SCADA Engineer Job Trends in the West Midlands

SCADA Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median SCADA Engineer salary in the West Midlands is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 174 - 174
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a SCADA Engineer 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.038% - 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% - 0.065%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £64,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -6.98% +53.57%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,737 4,124 3,095
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.55% 93.35% 93.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,723 1,994 2,629
10th Percentile £28,942 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,036 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,875 £67,500 £62,600
90th Percentile £82,042 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.41%

SCADA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SCADA Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

SCADA Engineer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

SCADA Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for SCADA Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for SCADA Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands

SCADA Engineer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SCADA Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 December 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
Birmingham - 1 £90,000 -
Staffordshire - 1 - -
SCADA Engineer
England

SCADA Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, SCADA 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 across the West Midlands region featuring SCADA Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) IEC 61131
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Rockwell
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Wonderware

SCADA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
2 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Rockwell
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens
1 1 (50.00%) Wonderware