SCADA jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-23, SCADA appears in 468 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Automation Engineer roles, with demand down 30% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-23
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Frequently asked questions about SCADA
+Is SCADA in demand in 2026?
Yes. SCADA appears in 468 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-23, with demand down 30% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Automation Engineer roles (25% of Automation Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SCADA?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-23, the job titles most likely to require SCADA are Automation Engineer (25% of postings list SCADA), Software Engineer (4% of postings list SCADA), Test Engineer (3% of postings list SCADA).
+What skills are commonly paired with SCADA?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-23), SCADA most often appears alongside PLC, HMI, Python, MES, Modbus.
+Where is SCADA most in demand?
As of 2026-09-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SCADA are Durham, Austin, Torrance, Houston, Doha, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SCADA — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles with the most SCADA postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Automation Engineer | 115 | 24.6% |
| Software Engineer | 19 | 4.1% |
| Test Engineer | 12 | 2.6% |
| Control Systems Engineer | 11 | 2.4% |
| Systems Engineer | 9 | 1.9% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 8 | 1.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 7 | 1.5% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 6 | 1.3% |
| Data Engineer | 5 | 1.1% |
| Data Scientist | 5 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for SCADA
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Durham | 10 | 2.1% |
| Austin | 7 | 1.5% |
| Torrance | 7 | 1.5% |
| Houston | 6 | 1.3% |
| Doha | 4 | 0.9% |
| Lake Park | 4 | 0.9% |
| Pune | 4 | 0.9% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 0.6% |
| Barcelona | 3 | 0.6% |
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 2026-09-23. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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