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 18 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 501 422 580
Rank change year-on-year -79 +158 +85
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 239 245 191
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.25% 0.56% 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.98% 1.33% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 104 153 125
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £44,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +1.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £72,350 £73,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -

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 24,485 18,416 23,447
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.75% 42.04% 32.48%
Number of salaries quoted 16,050 9,336 14,255
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,385
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,000 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,250 £105,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.20%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 -25 82 £47,500 -13.64% 42
North of England -34 52 £65,000 +8.33% 59
East Midlands +4 42 £52,500 +9.95% 24
West Midlands -44 40 £45,000 -18.18% 18
London -29 37 £60,000 - 22
South East -39 33 £42,500 -30.61% 28
East of England -32 29 £50,000 -9.09% 26
North West +9 25 £62,500 +4.17% 32
Yorkshire -25 19 £57,500 +12.20% 20
North East -71 8 £70,000 +16.67% 10
South West -75 7 £52,500 -4.55% 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 13 (5.44%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (3.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.67%) WinCC
4 2 (0.84%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.84%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (3.35%) EPLAN
2 7 (2.93%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.09%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.84%) Maple
6 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.42%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.42%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.26%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.84%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 6 (2.51%) Azure
2 2 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (0.84%) GitHub
2 2 (0.84%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (0.42%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.42%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.42%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 27 (11.30%) Modbus
2 26 (10.88%) Profibus
3 22 (9.21%) Ethernet
4 8 (3.35%) Firewall
5 7 (2.93%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.93%) VLAN
6 5 (2.09%) Intrusion Detection
6 5 (2.09%) VPN
7 3 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.84%) DMZ
8 2 (0.84%) IPv4
8 2 (0.84%) LAN
8 2 (0.84%) MQTT
8 2 (0.84%) Network Security
8 2 (0.84%) OSPF
8 2 (0.84%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (0.84%) WAN
9 1 (0.42%) 4G
9 1 (0.42%) AMQP
9 1 (0.42%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.84%) GIS
1 2 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.42%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Git
1 2 (0.84%) LabVIEW
General
1 44 (18.41%) Social Skills
2 34 (14.23%) Manufacturing
3 30 (12.55%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (11.72%) Electronics
5 20 (8.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 19 (7.95%) Finance
7 12 (5.02%) Telecoms
8 10 (4.18%) Aerospace
9 8 (3.35%) Retail
10 7 (2.93%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.26%) Games
12 2 (0.84%) French Language
12 2 (0.84%) German Language
12 2 (0.84%) Legal
12 2 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.42%) Law
13 1 (0.42%) Military
Job Titles
1 85 (35.56%) Systems Engineer
2 73 (30.54%) Control Systems Engineer
3 48 (20.08%) Senior
4 30 (12.55%) Senior Technician
5 27 (11.30%) Lead
6 19 (7.95%) Automation Engineer
7 13 (5.44%) SCADA Engineer
8 12 (5.02%) Software Engineer
9 10 (4.18%) Project Engineer
9 10 (4.18%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 9 (3.77%) Junior
10 9 (3.77%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 9 (3.77%) Team Leader
11 6 (2.51%) Applications Engineer
11 6 (2.51%) Business Development Manager
11 6 (2.51%) Business Manager
11 6 (2.51%) Development Manager
12 5 (2.09%) Analyst
12 5 (2.09%) Junior Software Engineer
12 5 (2.09%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.67%) XML
2 2 (0.84%) CSS
2 2 (0.84%) Middleware
2 2 (0.84%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.42%) .NET
3 1 (0.42%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 48 (20.08%) Onboarding
2 42 (17.57%) Robotics
3 40 (16.74%) Driving Licence
4 34 (14.23%) Operational Technology
5 16 (6.69%) Renewable Energy
6 13 (5.44%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (5.02%) Replication
8 8 (3.35%) Algorithms
8 8 (3.35%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.09%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (2.09%) FMCG
9 5 (2.09%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 4 (1.67%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.67%) Industry 4.0
11 3 (1.26%) Industrial Internet of Things
11 3 (1.26%) IoT
12 2 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (0.84%) Enterprise Storage
12 2 (0.84%) PKI
12 2 (0.84%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.84%) Linux
1 2 (0.84%) Windows
1 2 (0.84%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (22.18%) Preventative Maintenance
2 42 (17.57%) Line Management
3 41 (17.15%) Mechatronics
3 41 (17.15%) Proactive Maintenance
4 38 (15.90%) Problem-Solving
5 33 (13.81%) Technical Leadership
6 30 (12.55%) Software Engineering
7 29 (12.13%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (11.72%) Systems Engineering
9 25 (10.46%) Validation
10 24 (10.04%) Data Acquisition
10 24 (10.04%) Project Delivery
11 23 (9.62%) Mentoring
12 22 (9.21%) Cybersecurity
13 21 (8.79%) Customer Requirements
14 19 (7.95%) Order Management
15 16 (6.69%) Project Management
16 11 (4.60%) Collaborative Culture
17 10 (4.18%) Verification and Validation
17 10 (4.18%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.02%) Ladder Logic
2 8 (3.35%) MATLAB
3 7 (2.93%) SQL
4 5 (2.09%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.26%) Python
6 2 (0.84%) Bash
7 1 (0.42%) C#
7 1 (0.42%) Java
7 1 (0.42%) VB
Qualifications
1 99 (41.42%) Degree
2 47 (19.67%) NVQ Level 3
3 27 (11.30%) HNC
4 25 (10.46%) City & Guilds
5 24 (10.04%) HND
6 10 (4.18%) DBS Check
7 9 (3.77%) SC Cleared
7 9 (3.77%) Security Cleared
8 5 (2.09%) Chartered Engineer
8 5 (2.09%) CISSP
9 3 (1.26%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.84%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.84%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.84%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.84%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (0.84%) MCSA
10 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.42%) CBAP
11 1 (0.42%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.60%) HAZOP
2 10 (4.18%) Accessibility
3 8 (3.35%) ARP4754
3 8 (3.35%) DO-254
4 6 (2.51%) IEC 61131
5 5 (2.09%) QA
6 4 (1.67%) GDPR
6 4 (1.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.67%) NIST
7 2 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.84%) GRC
7 2 (0.84%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.42%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.42%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (1.26%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.84%) Docker
2 2 (0.84%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (4.18%) Wonderware InTouch
2 4 (1.67%) Functional Safety
2 4 (1.67%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (0.84%) Ansible
3 2 (0.84%) Grafana
3 2 (0.84%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.84%) MOM
3 2 (0.84%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.84%) SCCM
3 2 (0.84%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 2 (0.84%) Terraform
4 1 (0.42%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 37 (15.48%) Siemens
2 31 (12.97%) Allen-Bradley
3 25 (10.46%) Rockwell
4 21 (8.79%) Wonderware
5 19 (7.95%) NEC
6 10 (4.18%) AVEVA
6 10 (4.18%) Microsoft
7 4 (1.67%) SAP
7 4 (1.67%) VMware
8 3 (1.26%) Google
9 2 (0.84%) CA Agile Central
9 2 (0.84%) Cognizant
9 2 (0.84%) Dell
9 2 (0.84%) EMC
9 2 (0.84%) Symantec
9 2 (0.84%) Veeam
10 1 (0.42%) Cisco
10 1 (0.42%) Oracle
10 1 (0.42%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.42%) Yahoo!