Control Systems Engineer Jobs

Control Systems Engineer
UK

The median Control Systems Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 789 974 1190
Rank change year-on-year +185 +216 -293
Permanent jobs requiring a Control Systems Engineer 106 3 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.003% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.003% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 78 2 26
10th Percentile £37,000 £32,000 -
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £45,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £69,500 £48,000 £62,971
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% - +0.41%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 93,908 91,208 153,609
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 91.47% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,161 57,434 84,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

Control Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Control Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Control Systems Engineer in the UK

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Control Systems Engineer.

Salary trend for Control Systems Engineer in the UK

Control Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Control Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Control Systems Engineer in the UK

Control Systems Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Control Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 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
England +168 101 £50,000 +25.00% 110
UK excluding London +60 94 £49,500 -1.00% 107
South West - 26 £42,000 - 11
Midlands +19 25 £49,000 - 23
East of England - 16 £50,000 - 7
West Midlands +32 15 £49,000 - 14
South East - 13 £65,000 - 25
North of England +52 12 £45,000 -10.00% 33
Work from Home - 11 £42,000 - 23
East Midlands - 10 £48,500 - 9
London +131 9 £70,000 +133.33% 11
Yorkshire +94 6 £30,000 -40.00% 16
North West - 4 £65,000 - 11
North East - 2 £45,000 - 8
Wales - 1 £40,000 - 1
Scotland - 1 - - 8

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, Control Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Control Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 27 (25.47%) SCADA
2 24 (22.64%) Degree
3 23 (21.70%) Security Cleared
3 23 (21.70%) Software Engineering
4 19 (17.92%) Manufacturing
5 16 (15.09%) Systems Engineering
6 12 (11.32%) MATLAB
6 12 (11.32%) Simulink
6 12 (11.32%) Siemens
6 12 (11.32%) Rational DOORS
6 12 (11.32%) Social Skills
7 11 (10.38%) Rockwell
7 11 (10.38%) SQL
8 10 (9.43%) Artificial Intelligence
8 10 (9.43%) Software Testing
8 10 (9.43%) LabVIEW
8 10 (9.43%) Machine Learning
8 10 (9.43%) SC Cleared
9 9 (8.49%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (8.49%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (8.49%) C
9 9 (8.49%) HND
10 8 (7.55%) Python
10 8 (7.55%) C++
10 8 (7.55%) VB
10 8 (7.55%) HNC
10 8 (7.55%) PMI
10 8 (7.55%) PMI Certification
10 8 (7.55%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (6.60%) WinCC

Control Systems Engineer Skill Set
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 7 (6.60%) WinCC
Applications
1 12 (11.32%) Simulink
2 7 (6.60%) AutoCAD
3 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.94%) Solid Edge
4 1 (0.94%) SOLIDWORKS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.77%) Ethernet
1 4 (3.77%) Profibus
2 3 (2.83%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (11.32%) Rational DOORS
2 10 (9.43%) LabVIEW
3 6 (5.66%) Rational Team Concert
4 3 (2.83%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 19 (17.92%) Manufacturing
2 12 (11.32%) Social Skills
3 8 (7.55%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (6.60%) Electronics
4 7 (6.60%) Finance
4 7 (6.60%) Retail
5 3 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (2.83%) Legal
5 3 (2.83%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.89%) Advertising
6 2 (1.89%) Aerospace
7 1 (0.94%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 27 (25.47%) SCADA
2 8 (7.55%) PMI
3 6 (5.66%) Embedded Systems
3 6 (5.66%) Robotics
4 4 (3.77%) Data Centre
4 4 (3.77%) FMCG
4 4 (3.77%) Renewable Energy
5 3 (2.83%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.83%) Mobile App
5 3 (2.83%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.83%) Smart Meter
6 2 (1.89%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.89%) State Machine
7 1 (0.94%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.94%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.83%) Windows
2 1 (0.94%) Linux
2 1 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (21.70%) Software Engineering
2 16 (15.09%) Systems Engineering
3 10 (9.43%) Artificial Intelligence
3 10 (9.43%) Machine Learning
3 10 (9.43%) Software Testing
4 9 (8.49%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (8.49%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (5.66%) Change Control
5 6 (5.66%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 6 (5.66%) SDLC
5 6 (5.66%) SysML
5 6 (5.66%) UML
5 6 (5.66%) Workflow
5 6 (5.66%) Workflow Management
6 5 (4.72%) Configuration Management
7 4 (3.77%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (3.77%) Customer Requirements
7 4 (3.77%) ERP
7 4 (3.77%) PRINCE2
7 4 (3.77%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (11.32%) MATLAB
2 11 (10.38%) SQL
3 9 (8.49%) C
4 8 (7.55%) C++
4 8 (7.55%) Python
4 8 (7.55%) VB
5 5 (4.72%) C#
6 3 (2.83%) Perl
6 3 (2.83%) PHP
7 1 (0.94%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 24 (22.64%) Degree
2 23 (21.70%) Security Cleared
3 10 (9.43%) SC Cleared
4 9 (8.49%) HND
5 8 (7.55%) HNC
5 8 (7.55%) PMI Certification
6 6 (5.66%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.66%) Def Stans
1 6 (5.66%) IEC 61508
2 3 (2.83%) IEC 61131
3 2 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 2 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 6 (5.66%) Wonderware InTouch
2 2 (1.89%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (11.32%) Siemens
2 11 (10.38%) Rockwell
3 6 (5.66%) AVEVA
3 6 (5.66%) IBM
3 6 (5.66%) Wonderware
4 5 (4.72%) Microsoft
5 3 (2.83%) Allen-Bradley
6 2 (1.89%) Oracle
7 1 (0.94%) iManage
7 1 (0.94%) Red Hat