SCADA Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SCADA in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SCADA over the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 30 -
Rank change year-on-year -85 - -
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 2 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.14% 1.68% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.35% 5.26% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,251 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,501 - -
75th Percentile £28,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%

All Generic Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 575 95 153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 41.64% 31.99% 28.02%
Number of salaries quoted 64 23 68
10th Percentile £28,950 £47,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,000 £50,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £51,404
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +7.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £65,156 £68,750 £65,938
90th Percentile £75,000 £132,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -8.00%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

SCADA job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

SCADA
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCADA within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 30 August 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
County Tyrone - 2 £27,501 - 1
SCADA
UK

SCADA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement