SCADA Job Trends in the Midlands

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SCADA in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SCADA over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 229 142 252
Rank change year-on-year -87 +110 +25
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 27 77 59
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.21% 1.54% 0.51%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.82% 3.95% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 19 40 42
10th Percentile £33,457 - £45,000
25th Percentile £41,875 £47,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £59,788 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.73% +6.76% -6.67%
75th Percentile £54,375 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £67,000 - £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +17.65% -6.42%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,301 1,949 3,829
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.93% 39.00% 33.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,458 1,066 2,658
10th Percentile £27,400 £27,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,094
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £48,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.03% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £73,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SCADA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

SCADA job vacancy trend in the Midlands

SCADA
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SCADA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing SCADA

SCADA
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCADA in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2026.

Salary histogram for SCADA in the Midlands

SCADA
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCADA within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
East Midlands -48 14 £45,000 -13.46% 15
West Midlands -76 13 £45,000 -33.33% 21
SCADA
England

SCADA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (3.70%) ArchestrA
1 1 (3.70%) FactoryTalk
1 1 (3.70%) WinCC
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) Modbus
1 2 (7.41%) Profibus
2 1 (3.70%) Ethernet
2 1 (3.70%) Software-Defined Networking
General
1 5 (18.52%) Social Skills
2 3 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 2 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.70%) Finance
Job Titles
1 18 (66.67%) Systems Engineer
2 17 (62.96%) Control Systems Engineer
3 4 (14.81%) Senior
3 4 (14.81%) Software Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Lead
4 3 (11.11%) Lead Systems Engineer
4 3 (11.11%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 2 (7.41%) Junior
5 2 (7.41%) Senior Software Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Graduate
6 1 (3.70%) Junior Software Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Lead Software Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Operational Security Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Operations Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Project Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Security Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Security Engineer
6 1 (3.70%) Security Operations Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.81%) Driving Licence
2 3 (11.11%) CCTV
2 3 (11.11%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (7.41%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 2 (7.41%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.70%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (25.93%) Software Engineering
2 6 (22.22%) Mentoring
3 5 (18.52%) Project Delivery
4 4 (14.81%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (14.81%) Project Management
4 4 (14.81%) Systems Engineering
5 3 (11.11%) Data Acquisition
6 2 (7.41%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (7.41%) Decision-Making
6 2 (7.41%) ERP
6 2 (7.41%) Machine Learning
6 2 (7.41%) Network Design
7 1 (3.70%) CAD
7 1 (3.70%) Change Control
7 1 (3.70%) Incident Management
7 1 (3.70%) Information Security
7 1 (3.70%) Security Testing
7 1 (3.70%) Test Automation
7 1 (3.70%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.81%) Ladder Logic
2 3 (11.11%) C#
2 3 (11.11%) SQL
2 3 (11.11%) VB
3 2 (7.41%) C
3 2 (7.41%) C++
3 2 (7.41%) Python
3 2 (7.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (14.81%) Degree
2 3 (11.11%) HND
3 1 (3.70%) CISSP
3 1 (3.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) GRC
1 1 (3.70%) IEC 61131
1 1 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (3.70%) NIST
1 1 (3.70%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (11.11%) Siemens
2 2 (7.41%) Rockwell
3 1 (3.70%) Allen-Bradley