SCADA jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, SCADA appears in 502 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Automation Engineer has the most postings mentioning SCADA.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about SCADA
+Is SCADA in demand in 2026?
Yes. SCADA appears in 502 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Automation Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning SCADA (25.5% of all postings mentioning SCADA).
+What jobs require SCADA?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning SCADA are Control Systems Engineer (23.4% of that role’s postings mention SCADA), Automation Engineer (18.6% of that role’s postings mention SCADA), Manufacturing Systems Engineer (13.9% of that role’s postings mention SCADA).
+What skills are commonly paired with SCADA?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), SCADA most often appears alongside PLC, HMI, Python, MES, DCS.
+Where is SCADA most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SCADA are Durham, Pune, Torrance, Austin, Houston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new SCADA content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after SCADA?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring SCADA — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around SCADA
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before SCADA
Skills after SCADA
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: PLC | 3 |
| Before: sql | 2 |
| Before: Access control violation investigation | 1 |
| Before: ISO 9001 | 1 |
| Before: intelligent automation | 1 |
| Before: threat detection | 1 |
| Before: ACID | 1 |
| Before: Liver Disorder Database | 1 |
| After: sql | 4 |
| After: python | 3 |
| After: Agile | 3 |
| After: Node.js | 3 |
| After: web services | 2 |
| After: SAP ERP | 2 |
| After: SaaS | 2 |
| After: mssql | 1 |
Roles most likely to require SCADA
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Control Systems Engineer | 11 | 23.4% |
| Automation Engineer | 128 | 18.6% |
| Manufacturing Systems Engineer | 5 | 13.9% |
| Automation and Controls Engineer | 3 | 8.6% |
| Technical Solution Architect | 1 | 4.8% |
| Cybersecurity Manager | 3 | 4.3% |
| Power Systems Engineer | 4 | 4.3% |
| IT Architect | 2 | 3.8% |
| Integrations Engineer | 1 | 3.6% |
| AI Application Engineer | 1 | 3.4% |
Roles with the most SCADA postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Automation Engineer | 128 | 25.5% |
| Software Engineer | 20 | 4.0% |
| Test Engineer | 13 | 2.6% |
| Systems Engineer | 12 | 2.4% |
| Control Systems Engineer | 11 | 2.2% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 9 | 1.8% |
| OT Security Engineer | 8 | 1.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 7 | 1.4% |
| Data Scientist | 6 | 1.2% |
| Manufacturing Automation Engineer | 6 | 1.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring SCADA
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| GeVernova | 27 |
| JLL | 15 |
| Novartis | 11 |
| GE Vernova | 10 |
| JJ | 9 |
| ITProducts | 9 |
| Valar Atomics | 8 |
| Vulcan Elements | 8 |
| POWERX | 8 |
| GEA | 8 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for SCADA
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Durham | 10 | 2.0% |
| Pune | 9 | 1.8% |
| Torrance | 9 | 1.8% |
| Austin | 8 | 1.6% |
| Houston | 6 | 1.2% |
| Washington | 5 | 1.0% |
| Barcelona | 4 | 0.8% |
| Spring | 4 | 0.8% |
| Warsaw | 4 | 0.8% |
Skills commonly paired with SCADA
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning SCADA by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s SCADA postings by all SCADA postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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