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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 561 449 606
Rank change year-on-year -112 +157 +140
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 143 201 245
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.17% 0.48% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.65% 1.14% 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 82 114 178
10th Percentile £30,500 £47,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £53,125 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,650 £57,875 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.57% +13.48% -6.42%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £79,750 £79,625 £75,000
UK median annual salary £54,300 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -1.27% +7.84% -8.52%

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 22,007 17,566 30,764
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.63% 42.05% 33.27%
Number of salaries quoted 14,567 8,685 20,764
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,500 £38,750
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 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £59,527 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.53% +4.55% -14.10%

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 3 July 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 3 July 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 -51 40 £45,000 -18.18% 31
South East -32 30 £40,000 -33.33% 20
North of England -41 27 £62,000 +3.33% 24
London -19 25 £60,000 -20.00% 16
West Midlands -50 23 £45,000 -26.62% 12
East of England -19 19 £50,000 -9.09% 10
East Midlands -15 17 £46,250 -11.06% 19
North West -4 13 £55,000 -8.33% 14
Yorkshire -39 7 £57,500 - 8
North East -53 7 £70,000 +7.69% 3
South West -74 3 £52,500 - 15
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 (7.69%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (5.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.40%) ArchestrA
4 1 (0.70%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.70%) WinCC
Applications
1 3 (2.10%) AutoCAD
1 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (2.10%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.40%) EPLAN
2 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.40%) Maximo
2 1 (0.70%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 8 (5.59%) Azure
2 4 (2.80%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.40%) GitHub
3 2 (1.40%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.70%) AWS
4 1 (0.70%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 15 (10.49%) Profibus
2 14 (9.79%) Ethernet
3 13 (9.09%) Modbus
4 4 (2.80%) Firewall
5 3 (2.10%) MQTT
5 3 (2.10%) VLAN
5 3 (2.10%) VPN
5 3 (2.10%) WAN
5 3 (2.10%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.40%) LAN
6 2 (1.40%) LoRaWAN
6 2 (1.40%) Network Security
6 2 (1.40%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (1.40%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.40%) Wireless
7 1 (0.70%) AMQP
7 1 (0.70%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.70%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.70%) IPsec
7 1 (0.70%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.80%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (2.80%) Power BI
2 2 (1.40%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (1.40%) Git
General
1 30 (20.98%) Social Skills
2 26 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 19 (13.29%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (9.79%) Finance
5 10 (6.99%) Aerospace
6 8 (5.59%) Telecoms
7 7 (4.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.80%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.10%) Games
9 3 (2.10%) Retail
10 2 (1.40%) Automotive
10 2 (1.40%) Electronics
10 2 (1.40%) Legal
10 2 (1.40%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.70%) Law
11 1 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 76 (53.15%) Systems Engineer
2 64 (44.76%) Control Systems Engineer
3 13 (9.09%) Senior
4 11 (7.69%) Software Engineer
5 10 (6.99%) Lead
5 10 (6.99%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 9 (6.29%) Junior
7 7 (4.90%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 6 (4.20%) Applications Engineer
8 6 (4.20%) Business Development Manager
8 6 (4.20%) Business Manager
8 6 (4.20%) Development Manager
9 5 (3.50%) Automation Engineer
9 5 (3.50%) Project Engineer
9 5 (3.50%) Software Applications Engineer
10 4 (2.80%) Architect
10 4 (2.80%) Junior Software Engineer
10 4 (2.80%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 4 (2.80%) SCADA Engineer
10 4 (2.80%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.40%) Middleware
1 2 (1.40%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (0.70%) .NET
2 1 (0.70%) STL
2 1 (0.70%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (20.98%) Driving Licence
2 24 (16.78%) Operational Technology
3 12 (8.39%) Replication
4 11 (7.69%) Renewable Energy
5 8 (5.59%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (4.90%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (4.20%) Algorithms
7 6 (4.20%) IoT
7 6 (4.20%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 5 (3.50%) Robotics
9 4 (2.80%) Industry 4.0
10 3 (2.10%) Industrial Internet of Things
11 2 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (1.40%) Enterprise Storage
11 2 (1.40%) FMCG
11 2 (1.40%) Management Information System
11 2 (1.40%) NB-IoT
11 2 (1.40%) PKI
11 2 (1.40%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (1.40%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.20%) Linux
2 4 (2.80%) Windows
2 4 (2.80%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (23.78%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (20.28%) Software Engineering
3 25 (17.48%) Systems Engineering
4 21 (14.69%) Mentoring
5 14 (9.79%) Data Acquisition
5 14 (9.79%) Project Delivery
6 13 (9.09%) Customer Requirements
7 12 (8.39%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (7.69%) ERP
8 11 (7.69%) Validation
9 9 (6.29%) Incident Response
10 8 (5.59%) Collaborative Culture
10 8 (5.59%) Compliance Audit
10 8 (5.59%) Project Management
10 8 (5.59%) Technical Leadership
10 8 (5.59%) Visualisation
11 6 (4.20%) Data Visualisation
11 6 (4.20%) Decision-Making
11 6 (4.20%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.99%) SQL
2 8 (5.59%) MATLAB
3 6 (4.20%) Ladder Logic
4 5 (3.50%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.10%) Python
6 2 (1.40%) Bash
7 1 (0.70%) C#
7 1 (0.70%) Java
7 1 (0.70%) VB
Qualifications
1 33 (23.08%) Degree
2 18 (12.59%) HNC
3 16 (11.19%) HND
4 7 (4.90%) Security Cleared
5 6 (4.20%) SC Cleared
6 5 (3.50%) DBS Check
7 4 (2.80%) CISSP
8 2 (1.40%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.40%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (1.40%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (1.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (1.40%) MCSA
8 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.40%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (0.70%) CBAP
9 1 (0.70%) CCNA
9 1 (0.70%) CCNP
9 1 (0.70%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.70%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.99%) Accessibility
1 10 (6.99%) HAZOP
2 8 (5.59%) ARP4754
2 8 (5.59%) DO-254
3 7 (4.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.50%) QA
5 2 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.40%) GDPR
5 2 (1.40%) GRC
5 2 (1.40%) IEC 61131
5 2 (1.40%) NIST
5 2 (1.40%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.70%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.70%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.70%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (2.10%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.40%) Docker
2 2 (1.40%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (6.99%) Wonderware InTouch
2 3 (2.10%) Functional Safety
2 3 (2.10%) Terraform
3 2 (1.40%) Ansible
3 2 (1.40%) Grafana
3 2 (1.40%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.40%) MOM
3 2 (1.40%) Prometheus
3 2 (1.40%) SCCM
3 2 (1.40%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.70%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 25 (17.48%) Allen-Bradley
2 23 (16.08%) Rockwell
3 21 (14.69%) Siemens
3 21 (14.69%) Wonderware
4 8 (5.59%) Microsoft
5 7 (4.90%) AVEVA
6 4 (2.80%) VMware
7 3 (2.10%) Qualys
8 2 (1.40%) CA Agile Central
8 2 (1.40%) Cisco
8 2 (1.40%) Cognizant
8 2 (1.40%) Dell
8 2 (1.40%) SAP
8 2 (1.40%) Symantec
8 2 (1.40%) Veeam
9 1 (0.70%) Juniper
9 1 (0.70%) Oracle
9 1 (0.70%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.70%) Yahoo!