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 27 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 576 437 574
Rank change year-on-year -139 +137 +120
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 156 231 218
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.17% 0.53% 0.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.68% 1.27% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 87 143 151
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £74,500 £73,250 £71,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% 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 23,002 18,242 25,538
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.60% 41.89% 33.16%
Number of salaries quoted 15,167 9,221 16,282
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,527 £57,194 £56,252
Median % change year-on-year +4.08% +1.67% -13.46%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £58,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.63% +3.64% -14.06%

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 27 July 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 27 July 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 -57 43 £46,250 -15.91% 24
North of England -39 34 £65,000 +8.33% 23
South East -35 31 £40,000 -33.33% 17
London -14 26 £60,000 - 26
West Midlands -51 26 £45,000 -18.18% 11
North West +2 20 £60,000 - 14
East of England -25 19 £50,000 -9.09% 12
East Midlands -28 17 £50,000 +4.17% 13
Yorkshire -41 7 £57,500 +15.00% 6
North East -59 7 £70,000 +16.67% 4
South West -72 4 £52,500 -4.55% 11
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 (7.69%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (5.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.28%) ArchestrA
4 1 (0.64%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.64%) WinCC
Applications
1 3 (1.92%) AutoCAD
1 3 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.92%) MS Visio
2 2 (1.28%) EPLAN
2 2 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.28%) Maximo
2 1 (0.64%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.85%) Azure
2 3 (1.92%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.28%) GitHub
3 2 (1.28%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.64%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.64%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 15 (9.62%) Profibus
2 14 (8.97%) Ethernet
3 13 (8.33%) Modbus
4 5 (3.21%) Firewall
5 4 (2.56%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.92%) VLAN
6 3 (1.92%) VPN
6 3 (1.92%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.28%) Intrusion Detection
7 2 (1.28%) LAN
7 2 (1.28%) LoRaWAN
7 2 (1.28%) MQTT
7 2 (1.28%) Network Security
7 2 (1.28%) Software-Defined Networking
7 2 (1.28%) WAN
7 2 (1.28%) Wireless
8 1 (0.64%) AMQP
8 1 (0.64%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.64%) IPsec
8 1 (0.64%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (1.92%) Power BI
3 2 (1.28%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (1.28%) Git
General
1 31 (19.87%) Social Skills
2 28 (17.95%) Manufacturing
3 22 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (9.62%) Finance
5 11 (7.05%) Aerospace
6 10 (6.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (6.41%) Telecoms
7 5 (3.21%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (2.56%) Electronics
9 3 (1.92%) Games
10 2 (1.28%) Automotive
10 2 (1.28%) Legal
10 2 (1.28%) Retail
11 1 (0.64%) Law
11 1 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 85 (54.49%) Systems Engineer
2 72 (46.15%) Control Systems Engineer
3 14 (8.97%) Lead
4 12 (7.69%) Senior
4 12 (7.69%) Software Engineer
5 10 (6.41%) Junior
5 10 (6.41%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 9 (5.77%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 7 (4.49%) Automation Engineer
7 7 (4.49%) SCADA Engineer
8 6 (3.85%) Applications Engineer
8 6 (3.85%) Business Development Manager
8 6 (3.85%) Business Manager
8 6 (3.85%) Development Manager
8 6 (3.85%) Project Engineer
9 5 (3.21%) Junior Software Engineer
9 5 (3.21%) Support Engineer
9 5 (3.21%) Technical Engineer
9 5 (3.21%) Technical Support
9 5 (3.21%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.92%) XML
2 2 (1.28%) Middleware
2 2 (1.28%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.64%) .NET
3 1 (0.64%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 33 (21.15%) Driving Licence
2 27 (17.31%) Operational Technology
3 15 (9.62%) Renewable Energy
4 12 (7.69%) Replication
5 8 (5.13%) Algorithms
5 8 (5.13%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (3.21%) IoT
6 5 (3.21%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 4 (2.56%) Industry 4.0
7 4 (2.56%) Robotics
8 3 (1.92%) Client/Server
8 3 (1.92%) FMCG
8 3 (1.92%) Industrial Internet of Things
9 2 (1.28%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.28%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (1.28%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.28%) PKI
9 2 (1.28%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.21%) Linux
2 3 (1.92%) Windows
2 3 (1.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (19.87%) Software Engineering
3 28 (17.95%) Systems Engineering
4 23 (14.74%) Mentoring
5 16 (10.26%) Data Acquisition
5 16 (10.26%) Project Delivery
6 15 (9.62%) Customer Requirements
7 14 (8.97%) Validation
8 13 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
9 11 (7.05%) Continuous Improvement
10 10 (6.41%) ERP
11 9 (5.77%) Technical Leadership
12 8 (5.13%) Collaborative Culture
12 8 (5.13%) Compliance Audit
12 8 (5.13%) Incident Response
12 8 (5.13%) Project Management
13 7 (4.49%) Decision-Making
13 7 (4.49%) Energy Management
13 7 (4.49%) Visualisation
14 6 (3.85%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.77%) SQL
2 8 (5.13%) MATLAB
3 7 (4.49%) Ladder Logic
4 5 (3.21%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.92%) Python
6 2 (1.28%) Bash
7 1 (0.64%) C#
7 1 (0.64%) Java
7 1 (0.64%) VB
Qualifications
1 36 (23.08%) Degree
2 18 (11.54%) HNC
3 16 (10.26%) HND
4 6 (3.85%) DBS Check
4 6 (3.85%) SC Cleared
4 6 (3.85%) Security Cleared
5 5 (3.21%) CISSP
6 2 (1.28%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (1.28%) CTC Cleared
6 2 (1.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 2 (1.28%) MCSA
6 2 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.28%) NVQ Level 3
7 1 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.64%) CBAP
7 1 (0.64%) CCNA
7 1 (0.64%) CCNP
7 1 (0.64%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (0.64%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.41%) Accessibility
1 10 (6.41%) HAZOP
2 8 (5.13%) ARP4754
2 8 (5.13%) DO-254
3 5 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.21%) QA
4 3 (1.92%) IEC 61131
4 3 (1.92%) NIST
5 2 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.28%) GDPR
5 2 (1.28%) GRC
6 1 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.64%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.64%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.64%) NCSC
6 1 (0.64%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (1.92%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.28%) Docker
2 2 (1.28%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (6.41%) Wonderware InTouch
2 3 (1.92%) Functional Safety
3 2 (1.28%) Ansible
3 2 (1.28%) Grafana
3 2 (1.28%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.28%) MOM
3 2 (1.28%) Prometheus
3 2 (1.28%) SCCM
3 2 (1.28%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 2 (1.28%) Terraform
4 1 (0.64%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.64%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 25 (16.03%) Allen-Bradley
2 24 (15.38%) Siemens
3 23 (14.74%) Rockwell
4 21 (13.46%) Wonderware
5 8 (5.13%) AVEVA
6 7 (4.49%) Microsoft
7 4 (2.56%) VMware
8 2 (1.28%) CA Agile Central
8 2 (1.28%) Cognizant
8 2 (1.28%) Dell
8 2 (1.28%) Qualys
8 2 (1.28%) SAP
8 2 (1.28%) Symantec
8 2 (1.28%) Veeam
9 1 (0.64%) Cisco
9 1 (0.64%) Oracle
9 1 (0.64%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.64%) Yahoo!