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 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 423 570 603
Rank change year-on-year +147 +33 +269
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 191 144 77
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.39% 0.26% 0.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.06% 0.73% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 128 46 53
10th Percentile £44,625 £42,250 £45,050
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,857 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £62,750 £69,688 £70,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £87,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +19.05%

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 17,990 19,861 17,143
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 36.55% 35.67% 38.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,522 9,774 12,922
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,875 £33,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £78,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £103,750 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £53,877 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.21% -4.00% -0.33%

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 December 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 13 December 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 +47 56 £45,000 -5.26% 19
North of England +53 55 £52,500 -4.55% 26
West Midlands +47 44 £45,000 +2.86% 8
North West +65 36 £60,000 +11.26% 9
South East +50 32 £61,250 -5.77% 13
London +75 28 £60,000 -7.69% 17
East of England +30 12 £47,500 -25.49% 5
East Midlands +13 12 £47,500 - 11
South West +31 11 £60,000 -
Yorkshire -11 11 £52,500 -7.89% 15
North East +15 8 £31,000 - 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 13 (6.81%) WinCC
2 6 (3.14%) FactoryTalk
3 2 (1.05%) ArchestrA
4 1 (0.52%) Confluence
4 1 (0.52%) Mendix
Applications
1 16 (8.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.09%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.05%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.52%) EPLAN
Cloud Services
1 9 (4.71%) Power Platform
2 5 (2.62%) Azure
3 4 (2.09%) AWS
4 2 (1.05%) Amazon EC2
5 1 (0.52%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 37 (19.37%) Modbus
2 22 (11.52%) Ethernet
3 15 (7.85%) Profibus
4 12 (6.28%) Firewall
4 12 (6.28%) MQTT
5 5 (2.62%) Network Security
6 3 (1.57%) DMZ
6 3 (1.57%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.52%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.52%) NAS
7 1 (0.52%) SAN
7 1 (0.52%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.85%) GIS
2 9 (4.71%) Power BI
3 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (2.09%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.52%) JIRA
General
1 57 (29.84%) Manufacturing
2 38 (19.90%) Social Skills
3 25 (13.09%) Legal
4 23 (12.04%) Finance
4 23 (12.04%) Pharmaceutical
5 18 (9.42%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (7.33%) Fire and Rescue
7 11 (5.76%) Retail
8 10 (5.24%) Advertising
8 10 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (3.66%) Electronics
10 4 (2.09%) Automotive
10 4 (2.09%) Military
10 4 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.57%) Aerospace
12 2 (1.05%) Back Office
12 2 (1.05%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.52%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 70 (36.65%) Systems Engineer
2 46 (24.08%) Control Systems Engineer
3 28 (14.66%) Senior
4 23 (12.04%) Automation Engineer
5 18 (9.42%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 16 (8.38%) SCADA Engineer
7 15 (7.85%) Lead
7 15 (7.85%) Support Engineer
8 14 (7.33%) Network Engineer
9 11 (5.76%) Analyst
9 11 (5.76%) Field Engineer
10 10 (5.24%) PLC Engineer
11 8 (4.19%) Field Service Engineer
11 8 (4.19%) Project Engineer
11 8 (4.19%) Systems Support
11 8 (4.19%) Systems Support Engineer
12 7 (3.66%) Manufacturing Engineer
12 7 (3.66%) Software Engineer
13 6 (3.14%) Cybersecurity Engineer
13 6 (3.14%) Senior Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.09%) .NET
1 4 (2.09%) CSS
2 2 (1.05%) Flash
3 1 (0.52%) HTML
3 1 (0.52%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.52%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 41 (21.47%) Operational Technology
2 34 (17.80%) Renewable Energy
3 28 (14.66%) Driving Licence
4 17 (8.90%) IoT
5 15 (7.85%) Industry 4.0
6 11 (5.76%) Biopharmaceutical
7 10 (5.24%) Data Centre
8 8 (4.19%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 7 (3.66%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (3.66%) Onboarding
9 7 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (3.14%) LIMS
11 5 (2.62%) Industrial Internet of Things
12 4 (2.09%) Cyber Threat
12 4 (2.09%) Fibre Optics
13 3 (1.57%) Cyber Kill Chain
13 3 (1.57%) Security Posture
14 2 (1.05%) CCTV
14 2 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
14 2 (1.05%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 18 (9.42%) Windows
2 13 (6.81%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.62%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.09%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (1.57%) Linux
6 2 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (21.47%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (16.23%) Cybersecurity
3 26 (13.61%) Continuous Improvement
4 24 (12.57%) Software Engineering
5 21 (10.99%) Project Delivery
6 18 (9.42%) Mentoring
7 17 (8.90%) Customer Service
7 17 (8.90%) Network Design
7 17 (8.90%) Regulatory Compliance
8 16 (8.38%) Risk Assessment
8 16 (8.38%) Validation
9 15 (7.85%) Incident Management
10 14 (7.33%) Project Management
11 13 (6.81%) Asset Management
11 13 (6.81%) Preventative Maintenance
11 13 (6.81%) System Testing
12 11 (5.76%) Computer Science
12 11 (5.76%) Incident Response
13 10 (5.24%) Business Development
13 10 (5.24%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 13 (6.81%) SQL
2 12 (6.28%) Python
3 9 (4.71%) Ladder Logic
4 6 (3.14%) C#
5 4 (2.09%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.09%) VBA
6 3 (1.57%) C++
6 3 (1.57%) VB
7 2 (1.05%) C
Qualifications
1 50 (26.18%) Degree
2 32 (16.75%) HNC
3 30 (15.71%) HND
4 16 (8.38%) NVQ Level 3
4 16 (8.38%) Security Cleared
5 12 (6.28%) SC Cleared
6 10 (5.24%) Chartered Engineer
7 9 (4.71%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.62%) A+ Certification
8 5 (2.62%) CCNA
8 5 (2.62%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (2.62%) MCSA
8 5 (2.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (2.62%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (2.09%) CISM
9 4 (2.09%) CISSP
10 3 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (1.05%) City & Guilds
11 2 (1.05%) PMI Certification
11 2 (1.05%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.24%) NIST
1 10 (5.24%) QA
2 6 (3.14%) IEC 61508
2 6 (3.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.62%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 5 (2.62%) GxP
3 5 (2.62%) IEC 61131
4 3 (1.57%) NCSC
4 3 (1.57%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.05%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.52%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.52%) GDPR
6 1 (0.52%) GMP
6 1 (0.52%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.52%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 15 (7.85%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (5.24%) VMware ESXi
3 8 (4.19%) Firmware
4 7 (3.66%) Active Directory
5 6 (3.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (7.85%) Functional Safety
2 2 (1.05%) AssetCenter
2 2 (1.05%) SCCM
3 1 (0.52%) Grafana
3 1 (0.52%) MOM
3 1 (0.52%) Terraform
3 1 (0.52%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 53 (27.75%) Siemens
2 38 (19.90%) Rockwell
3 27 (14.14%) Microsoft
4 21 (10.99%) Allen-Bradley
5 17 (8.90%) VMware
6 14 (7.33%) AVEVA
7 8 (4.19%) Cisco
8 3 (1.57%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.05%) DIgSILENT
9 2 (1.05%) Kepware
9 2 (1.05%) Wonderware
10 1 (0.52%) NEC