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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 562 435 572
Rank change year-on-year -127 +137 +123
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 176 241 209
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.19% 0.55% 0.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.75% 1.31% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 93 152 142
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £42,625
25th Percentile £41,250 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,313 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,400 £71,250 £71,150
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 23,609 18,355 24,767
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.79% 42.15% 33.08%
Number of salaries quoted 15,541 9,301 15,534
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £57,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.51% -0.87% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £79,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £56,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year +2.65% +0.89% -12.50%

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 1 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 1 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 -53 50 £47,500 -13.64% 35
North of England -49 38 £65,000 +8.33% 48
South East -47 33 £40,000 -33.33% 23
London -34 28 £60,000 - 41
West Midlands -56 27 £45,000 -18.18% 15
East of England -23 24 £50,000 -9.09% 17
East Midlands -24 23 £52,500 +9.38% 20
North West +7 22 £62,500 +4.17% 29
Yorkshire -37 10 £57,500 +15.00% 15
North East -63 6 £70,000 +16.67% 5
South West -82 4 £52,500 -4.55% 20
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 (6.82%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.14%) ArchestrA
3 2 (1.14%) WinCC
4 1 (0.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (2.27%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.70%) EPLAN
2 3 (1.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.70%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.57%) Maple
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.14%) Maximo
2 1 (0.57%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.41%) Azure
2 3 (1.70%) Power Platform
3 2 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.14%) GitHub
3 2 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (0.57%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.57%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 17 (9.66%) Profibus
2 16 (9.09%) Modbus
3 15 (8.52%) Ethernet
4 6 (3.41%) Firewall
5 5 (2.84%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.27%) VLAN
7 3 (1.70%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (1.70%) VPN
7 3 (1.70%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (1.14%) LAN
8 2 (1.14%) LoRaWAN
8 2 (1.14%) MQTT
8 2 (1.14%) Network Security
8 2 (1.14%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (1.14%) WAN
8 2 (1.14%) Wireless
9 1 (0.57%) 4G
9 1 (0.57%) AMQP
9 1 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.57%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.27%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (1.70%) Power BI
3 2 (1.14%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (1.14%) Git
General
1 38 (21.59%) Social Skills
2 29 (16.48%) Manufacturing
3 24 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (8.52%) Finance
5 12 (6.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (6.25%) Aerospace
7 10 (5.68%) Electronics
7 10 (5.68%) Telecoms
8 5 (2.84%) Pharmaceutical
8 5 (2.84%) Retail
9 3 (1.70%) Games
10 2 (1.14%) Automotive
10 2 (1.14%) Legal
11 1 (0.57%) French Language
11 1 (0.57%) German Language
11 1 (0.57%) Law
11 1 (0.57%) Military
Job Titles
1 85 (48.30%) Systems Engineer
2 72 (40.91%) Control Systems Engineer
3 22 (12.50%) Senior
4 17 (9.66%) Lead
5 12 (6.82%) Software Engineer
6 10 (5.68%) Junior
6 10 (5.68%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 9 (5.11%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 8 (4.55%) SCADA Engineer
8 8 (4.55%) Senior Technician
9 7 (3.98%) Automation Engineer
9 7 (3.98%) Project Engineer
10 6 (3.41%) Applications Engineer
10 6 (3.41%) Business Development Manager
10 6 (3.41%) Business Manager
10 6 (3.41%) Development Manager
11 5 (2.84%) Software Applications Engineer
11 5 (2.84%) Support Engineer
11 5 (2.84%) Technical Support
11 5 (2.84%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.70%) XML
2 2 (1.14%) Middleware
2 2 (1.14%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.57%) .NET
3 1 (0.57%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 35 (19.89%) Driving Licence
2 29 (16.48%) Operational Technology
3 15 (8.52%) Renewable Energy
4 12 (6.82%) Replication
4 12 (6.82%) Robotics
5 11 (6.25%) Onboarding
6 10 (5.68%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (4.55%) Algorithms
7 8 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (2.84%) IoT
8 5 (2.84%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 4 (2.27%) FMCG
9 4 (2.27%) Industry 4.0
10 3 (1.70%) Client/Server
10 3 (1.70%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.70%) Industrial Internet of Things
11 2 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (1.14%) NB-IoT
11 2 (1.14%) PKI
11 2 (1.14%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.84%) Linux
2 3 (1.70%) Windows
2 3 (1.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (21.59%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (17.61%) Software Engineering
3 28 (15.91%) Systems Engineering
4 23 (13.07%) Mentoring
5 18 (10.23%) Data Acquisition
5 18 (10.23%) Project Delivery
6 15 (8.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (8.52%) Customer Requirements
6 15 (8.52%) Preventative Maintenance
6 15 (8.52%) Validation
7 14 (7.95%) Cybersecurity
8 12 (6.82%) Technical Leadership
9 10 (5.68%) Collaborative Culture
9 10 (5.68%) ERP
9 10 (5.68%) Line Management
9 10 (5.68%) Mechatronics
10 9 (5.11%) Proactive Maintenance
10 9 (5.11%) Root Cause Analysis
11 8 (4.55%) Compliance Audit
11 8 (4.55%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.11%) SQL
2 8 (4.55%) MATLAB
3 7 (3.98%) Ladder Logic
4 5 (2.84%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.70%) Python
6 2 (1.14%) Bash
7 1 (0.57%) C#
7 1 (0.57%) Java
7 1 (0.57%) VB
Qualifications
1 50 (28.41%) Degree
2 19 (10.80%) HNC
3 17 (9.66%) HND
4 13 (7.39%) NVQ Level 3
5 7 (3.98%) City & Guilds
5 7 (3.98%) DBS Check
6 6 (3.41%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.41%) Security Cleared
7 5 (2.84%) CISSP
8 2 (1.14%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (1.14%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (1.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 2 (1.14%) MCSA
8 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.57%) CBAP
9 1 (0.57%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.57%) IIBA
9 1 (0.57%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.68%) Accessibility
1 10 (5.68%) HAZOP
2 8 (4.55%) ARP4754
2 8 (4.55%) DO-254
3 5 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.84%) QA
4 3 (1.70%) GDPR
4 3 (1.70%) IEC 61131
4 3 (1.70%) NIST
5 2 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.14%) GRC
6 1 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.57%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.57%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.57%) NCSC
6 1 (0.57%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (1.70%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.14%) Docker
2 2 (1.14%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (5.68%) Wonderware InTouch
2 3 (1.70%) Functional Safety
3 2 (1.14%) Ansible
3 2 (1.14%) Grafana
3 2 (1.14%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.14%) MOM
3 2 (1.14%) Network Intrusion Detection System
3 2 (1.14%) Prometheus
3 2 (1.14%) SCCM
3 2 (1.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 2 (1.14%) Terraform
4 1 (0.57%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 26 (14.77%) Siemens
2 25 (14.20%) Allen-Bradley
3 23 (13.07%) Rockwell
4 21 (11.93%) Wonderware
5 9 (5.11%) AVEVA
6 7 (3.98%) Microsoft
7 6 (3.41%) NEC
8 4 (2.27%) VMware
9 2 (1.14%) CA Agile Central
9 2 (1.14%) Cognizant
9 2 (1.14%) Dell
9 2 (1.14%) Qualys
9 2 (1.14%) SAP
9 2 (1.14%) Symantec
9 2 (1.14%) Veeam
10 1 (0.57%) Cisco
10 1 (0.57%) EMC
10 1 (0.57%) Oracle
10 1 (0.57%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.57%) Yahoo!