Control Systems Engineer Job Trends in the North West

Control Systems Engineer
England > North West

The median Control Systems Engineer salary in the North West is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 152 207 -
Rank change year-on-year +55 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 28 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.45% 0.076% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.082% -
Number of salaries quoted 24 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £53,928 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North West with a recognized job title 5,352 4,891 3,660
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.98% 93.00% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,903 2,603 2,828
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £66,073 £65,603 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.41%

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Control Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Control Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in the North West

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Control Systems Engineer job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Control Systems Engineer job vacancies in the North West

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Control Systems Engineer in the North West over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Control Systems Engineer in the North West

Control Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Control Systems Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 December 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
Manchester - 14 £49,500 -
Cheshire -10 6 £60,000 +11.26% 1
Cumbria - 4 - -
Merseyside - 4 £52,500 -
Control Systems Engineer
England

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, Control Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North West region featuring Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (42.86%) Siemens
2 8 (28.57%) Allen-Bradley
2 8 (28.57%) Rockwell
3 7 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (21.43%) Software Engineering
5 4 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (14.29%) FMEA
5 4 (14.29%) LabVIEW
5 4 (14.29%) Project Management
6 3 (10.71%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (10.71%) Degree
6 3 (10.71%) MATLAB
6 3 (10.71%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 3 (10.71%) Simulink
6 3 (10.71%) Systems Engineering
6 3 (10.71%) Validation
6 3 (10.71%) Verification and Validation
7 1 (3.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 1 (3.57%) Mentoring
7 1 (3.57%) VB

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 3 (10.71%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 4 (14.29%) LabVIEW
General
1 6 (21.43%) Manufacturing
2 4 (14.29%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 18 (64.29%) SCADA
2 8 (28.57%) Driving Licence
3 3 (10.71%) CAN bus
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (21.43%) Software Engineering
3 4 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (14.29%) FMEA
3 4 (14.29%) Project Management
4 3 (10.71%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 3 (10.71%) Systems Engineering
4 3 (10.71%) Validation
4 3 (10.71%) Verification and Validation
5 1 (3.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (3.57%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.71%) MATLAB
2 1 (3.57%) VB
Qualifications
1 3 (10.71%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (10.71%) Degree
Vendors
1 12 (42.86%) Siemens
2 8 (28.57%) Allen-Bradley
2 8 (28.57%) Rockwell