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 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 302 658 893
Rank change year-on-year +356 +235 +145
Permanent jobs citing SCADA 458 194 122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.91% 0.21% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.55% 0.58% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 82 158 50
10th Percentile £42,750 £41,250 £39,263
25th Percentile £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.55% -7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £86,875
90th Percentile £72,375 £76,250 £91,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,125 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.25% - -

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 17,991 33,196 48,456
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.60% 35.83% 43.81%
Number of salaries quoted 9,424 22,433 25,064
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £35,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £97,500 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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 2 April 2025.

Salary histogram for SCADA in the UK

SCADA
Top 17 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 2 April 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 +364 416 £59,125 +18.25% 564
England +274 360 £65,000 +27.45% 590
Midlands +101 87 £65,000 +16.07% 151
North of England +99 85 £65,000 +36.84% 124
South East +159 79 £65,000 +30.00% 107
Scotland +179 59 £60,000 -17.24% 55
West Midlands +48 48 £67,500 +17.39% 81
South West +144 44 £55,000 +15.79% 44
Yorkshire +75 44 £50,000 +5.26% 40
East of England +86 39 £55,000 - 78
East Midlands +73 39 £52,000 +4.00% 68
North West +52 37 - - 62
Work from Home +156 30 £63,500 +24.51% 142
London +69 21 £67,950 -6.28% 81
Wales - 17 £48,750 - 9
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 11
North East +35 4 £65,000 +36.84% 22

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 24 (5.24%) WinCC
2 4 (0.87%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.22%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 14 (3.06%) EPLAN
2 7 (1.53%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.66%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 17 (3.71%) AWS
2 10 (2.18%) Serverless
3 5 (1.09%) Azure
4 4 (0.87%) OCI
5 2 (0.44%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (5.68%) Modbus
2 21 (4.59%) Ethernet
3 20 (4.37%) Profibus
4 14 (3.06%) RS-485
5 10 (2.18%) HTTP
6 5 (1.09%) Network Security
7 3 (0.66%) Broadband
7 3 (0.66%) Firewall
7 3 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (0.66%) Mobile Broadband
8 1 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.18%) Amazon QuickSight
2 2 (0.44%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 21 (4.59%) JIRA
2 18 (3.93%) Selenium
General
1 45 (9.83%) Manufacturing
2 42 (9.17%) Electronics
3 41 (8.95%) Social Skills
4 30 (6.55%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (5.24%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (4.59%) Law
7 17 (3.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (3.28%) Pharmaceutical
8 15 (3.28%) Retail
9 13 (2.84%) Finance
10 9 (1.97%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.53%) Advertising
11 7 (1.53%) Legal
12 5 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.66%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.44%) Automotive
14 2 (0.44%) Marketing
14 2 (0.44%) Public Sector
15 1 (0.22%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.22%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 290 (63.32%) Senior
2 288 (62.88%) Senior Electrical Engineer
3 49 (10.70%) Automation Engineer
3 49 (10.70%) Systems Engineer
4 41 (8.95%) Lead
5 24 (5.24%) Instrumentation Engineer
6 22 (4.80%) Control Systems Engineer
7 20 (4.37%) Technical Leader
8 18 (3.93%) Validation Engineer
9 14 (3.06%) Process Engineer
10 10 (2.18%) Reliability Engineer
10 10 (2.18%) Robotics Engineer
11 8 (1.75%) PLC Engineer
12 7 (1.53%) Architect
12 7 (1.53%) Field Engineer
12 7 (1.53%) Field Service Engineer
13 5 (1.09%) Site Manager
13 5 (1.09%) Software Engineer
14 4 (0.87%) PLC Software Engineer
14 4 (0.87%) SCADA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.18%) JSON
2 2 (0.44%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.86%) Operational Technology
2 25 (5.46%) IoT
3 20 (4.37%) Legacy Systems
3 20 (4.37%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 15 (3.28%) Robotics
5 12 (2.62%) Renewable Energy
6 11 (2.40%) Driving Licence
6 11 (2.40%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.31%) Fibre Optics
8 5 (1.09%) Photovoltaics
9 4 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.87%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.66%) Solar Energy
11 2 (0.44%) Security Posture
12 1 (0.22%) CCTV
12 1 (0.22%) Grid Computing
12 1 (0.22%) Industrial Internet of Things
12 1 (0.22%) Management Information System
12 1 (0.22%) Solar Power
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.18%) Linux
2 6 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.09%) Windows
4 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 299 (65.28%) Mathematics
2 45 (9.83%) Computer Science
3 40 (8.73%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (6.99%) Cybersecurity
5 30 (6.55%) Mechatronics
5 30 (6.55%) Validation
6 26 (5.68%) Mentoring
7 24 (5.24%) Acceptance Criteria
7 24 (5.24%) Data Collection
8 20 (4.37%) Continuous Improvement
9 19 (4.15%) Penetration Testing
9 19 (4.15%) Test Automation
10 18 (3.93%) Model Validation
11 17 (3.71%) Preventative Maintenance
12 15 (3.28%) CAD
13 14 (3.06%) Root Cause Analysis
13 14 (3.06%) Software Testing
14 13 (2.84%) Analytics
14 13 (2.84%) Motion Control
15 12 (2.62%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 17 (3.71%) SQL
2 10 (2.18%) C
2 10 (2.18%) Python
2 10 (2.18%) R
3 5 (1.09%) C#
3 5 (1.09%) C++
3 5 (1.09%) VB
4 3 (0.66%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 350 (76.42%) Degree
2 298 (65.07%) Numerate Degree
3 170 (37.12%) BPSS Clearance
4 26 (5.68%) HNC
4 26 (5.68%) Security Cleared
5 25 (5.46%) SC Cleared
6 18 (3.93%) ISTQB
7 11 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.53%) HND
9 4 (0.87%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.44%) CISSP
10 2 (0.44%) PMP
11 1 (0.22%) CISM
11 1 (0.22%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.40%) SLA
2 6 (1.31%) IEC 61131
3 5 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.44%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.44%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.44%) NIST
5 1 (0.22%) GRC
5 1 (0.22%) NCSC
5 1 (0.22%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
1 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (3.06%) Wonderware InTouch
2 6 (1.31%) Functional Safety
3 4 (0.87%) Terraform
4 1 (0.22%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 57 (12.45%) Siemens
2 33 (7.21%) Rockwell
3 20 (4.37%) Allen-Bradley
3 20 (4.37%) Wonderware
4 14 (3.06%) Google
5 10 (2.18%) Oracle
6 8 (1.75%) Microsoft
7 6 (1.31%) Red Hat
8 5 (1.09%) AVEVA
8 5 (1.09%) VMware
9 3 (0.66%) SAP
10 1 (0.22%) HP
10 1 (0.22%) MuleSoft