SCADA Jobs in the South East

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SCADA in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SCADA over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 266 363 382
Rank change year-on-year +97 +19 +54
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 46 33 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.48% 0.20% 0.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.28% 0.57% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 10 29 14
10th Percentile £33,000 £42,000 £40,250
25th Percentile £35,938 £45,000 £40,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £79,125 £71,750 £83,875
England median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +7.84% -6.42% +3.81%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,584 5,779 6,139
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 37.34% 34.29% 42.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,825 3,734 3,155
10th Percentile £30,250 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £34,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,565 £49,139 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.08% -13.03% +2.60%
75th Percentile £68,000 £63,750 £73,963
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £88,750
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for SCADA in the South East

SCADA
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for SCADA in the South East

SCADA
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCADA in the South East over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SCADA in the South East

SCADA
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 SCADA within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 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
Hampshire +78 16 £57,500 +15.00% 38
Isle of Wight - 10 - -
Kent - 7 £37,500 - 7
Thames Valley +47 5 £50,000 - 36
Surrey +45 4 £27,500 -55.10% 12
West Sussex +37 4 £66,250 +47.22% 4
Berkshire +21 4 £50,000 - 28
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 5
SCADA
England

SCADA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (4.35%) ThingWorx
2 1 (2.17%) WinCC
Applications
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.70%) Azure
1 4 (8.70%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.35%) Broadband
1 2 (4.35%) Mobile Broadband
2 1 (2.17%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.17%) Network Security
2 1 (2.17%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.70%) Relational Database
1 4 (8.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (8.70%) Git
2 2 (4.35%) JIRA
General
1 8 (17.39%) Manufacturing
2 5 (10.87%) Electronics
2 5 (10.87%) Telecoms
3 4 (8.70%) Social Skills
4 2 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.35%) Finance
4 2 (4.35%) Marketing
4 2 (4.35%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.17%) Advertising
5 1 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.17%) Legal
5 1 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 28 (60.87%) Senior
2 25 (54.35%) Senior Electrical Engineer
3 6 (13.04%) Automation Engineer
4 4 (8.70%) Principal Engineer
5 3 (6.52%) Programme Manager
5 3 (6.52%) Security Manager
6 2 (4.35%) Administrator
6 2 (4.35%) Design Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Project Administrator
6 2 (4.35%) Senior Design Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Analyst
7 1 (2.17%) Business Manager
7 1 (2.17%) Compliance Manager
7 1 (2.17%) Engagement Manager
7 1 (2.17%) Graduate
7 1 (2.17%) Project Manager
7 1 (2.17%) Security Project Manager
7 1 (2.17%) Senior Business Manager
7 1 (2.17%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.22%) Operational Technology
2 5 (10.87%) Driving Licence
3 4 (8.70%) Life Science
4 2 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (4.35%) Industrial Internet of Things
4 2 (4.35%) IoT
4 2 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.35%) Robotics
4 2 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.17%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.17%) Fibre Optics
5 1 (2.17%) Photovoltaics
5 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.17%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (54.35%) Mathematics
2 6 (13.04%) Computer Science
2 6 (13.04%) Mentoring
2 6 (13.04%) Programme Management
2 6 (13.04%) Project Delivery
3 4 (8.70%) Biotechnology
3 4 (8.70%) DevOps
3 4 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (8.70%) Roadmaps
3 4 (8.70%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (8.70%) Technology Roadmap
4 3 (6.52%) Budget Management
4 3 (6.52%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (6.52%) Information Security
4 3 (6.52%) Regulatory Compliance
4 3 (6.52%) Risk Management
4 3 (6.52%) SIEM
5 2 (4.35%) Business Strategy
5 2 (4.35%) Systems Engineering
5 2 (4.35%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.70%) C#
1 4 (8.70%) Python
1 4 (8.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (78.26%) Degree
2 25 (54.35%) BPSS Clearance
2 25 (54.35%) Numerate Degree
3 2 (4.35%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (4.35%) DBS Check
3 2 (4.35%) Master's Degree
3 2 (4.35%) PMI Certification
3 2 (4.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (4.35%) Accessibility
2 2 (4.35%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.35%) ISO 14001
2 2 (4.35%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (8.70%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 5 (10.87%) Rockwell
1 5 (10.87%) Siemens
2 2 (4.35%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.35%) SAP
3 1 (2.17%) AVEVA