Control Systems Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Control Systems Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Control Systems Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 569 506
Rank change year-on-year +199 -63 +259
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 134 26 43
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.36% 0.055% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.059% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 99 15 9
10th Percentile £46,400 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £37,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,928 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.99% -1.95% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £56,875 £66,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £61,000 £66,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 33,414 44,440 28,399
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 94.28% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 21,092 23,792 21,514
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,727 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £54,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.22% -4.17% -

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Control Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Control Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Control Systems Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Control Systems Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Control Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 25 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Control Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Control Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Control Systems Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 25 November 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
Midlands +102 51 £55,000 -4.35% 15
West Midlands +90 37 £55,000 +57.14% 9
North of England +71 33 £52,500 -2.65% 21
North West +74 26 £52,500 -2.65% 9
South East +61 23 £55,000 +46.67% 19
East Midlands +39 14 £52,500 -8.70% 6
Scotland +19 10 - - 1
South West +43 8 £55,000 -
East of England +26 8 £55,000 - 9
Yorkshire +23 5 £50,000 - 9
Wales - 4 £40,000 -
North East - 2 £50,000 - 3
Control Systems Engineer
UK

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 25 November 2025, Control Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 39 (29.10%) Siemens
2 24 (17.91%) Rockwell
3 21 (15.67%) Software Engineering
4 17 (12.69%) Allen-Bradley
5 16 (11.94%) Degree
6 13 (9.70%) Profibus
7 12 (8.96%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (8.21%) Ethernet
9 9 (6.72%) Cybersecurity
9 9 (6.72%) Ladder Logic
9 9 (6.72%) Master's Degree
9 9 (6.72%) Modbus
10 8 (5.97%) Mentoring
10 8 (5.97%) Validation
11 7 (5.22%) Mechatronics
11 7 (5.22%) Risk Assessment
11 7 (5.22%) Software Testing
11 7 (5.22%) WinCC
12 5 (3.73%) Continuous Improvement
12 5 (3.73%) Technical Leadership
13 4 (2.99%) AVEVA
13 4 (2.99%) FMEA
13 4 (2.99%) IEC 61131
13 4 (2.99%) IEC 61508
13 4 (2.99%) LabVIEW
13 4 (2.99%) Project Management
13 4 (2.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 4 (2.99%) Systems Engineering
14 3 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (2.24%) Configuration Management

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 7 (5.22%) WinCC
2 2 (1.49%) ArchestrA
2 2 (1.49%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 2 (1.49%) EPLAN
2 1 (0.75%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 13 (9.70%) Profibus
2 11 (8.21%) Ethernet
3 9 (6.72%) Modbus
4 2 (1.49%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 4 (2.99%) LabVIEW
General
1 29 (21.64%) Manufacturing
2 14 (10.45%) Automotive
3 8 (5.97%) Electronics
3 8 (5.97%) Social Skills
4 4 (2.99%) Advertising
4 4 (2.99%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (1.49%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.49%) Finance
5 2 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (0.75%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 53 (39.55%) SCADA
2 15 (11.19%) Driving Licence
3 10 (7.46%) Operational Technology
4 7 (5.22%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (2.99%) Fibre Optics
6 3 (2.24%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.75%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.49%) Windows
1 2 (1.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (15.67%) Software Engineering
2 12 (8.96%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (6.72%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (5.97%) Mentoring
4 8 (5.97%) Validation
5 7 (5.22%) Mechatronics
5 7 (5.22%) Risk Assessment
5 7 (5.22%) Software Testing
6 5 (3.73%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (3.73%) Technical Leadership
7 4 (2.99%) FMEA
7 4 (2.99%) Project Management
7 4 (2.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (2.99%) Systems Engineering
8 3 (2.24%) Configuration Management
8 3 (2.24%) System Testing
9 2 (1.49%) Asset Management
9 2 (1.49%) Data Acquisition
9 2 (1.49%) Matrix Management
9 2 (1.49%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.72%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 16 (11.94%) Degree
2 9 (6.72%) Master's Degree
3 3 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.75%) CREST Certified
4 1 (0.75%) HND
4 1 (0.75%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.75%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.99%) IEC 61131
1 4 (2.99%) IEC 61508
2 3 (2.24%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.49%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 39 (29.10%) Siemens
2 24 (17.91%) Rockwell
3 17 (12.69%) Allen-Bradley
4 4 (2.99%) AVEVA
5 2 (1.49%) VMware