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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 353 433 579
Rank change year-on-year +80 +146 +47
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 507 204 159
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.49% 0.48% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.84% 1.14% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 181 133 67
10th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £48,500
25th Percentile £46,800 £46,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,750 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.36% -8.33% +4.35%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £71,750
UK median annual salary £55,053 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.10% -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 27,527 17,849 21,020
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.53% 41.66% 32.57%
Number of salaries quoted 17,741 9,219 10,376
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,125 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,400 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.55% -8.33% -4.00%
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 12 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 12 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 +56 193 £52,500 +10.53% 24
East Midlands +61 111 £52,500 +10.53% 7
North of England +8 110 £57,500 +9.52% 27
West Midlands -15 82 £56,175 +12.35% 16
East of England +15 72 £50,800 +6.95% 7
London -33 56 £60,000 - 41
South East -39 53 £52,500 -14.29% 23
North West -6 48 £55,053 -8.25% 14
Yorkshire -3 46 £57,500 +15.00% 9
South West -57 24 £67,500 +22.73% 21
North East -63 16 £70,000 +33.33% 5
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 (2.56%) FactoryTalk
2 9 (1.78%) WinCC
3 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.59%) ArchestrA
5 2 (0.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 34 (6.71%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (6.51%) EPLAN
3 13 (2.56%) Maple
4 7 (1.38%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
6 4 (0.79%) Simulink
7 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.20%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.20%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.18%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 5 (0.99%) Azure
2 4 (0.79%) GitHub
3 3 (0.59%) Entra ID
4 2 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (0.39%) GitHub Actions
4 2 (0.39%) GitHub Copilot
4 2 (0.39%) WhatsApp
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.20%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 81 (15.98%) Modbus
2 66 (13.02%) Profibus
3 65 (12.82%) Ethernet
4 21 (4.14%) VLAN
5 18 (3.55%) Firewall
6 17 (3.35%) VPN
7 15 (2.96%) DMZ
8 14 (2.76%) TCP/IP
9 12 (2.37%) IPv4
9 12 (2.37%) OSPF
10 9 (1.78%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (0.79%) Network Security
12 3 (0.59%) LAN
13 2 (0.39%) MQTT
13 2 (0.39%) Software-Defined Networking
13 2 (0.39%) TETRA
13 2 (0.39%) WAN
14 1 (0.20%) Internet
14 1 (0.20%) LoRaWAN
14 1 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.39%) GIS
1 2 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.20%) Power BI
2 1 (0.20%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (1.97%) LabVIEW
2 3 (0.59%) Git
General
1 121 (23.87%) Social Skills
2 93 (18.34%) Manufacturing
3 92 (18.15%) Electronics
4 63 (12.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 48 (9.47%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (5.52%) Finance
7 25 (4.93%) Pharmaceutical
8 24 (4.73%) Aerospace
9 19 (3.75%) Telecoms
10 14 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (2.56%) Retail
12 11 (2.17%) Automotive
13 6 (1.18%) Military
14 4 (0.79%) Aviation
14 4 (0.79%) Legal
15 3 (0.59%) Advertising
15 3 (0.59%) French Language
15 3 (0.59%) Games
15 3 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 127 (25.05%) Senior
2 86 (16.96%) Senior Technician
3 71 (14.00%) Systems Engineer
4 68 (13.41%) Control Systems Engineer
5 64 (12.62%) Automation Engineer
5 64 (12.62%) Lead
6 37 (7.30%) Electrical Engineer
7 21 (4.14%) SCADA Engineer
8 18 (3.55%) Team Leader
9 17 (3.35%) Project Engineer
10 12 (2.37%) Principal Engineer
10 12 (2.37%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 11 (2.17%) Design Engineer
11 11 (2.17%) PLC Engineer
11 11 (2.17%) Software Engineer
12 9 (1.78%) Junior
12 9 (1.78%) Lead Test Engineer
12 9 (1.78%) Test Engineer
13 8 (1.58%) Lead Systems Engineer
13 8 (1.58%) PLC SCADA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.78%) XML
2 7 (1.38%) STL
3 5 (0.99%) .NET
4 4 (0.79%) CSS
5 3 (0.59%) Django
5 3 (0.59%) REST
5 3 (0.59%) Web Services
6 2 (0.39%) Middleware
6 2 (0.39%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (0.39%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 144 (28.40%) Onboarding
2 123 (24.26%) Robotics
3 78 (15.38%) Driving Licence
4 52 (10.26%) Operational Technology
5 28 (5.52%) Renewable Energy
6 24 (4.73%) FMCG
7 16 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.97%) Replication
9 9 (1.78%) Client/Server
9 9 (1.78%) IoT
10 8 (1.58%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
13 5 (0.99%) Algorithms
13 5 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
14 4 (0.79%) Industry 4.0
14 4 (0.79%) Management Information System
15 3 (0.59%) Data Centre
15 3 (0.59%) Distributed Systems
15 3 (0.59%) Industrial Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.79%) Windows
2 3 (0.59%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.39%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (32.94%) Preventative Maintenance
2 126 (24.85%) Line Management
2 126 (24.85%) Mechatronics
3 120 (23.67%) Proactive Maintenance
4 99 (19.53%) Technical Leadership
5 85 (16.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 82 (16.17%) Problem-Solving
7 70 (13.81%) Cybersecurity
8 59 (11.64%) Validation
9 51 (10.06%) Customer Requirements
10 50 (9.86%) Order Management
11 46 (9.07%) Project Delivery
12 42 (8.28%) Project Management
13 38 (7.50%) Data Acquisition
14 35 (6.90%) Mentoring
15 33 (6.51%) Systems Engineering
16 30 (5.92%) Computer Science
16 30 (5.92%) Software Engineering
17 29 (5.72%) Visualisation
18 28 (5.52%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.13%) Ladder Logic
2 11 (2.17%) MATLAB
3 7 (1.38%) Python
3 7 (1.38%) SQL
4 6 (1.18%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.59%) C#
6 2 (0.39%) Bash
7 1 (0.20%) Java
Qualifications
1 245 (48.32%) Degree
2 145 (28.60%) NVQ Level 3
3 86 (16.96%) HNC
4 77 (15.19%) City & Guilds
5 51 (10.06%) HND
6 28 (5.52%) Security Cleared
7 22 (4.34%) SC Cleared
8 16 (3.16%) Master's Degree
9 15 (2.96%) Chartered Engineer
10 10 (1.97%) DBS Check
11 7 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.18%) CISSP
13 2 (0.39%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.39%) CompTIA Security+
13 2 (0.39%) CTC Cleared
13 2 (0.39%) MCSA
13 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
14 1 (0.20%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.20%) CISM
14 1 (0.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.14%) IEC 61131
2 12 (2.37%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.17%) HAZOP
3 11 (2.17%) NIST
4 8 (1.58%) NEBOSH
5 7 (1.38%) ARP4754
5 7 (1.38%) DO-254
6 6 (1.18%) GDPR
7 5 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.99%) QA
8 4 (0.79%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.59%) NCSC
10 2 (0.39%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.39%) SLA
11 1 (0.20%) GAMP
11 1 (0.20%) GMP
11 1 (0.20%) GRC
11 1 (0.20%) GxP
11 1 (0.20%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (0.99%) Active Directory
1 5 (0.99%) Docker
2 3 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 12 (2.37%) Functional Safety
2 8 (1.58%) Wonderware InTouch
3 4 (0.79%) Network Intrusion Detection System
4 2 (0.39%) Ansible
4 2 (0.39%) Grafana
4 2 (0.39%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.39%) MOM
4 2 (0.39%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.39%) SCCM
4 2 (0.39%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 79 (15.58%) Siemens
2 50 (9.86%) NEC
3 41 (8.09%) Microsoft
4 40 (7.89%) Rockwell
5 39 (7.69%) Allen-Bradley
6 15 (2.96%) Wonderware
7 13 (2.56%) AVEVA
8 9 (1.78%) SAP
9 7 (1.38%) Google
10 5 (0.99%) VMware
11 3 (0.59%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (0.59%) EMC
11 3 (0.59%) Tenable
12 2 (0.39%) Dell
12 2 (0.39%) Symantec
12 2 (0.39%) Veeam
13 1 (0.20%) Huawei
13 1 (0.20%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.20%) Yahoo!