SCADA Jobs in the UK excluding London

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SCADA in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SCADA over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 274 593 663
Rank change year-on-year +319 +70 +101
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 346 173 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.94% 0.25% 0.14%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.07% 0.72% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 87 143 33
10th Percentile £44,000 £41,250 £39,650
25th Percentile £47,750 £44,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £71,000
UK median annual salary £59,125 £51,000 £54,750
% change year-on-year +15.93% -6.85% +4.29%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,276 24,079 26,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 30.62% 34.25% 42.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5,978 15,233 11,409
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,733 £35,000 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £86,250
UK 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 UK excluding London

Job postings citing SCADA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SCADA in the UK excluding London

SCADA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SCADA in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for SCADA in the UK excluding London

SCADA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCADA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SCADA in the UK excluding London

SCADA
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 SCADA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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 +112 91 £59,788 +6.76% 102
North of England +86 76 £65,000 +36.84% 93
West Midlands +68 60 £67,500 +17.39% 65
South East +133 53 £55,000 +10.00% 102
Scotland +173 43 £60,000 -17.24% 34
Yorkshire +72 35 £57,500 +21.05% 42
East of England +80 32 £55,000 +10.00% 47
North West +39 32 - - 36
South West - 32 £55,000 - 34
East Midlands +64 31 £52,000 +4.00% 36
Wales - 11 £48,750 - 13
North East +48 9 £65,000 +36.84% 18
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 4
SCADA
UK

SCADA
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 18 (5.20%) WinCC
2 5 (1.45%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.58%) ThingWorx
4 1 (0.29%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 14 (4.05%) EPLAN
2 7 (2.02%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.16%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 11 (3.18%) Azure
2 7 (2.02%) AWS
2 7 (2.02%) OCI
3 5 (1.45%) SaaS
4 4 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.38%) Modbus
2 20 (5.78%) Ethernet
2 20 (5.78%) Profibus
3 14 (4.05%) RS-485
4 3 (0.87%) Broadband
4 3 (0.87%) Mobile Broadband
4 3 (0.87%) Network Security
5 2 (0.58%) Firewall
5 2 (0.58%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.29%) 5G
6 1 (0.29%) DMVPN
6 1 (0.29%) HSRP
6 1 (0.29%) IPsec
6 1 (0.29%) LoRaWAN
6 1 (0.29%) LTE
6 1 (0.29%) MQTT
6 1 (0.29%) Multicast
6 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.16%) Relational Database
1 4 (1.16%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.58%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 25 (7.23%) JIRA
2 18 (5.20%) Selenium
3 4 (1.16%) Git
General
1 51 (14.74%) Social Skills
2 39 (11.27%) Manufacturing
3 30 (8.67%) Electronics
4 28 (8.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 24 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.94%) Documentation Skills
6 20 (5.78%) Law
7 17 (4.91%) Pharmaceutical
8 15 (4.34%) Retail
9 13 (3.76%) Public Sector
10 12 (3.47%) Finance
11 9 (2.60%) Telecoms
12 8 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.73%) Advertising
14 4 (1.16%) Legal
15 2 (0.58%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.58%) Marketing
16 1 (0.29%) Automotive
16 1 (0.29%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 168 (48.55%) Senior
2 164 (47.40%) Senior Electrical Engineer
3 49 (14.16%) Automation Engineer
4 39 (11.27%) Lead
5 38 (10.98%) Systems Engineer
6 24 (6.94%) Instrumentation Engineer
7 21 (6.07%) Control Systems Engineer
8 20 (5.78%) Technical Leader
9 18 (5.20%) Validation Engineer
10 14 (4.05%) Process Engineer
11 11 (3.18%) Architect
11 11 (3.18%) Field Engineer
11 11 (3.18%) Field Service Engineer
12 9 (2.60%) PLC Engineer
13 8 (2.31%) Technical Director
14 7 (2.02%) Infrastructure Architect
14 7 (2.02%) Software Engineer
15 6 (1.73%) Principal Engineer
15 6 (1.73%) SCADA Engineer
16 5 (1.45%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.45%) Middleware
2 1 (0.29%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.29%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 41 (11.85%) Operational Technology
2 25 (7.23%) IoT
3 21 (6.07%) Renewable Energy
4 20 (5.78%) Legacy Systems
4 20 (5.78%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 18 (5.20%) Data Centre
6 8 (2.31%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.16%) Life Science
7 4 (1.16%) Robotics
8 3 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.87%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (0.87%) Industrial Internet of Things
9 2 (0.58%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.58%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.58%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.29%) NB-IoT
10 1 (0.29%) Photovoltaics
10 1 (0.29%) PKI
10 1 (0.29%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.29%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.02%) Linux
1 7 (2.02%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (47.69%) Mathematics
2 40 (11.56%) Computer Science
3 38 (10.98%) Mentoring
4 36 (10.40%) Problem-Solving
5 32 (9.25%) Validation
6 29 (8.38%) Cybersecurity
7 25 (7.23%) Data Collection
8 24 (6.94%) Acceptance Criteria
9 22 (6.36%) Mechatronics
10 19 (5.49%) Penetration Testing
10 19 (5.49%) Test Automation
11 18 (5.20%) Model Validation
12 15 (4.34%) Agile
12 15 (4.34%) Systems Engineering
13 14 (4.05%) CAD
13 14 (4.05%) Project Delivery
14 13 (3.76%) Business Strategy
15 12 (3.47%) Software Engineering
16 11 (3.18%) Project Management
16 11 (3.18%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.73%) Ladder Logic
1 6 (1.73%) SQL
2 4 (1.16%) C#
2 4 (1.16%) Python
3 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 238 (68.79%) Degree
2 164 (47.40%) Numerate Degree
3 163 (47.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 33 (9.54%) HNC
5 24 (6.94%) Security Cleared
6 23 (6.65%) SC Cleared
7 18 (5.20%) ISTQB
8 14 (4.05%) HND
9 8 (2.31%) Master's Degree
10 7 (2.02%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.87%) Chartered Engineer
12 2 (0.58%) CISSP
12 2 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.58%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.58%) PMP
13 1 (0.29%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.02%) IEC 61131
2 4 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.58%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.58%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.58%) NCSC
3 2 (0.58%) NIST
4 1 (0.29%) GRC
4 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
4 1 (0.29%) QA
4 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (4.05%) Wonderware InTouch
2 7 (2.02%) Terraform
3 5 (1.45%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.29%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 56 (16.18%) Siemens
2 38 (10.98%) Rockwell
3 22 (6.36%) Allen-Bradley
4 21 (6.07%) Wonderware
5 14 (4.05%) Google
6 12 (3.47%) Oracle
7 11 (3.18%) Facebook
7 11 (3.18%) Microsoft
7 11 (3.18%) YouTube
8 7 (2.02%) VMware
9 5 (1.45%) HP
9 5 (1.45%) MuleSoft
10 3 (0.87%) AVEVA
10 3 (0.87%) SAP
11 1 (0.29%) Avaya
11 1 (0.29%) Extreme Networks
11 1 (0.29%) F5