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 6 December 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 355 641 934
Rank change year-on-year +286 +293 -12
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 545 95 142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.76% 0.18% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.21% 0.48% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 57 65 82
10th Percentile £36,950 £45,100 £36,638
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +19.05% +6.06%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £86,500 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,304 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.16% +20.00% +11.11%

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 24,631 19,682 53,728
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.44% 36.84% 43.27%
Number of salaries quoted 10,996 14,421 29,894
10th Percentile £33,750 £33,210 £34,923
25th Percentile £45,383 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £63,675
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -1.85% +6.13%
75th Percentile £82,500 £84,056 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £107,500 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% - +10.00%

SCADA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SCADA in the UK

SCADA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for SCADA in the UK

SCADA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SCADA over the 6 months to 6 December 2024.

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 6 December 2024. 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 +280 496 £59,304 -1.16% 287
England +231 413 £60,000 - 292
South East +80 122 £65,000 -5.45% 37
North of England +37 86 £55,000 -8.33% 46
Scotland +73 84 £52,500 -19.23% 10
Midlands +41 80 £52,500 +5.00% 62
South West +50 58 - - 86
Yorkshire +64 50 £57,000 -0.87% 12
East Midlands +17 47 £47,500 -5.00% 20
East of England - 44 £65,000 - 45
North West -17 34 £53,928 -13.72% 29
West Midlands -8 33 £57,500 +9.52% 42
Work from Home +18 32 £62,500 +2.46% 86
London -4 22 £65,000 +13.04% 20
Wales - 22 £48,750 - 4
North East - 2 - - 5

SCADA
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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (1.65%) WinCC
Applications
1 5 (0.92%) AutoCAD
2 4 (0.73%) EPLAN
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (1.28%) SAP PM
1 7 (1.28%) SAP QM
1 7 (1.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (3.12%) AWS
2 6 (1.10%) Serverless
3 3 (0.55%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.18%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.83%) Ethernet
1 10 (1.83%) Firewall
2 8 (1.47%) Profibus
3 6 (1.10%) HTTP
3 6 (1.10%) Modbus
3 6 (1.10%) Network Security
4 5 (0.92%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (0.55%) RS-485
6 2 (0.37%) Broadband
6 2 (0.37%) LAN
6 2 (0.37%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (0.37%) WAN
7 1 (0.18%) ADSL
7 1 (0.18%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.10%) Amazon QuickSight
2 2 (0.37%) MS Access
3 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.18%) MySQL
3 1 (0.18%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (0.73%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (0.55%) Git
General
1 50 (9.17%) Documentation Skills
2 44 (8.07%) Manufacturing
3 43 (7.89%) Social Skills
4 23 (4.22%) Pharmaceutical
5 21 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (3.49%) Electronics
7 14 (2.57%) Law
8 8 (1.47%) Finance
9 4 (0.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (0.73%) Military
9 4 (0.73%) Retail
10 3 (0.55%) Advertising
11 2 (0.37%) Agriculture
11 2 (0.37%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.37%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.37%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.18%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.18%) Automotive
12 1 (0.18%) Legal
12 1 (0.18%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 388 (71.19%) Senior
2 383 (70.28%) Senior Electrical Engineer
3 52 (9.54%) Systems Engineer
4 49 (8.99%) Instrumentation Engineer
5 21 (3.85%) Control Systems Engineer
6 16 (2.94%) Consultant
6 16 (2.94%) Security Consultant
7 15 (2.75%) Software Engineer
8 14 (2.57%) Lead
9 13 (2.39%) SCADA Engineer
10 12 (2.20%) Technical Leader
11 7 (1.28%) Architect
11 7 (1.28%) Automation Engineer
11 7 (1.28%) Designer
11 7 (1.28%) IT Support
11 7 (1.28%) IT Support Specialist
11 7 (1.28%) Project Manager
11 7 (1.28%) SCADA Software Engineer
11 7 (1.28%) Solutions Designer
11 7 (1.28%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.10%) JSON
2 1 (0.18%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 53 (9.72%) Operational Technology
2 25 (4.59%) IoT
3 17 (3.12%) Security Posture
4 12 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (1.47%) Robotics
6 7 (1.28%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.10%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
8 5 (0.92%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.73%) Cyber Security Posture
9 4 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (0.55%) Fibre Optics
10 3 (0.55%) Management Information System
11 2 (0.37%) Algorithms
11 2 (0.37%) FMCG
11 2 (0.37%) Virtual Team
12 1 (0.18%) CCTV
12 1 (0.18%) Cyberattack
12 1 (0.18%) Grid Computing
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.83%) Windows
2 7 (1.28%) Mac OS
2 7 (1.28%) Windows 10
3 4 (0.73%) VMS
4 3 (0.55%) Android
4 3 (0.55%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.55%) Linux
4 3 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 390 (71.56%) Mathematics
2 49 (8.99%) Acceptance Criteria
3 36 (6.61%) Cybersecurity
4 29 (5.32%) Problem-Solving
5 22 (4.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 19 (3.49%) Software Engineering
7 18 (3.30%) Business Case
7 18 (3.30%) Mechatronics
8 16 (2.94%) Computer Science
9 14 (2.57%) Network Architecture
9 14 (2.57%) Roadmaps
10 13 (2.39%) Manufacturing Engineering
11 12 (2.20%) Agile
11 12 (2.20%) Data Collection
11 12 (2.20%) Edge Computing
12 11 (2.02%) Project Delivery
13 10 (1.83%) Microservices
13 10 (1.83%) Software Testing
13 10 (1.83%) Systems Engineering
14 9 (1.65%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 21 (3.85%) SQL
2 13 (2.39%) C#
3 11 (2.02%) C++
4 10 (1.83%) Python
5 8 (1.47%) VBA
6 7 (1.28%) C
6 7 (1.28%) VB
7 6 (1.10%) R
8 5 (0.92%) Java
9 3 (0.55%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 414 (75.96%) Degree
2 389 (71.38%) Numerate Degree
3 146 (26.79%) BPSS Clearance
4 22 (4.04%) Security Cleared
5 17 (3.12%) SC Cleared
6 15 (2.75%) HNC
7 13 (2.39%) CEH
7 13 (2.39%) CISSP
8 12 (2.20%) GCFE
8 12 (2.20%) GCIA
8 12 (2.20%) GCIH
8 12 (2.20%) HND
9 8 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.10%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (0.73%) PMP
12 2 (0.37%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.37%) NVQ Level 4
13 1 (0.18%) CHFI
13 1 (0.18%) JNCIA
13 1 (0.18%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.10%) SLA
2 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.37%) QA
4 1 (0.18%) NIST
4 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 10 (1.83%) Wonderware InTouch
2 4 (0.73%) Functional Safety
2 4 (0.73%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.18%) Nessus
Vendors
1 41 (7.52%) Siemens
2 21 (3.85%) Rockwell
3 12 (2.20%) Microsoft
3 12 (2.20%) Wonderware
4 11 (2.02%) AVEVA
5 8 (1.47%) SAP
6 7 (1.28%) IFS
7 5 (0.92%) Allen-Bradley
8 3 (0.55%) Google
8 3 (0.55%) Oracle
8 3 (0.55%) Red Hat
9 2 (0.37%) Cisco