Motion Control Job Trends in the South East

Motion Control
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Motion Control skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 - 398
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Motion Control 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.007% - 0.005%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.009% - 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 - £39,532
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 - £41,978
75th Percentile £57,000 - £44,423
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £57,500 £85,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -32.35% +54.55% +14.46%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Motion Control 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,607 7,103 15,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.48% 90.27% 80.98%
Number of salaries quoted 7,533 3,467 10,485
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £39,280 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% +2.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Motion Control
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Motion Control relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Motion Control job vacancy trend in the South East

Motion Control
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Motion Control.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Motion Control

Motion Control
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Motion Control within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 June 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
Oxfordshire - 1 £56,000 - 2
Thames Valley - 1 £56,000 - 2
Motion Control
England

Motion Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Microscopy
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD