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 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 349 424 575
Rank change year-on-year +75 +151 +38
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 488 218 158
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.50% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.79% 1.20% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 171 137 68
10th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £48,875
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,625
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £70,550
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -

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 27,263 18,107 21,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.33% 41.82% 32.61%
Number of salaries quoted 17,641 9,218 10,646
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £55,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.91% -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 8 October 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 8 October 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 +48 185 £52,500 +10.53% 136
North of England -8 108 £57,500 -4.17% 144
East Midlands +54 107 £52,500 +10.53% 64
West Midlands -22 78 £56,175 +12.35% 71
East of England +16 67 £50,800 -0.88% 69
London -33 56 £60,000 - 120
South East -44 49 £55,000 -10.20% 102
North West +1 48 £55,053 -8.25% 60
Yorkshire +1 44 £57,500 +12.20% 68
South West -57 24 £67,500 +22.73% 54
North East -59 16 £70,000 +16.67% 21
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 12 (2.46%) FactoryTalk
2 9 (1.84%) WinCC
3 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.61%) ArchestrA
5 2 (0.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 33 (6.76%) EPLAN
1 33 (6.76%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.46%) Maple
3 6 (1.23%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.82%) Simulink
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.20%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.23%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 5 (1.02%) Azure
2 3 (0.61%) Entra ID
3 2 (0.41%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.41%) GitHub
3 2 (0.41%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (0.41%) WhatsApp
4 1 (0.20%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 74 (15.16%) Modbus
2 63 (12.91%) Profibus
3 60 (12.30%) Ethernet
4 18 (3.69%) VLAN
5 16 (3.28%) Firewall
5 16 (3.28%) VPN
6 13 (2.66%) DMZ
7 11 (2.25%) IPv4
7 11 (2.25%) OSPF
8 10 (2.05%) TCP/IP
9 9 (1.84%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.82%) Network Security
11 2 (0.41%) LAN
11 2 (0.41%) MQTT
11 2 (0.41%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (0.41%) TETRA
11 2 (0.41%) WAN
12 1 (0.20%) Internet
12 1 (0.20%) LoRaWAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.20%) GIS
2 1 (0.20%) Power BI
2 1 (0.20%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (1.84%) LabVIEW
2 3 (0.61%) Git
General
1 114 (23.36%) Social Skills
2 87 (17.83%) Electronics
3 86 (17.62%) Manufacturing
4 59 (12.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 46 (9.43%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (5.94%) Finance
7 24 (4.92%) Aerospace
8 23 (4.71%) Pharmaceutical
9 17 (3.48%) Telecoms
10 13 (2.66%) Retail
11 12 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (2.25%) Automotive
12 11 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.23%) Military
14 4 (0.82%) Aviation
15 3 (0.61%) French Language
15 3 (0.61%) Games
15 3 (0.61%) German Language
15 3 (0.61%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.61%) Legal
Job Titles
1 124 (25.41%) Senior
2 83 (17.01%) Senior Technician
3 73 (14.96%) Systems Engineer
4 68 (13.93%) Control Systems Engineer
5 61 (12.50%) Automation Engineer
6 58 (11.89%) Lead
7 36 (7.38%) Electrical Engineer
8 21 (4.30%) SCADA Engineer
9 18 (3.69%) Project Engineer
9 18 (3.69%) Team Leader
10 11 (2.25%) PLC Engineer
10 11 (2.25%) Principal Engineer
10 11 (2.25%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 11 (2.25%) Software Engineer
11 10 (2.05%) Design Engineer
12 9 (1.84%) Junior
13 8 (1.64%) Electrical Design Engineer
13 8 (1.64%) Lead Systems Engineer
13 8 (1.64%) PLC SCADA Engineer
13 8 (1.64%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.43%) STL
1 7 (1.43%) XML
2 5 (1.02%) .NET
3 4 (0.82%) CSS
4 3 (0.61%) Django
4 3 (0.61%) REST
4 3 (0.61%) Web Services
5 2 (0.41%) Middleware
5 2 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
5 2 (0.41%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 141 (28.89%) Onboarding
2 120 (24.59%) Robotics
3 74 (15.16%) Driving Licence
4 48 (9.84%) Operational Technology
5 25 (5.12%) Renewable Energy
6 23 (4.71%) FMCG
7 17 (3.48%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.05%) Replication
9 8 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.64%) IoT
9 8 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.43%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.02%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.82%) Industry 4.0
12 4 (0.82%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
14 2 (0.41%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.41%) Linux
1 2 (0.41%) Windows
1 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (33.40%) Preventative Maintenance
2 123 (25.20%) Line Management
3 122 (25.00%) Mechatronics
4 117 (23.98%) Proactive Maintenance
5 94 (19.26%) Technical Leadership
6 84 (17.21%) Continuous Improvement
7 76 (15.57%) Problem-Solving
8 63 (12.91%) Cybersecurity
9 53 (10.86%) Validation
10 49 (10.04%) Order Management
11 47 (9.63%) Customer Requirements
12 45 (9.22%) Project Delivery
13 40 (8.20%) Project Management
14 38 (7.79%) Data Acquisition
15 37 (7.58%) Mentoring
16 35 (7.17%) Systems Engineering
17 31 (6.35%) Software Engineering
18 29 (5.94%) Visualisation
19 28 (5.74%) Computer Science
20 25 (5.12%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.33%) Ladder Logic
2 12 (2.46%) MATLAB
3 7 (1.43%) Python
3 7 (1.43%) SQL
4 5 (1.02%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.61%) C#
6 2 (0.41%) Bash
7 1 (0.20%) Java
Qualifications
1 236 (48.36%) Degree
2 140 (28.69%) NVQ Level 3
3 82 (16.80%) HNC
4 74 (15.16%) City & Guilds
5 49 (10.04%) HND
6 25 (5.12%) Security Cleared
7 20 (4.10%) SC Cleared
8 15 (3.07%) Chartered Engineer
8 15 (3.07%) Master's Degree
9 11 (2.25%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.43%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (1.23%) CISSP
12 2 (0.41%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.41%) CompTIA Security+
12 2 (0.41%) CTC Cleared
12 2 (0.41%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
12 2 (0.41%) MCSA
12 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.20%) CISM
13 1 (0.20%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.30%) IEC 61131
2 12 (2.46%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.25%) HAZOP
3 11 (2.25%) NIST
4 8 (1.64%) ARP4754
4 8 (1.64%) DO-254
5 7 (1.43%) NEBOSH
6 6 (1.23%) GDPR
6 6 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.02%) QA
8 3 (0.61%) NCSC
8 3 (0.61%) NIST 800
9 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.41%) GRC
9 2 (0.41%) SLA
10 1 (0.20%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.20%) GAMP
10 1 (0.20%) GMP
10 1 (0.20%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (1.02%) Active Directory
1 5 (1.02%) Docker
2 2 (0.41%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (2.46%) Functional Safety
2 8 (1.64%) Wonderware InTouch
3 4 (0.82%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.41%) Ansible
4 2 (0.41%) Grafana
4 2 (0.41%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.41%) MOM
4 2 (0.41%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.41%) SCCM
4 2 (0.41%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 78 (15.98%) Siemens
2 49 (10.04%) NEC
3 40 (8.20%) Allen-Bradley
4 38 (7.79%) Microsoft
4 38 (7.79%) Rockwell
5 16 (3.28%) Wonderware
6 14 (2.87%) AVEVA
7 9 (1.84%) SAP
8 7 (1.43%) Google
9 4 (0.82%) VMware
10 3 (0.61%) CA Agile Central
10 3 (0.61%) EMC
11 2 (0.41%) Dell
11 2 (0.41%) Symantec
11 2 (0.41%) Tenable
11 2 (0.41%) Veeam
12 1 (0.20%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.20%) Yahoo!