SCADA Jobs 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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 161 250 285
Rank change year-on-year +89 +35 -
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 91 65 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.30% 0.55% 0.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.04% 1.66% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 42 46 4
10th Percentile - £45,000 £51,789
25th Percentile £47,000 £47,500 £53,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,875 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.65% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,662 £65,000
90th Percentile - £77,500 -
England median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £53,938
% change year-on-year +7.84% -5.45% +2.74%

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 2,253 3,911 4,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.15% 32.93% 44.04%
Number of salaries quoted 1,049 2,644 1,471
10th Percentile £26,893 £25,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -6.10% +12.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £73,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing SCADA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for SCADA in the Midlands

SCADA
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SCADA in the Midlands.

Salary trend for SCADA in the Midlands

SCADA
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCADA in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

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 15 May 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
West Midlands +70 62 £67,500 +17.39% 52
East Midlands +50 29 £52,000 +4.00% 38
SCADA
England

SCADA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.20%) WinCC
2 1 (1.10%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 1 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 17 (18.68%) Modbus
2 6 (6.59%) Ethernet
2 6 (6.59%) Profibus
3 1 (1.10%) 5G
3 1 (1.10%) Internet
3 1 (1.10%) LoRaWAN
3 1 (1.10%) MQTT
Development Applications
1 23 (25.27%) JIRA
2 18 (19.78%) Selenium
General
1 25 (27.47%) Electronics
1 25 (27.47%) Manufacturing
1 25 (27.47%) Social Skills
2 21 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (21.98%) Law
4 3 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (3.30%) Legal
4 3 (3.30%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (3.30%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.10%) Advertising
5 1 (1.10%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 39 (42.86%) Lead
2 28 (30.77%) Automation Engineer
3 20 (21.98%) Technical Leader
4 18 (19.78%) Validation Engineer
5 13 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
6 12 (13.19%) Control Systems Engineer
6 12 (13.19%) Senior
6 12 (13.19%) Senior Electrical Engineer
7 5 (5.49%) SCADA Engineer
8 4 (4.40%) Software Engineer
8 4 (4.40%) Test Engineer
9 3 (3.30%) Commissioning Engineer
10 1 (1.10%) Architect
10 1 (1.10%) IT Manager
10 1 (1.10%) IT Services Manager
10 1 (1.10%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 1 (1.10%) Principal Engineer
10 1 (1.10%) Project Manager
10 1 (1.10%) Technical Director
10 1 (1.10%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.49%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 21 (23.08%) IoT
2 20 (21.98%) Legacy Systems
2 20 (21.98%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 20 (21.98%) Operational Technology
3 4 (4.40%) Driving Licence
4 3 (3.30%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (1.10%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.10%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (1.10%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 1 (1.10%) NB-IoT
5 1 (1.10%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (35.16%) Validation
2 28 (30.77%) Computer Science
3 24 (26.37%) Mechatronics
4 22 (24.18%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (21.98%) Data Collection
5 20 (21.98%) Mentoring
6 19 (20.88%) Cybersecurity
7 18 (19.78%) Model Validation
7 18 (19.78%) Penetration Testing
7 18 (19.78%) Test Automation
8 13 (14.29%) Mathematics
9 10 (10.99%) Decarbonisation
9 10 (10.99%) Verification and Validation
10 7 (7.69%) Software Engineering
11 6 (6.59%) Agile
12 5 (5.49%) Network Monitoring
12 5 (5.49%) Software Testing
12 5 (5.49%) System Integration Testing
12 5 (5.49%) Test Management
12 5 (5.49%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 8 (8.79%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 47 (51.65%) Degree
2 18 (19.78%) ISTQB
3 13 (14.29%) Security Cleared
4 12 (13.19%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (13.19%) Numerate Degree
4 12 (13.19%) SC Cleared
5 6 (6.59%) Master's Degree
6 4 (4.40%) HNC
7 2 (2.20%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.40%) IEC 61131
2 1 (1.10%) NCSC
2 1 (1.10%) QA
2 1 (1.10%) SLA
Systems Management
1 5 (5.49%) HP ALM
2 1 (1.10%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 31 (34.07%) Siemens
2 29 (31.87%) Rockwell
3 5 (5.49%) HP
3 5 (5.49%) MuleSoft
3 5 (5.49%) Oracle
4 4 (4.40%) Allen-Bradley
5 3 (3.30%) Facebook
5 3 (3.30%) YouTube
6 1 (1.10%) AVEVA
6 1 (1.10%) Microsoft
6 1 (1.10%) SAP