SCADA Jobs 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 460 624 818
Rank change year-on-year +164 +194 +245
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 232 222 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.48% 0.25% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.27% 0.74% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 93 172 45
10th Percentile £47,000 £41,250 £40,800
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% -6.42% +3.81%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,313 £72,500
90th Percentile £74,130 £76,250 £89,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +7.84% -6.42% +3.81%

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 18,271 30,096 38,280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 37.77% 34.04% 43.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,369 20,900 20,691
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,000 £46,686
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SCADA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SCADA in England

SCADA
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SCADA in England.

Salary trend for SCADA in England

SCADA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCADA in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

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 28 May 2025. 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 +69 76 £55,000 -4.35% 110
North of England +24 59 £65,000 +36.84% 137
West Midlands +71 57 £67,500 +17.39% 55
South East +86 31 £55,000 +10.00% 137
East of England +58 27 £55,000 - 49
North West 0 26 - - 66
Yorkshire +47 23 £57,500 +21.05% 51
East Midlands +41 19 £52,000 +4.00% 46
South West - 18 £52,500 - 43
London +105 16 £70,900 -5.47% 64
North East +47 10 £65,000 +36.84% 22
SCADA
UK

SCADA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 19 (8.19%) WinCC
2 5 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.86%) ThingWorx
4 1 (0.43%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 12 (5.17%) EPLAN
2 7 (3.02%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.86%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 13 (5.60%) AWS
2 12 (5.17%) Azure
3 7 (3.02%) OCI
4 5 (2.16%) SaaS
5 4 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (1.72%) Serverless
6 1 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 32 (13.79%) Modbus
2 23 (9.91%) Ethernet
3 22 (9.48%) Profibus
4 12 (5.17%) RS-485
5 4 (1.72%) HTTP
6 3 (1.29%) Network Security
7 2 (0.86%) Firewall
7 2 (0.86%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.86%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.86%) WAN
7 2 (0.86%) Wireless
8 1 (0.43%) 802.11
8 1 (0.43%) BGP
8 1 (0.43%) DNS
8 1 (0.43%) Internet
8 1 (0.43%) MPLS
8 1 (0.43%) OSPF
8 1 (0.43%) SS7
8 1 (0.43%) TACACS
8 1 (0.43%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.72%) Amazon QuickSight
1 4 (1.72%) Relational Database
1 4 (1.72%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
2 1 (0.43%) JasperReports
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 26 (11.21%) JIRA
2 18 (7.76%) Selenium
3 4 (1.72%) Git
General
1 37 (15.95%) Manufacturing
2 33 (14.22%) Electronics
2 33 (14.22%) Social Skills
3 26 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (10.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 24 (10.34%) Documentation Skills
6 18 (7.76%) Pharmaceutical
7 15 (6.47%) Finance
8 13 (5.60%) Legal
9 12 (5.17%) Law
9 12 (5.17%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (5.17%) Retail
10 11 (4.74%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.72%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.29%) Advertising
13 2 (0.86%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.86%) Marketing
14 1 (0.43%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 56 (24.14%) Senior
2 54 (23.28%) Senior Electrical Engineer
3 51 (21.98%) Automation Engineer
4 45 (19.40%) Systems Engineer
5 33 (14.22%) Lead
6 24 (10.34%) Control Systems Engineer
6 24 (10.34%) Instrumentation Engineer
7 18 (7.76%) Validation Engineer
8 12 (5.17%) Field Engineer
8 12 (5.17%) Field Service Engineer
8 12 (5.17%) Process Engineer
8 12 (5.17%) Technical Leader
9 10 (4.31%) Architect
10 8 (3.45%) SCADA Engineer
11 7 (3.02%) Infrastructure Architect
11 7 (3.02%) Principal Engineer
12 6 (2.59%) Software Engineer
12 6 (2.59%) Technical Director
13 5 (2.16%) Design Engineer
13 5 (2.16%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.02%) Middleware
2 4 (1.72%) JSON
3 2 (0.86%) Flash
4 1 (0.43%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 46 (19.83%) Operational Technology
2 20 (8.62%) Renewable Energy
3 18 (7.76%) Data Centre
4 16 (6.90%) Driving Licence
4 16 (6.90%) IoT
5 12 (5.17%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (5.17%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 10 (4.31%) Robotics
7 7 (3.02%) Product Ownership
8 5 (2.16%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 5 (2.16%) Photovoltaics
9 4 (1.72%) Fibre Optics
9 4 (1.72%) Life Science
10 3 (1.29%) Solar Energy
11 2 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (0.86%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.43%) CCTV
12 1 (0.43%) PKI
12 1 (0.43%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (5.17%) Linux
2 9 (3.88%) Windows
3 4 (1.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (25.00%) Mathematics
2 44 (18.97%) Computer Science
3 36 (15.52%) Mentoring
3 36 (15.52%) Validation
4 33 (14.22%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (10.34%) Acceptance Criteria
5 24 (10.34%) Cybersecurity
5 24 (10.34%) Mechatronics
6 19 (8.19%) Test Automation
7 18 (7.76%) Agile
7 18 (7.76%) Model Validation
7 18 (7.76%) Penetration Testing
8 17 (7.33%) Project Delivery
9 16 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (6.90%) Data Collection
9 16 (6.90%) Project Management
10 15 (6.47%) Systems Engineering
11 13 (5.60%) Software Engineering
11 13 (5.60%) Software Testing
12 12 (5.17%) CAD
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.17%) SQL
2 10 (4.31%) Ladder Logic
3 8 (3.45%) Python
4 7 (3.02%) C#
5 4 (1.72%) C
5 4 (1.72%) R
6 3 (1.29%) C++
6 3 (1.29%) VB
7 1 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 142 (61.21%) Degree
2 58 (25.00%) Numerate Degree
3 54 (23.28%) BPSS Clearance
4 30 (12.93%) HNC
5 29 (12.50%) Security Cleared
6 28 (12.07%) SC Cleared
7 18 (7.76%) ISTQB
8 15 (6.47%) HND
9 14 (6.03%) Master's Degree
10 8 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (3.02%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (1.29%) PMI Certification
12 3 (1.29%) PMP
13 2 (0.86%) Chartered Engineer
13 2 (0.86%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.02%) IEC 61131
2 5 (2.16%) SLA
3 4 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.86%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.86%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.86%) ISO 14001
4 2 (0.86%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.43%) NCSC
5 1 (0.43%) NIST
5 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 5 (2.16%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.43%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (5.17%) Wonderware InTouch
2 7 (3.02%) Terraform
3 6 (2.59%) HP ALM
4 3 (1.29%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 47 (20.26%) Siemens
2 32 (13.79%) Rockwell
3 21 (9.05%) Allen-Bradley
4 17 (7.33%) Oracle
5 14 (6.03%) Wonderware
6 12 (5.17%) Google
7 9 (3.88%) Facebook
7 9 (3.88%) Microsoft
7 9 (3.88%) YouTube
8 8 (3.45%) VMware
9 6 (2.59%) HP
9 6 (2.59%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.72%) Red Hat
11 3 (1.29%) AVEVA
12 2 (0.86%) SAP
13 1 (0.43%) Avaya
13 1 (0.43%) Extreme Networks
13 1 (0.43%) F5