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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 360 432 575
Rank change year-on-year +72 +143 +43
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 492 211 159
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.47% 0.49% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.80% 1.16% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 172 135 67
10th Percentile £38,875 £43,750 £48,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,175 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £70,650
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 27,367 18,142 21,147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.39% 41.82% 32.55%
Number of salaries quoted 17,663 9,279 10,524
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -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 9 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 9 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 +53 187 £52,500 +10.53% 142
East Midlands +50 108 £52,500 +10.53% 65
North of England -11 108 £57,500 +2.22% 148
West Midlands -20 79 £56,175 +12.35% 76
East of England +9 70 £50,800 -0.88% 69
London -32 55 £60,000 - 133
South East -46 49 £55,000 -10.20% 105
North West 0 48 £55,053 -8.25% 61
Yorkshire +1 44 £57,500 +15.00% 70
South West -62 24 £67,500 +22.73% 56
North East -62 16 £70,000 +33.33% 22
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 (2.44%) FactoryTalk
2 9 (1.83%) WinCC
3 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.61%) ArchestrA
5 2 (0.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 33 (6.71%) EPLAN
1 33 (6.71%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.64%) Maple
3 6 (1.22%) AutoCAD
4 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.81%) 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 (1.22%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 5 (1.02%) Azure
2 3 (0.61%) Entra ID
2 3 (0.61%) GitHub
3 2 (0.41%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (0.41%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (0.41%) WhatsApp
4 1 (0.20%) GitHub Copilot
4 1 (0.20%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 77 (15.65%) Modbus
2 65 (13.21%) Profibus
3 62 (12.60%) Ethernet
4 18 (3.66%) VLAN
5 16 (3.25%) Firewall
5 16 (3.25%) VPN
6 13 (2.64%) DMZ
7 11 (2.24%) IPv4
7 11 (2.24%) OSPF
7 11 (2.24%) TCP/IP
8 9 (1.83%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (0.81%) Network Security
10 2 (0.41%) LAN
10 2 (0.41%) MQTT
10 2 (0.41%) Software-Defined Networking
10 2 (0.41%) TETRA
10 2 (0.41%) WAN
11 1 (0.20%) Internet
11 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 (1.83%) LabVIEW
2 3 (0.61%) Git
General
1 116 (23.58%) Social Skills
2 89 (18.09%) Electronics
3 87 (17.68%) Manufacturing
4 62 (12.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 47 (9.55%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (5.89%) Finance
7 25 (5.08%) Aerospace
8 23 (4.67%) Pharmaceutical
9 18 (3.66%) Telecoms
10 13 (2.64%) Retail
11 12 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (2.24%) Automotive
12 11 (2.24%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.22%) Military
14 4 (0.81%) 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 (25.20%) Senior
2 83 (16.87%) Senior Technician
3 72 (14.63%) Systems Engineer
4 67 (13.62%) Control Systems Engineer
5 62 (12.60%) Automation Engineer
6 59 (11.99%) Lead
7 37 (7.52%) Electrical Engineer
8 21 (4.27%) SCADA Engineer
9 18 (3.66%) Team Leader
10 17 (3.46%) Project Engineer
11 11 (2.24%) PLC Engineer
11 11 (2.24%) Principal Engineer
11 11 (2.24%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 11 (2.24%) Software Engineer
12 10 (2.03%) Design Engineer
13 9 (1.83%) Junior
14 8 (1.63%) Electrical Design Engineer
14 8 (1.63%) Lead Systems Engineer
14 8 (1.63%) PLC SCADA Engineer
14 8 (1.63%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.63%) XML
2 7 (1.42%) STL
3 5 (1.02%) .NET
4 4 (0.81%) CSS
5 3 (0.61%) Django
5 3 (0.61%) REST
5 3 (0.61%) Web Services
6 2 (0.41%) Middleware
6 2 (0.41%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.41%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 141 (28.66%) Onboarding
2 120 (24.39%) Robotics
3 74 (15.04%) Driving Licence
4 49 (9.96%) Operational Technology
5 25 (5.08%) Renewable Energy
6 23 (4.67%) FMCG
7 16 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.03%) Replication
9 8 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.63%) Client/Server
9 8 (1.63%) IoT
9 8 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.22%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.02%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.81%) Industry 4.0
12 4 (0.81%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.61%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
13 3 (0.61%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.41%) Linux
1 2 (0.41%) Windows
1 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (33.13%) Preventative Maintenance
2 123 (25.00%) Line Management
3 122 (24.80%) Mechatronics
4 117 (23.78%) Proactive Maintenance
5 94 (19.11%) Technical Leadership
6 84 (17.07%) Continuous Improvement
7 76 (15.45%) Problem-Solving
8 65 (13.21%) Cybersecurity
9 55 (11.18%) Validation
10 49 (9.96%) Customer Requirements
10 49 (9.96%) Order Management
11 44 (8.94%) Project Delivery
12 40 (8.13%) Project Management
13 37 (7.52%) Data Acquisition
14 36 (7.32%) Mentoring
15 34 (6.91%) Systems Engineering
16 30 (6.10%) Software Engineering
17 29 (5.89%) Computer Science
17 29 (5.89%) Visualisation
18 27 (5.49%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.28%) Ladder Logic
2 12 (2.44%) MATLAB
3 7 (1.42%) Python
3 7 (1.42%) SQL
4 5 (1.02%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.61%) C#
6 2 (0.41%) Bash
7 1 (0.20%) Java
Qualifications
1 236 (47.97%) Degree
2 140 (28.46%) NVQ Level 3
3 84 (17.07%) HNC
4 74 (15.04%) City & Guilds
5 49 (9.96%) HND
6 27 (5.49%) Security Cleared
7 21 (4.27%) SC Cleared
8 16 (3.25%) Master's Degree
9 15 (3.05%) Chartered Engineer
10 10 (2.03%) DBS Check
11 7 (1.42%) CISSP
11 7 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
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%) BPSS Clearance
13 1 (0.20%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.27%) IEC 61131
2 12 (2.44%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.24%) HAZOP
3 11 (2.24%) NIST
4 8 (1.63%) ARP4754
4 8 (1.63%) DO-254
5 7 (1.42%) NEBOSH
6 6 (1.22%) GDPR
6 6 (1.22%) 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 (2.44%) Functional Safety
2 8 (1.63%) Wonderware InTouch
3 4 (0.81%) 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 77 (15.65%) Siemens
2 49 (9.96%) NEC
3 39 (7.93%) Allen-Bradley
4 38 (7.72%) Microsoft
5 37 (7.52%) Rockwell
6 15 (3.05%) Wonderware
7 13 (2.64%) AVEVA
8 9 (1.83%) SAP
9 7 (1.42%) Google
10 4 (0.81%) VMware
11 3 (0.61%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (0.61%) EMC
12 2 (0.41%) Dell
12 2 (0.41%) Symantec
12 2 (0.41%) Tenable
12 2 (0.41%) Veeam
13 1 (0.20%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.20%) Yahoo!