Control Theory Job Trends in the South West

Control Theory
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Control Theory skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 151 -
Rank change year-on-year -55 - -
Permanent jobs citing Control Theory 2 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.027% 0.11% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.039% 0.13% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
England median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - +32.53%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South 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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,127 2,400 7,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 69.12% 89.92% 83.86%
Number of salaries quoted 3,392 1,535 5,519
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,600 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.19% +4.16% -3.81%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,500 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Control Theory
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Control Theory job vacancy trend in the South West

Control Theory
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Control Theory
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 22 April 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
Bristol - 1 - -
Dorset - 1 £45,000 -
Control Theory
England

Control Theory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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 1 (50.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Profibus
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Aviation
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Health
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Legal
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Instrumentation Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Model Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Physics
1 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) EMC