Control Systems Engineer Job Trends

Control Systems Engineer
UK

The median Control Systems Engineer salary in the UK 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 502 684 646
Rank change year-on-year +182 -38 +375
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 148 54 75
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.28% 0.080% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.085% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 109 22 29
10th Percentile £46,750 £30,500 £42,900
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -12.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,063 £70,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £74,525 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £53,928 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.99% -1.95% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 48,141 63,471 49,094
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 94.44% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 30,347 35,539 38,193
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.22% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £74,066 £76,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.65% -0.95% -

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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.

Control Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Trend

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

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

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Control Systems Engineer in the UK

Control Systems Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations

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 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
UK excluding London +199 134 £55,000 +1.99% 64
England +179 127 £55,000 - 65
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
Work from Home +116 24 £55,000 -10.57% 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
London +41 7 £80,000 +23.08% 4
Yorkshire +23 5 £50,000 - 9
Wales - 4 £40,000 -
North East - 2 £50,000 - 3

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

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 featuring Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 43 (29.05%) Siemens
2 24 (16.22%) Rockwell
3 22 (14.86%) Degree
4 21 (14.19%) Software Engineering
5 18 (12.16%) Allen-Bradley
6 16 (10.81%) Profibus
7 14 (9.46%) Ethernet
8 12 (8.11%) Modbus
8 12 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (7.43%) Cybersecurity
10 9 (6.08%) Ladder Logic
10 9 (6.08%) Master's Degree
10 9 (6.08%) Validation
11 8 (5.41%) Mentoring
12 7 (4.73%) Mechatronics
12 7 (4.73%) Risk Assessment
12 7 (4.73%) Software Testing
12 7 (4.73%) WinCC
13 6 (4.05%) Continuous Improvement
13 6 (4.05%) Security Cleared
13 6 (4.05%) System Testing
13 6 (4.05%) Systems Engineering
14 5 (3.38%) HNC
14 5 (3.38%) IEC 61508
14 5 (3.38%) QA
14 5 (3.38%) Technical Leadership
15 4 (2.70%) AVEVA
15 4 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (2.70%) FMEA
15 4 (2.70%) HND

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (4.73%) WinCC
2 2 (1.35%) ArchestrA
2 2 (1.35%) FactoryTalk
2 2 (1.35%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (1.35%) EPLAN
1 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.68%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 16 (10.81%) Profibus
2 14 (9.46%) Ethernet
3 12 (8.11%) Modbus
4 3 (2.03%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.35%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 4 (2.70%) LabVIEW
General
1 30 (20.27%) Manufacturing
2 14 (9.46%) Automotive
3 11 (7.43%) Social Skills
4 8 (5.41%) Electronics
5 7 (4.73%) Pharmaceutical
6 4 (2.70%) Advertising
6 4 (2.70%) Aerospace
6 4 (2.70%) Military
7 2 (1.35%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.35%) Finance
7 2 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 59 (39.86%) SCADA
2 15 (10.14%) Driving Licence
3 10 (6.76%) Operational Technology
4 7 (4.73%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (2.70%) Fibre Optics
6 3 (2.03%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.68%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.35%) Windows
1 2 (1.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (14.19%) Software Engineering
2 12 (8.11%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (7.43%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (6.08%) Validation
5 8 (5.41%) Mentoring
6 7 (4.73%) Mechatronics
6 7 (4.73%) Risk Assessment
6 7 (4.73%) Software Testing
7 6 (4.05%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (4.05%) System Testing
7 6 (4.05%) Systems Engineering
8 5 (3.38%) Technical Leadership
9 4 (2.70%) FMEA
9 4 (2.70%) Project Management
9 4 (2.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (2.03%) Configuration Management
10 3 (2.03%) Customer Requirements
10 3 (2.03%) High Availability
10 3 (2.03%) SDLC
11 2 (1.35%) Matrix Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.08%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 22 (14.86%) Degree
2 9 (6.08%) Master's Degree
3 6 (4.05%) Security Cleared
4 5 (3.38%) HNC
5 4 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (2.70%) HND
5 4 (2.70%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.68%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.38%) IEC 61508
1 5 (3.38%) QA
2 4 (2.70%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 2 (1.35%) Hyper-V
1 2 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.68%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 43 (29.05%) Siemens
2 24 (16.22%) Rockwell
3 18 (12.16%) Allen-Bradley
4 4 (2.70%) AVEVA
5 2 (1.35%) VMware