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

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 419 595
Rank change year-on-year +24 +176 +37
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 426 225 165
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.41% 0.52% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.58% 1.25% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 146 140 74
10th Percentile £39,375 £43,750 £46,075
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,875 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.59% -4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £68,125 £70,950
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 26,978 18,038 21,890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.08% 41.90% 32.39%
Number of salaries quoted 17,545 9,141 11,141
10th Percentile £31,083 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £44,371
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.98%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% -4.00%

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 28 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 28 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 +23 156 £52,500 +9.38% 102
North of England -14 99 £61,250 +2.08% 151
East Midlands +31 87 £52,500 +10.53% 40
West Midlands -29 69 £53,750 +7.50% 61
East of England +9 59 £50,000 -9.09% 42
London -21 52 £60,000 - 109
North West -16 43 £60,000 - 71
South East -55 43 £53,750 -12.24% 91
Yorkshire +2 41 £57,500 +12.20% 62
South West -75 18 £68,750 +25.00% 45
North East -66 15 £70,000 +16.67% 23
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 14 (3.29%) FactoryTalk
2 9 (2.11%) WinCC
3 8 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.47%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (5.63%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (5.40%) EPLAN
3 11 (2.58%) Maple
4 6 (1.41%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.94%) Simulink
6 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.23%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.23%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.64%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.47%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.41%) Azure
2 3 (0.70%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.47%) GitHub
3 2 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (0.47%) WhatsApp
4 1 (0.23%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 64 (15.02%) Modbus
2 54 (12.68%) Profibus
3 53 (12.44%) Ethernet
4 16 (3.76%) VLAN
5 14 (3.29%) Firewall
5 14 (3.29%) VPN
6 10 (2.35%) TCP/IP
7 9 (2.11%) DMZ
7 9 (2.11%) Intrusion Detection
7 9 (2.11%) IPv4
7 9 (2.11%) OSPF
8 5 (1.17%) Network Security
9 3 (0.70%) MQTT
9 3 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.47%) LAN
10 2 (0.47%) Software-Defined Networking
10 2 (0.47%) TETRA
10 2 (0.47%) WAN
11 1 (0.23%) AMQP
11 1 (0.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.70%) GIS
2 2 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.23%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (1.64%) LabVIEW
2 3 (0.70%) Git
General
1 97 (22.77%) Social Skills
2 73 (17.14%) Electronics
3 71 (16.67%) Manufacturing
4 52 (12.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (8.92%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (6.81%) Finance
7 18 (4.23%) Aerospace
7 18 (4.23%) Pharmaceutical
8 16 (3.76%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.05%) Retail
10 9 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.41%) Automotive
13 5 (1.17%) Military
14 4 (0.94%) Aviation
14 4 (0.94%) Games
15 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.70%) Legal
16 2 (0.47%) French Language
16 2 (0.47%) Law
Job Titles
1 106 (24.88%) Senior
2 78 (18.31%) Systems Engineer
3 71 (16.67%) Control Systems Engineer
4 69 (16.20%) Senior Technician
5 54 (12.68%) Lead
6 49 (11.50%) Automation Engineer
7 28 (6.57%) Electrical Engineer
8 18 (4.23%) SCADA Engineer
9 17 (3.99%) Project Engineer
9 17 (3.99%) Team Leader
10 9 (2.11%) Junior
10 9 (2.11%) Principal Engineer
10 9 (2.11%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 9 (2.11%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 9 (2.11%) Software Engineer
11 8 (1.88%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 8 (1.88%) PLC Engineer
12 7 (1.64%) Lead Test Engineer
12 7 (1.64%) Test Engineer
13 6 (1.41%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.64%) XML
2 5 (1.17%) STL
3 4 (0.94%) CSS
4 3 (0.70%) .NET
5 2 (0.47%) Middleware
5 2 (0.47%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.47%) Terraform
6 1 (0.23%) Django
6 1 (0.23%) REST
6 1 (0.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 118 (27.70%) Onboarding
2 98 (23.00%) Robotics
3 61 (14.32%) Driving Licence
4 49 (11.50%) Operational Technology
5 22 (5.16%) Renewable Energy
6 20 (4.69%) FMCG
7 17 (3.99%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (2.82%) Replication
9 8 (1.88%) Algorithms
9 8 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.64%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.17%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.17%) IoT
11 5 (1.17%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 4 (0.94%) Industry 4.0
12 4 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.94%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.70%) Industrial Internet of Things
14 2 (0.47%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.47%) Linux
1 2 (0.47%) Windows
1 2 (0.47%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (31.46%) Preventative Maintenance
2 106 (24.88%) Mechatronics
3 104 (24.41%) Line Management
4 99 (23.24%) Proactive Maintenance
5 77 (18.08%) Technical Leadership
6 73 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 59 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
8 55 (12.91%) Cybersecurity
9 51 (11.97%) Validation
10 43 (10.09%) Order Management
11 41 (9.62%) Project Delivery
12 40 (9.39%) Customer Requirements
13 37 (8.69%) Mentoring
14 36 (8.45%) Data Acquisition
15 33 (7.75%) Project Management
15 33 (7.75%) Systems Engineering
16 28 (6.57%) Software Engineering
17 24 (5.63%) Visualisation
18 21 (4.93%) Computer Science
18 21 (4.93%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 21 (4.93%) Ladder Logic
2 12 (2.82%) MATLAB
3 8 (1.88%) SQL
4 5 (1.17%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.17%) Python
5 2 (0.47%) Bash
6 1 (0.23%) C#
6 1 (0.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 205 (48.12%) Degree
2 113 (26.53%) NVQ Level 3
3 67 (15.73%) HNC
4 63 (14.79%) City & Guilds
5 42 (9.86%) HND
6 21 (4.93%) Security Cleared
7 18 (4.23%) SC Cleared
8 13 (3.05%) Master's Degree
9 12 (2.82%) Chartered Engineer
10 11 (2.58%) DBS Check
11 5 (1.17%) CISSP
12 4 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.47%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.47%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.47%) CTC Cleared
13 2 (0.47%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 2 (0.47%) MCSA
13 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.23%) CBAP
14 1 (0.23%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.52%) IEC 61131
2 14 (3.29%) Accessibility
3 13 (3.05%) HAZOP
4 8 (1.88%) ARP4754
4 8 (1.88%) DO-254
4 8 (1.88%) NIST
5 6 (1.41%) GDPR
6 5 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.17%) QA
7 4 (0.94%) NEBOSH
8 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.47%) GRC
8 2 (0.47%) NCSC
8 2 (0.47%) SLA
9 1 (0.23%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.23%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.23%) GAMP
9 1 (0.23%) GMP
9 1 (0.23%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (1.17%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.70%) Docker
3 2 (0.47%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (2.58%) Functional Safety
2 10 (2.35%) Wonderware InTouch
3 4 (0.94%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.47%) Ansible
4 2 (0.47%) Grafana
4 2 (0.47%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.47%) MOM
4 2 (0.47%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.47%) SCCM
4 2 (0.47%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.23%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 64 (15.02%) Siemens
2 43 (10.09%) NEC
3 39 (9.15%) Allen-Bradley
4 35 (8.22%) Rockwell
5 27 (6.34%) Microsoft
6 19 (4.46%) Wonderware
7 14 (3.29%) AVEVA
8 9 (2.11%) SAP
9 7 (1.64%) Google
10 4 (0.94%) VMware
11 3 (0.70%) CA Agile Central
12 2 (0.47%) Cognizant
12 2 (0.47%) Dell
12 2 (0.47%) EMC
12 2 (0.47%) Symantec
12 2 (0.47%) Veeam
13 1 (0.23%) Oracle
13 1 (0.23%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.23%) Yahoo!