Renewable Energy Job Trends in Staffordshire

Renewable Energy
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Renewable Energy in permanent job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Renewable Energy over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 79 49
Rank change year-on-year +27 -30 -
Permanent jobs citing Renewable Energy 19 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 2.83% 0.47% 1.93%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.54% 1.60% 5.88%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 5
10th Percentile - - £40,150
25th Percentile £47,500 - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £30,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -42.86% -
75th Percentile £52,500 - £58,750
90th Percentile - - £67,000
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year -27.27% -6.38% +2.17%

All Generic Skills
Staffordshire

Renewable Energy 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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 343 250 136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 51.12% 29.45% 32.85%
Number of salaries quoted 100 124 108
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £25,963
25th Percentile £26,938 £32,500 £34,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,925 £45,428 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.72% +0.95% +8.43%
75th Percentile £50,500 £60,000 £56,375
90th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £63,825
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +2.80% +9.18%

Renewable Energy
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Renewable Energy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Renewable Energy job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Renewable Energy
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Renewable Energy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (21.05%) WinCC
2 3 (15.79%) SharePoint
3 2 (10.53%) ArchestrA
3 2 (10.53%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 4 (21.05%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.79%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (36.84%) Firewall
2 4 (21.05%) Modbus
3 3 (15.79%) VPN
4 2 (10.53%) Profibus
General
1 12 (63.16%) Manufacturing
2 5 (26.32%) Social Skills
3 4 (21.05%) Advertising
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (31.58%) Control Systems Engineer
1 6 (31.58%) Lead
1 6 (31.58%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 6 (31.58%) Systems Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Automation Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Support Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Technical Engineer
2 4 (21.05%) Technical Support
2 4 (21.05%) Technical Support Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 3 (15.79%) Software Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) IT Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Lead Software Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Project Engineer
4 2 (10.53%) Senior
4 2 (10.53%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) PLC Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) PLC Software Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) SCADA Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) SCADA Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (57.89%) Operational Technology
2 9 (47.37%) SCADA
3 6 (31.58%) Driving Licence
4 4 (21.05%) Industrial Internet of Things
5 2 (10.53%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (36.84%) Windows
1 7 (36.84%) Windows Server
2 2 (10.53%) Windows Server 2016
2 2 (10.53%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (26.32%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (21.05%) B2B
3 4 (21.05%) B2B Sales
3 4 (21.05%) Business Development
3 4 (21.05%) Commercial Awareness
3 4 (21.05%) Customer Experience
3 4 (21.05%) Customer Service
3 4 (21.05%) Data Entry
3 4 (21.05%) Mathematics
3 4 (21.05%) Project Delivery
3 4 (21.05%) Telesales
4 3 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (15.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 3 (15.79%) ITIL
4 3 (15.79%) Software Engineering
4 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (10.53%) Presales
5 2 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.53%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 8 (42.11%) Degree
2 5 (26.32%) HNC
3 3 (15.79%) Security Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
5 1 (5.26%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (26.32%) IEC 61131
2 4 (21.05%) IEC 61508
2 4 (21.05%) QA
3 1 (5.26%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (36.84%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (21.05%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (21.05%) Functional Safety
2 3 (15.79%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 8 (42.11%) Siemens
2 7 (36.84%) Microsoft
2 7 (36.84%) VMware
3 5 (26.32%) Rockwell
4 3 (15.79%) Apple
4 3 (15.79%) Dell
4 3 (15.79%) HP
4 3 (15.79%) Sophos
4 3 (15.79%) Veeam
5 1 (5.26%) Wonderware