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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 574 449 612
Rank change year-on-year -125 +163 +151
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 134 196 248
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.16% 0.49% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.62% 1.13% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 78 105 181
10th Percentile £29,775 £47,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £52,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.84% -6.42%
75th Percentile £66,875 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,440 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +7.84% -10.53%

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 21,550 17,305 31,195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.52% 43.10% 33.22%
Number of salaries quoted 14,221 8,418 21,121
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,572
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -14.69%

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 25 June 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 25 June 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 -56 38 £45,000 -18.18% 36
South East -35 28 £40,000 -27.27% 16
London -28 25 £60,000 -15.37% 12
North of England -50 23 £62,000 -0.80% 28
West Midlands -50 22 £45,000 -33.33% 16
East of England -22 18 £50,000 -9.09% 7
East Midlands -34 16 £45,000 -13.46% 20
North West -3 9 £55,000 -8.33% 18
Yorkshire -38 7 £57,500 -11.54% 8
North East -51 7 £70,000 +7.69% 4
South West -64 3 £52,500 -4.55% 5
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 11 (8.21%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (5.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.49%) ArchestrA
4 1 (0.75%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.75%) WinCC
Applications
1 3 (2.24%) AutoCAD
2 2 (1.49%) EPLAN
2 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.49%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.49%) Maximo
2 1 (0.75%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.22%) Azure
2 4 (2.99%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.49%) GitHub
3 2 (1.49%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.75%) AWS
4 1 (0.75%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 15 (11.19%) Profibus
2 14 (10.45%) Ethernet
3 12 (8.96%) Modbus
4 4 (2.99%) Firewall
5 3 (2.24%) MQTT
5 3 (2.24%) VLAN
5 3 (2.24%) VPN
5 3 (2.24%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.49%) LoRaWAN
6 2 (1.49%) Network Security
6 2 (1.49%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (1.49%) WAN
6 2 (1.49%) Wireless
7 1 (0.75%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.75%) IPsec
7 1 (0.75%) LAN
7 1 (0.75%) MPLS
7 1 (0.75%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.75%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (2.99%) Power BI
2 2 (1.49%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (1.49%) Git
General
1 28 (20.90%) Social Skills
2 26 (19.40%) Manufacturing
3 17 (12.69%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (9.70%) Finance
5 8 (5.97%) Aerospace
6 7 (5.22%) Telecoms
7 6 (4.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.99%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.24%) Games
9 3 (2.24%) Retail
10 2 (1.49%) Automotive
10 2 (1.49%) Legal
10 2 (1.49%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.75%) Electronics
11 1 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 70 (52.24%) Systems Engineer
2 60 (44.78%) Control Systems Engineer
3 13 (9.70%) Senior
4 10 (7.46%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 10 (7.46%) Software Engineer
5 9 (6.72%) Junior
6 7 (5.22%) Lead
7 6 (4.48%) Applications Engineer
7 6 (4.48%) Business Development Manager
7 6 (4.48%) Business Manager
7 6 (4.48%) Development Manager
8 5 (3.73%) Automation Engineer
8 5 (3.73%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 5 (3.73%) Project Engineer
8 5 (3.73%) Software Applications Engineer
9 4 (2.99%) Architect
9 4 (2.99%) Junior Software Engineer
9 4 (2.99%) Junior Systems Engineer
9 4 (2.99%) Security Engineer
10 3 (2.24%) Cybersecurity Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.49%) Middleware
1 2 (1.49%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (0.75%) .NET
2 1 (0.75%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 28 (20.90%) Driving Licence
2 22 (16.42%) Operational Technology
3 11 (8.21%) Replication
4 10 (7.46%) Renewable Energy
5 7 (5.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (4.48%) Algorithms
6 6 (4.48%) IoT
6 6 (4.48%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 6 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (2.99%) Robotics
8 3 (2.24%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 3 (2.24%) Industry 4.0
9 2 (1.49%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (1.49%) NB-IoT
9 2 (1.49%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (1.49%) Smart Meter
10 1 (0.75%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.75%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.75%) Cyberattack
10 1 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.48%) Linux
2 4 (2.99%) Windows
2 4 (2.99%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (24.63%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (20.90%) Software Engineering
3 24 (17.91%) Systems Engineering
4 21 (15.67%) Mentoring
5 14 (10.45%) Project Delivery
6 13 (9.70%) Data Acquisition
7 12 (8.96%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (8.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (8.21%) Customer Requirements
8 11 (8.21%) ERP
9 10 (7.46%) Validation
10 8 (5.97%) Collaborative Culture
10 8 (5.97%) Incident Response
10 8 (5.97%) Technical Leadership
10 8 (5.97%) Visualisation
11 7 (5.22%) Compliance Audit
11 7 (5.22%) Project Management
12 6 (4.48%) Business Development
12 6 (4.48%) Data Visualisation
12 6 (4.48%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.72%) SQL
2 7 (5.22%) MATLAB
3 6 (4.48%) Ladder Logic
4 4 (2.99%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.24%) Python
6 2 (1.49%) Bash
7 1 (0.75%) C#
7 1 (0.75%) Java
7 1 (0.75%) VB
Qualifications
1 32 (23.88%) Degree
2 17 (12.69%) HNC
3 16 (11.94%) HND
4 6 (4.48%) Security Cleared
5 5 (3.73%) DBS Check
5 5 (3.73%) SC Cleared
6 4 (2.99%) CISSP
7 2 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.49%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (1.49%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (1.49%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.75%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.75%) CBAP
8 1 (0.75%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.75%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (0.75%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.75%) IIBA
8 1 (0.75%) MCSA
8 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.46%) Accessibility
1 10 (7.46%) HAZOP
2 7 (5.22%) ARP4754
2 7 (5.22%) DO-254
2 7 (5.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.99%) QA
4 2 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (1.49%) GDPR
4 2 (1.49%) GRC
4 2 (1.49%) IEC 61131
4 2 (1.49%) NIST
4 2 (1.49%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.75%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.75%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.75%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (1.49%) Active Directory
1 2 (1.49%) Docker
1 2 (1.49%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (7.46%) Wonderware InTouch
2 3 (2.24%) Terraform
3 2 (1.49%) Ansible
3 2 (1.49%) Functional Safety
3 2 (1.49%) Grafana
3 2 (1.49%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.49%) MOM
3 2 (1.49%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.75%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.75%) SCCM
4 1 (0.75%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 25 (18.66%) Allen-Bradley
2 22 (16.42%) Rockwell
3 21 (15.67%) Wonderware
4 19 (14.18%) Siemens
5 7 (5.22%) AVEVA
6 6 (4.48%) Microsoft
7 3 (2.24%) Qualys
7 3 (2.24%) VMware
8 2 (1.49%) Cisco
8 2 (1.49%) Cognizant
8 2 (1.49%) SAP
9 1 (0.75%) CA Agile Central
9 1 (0.75%) Dell
9 1 (0.75%) Juniper
9 1 (0.75%) Oracle
9 1 (0.75%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.75%) Symantec
9 1 (0.75%) Veeam