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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 469 424 570
Rank change year-on-year -45 +146 +72
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 288 238 182
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.30% 0.55% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.16% 1.32% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 109 148 104
10th Percentile £35,000 £44,625 £45,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -4.35% +0.88%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,313
90th Percentile £78,000 £71,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.82% -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 24,912 18,043 22,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.56% 42.02% 32.12%
Number of salaries quoted 16,381 9,144 12,684
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £42,500
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 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £58,701
% change year-on-year +4.55% -6.30% -6.08%

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 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 4 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 -7 109 £48,500 +1.04% 74
North of England -46 61 £65,000 +8.33% 102
East Midlands +10 58 £55,000 +15.79% 31
West Midlands -38 51 £45,000 -10.00% 43
London -34 44 £60,000 - 94
East of England -18 36 £50,000 -9.09% 29
South East -58 31 £47,500 -20.83% 69
North West -10 26 £55,000 -8.33% 44
Yorkshire -31 24 £57,500 +12.20% 39
North East -69 11 £70,000 +16.67% 25
South West -77 8 £68,750 +25.00% 37
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 (4.51%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.08%) WinCC
4 2 (0.69%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (4.51%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.82%) EPLAN
3 6 (2.08%) Maple
4 3 (1.04%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.35%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.35%) Simulink
5 1 (0.35%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.08%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.69%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (2.08%) Azure
2 3 (1.04%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.69%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.69%) GitHub
3 2 (0.69%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.35%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.35%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 38 (13.19%) Modbus
2 34 (11.81%) Profibus
3 31 (10.76%) Ethernet
4 10 (3.47%) Firewall
4 10 (3.47%) TCP/IP
4 10 (3.47%) VPN
5 9 (3.13%) VLAN
6 5 (1.74%) DMZ
6 5 (1.74%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (1.74%) IPv4
6 5 (1.74%) Network Security
6 5 (1.74%) OSPF
7 3 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.69%) LAN
8 2 (0.69%) MQTT
8 2 (0.69%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (0.69%) WAN
9 1 (0.35%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.69%) GIS
1 2 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (1.39%) LabVIEW
2 2 (0.69%) Git
General
1 53 (18.40%) Social Skills
2 47 (16.32%) Electronics
3 38 (13.19%) Manufacturing
4 35 (12.15%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (10.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (7.99%) Finance
7 16 (5.56%) Telecoms
8 11 (3.82%) Retail
9 10 (3.47%) Aerospace
10 8 (2.78%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.69%) French Language
13 2 (0.69%) Games
13 2 (0.69%) German Language
13 2 (0.69%) Military
14 1 (0.35%) Law
Job Titles
1 79 (27.43%) Systems Engineer
2 70 (24.31%) Control Systems Engineer
3 64 (22.22%) Senior
4 41 (14.24%) Senior Technician
5 40 (13.89%) Lead
6 32 (11.11%) Automation Engineer
7 16 (5.56%) SCADA Engineer
8 15 (5.21%) Team Leader
9 10 (3.47%) Project Engineer
9 10 (3.47%) Software Engineer
10 9 (3.13%) Junior
10 9 (3.13%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 9 (3.13%) Senior Systems Engineer
11 8 (2.78%) Electrical Engineer
12 7 (2.43%) Lead Test Engineer
12 7 (2.43%) PLC Engineer
12 7 (2.43%) Test Engineer
13 6 (2.08%) Business Development Manager
13 6 (2.08%) Business Manager
13 6 (2.08%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.43%) XML
2 4 (1.39%) CSS
3 2 (0.69%) Middleware
3 2 (0.69%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.69%) Terraform
4 1 (0.35%) .NET
4 1 (0.35%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 74 (25.69%) Onboarding
2 63 (21.88%) Robotics
3 41 (14.24%) Driving Licence
4 37 (12.85%) Operational Technology
5 17 (5.90%) Renewable Energy
6 13 (4.51%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (4.17%) Replication
8 8 (2.78%) Algorithms
8 8 (2.78%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (2.43%) Client/Server
10 6 (2.08%) FMCG
11 5 (1.74%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.74%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 4 (1.39%) Industry 4.0
13 3 (1.04%) Industrial Internet of Things
13 3 (1.04%) IoT
14 2 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
14 2 (0.69%) Enterprise Storage
14 2 (0.69%) PKI
14 2 (0.69%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.69%) Linux
1 2 (0.69%) Windows
1 2 (0.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (27.78%) Preventative Maintenance
2 63 (21.88%) Line Management
3 62 (21.53%) Mechatronics
4 61 (21.18%) Proactive Maintenance
5 47 (16.32%) Technical Leadership
6 42 (14.58%) Problem-Solving
7 37 (12.85%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (12.85%) Validation
8 32 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
9 30 (10.42%) Customer Requirements
10 29 (10.07%) Data Acquisition
10 29 (10.07%) Order Management
11 28 (9.72%) Software Engineering
12 26 (9.03%) Project Delivery
13 25 (8.68%) Mentoring
13 25 (8.68%) Systems Engineering
14 23 (7.99%) Project Management
15 15 (5.21%) Visualisation
16 14 (4.86%) Verification and Validation
17 13 (4.51%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 15 (5.21%) Ladder Logic
2 9 (3.13%) MATLAB
3 7 (2.43%) SQL
4 5 (1.74%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.04%) Python
6 2 (0.69%) Bash
7 1 (0.35%) C#
7 1 (0.35%) Java
7 1 (0.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 135 (46.88%) Degree
2 66 (22.92%) NVQ Level 3
3 38 (13.19%) City & Guilds
4 36 (12.50%) HNC
5 28 (9.72%) HND
6 13 (4.51%) SC Cleared
6 13 (4.51%) Security Cleared
7 10 (3.47%) DBS Check
8 8 (2.78%) Chartered Engineer
9 7 (2.43%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.74%) CISSP
11 2 (0.69%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.69%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.69%) CTC Cleared
11 2 (0.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 2 (0.69%) MCSA
11 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.35%) CBAP
12 1 (0.35%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.35%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (3.82%) HAZOP
2 10 (3.47%) Accessibility
3 9 (3.13%) IEC 61131
4 8 (2.78%) ARP4754
4 8 (2.78%) DO-254
5 5 (1.74%) QA
6 4 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.39%) NIST
7 3 (1.04%) GDPR
8 2 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.69%) GRC
9 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.35%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.35%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.35%) NCSC
System Software
1 5 (1.74%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.69%) Docker
2 2 (0.69%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (3.47%) Wonderware InTouch
2 4 (1.39%) Functional Safety
2 4 (1.39%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (0.69%) Ansible
3 2 (0.69%) Grafana
3 2 (0.69%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.69%) MOM
3 2 (0.69%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.69%) SCCM
3 2 (0.69%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 39 (13.54%) Siemens
2 29 (10.07%) Allen-Bradley
2 29 (10.07%) NEC
3 24 (8.33%) Rockwell
4 19 (6.60%) Wonderware
5 15 (5.21%) Microsoft
6 10 (3.47%) AVEVA
7 7 (2.43%) SAP
8 6 (2.08%) Google
9 4 (1.39%) VMware
10 2 (0.69%) CA Agile Central
10 2 (0.69%) Cognizant
10 2 (0.69%) Dell
10 2 (0.69%) EMC
10 2 (0.69%) Symantec
10 2 (0.69%) Veeam
11 1 (0.35%) Oracle
11 1 (0.35%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.35%) Yahoo!