (0.43%) Django
4 2 (0.43%) Middleware
4 2 (0.43%) RabbitMQ
4 2 (0.43%) REST
4 2 (0.43%) Terraform
4 2 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 128 (27.77%) Onboarding
2 106 (22.99%) Robotics
3 67 (14.53%) Driving Licence
4 51 (11.06%) Operational Technology
5 24 (5.21%) Renewable Energy
6 22 (4.77%) FMCG
7 17 (3.69%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (2.39%) Replication
9 8 (1.74%) Algorithms
9 8 (1.74%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.52%) Client/Server
11 6 (1.30%) IoT
11 6 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
12 5 (1.08%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 4 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.87%) Industry 4.0
13 4 (0.87%) Management Information System
14 3 (0.65%) Data Centre
14 3 (0.65%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.43%) Linux
1 2 (0.43%) Windows
1 2 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (31.89%) Preventative Maintenance
2 114 (24.73%) Line Management
3 113 (24.51%) Mechatronics
4 107 (23.21%) Proactive Maintenance
5 85 (18.44%) Technical Leadership
6 76 (16.49%) Continuous Improvement
7 69 (14.97%) Problem-Solving
8 59 (12.80%) Cybersecurity
9 53 (11.50%) Validation
10 45 (9.76%) Order Management
11 44 (9.54%) Customer Requirements
12 43 (9.33%) Project Delivery
13 40 (8.68%) Mentoring
14 38 (8.24%) Data Acquisition
15 37 (8.03%) Project Management
16 35 (7.59%) Systems Engineering
17 30 (6.51%) Software Engineering
18 26 (5.64%) Visualisation
19 24 (5.21%) Computer Science
20 23 (4.99%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 22 (4.77%) Ladder Logic
2 12 (2.60%) MATLAB
3 9 (1.95%) SQL
4 6 (1.30%) Python
5 5 (1.08%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.43%) Bash
6 2 (0.43%) C#
7 1 (0.22%) Java
Qualifications
1 220 (47.72%) Degree
2 125 (27.11%) NVQ Level 3
3 77 (16.70%) HNC
4 67 (14.53%) City & Guilds
5 47 (10.20%) HND
6 23 (4.99%) Security Cleared
7 19 (4.12%) SC Cleared
8 14 (3.04%) Master's Degree
9 13 (2.82%) Chartered Engineer
10 11 (2.39%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.08%) CISSP
11 5 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.43%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.43%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.43%) CTC Cleared
12 2 (0.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 2 (0.43%) MCSA
12 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.22%) CBAP
13 1 (0.22%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.69%) IEC 61131
2 13 (2.82%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.60%) HAZOP
4 8 (1.74%) ARP4754
4 8 (1.74%) DO-254
4 8 (1.74%) NIST
5 6 (1.30%) GDPR
5 6 (1.30%) NEBOSH
6 5 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.08%) QA
7 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.43%) GRC
7 2 (0.43%) NCSC
7 2 (0.43%) SLA
8 1 (0.22%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 1 (0.22%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.22%) GAMP
8 1 (0.22%) GMP
8 1 (0.22%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (1.08%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.87%) Docker
3 2 (0.43%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (2.39%) Functional Safety
2 9 (1.95%) Wonderware InTouch
3 4 (0.87%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.43%) Ansible
4 2 (0.43%) Grafana
4 2 (0.43%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.43%) MOM
4 2 (0.43%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.43%) SCCM
4 2 (0.43%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.22%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 68 (14.75%) Siemens
2 45 (9.76%) NEC
3 41 (8.89%) Allen-Bradley
4 37 (8.03%) Rockwell
5 32 (6.94%) Microsoft
6 18 (3.90%) Wonderware
7 15 (3.25%) AVEVA
8 11 (2.39%) SAP
9 7 (1.52%) Google
10 4 (0.87%) VMware
11 3 (0.65%) CA Agile Central
12 2 (0.43%) Cognizant
12 2 (0.43%) Dell
12 2 (0.43%) EMC
12 2 (0.43%) Symantec
12 2 (0.43%) Veeam
13 1 (0.22%) Oracle
13 1 (0.22%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.22%) Yahoo!