Control Systems Engineer Jobs 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 23 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 521 663 761
Rank change year-on-year +142 +98 +51
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 49 96 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.13% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.14% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 33 67 1
10th Percentile - £36,000 -
25th Percentile £44,605 £45,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 -
90th Percentile £63,000 £65,000 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -5.00%

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 35,007 68,127 52,446
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.37% 94.86% 89.18%
Number of salaries quoted 17,566 48,111 29,896
10th Percentile £26,875 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £53,438
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -6.43% +6.88%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Control Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Control Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Control Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Control Systems Engineer 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 23 May 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 23 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
Midlands +72 25 £55,000 +12.24% 45
West Midlands +70 17 £55,000 +12.24% 23
South East +91 10 £44,605 -31.38% 19
East Midlands +34 8 £60,000 +23.71% 19
Scotland +125 5 £53,750 - 13
East of England +25 4 £66,250 +26.19% 14
Wales +38 3 - - 5
South West +80 1 £60,000 +42.86% 14
Yorkshire +57 1 £50,000 +66.67% 12
North of England +31 1 £50,000 +11.11% 37
Control Systems Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, Control Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number 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 24 (48.98%) SCADA
2 18 (36.73%) Siemens
3 16 (32.65%) Rockwell
4 11 (22.45%) Allen-Bradley
4 11 (22.45%) Manufacturing
4 11 (22.45%) Degree
5 10 (20.41%) Software Engineering
6 9 (18.37%) Electronics
7 8 (16.33%) Ethernet
7 8 (16.33%) HNC
7 8 (16.33%) Profibus
7 8 (16.33%) Ladder Logic
8 7 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (14.29%) HND
8 7 (14.29%) Software Testing
9 6 (12.24%) Wonderware
9 6 (12.24%) Advertising
9 6 (12.24%) Social Skills
10 5 (10.20%) Modbus
10 5 (10.20%) Master's Degree
10 5 (10.20%) Validation
10 5 (10.20%) Risk Assessment
10 5 (10.20%) Mechatronics
11 4 (8.16%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (8.16%) IEC 61131
11 4 (8.16%) WinCC
12 3 (6.12%) AVEVA
12 3 (6.12%) Fibre Optics
12 3 (6.12%) Physics
13 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 4 (8.16%) WinCC
2 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.04%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 1 (2.04%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 8 (16.33%) Ethernet
1 8 (16.33%) Profibus
2 5 (10.20%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.04%) MS Access
General
1 11 (22.45%) Manufacturing
2 9 (18.37%) Electronics
3 6 (12.24%) Advertising
3 6 (12.24%) Social Skills
4 4 (8.16%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.04%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.04%) Automotive
5 1 (2.04%) Finance
5 1 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 24 (48.98%) SCADA
2 3 (6.12%) Fibre Optics
3 2 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.04%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.04%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (20.41%) Software Engineering
2 7 (14.29%) Software Testing
3 5 (10.20%) Mechatronics
3 5 (10.20%) Risk Assessment
3 5 (10.20%) Validation
4 3 (6.12%) Physics
5 2 (4.08%) Data Acquisition
5 2 (4.08%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (4.08%) System Testing
5 2 (4.08%) Systems Engineering
6 1 (2.04%) Asset Management
6 1 (2.04%) Coaching
6 1 (2.04%) Preventative Maintenance
6 1 (2.04%) Process Improvement
6 1 (2.04%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 8 (16.33%) Ladder Logic
2 1 (2.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (22.45%) Degree
2 8 (16.33%) HNC
3 7 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (14.29%) HND
4 5 (10.20%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.16%) IEC 61131
2 1 (2.04%) QA
Vendors
1 18 (36.73%) Siemens
2 16 (32.65%) Rockwell
3 11 (22.45%) Allen-Bradley
4 6 (12.24%) Wonderware
5 3 (6.12%) AVEVA
6 1 (2.04%) Microsoft
6 1 (2.04%) SAP