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 19 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 427 578 601
Rank change year-on-year +151 +23 +293
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 189 144 81
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.41% 0.24% 0.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.10% 0.72% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 127 50 56
10th Percentile £44,500 £49,625 £44,375
25th Percentile £46,250 £54,071 £49,420
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £61,875 £68,750 £70,500
90th Percentile £69,250 £72,500 £94,063
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +14.29%

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 17,117 20,120 17,989
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 37.23% 33.47% 38.60%
Number of salaries quoted 9,695 9,610 13,369
10th Percentile £27,707 £34,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -1.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £112,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -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 19 November 2025.

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 19 November 2025. 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 +81 59 £46,250 -11.90% 33
North of England +74 53 £52,500 -4.55% 38
West Midlands +69 46 £45,000 +2.86% 22
North West +47 35 £60,000 +11.26% 23
South East +42 34 £62,500 -3.85% 36
London +58 24 £60,000 -7.69% 36
East Midlands +27 13 £47,500 -9.52% 11
East of England +17 12 £47,500 -26.92% 7
South West +36 11 £57,500 - 6
North East +12 10 £38,000 - 5
Yorkshire +5 8 £50,000 -12.28% 10
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 (6.88%) WinCC
2 6 (3.17%) FactoryTalk
3 2 (1.06%) ArchestrA
4 1 (0.53%) Confluence
Applications
1 16 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.53%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.53%) EPLAN
3 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 9 (4.76%) Power Platform
2 8 (4.23%) Azure
3 4 (2.12%) AWS
4 3 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.06%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.53%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 43 (22.75%) Modbus
2 29 (15.34%) Ethernet
3 18 (9.52%) Profibus
4 15 (7.94%) MQTT
5 12 (6.35%) Firewall
6 3 (1.59%) Network Security
6 3 (1.59%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.53%) DMZ
7 1 (0.53%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.53%) NAS
7 1 (0.53%) SAN
7 1 (0.53%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.94%) GIS
2 9 (4.76%) Power BI
3 4 (2.12%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.59%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.53%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 4 (2.12%) LabVIEW
2 3 (1.59%) Git
3 1 (0.53%) JIRA
General
1 65 (34.39%) Manufacturing
2 37 (19.58%) Social Skills
3 28 (14.81%) Legal
4 27 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
5 26 (13.76%) Finance
6 21 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (7.41%) Fire and Rescue
8 10 (5.29%) Advertising
8 10 (5.29%) Electronics
9 9 (4.76%) Retail
10 7 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (2.12%) Automotive
12 4 (2.12%) Military
13 3 (1.59%) Aerospace
14 2 (1.06%) Back Office
14 2 (1.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 72 (38.10%) Systems Engineer
2 48 (25.40%) Control Systems Engineer
3 29 (15.34%) Automation Engineer
4 28 (14.81%) Senior
5 20 (10.58%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 15 (7.94%) Lead
7 14 (7.41%) Network Engineer
7 14 (7.41%) Support Engineer
8 12 (6.35%) SCADA Engineer
9 11 (5.82%) Analyst
9 11 (5.82%) Field Engineer
10 10 (5.29%) PLC Engineer
10 10 (5.29%) Principal Engineer
11 8 (4.23%) Field Service Engineer
11 8 (4.23%) Project Engineer
11 8 (4.23%) Systems Support
11 8 (4.23%) Systems Support Engineer
12 7 (3.70%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 7 (3.70%) Senior Automation Engineer
12 7 (3.70%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.17%) .NET
1 6 (3.17%) CSS
2 4 (2.12%) Flash
3 2 (1.06%) Node-RED
4 1 (0.53%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 53 (28.04%) Operational Technology
2 39 (20.63%) Renewable Energy
3 29 (15.34%) Driving Licence
4 20 (10.58%) IoT
5 19 (10.05%) Industry 4.0
6 16 (8.47%) Data Centre
7 15 (7.94%) Biopharmaceutical
8 7 (3.70%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 7 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (3.70%) Onboarding
8 7 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (3.17%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 5 (2.65%) LIMS
11 4 (2.12%) Fibre Optics
12 3 (1.59%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 3 (1.59%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (1.59%) Life Science
13 2 (1.06%) CCTV
13 2 (1.06%) Cyber Defence
13 2 (1.06%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 15 (7.94%) Windows
2 11 (5.82%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.65%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.12%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.06%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.53%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (19.05%) Cybersecurity
3 28 (14.81%) Project Delivery
4 26 (13.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 26 (13.76%) Mentoring
4 26 (13.76%) Software Engineering
5 25 (13.23%) Risk Assessment
6 22 (11.64%) Network Design
7 21 (11.11%) Project Management
8 18 (9.52%) Asset Management
8 18 (9.52%) Validation
9 17 (8.99%) Customer Service
9 17 (8.99%) Regulatory Compliance
9 17 (8.99%) System Testing
10 15 (7.94%) Incident Management
11 13 (6.88%) Business Development
11 13 (6.88%) Computer Science
11 13 (6.88%) Preventative Maintenance
11 13 (6.88%) Prototyping
12 11 (5.82%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 17 (8.99%) Python
2 15 (7.94%) SQL
3 12 (6.35%) C#
3 12 (6.35%) Ladder Logic
4 6 (3.17%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.12%) VBA
6 3 (1.59%) C++
6 3 (1.59%) VB
7 2 (1.06%) C
Qualifications
1 62 (32.80%) Degree
2 32 (16.93%) HNC
3 28 (14.81%) HND
4 16 (8.47%) NVQ Level 3
5 15 (7.94%) Security Cleared
6 14 (7.41%) Chartered Engineer
6 14 (7.41%) Master's Degree
7 10 (5.29%) SC Cleared
8 5 (2.65%) A+ Certification
8 5 (2.65%) CCNA
8 5 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (2.65%) CISM
8 5 (2.65%) CISSP
8 5 (2.65%) MCSA
8 5 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (2.65%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (2.12%) PMP
10 3 (1.59%) PMI Certification
11 2 (1.06%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.82%) QA
2 8 (4.23%) NIST
3 6 (3.17%) IEC 61508
3 6 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.65%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 5 (2.65%) GxP
4 5 (2.65%) IEC 61131
5 3 (1.59%) NCSC
5 3 (1.59%) NIST 800
6 2 (1.06%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.53%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.53%) GDPR
7 1 (0.53%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 18 (9.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (6.88%) VMware ESXi
3 8 (4.23%) Firmware
4 7 (3.70%) Active Directory
5 6 (3.17%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 20 (10.58%) Functional Safety
2 2 (1.06%) AssetCenter
2 2 (1.06%) SCCM
3 1 (0.53%) Grafana
3 1 (0.53%) MOM
3 1 (0.53%) Terraform
3 1 (0.53%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 64 (33.86%) Siemens
2 48 (25.40%) Rockwell
3 27 (14.29%) Microsoft
4 25 (13.23%) Allen-Bradley
5 20 (10.58%) VMware
6 18 (9.52%) AVEVA
7 8 (4.23%) Cisco
8 4 (2.12%) DIgSILENT
9 3 (1.59%) ServiceNow
10 2 (1.06%) Kepware
10 2 (1.06%) Wonderware
11 1 (0.53%) NEC