Control Theory Job Trends in the North West

Control Theory
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Control Theory skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 225 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Control Theory 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.042% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.047% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Control Theory falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,229 5,774 3,968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 88.14% 80.50% 94.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2,201 2,949 3,056
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% -1.32% +1.33%

Control Theory
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Control Theory relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Control Theory job vacancy trend in the North West

Control Theory
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Control Theory.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Control Theory

Control Theory
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 Theory within the North West region over the 6 months to 16 October 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
Cumbria - 2 - -
Control Theory
England

Control Theory
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Profibus
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Instrumentation Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) EMC