Modbus
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Modbus skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Modbus over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 705 1031 972
Rank change year-on-year +326 -59 -228
Permanent jobs citing Modbus 36 45 126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.068% 0.036% 0.098%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.45% 0.29% 0.76%
Number of salaries quoted 31 30 52
10th Percentile £51,250 £40,800 £27,500
25th Percentile £56,625 £49,688 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +28.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 - £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,500 £45,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +34.43% -16.82% +22.22%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Modbus is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,066 15,350 16,547
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.15% 12.38% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 6,330 10,317 11,453
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £68,000 £72,500 £69,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.26% +4.44% -

Modbus
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Modbus as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Modbus in the UK

Modbus
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Modbus.

Salary trend for Modbus in the UK

Modbus
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Modbus over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Modbus in the UK

Modbus
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Modbus within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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
England +310 20 £65,000 -3.70% 41
UK excluding London +237 18 £61,500 +34.43% 38
Work from Home +250 12 £65,000 +25.60% 9
London +251 6 £70,000 +3.70% 3
East of England +123 4 £65,000 +25.60% 7
Scotland - 4 £61,500 - 1
South East +157 3 £32,500 -33.67% 5
North of England +154 3 £52,500 +23.53% 11
North West +107 3 £52,500 +23.53% 9
South West +81 3 £65,000 - 4
Midlands +122 1 £52,500 +29.63% 10
West Midlands - 1 £52,500 - 7

Modbus
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.78%) OrCAD
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.33%) GitHub
2 1 (2.78%) IaaS
2 1 (2.78%) PaaS
2 1 (2.78%) SaaS
2 1 (2.78%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (22.22%) Ethernet
1 8 (22.22%) RS-485
2 7 (19.44%) MQTT
3 6 (16.67%) RS-232
4 5 (13.89%) RS-422
4 5 (13.89%) TCP/IP
5 3 (8.33%) 3G
5 3 (8.33%) Converged Networks
5 3 (8.33%) Network Security
5 3 (8.33%) VLAN
5 3 (8.33%) Wireless
6 2 (5.56%) GPRS
6 2 (5.56%) LTE
6 2 (5.56%) Profibus
7 1 (2.78%) 2G
7 1 (2.78%) 4G
7 1 (2.78%) 5G
7 1 (2.78%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 6 (16.67%) JIRA
2 5 (13.89%) Subversion
3 4 (11.11%) Visual Studio
4 3 (8.33%) Eclipse
4 3 (8.33%) GitLab
4 3 (8.33%) Jenkins
5 1 (2.78%) Git
General
1 13 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 12 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 12 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
3 8 (22.22%) Public Sector
4 7 (19.44%) Electronics
4 7 (19.44%) Manufacturing
5 5 (13.89%) Local Government
6 3 (8.33%) Finance
6 3 (8.33%) Marketing
6 3 (8.33%) Telecoms
7 1 (2.78%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.78%) Automotive
7 1 (2.78%) Aviation
7 1 (2.78%) Law
7 1 (2.78%) Legal
Job Titles
1 13 (36.11%) Consultant
1 13 (36.11%) Security Consultant
2 12 (33.33%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 10 (27.78%) Software Engineer
4 7 (19.44%) Embedded Engineer
5 5 (13.89%) Associate Consultant
6 3 (8.33%) Ada Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) Ada Software Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Cisco Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Cisco Network Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) Firmware Engineer
6 3 (8.33%) Network Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Senior
6 3 (8.33%) Senior Software Engineer
7 2 (5.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 2 (5.56%) Junior
7 2 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (5.56%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (11.11%) .NET
1 4 (11.11%) WPF
2 3 (8.33%) .NET Framework
2 3 (8.33%) CSS
2 3 (8.33%) HTML
2 3 (8.33%) REST
2 3 (8.33%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 15 (41.67%) SCADA
2 14 (38.89%) IoT
3 13 (36.11%) Operational Technology
4 12 (33.33%) CAN bus
4 12 (33.33%) Onboarding
5 11 (30.56%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (8.33%) CCTV
6 3 (8.33%) NB-IoT
7 1 (2.78%) Algorithms
7 1 (2.78%) ARM Cortex
7 1 (2.78%) Device Driver
7 1 (2.78%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 4 (11.11%) FreeRTOS
2 3 (8.33%) Windows
3 2 (5.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (58.33%) Agile
2 15 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
3 13 (36.11%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (36.11%) Risk Assessment
4 12 (33.33%) Business Development
4 12 (33.33%) Coaching
4 12 (33.33%) Open Source
4 12 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (27.78%) Software Engineering
6 5 (13.89%) Community of Practice
6 5 (13.89%) Continuous Integration
6 5 (13.89%) DevOps
6 5 (13.89%) Pair Programming
6 5 (13.89%) Software Testing
6 5 (13.89%) TDD
7 4 (11.11%) Decision-Making
8 3 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (8.33%) Energy Management
8 3 (8.33%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 11 (30.56%) C#
1 11 (30.56%) C++
2 8 (22.22%) C
3 5 (13.89%) Ada
4 4 (11.11%) SQL
5 3 (8.33%) Java
6 2 (5.56%) Rust
7 1 (2.78%) ANSI C
7 1 (2.78%) Assembly Language
7 1 (2.78%) Python
7 1 (2.78%) XAML
Qualifications
1 12 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 12 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 12 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 5 (13.89%) Degree
3 3 (8.33%) CCNA
3 3 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.78%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (41.67%) NIST
2 14 (38.89%) NIST 800
3 1 (2.78%) COBIT
3 1 (2.78%) IEC 61131
3 1 (2.78%) ISA99
3 1 (2.78%) NCSC
3 1 (2.78%) QA
System Software
1 3 (8.33%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (8.33%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.78%) Nessus
Vendors
1 3 (8.33%) Aruba
1 3 (8.33%) Cisco
1 3 (8.33%) HP
1 3 (8.33%) Meraki
1 3 (8.33%) Renesas
1 3 (8.33%) SAP
2 1 (2.78%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.78%) Samsung