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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 556 489 623
Rank change year-on-year -67 +134 +229
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 89 149 167
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.14% 0.38% 0.23%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.43% 0.97% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 60 57 138
10th Percentile £38,350 £45,200 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £65,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.92% +27.45% +2.00%
75th Percentile £64,625 £71,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £92,750 £73,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +22.55% +2.00%

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 20,477 15,310 26,470
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 31.40% 39.07% 35.76%
Number of salaries quoted 10,556 7,976 19,617
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £28,274
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £61,110 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.91% +11.11% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -15.38%

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 13 March 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 13 March 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
North of England -42 27 £52,500 -19.23% 31
Midlands -64 21 £45,000 -26.62% 33
North West -1 20 £49,500 - 21
South East -15 17 £55,000 -21.43% 16
London +9 14 £90,000 +38.46% 9
East Midlands -39 12 £45,000 -13.46% 7
West Midlands -41 9 £67,500 - 26
South West -25 6 £52,500 -4.55% 11
Yorkshire -68 6 £57,500 -2.54% 6
East of England -5 4 £55,000 - 9
North East -24 1 £64,000 -1.54% 4
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 1 (1.12%) Confluence
1 1 (1.12%) Mendix
Applications
1 4 (4.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.37%) AutoCAD
3 2 (2.25%) EPLAN
3 2 (2.25%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 8 (8.99%) Power Platform
2 7 (7.87%) Azure
3 2 (2.25%) AWS
4 1 (1.12%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 16 (17.98%) Modbus
2 5 (5.62%) MQTT
3 4 (4.49%) Firewall
4 3 (3.37%) DMZ
4 3 (3.37%) Network Security
5 2 (2.25%) LoRaWAN
5 2 (2.25%) Wireless
6 1 (1.12%) 4G
6 1 (1.12%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (1.12%) Ethernet
6 1 (1.12%) IPsec
6 1 (1.12%) MPLS
6 1 (1.12%) Profibus
6 1 (1.12%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.12%) VLAN
6 1 (1.12%) VPN
6 1 (1.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.99%) Power BI
2 2 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (1.12%) GIS
3 1 (1.12%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.12%) JIRA
General
1 20 (22.47%) Manufacturing
2 19 (21.35%) Social Skills
3 6 (6.74%) Retail
4 5 (5.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (4.49%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.49%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (3.37%) Legal
7 2 (2.25%) Automotive
7 2 (2.25%) Back Office
7 2 (2.25%) Finance
7 2 (2.25%) Games
7 2 (2.25%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.12%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (41.57%) Systems Engineer
2 28 (31.46%) Control Systems Engineer
3 13 (14.61%) Senior
4 9 (10.11%) Automation Engineer
4 9 (10.11%) Support Engineer
5 8 (8.99%) PLC Engineer
5 8 (8.99%) Systems Support
5 8 (8.99%) Systems Support Engineer
6 7 (7.87%) Operations Technician
6 7 (7.87%) SCADA Engineer
7 6 (6.74%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 6 (6.74%) Lead
7 6 (6.74%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 6 (6.74%) Security Engineer
8 5 (5.62%) Implementation Engineer
8 5 (5.62%) Project Engineer
8 5 (5.62%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 4 (4.49%) Electrical Engineer
9 4 (4.49%) Manufacturing Engineer
10 3 (3.37%) Vulnerability Management Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.25%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (17.98%) Driving Licence
2 12 (13.48%) IoT
3 11 (12.36%) Operational Technology
4 7 (7.87%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 5 (5.62%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (3.37%) CCTV
6 3 (3.37%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (2.25%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 2 (2.25%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (2.25%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.25%) NB-IoT
7 2 (2.25%) Robotics
7 2 (2.25%) Security Posture
7 2 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (2.25%) Smart Meter
8 1 (1.12%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.12%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (1.12%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (1.12%) Low-Code
8 1 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.87%) Linux
2 6 (6.74%) Windows
3 4 (4.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (16.85%) Continuous Improvement
2 11 (12.36%) ERP
2 11 (12.36%) Systems Engineering
3 10 (11.24%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (11.24%) Incident Response
3 10 (11.24%) Software Engineering
4 9 (10.11%) Business Intelligence
4 9 (10.11%) Data Visualisation
4 9 (10.11%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (10.11%) Visualisation
5 8 (8.99%) Computer Science
5 8 (8.99%) Project Delivery
5 8 (8.99%) Project Management
6 7 (7.87%) Data Integration
6 7 (7.87%) Mentoring
6 7 (7.87%) Validation
7 6 (6.74%) Decision-Making
8 5 (5.62%) Offensive Security
8 5 (5.62%) Red Team
8 5 (5.62%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 12 (13.48%) SQL
2 5 (5.62%) Ladder Logic
3 4 (4.49%) Python
3 4 (4.49%) VBA
4 3 (3.37%) C#
4 3 (3.37%) VB
5 2 (2.25%) C
5 2 (2.25%) C++
Qualifications
1 18 (20.22%) Degree
2 14 (15.73%) HND
3 10 (11.24%) Security Cleared
4 9 (10.11%) HNC
4 9 (10.11%) SC Cleared
5 3 (3.37%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.25%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.25%) Master's Degree
6 2 (2.25%) NVQ Level 3
6 2 (2.25%) PMI Certification
6 2 (2.25%) PMP
7 1 (1.12%) CCNA
7 1 (1.12%) CCNP
7 1 (1.12%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.12%) CISSP
7 1 (1.12%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.12%) GCFA
7 1 (1.12%) GCIH
7 1 (1.12%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (8.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 7 (7.87%) NIST
3 4 (4.49%) PCI DSS
4 3 (3.37%) GDPR
4 3 (3.37%) NIST 800
5 1 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (1.12%) GMP
5 1 (1.12%) IEC 61508
5 1 (1.12%) NCSC
System Software
1 1 (1.12%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.12%) Functional Safety
1 1 (1.12%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (16.85%) Siemens
2 13 (14.61%) Allen-Bradley
3 9 (10.11%) Microsoft
3 9 (10.11%) Rockwell
4 3 (3.37%) Qualys
5 2 (2.25%) Cisco
5 2 (2.25%) Wonderware
6 1 (1.12%) Juniper