Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SCADA in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SCADA over the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 567 446 650
Rank change year-on-year -121 +204 +108
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 183 243 247
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.19% 0.50% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.72% 1.21% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 97 134 180
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.84% -6.85%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,000 £78,375 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +7.84% -6.42%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 25,559 20,088 34,364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.99% 40.97% 33.89%
Number of salaries quoted 16,323 9,888 22,058
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -14.10%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -9.09%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SCADA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SCADA job vacancy trend in the UK

SCADA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SCADA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing SCADA

SCADA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCADA over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for SCADA in the UK

SCADA
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCADA within the UK over the 6 months to 11 July 2026. 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 -114 152 £55,000 - 101
UK excluding London -112 143 £52,500 -4.55% 99
Midlands -57 41 £45,000 -18.18% 23
North of England -37 32 £62,000 +3.33% 23
South East -39 31 £40,000 -33.33% 16
London -19 26 £60,000 -11.70% 18
West Midlands -41 25 £45,000 -22.75% 9
Work from Home -48 22 £45,000 -30.77% 28
East of England -23 19 £50,000 -9.09% 7
North West +2 17 £55,000 -8.33% 13
East Midlands -31 16 £47,500 -8.65% 14
Scotland +2 10 £45,000 -21.74% 7
Yorkshire -31 8 £57,500 +15.00% 8
North East -56 7 £70,000 +12.00% 3
Wales - 7 £72,500 - 6
South West -69 4 £52,500 - 16

SCADA
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 14 (7.65%) FactoryTalk
2 8 (4.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.64%) WinCC
4 2 (1.09%) ArchestrA
5 1 (0.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (3.28%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.64%) AutoCAD
2 3 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.64%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.09%) EPLAN
3 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.09%) Maximo
2 1 (0.55%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 8 (4.37%) Azure
2 4 (2.19%) Power Platform
3 3 (1.64%) GitHub
4 2 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.55%) AWS
5 1 (0.55%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.55%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 17 (9.29%) Profibus
2 15 (8.20%) Modbus
3 14 (7.65%) Ethernet
4 7 (3.83%) WAN
5 6 (3.28%) LAN
6 4 (2.19%) Firewall
7 3 (1.64%) MQTT
7 3 (1.64%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.64%) VLAN
7 3 (1.64%) VPN
7 3 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (1.09%) LoRaWAN
8 2 (1.09%) Network Security
8 2 (1.09%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (1.09%) Wireless
9 1 (0.55%) AMQP
9 1 (0.55%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.55%) IPsec
9 1 (0.55%) MPLS
9 1 (0.55%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.01%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (5.46%) GIS
3 6 (3.28%) Oracle Database
4 4 (2.19%) Power BI
5 1 (0.55%) MySQL
5 1 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.55%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.64%) Git
2 1 (0.55%) ClearCase
2 1 (0.55%) ClearQuest
2 1 (0.55%) HP UFT
2 1 (0.55%) JUnit
2 1 (0.55%) LoadRunner
2 1 (0.55%) Subversion
General
1 46 (25.14%) Social Skills
2 37 (20.22%) Manufacturing
3 25 (13.66%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (13.11%) Finance
5 13 (7.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (6.01%) Aerospace
7 9 (4.92%) Telecoms
8 4 (2.19%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (1.64%) Electronics
9 3 (1.64%) Games
9 3 (1.64%) Retail
10 2 (1.09%) Automotive
10 2 (1.09%) Billing
10 2 (1.09%) Legal
10 2 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.09%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.55%) Law
11 1 (0.55%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 93 (50.82%) Systems Engineer
2 81 (44.26%) Control Systems Engineer
3 30 (16.39%) Senior
4 17 (9.29%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 16 (8.74%) Software Engineer
6 13 (7.10%) Lead
7 10 (5.46%) Junior
8 8 (4.37%) Lead Systems Engineer
9 7 (3.83%) Consultant
9 7 (3.83%) Senior Consultant
10 6 (3.28%) Applications Engineer
10 6 (3.28%) Automation Engineer
10 6 (3.28%) Business Development Manager
10 6 (3.28%) Business Manager
10 6 (3.28%) Development Manager
10 6 (3.28%) Project Engineer
11 5 (2.73%) Junior Software Engineer
11 5 (2.73%) SCADA Engineer
11 5 (2.73%) Senior Software Engineer
11 5 (2.73%) Software Applications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.37%) XML
2 6 (3.28%) JSON
3 2 (1.09%) Middleware
3 2 (1.09%) RabbitMQ
4 1 (0.55%) .NET
4 1 (0.55%) STL
4 1 (0.55%) Swing
4 1 (0.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 32 (17.49%) Driving Licence
2 31 (16.94%) Operational Technology
3 15 (8.20%) Renewable Energy
4 13 (7.10%) Replication
5 9 (4.92%) IoT
6 8 (4.37%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (4.37%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (3.83%) Algorithms
8 6 (3.28%) Data Structures
8 6 (3.28%) Management Information System
8 6 (3.28%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 6 (3.28%) Robotics
9 5 (2.73%) Industry 4.0
10 4 (2.19%) Data Centre
11 3 (1.64%) Industrial Internet of Things
12 2 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (1.09%) Enterprise Storage
12 2 (1.09%) FMCG
12 2 (1.09%) PKI
12 2 (1.09%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.37%) Windows
1 8 (4.37%) Windows Server
2 6 (3.28%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (21.86%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (19.67%) Software Engineering
3 31 (16.94%) Systems Engineering
4 23 (12.57%) Mentoring
5 21 (11.48%) Project Delivery
6 20 (10.93%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (9.84%) Validation
8 17 (9.29%) Data Acquisition
9 16 (8.74%) Cybersecurity
10 14 (7.65%) Customer Requirements
10 14 (7.65%) Roadmaps
11 13 (7.10%) Asset Management
11 13 (7.10%) Technical Leadership
12 12 (6.56%) Decision-Making
12 12 (6.56%) Digital Transformation Programme
13 11 (6.01%) ERP
14 10 (5.46%) IT Strategy
14 10 (5.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 9 (4.92%) Energy Management
15 9 (4.92%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 11 (6.01%) SQL
2 9 (4.92%) Python
3 8 (4.37%) MATLAB
4 7 (3.83%) Ladder Logic
4 7 (3.83%) Perl
4 7 (3.83%) VB
5 5 (2.73%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.64%) Java
7 2 (1.09%) Bash
7 2 (1.09%) C#
8 1 (0.55%) C
8 1 (0.55%) C++
Qualifications
1 47 (25.68%) Degree
2 18 (9.84%) HNC
3 16 (8.74%) HND
4 13 (7.10%) Security Cleared
5 8 (4.37%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (3.28%) DBS Check
6 6 (3.28%) SC Cleared
7 5 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.19%) CISSP
9 2 (1.09%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.09%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (1.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 2 (1.09%) MCSA
9 2 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.09%) NVQ Level 3
10 1 (0.55%) CBAP
10 1 (0.55%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.55%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.55%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.46%) Accessibility
1 10 (5.46%) HAZOP
2 8 (4.37%) ARP4754
2 8 (4.37%) DO-254
3 7 (3.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.73%) IEC 61131
4 5 (2.73%) IEC 61508
4 5 (2.73%) QA
5 4 (2.19%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.09%) GDPR
6 2 (1.09%) GRC
6 2 (1.09%) NIST
6 2 (1.09%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.55%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.55%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (3.83%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.09%) Docker
3 2 (1.09%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (5.46%) Wonderware InTouch
2 4 (2.19%) Functional Safety
3 3 (1.64%) Terraform
4 2 (1.09%) Ansible
4 2 (1.09%) Grafana
4 2 (1.09%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.09%) MOM
4 2 (1.09%) Prometheus
4 2 (1.09%) SCCM
4 2 (1.09%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 1 (0.55%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 30 (16.39%) Siemens
2 29 (15.85%) Allen-Bradley
3 25 (13.66%) Rockwell
4 21 (11.48%) Wonderware
5 12 (6.56%) Microsoft
6 9 (4.92%) Oracle
7 8 (4.37%) AVEVA
7 8 (4.37%) VMware
8 3 (1.64%) Qualys
9 2 (1.09%) CA Agile Central
9 2 (1.09%) Cisco
9 2 (1.09%) Cognizant
9 2 (1.09%) Dell
9 2 (1.09%) SAP
9 2 (1.09%) Symantec
9 2 (1.09%) Veeam
10 1 (0.55%) Juniper
10 1 (0.55%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.55%) Yahoo!