Systems Engineer Jobs in the South West

System Engineer
England > South West

The median System Engineer salary in the South West is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 35 141 148
Rank change year-on-year +106 +7 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 522 131 193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.24% 1.99% 2.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.45% 2.24% 2.38%
Number of salaries quoted 368 59 40
10th Percentile £35,875 £31,250 £32,300
25th Percentile £47,500 £35,000 £39,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +11.11% +4.90%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,125 £57,014
90th Percentile £76,125 £75,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 9,582 5,850 8,093
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.16% 88.91% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 7,009 3,668 5,118
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,150
25th Percentile £36,750 £37,879 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,050 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in the South West

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in the South West.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in the South West

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the South West

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Bristol +88 227 £55,000 +10.00% 44
Devon +50 84 £65,000 +128.07% 18
Gloucestershire +6 70 £52,500 +45.83% 17
Dorset +23 65 £50,000 -25.93% 3
Somerset +37 55 £58,500 - 9
Wiltshire +3 20 £50,000 +21.21% 6
Cornwall -13 1 - -
Systems Engineer
England

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 across the South West region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 167 (31.99%) Systems Engineering
2 147 (28.16%) Security Cleared
3 95 (18.20%) Aerospace
4 74 (14.18%) Degree
5 62 (11.88%) Social Skills
6 57 (10.92%) Validation
7 55 (10.54%) BPSS Clearance
8 54 (10.34%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 53 (10.15%) SC Cleared
10 51 (9.77%) Linux
11 45 (8.62%) Agile
12 43 (8.24%) Problem-Solving
13 42 (8.05%) Rational DOORS
14 33 (6.32%) Verification and Validation
15 32 (6.13%) Manufacturing
15 32 (6.13%) Python
16 27 (5.17%) SysML
17 26 (4.98%) Configuration Management
17 26 (4.98%) Physics
17 26 (4.98%) Computer Science
18 24 (4.60%) Bash
19 21 (4.02%) IBM
20 20 (3.83%) VMware
20 20 (3.83%) Military
20 20 (3.83%) VMware Infrastructure
21 18 (3.45%) Cybersecurity
21 18 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
21 18 (3.45%) C
22 17 (3.26%) Ansible
22 17 (3.26%) VSAN

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 10 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.77%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.57%) IIS
Applications
1 14 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.49%) Simulink
3 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (1.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.38%) iTrent
2 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 10 (1.92%) AWS
2 9 (1.72%) Azure
2 9 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (0.57%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.26%) VSAN
2 6 (1.15%) Ethernet
2 6 (1.15%) RS-232
2 6 (1.15%) Software-Defined Radio
3 4 (0.77%) RTP
3 4 (0.77%) VLAN
4 3 (0.57%) 4G
4 3 (0.57%) 5G
4 3 (0.57%) Firewall
4 3 (0.57%) Tactical Data Link
5 2 (0.38%) Network Security
5 2 (0.38%) VoIP
6 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 42 (8.05%) Rational DOORS
2 16 (3.07%) Rational Rhapsody
3 14 (2.68%) LabVIEW
4 6 (1.15%) Rational Team Concert
5 2 (0.38%) JIRA
5 2 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 95 (18.20%) Aerospace
2 62 (11.88%) Social Skills
3 32 (6.13%) Manufacturing
4 20 (3.83%) Military
5 18 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (3.07%) Finance
7 15 (2.87%) Retail
8 13 (2.49%) Electronics
9 5 (0.96%) Games
9 5 (0.96%) Marketing
10 4 (0.77%) Aviation
10 4 (0.77%) Avionics
10 4 (0.77%) French Language
10 4 (0.77%) Health Technology
10 4 (0.77%) Public Sector
10 4 (0.77%) Tech for Good
11 3 (0.57%) Advertising
11 3 (0.57%) Aeronautics
11 3 (0.57%) Automotive
11 3 (0.57%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.77%) LAMP
1 4 (0.77%) LEMP Stack
1 4 (0.77%) XMPP
2 2 (0.38%) Middleware
2 2 (0.38%) WSE
Miscellaneous
1 14 (2.68%) Management Information System
2 13 (2.49%) Algorithms
3 10 (1.92%) FPGA
4 9 (1.72%) Robotics
5 8 (1.53%) Embedded Systems
6 7 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.15%) Analogue Electronics
7 6 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.77%) PMI
8 4 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (0.57%) CCTV
9 3 (0.57%) IoT
10 2 (0.38%) 3D Printing
10 2 (0.38%) BYOD
10 2 (0.38%) Chip and PIN
10 2 (0.38%) Operational Technology
11 1 (0.19%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.19%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.19%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 51 (9.77%) Linux
2 12 (2.30%) Debian
3 9 (1.72%) Windows
4 8 (1.53%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.57%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (31.99%) Systems Engineering
2 57 (10.92%) Validation
3 54 (10.34%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 45 (8.62%) Agile
5 43 (8.24%) Problem-Solving
6 33 (6.32%) Verification and Validation
7 27 (5.17%) SysML
8 26 (4.98%) Computer Science
8 26 (4.98%) Configuration Management
8 26 (4.98%) Physics
9 18 (3.45%) Cybersecurity
10 16 (3.07%) Mathematics
10 16 (3.07%) Project Management
11 15 (2.87%) Technical Leadership
11 15 (2.87%) UML
12 14 (2.68%) Mentoring
12 14 (2.68%) Requirements Gathering
12 14 (2.68%) Software Testing
13 13 (2.49%) Coaching
14 12 (2.30%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 32 (6.13%) Python
2 24 (4.60%) Bash
3 18 (3.45%) C
4 15 (2.87%) MATLAB
5 14 (2.68%) C++
6 5 (0.96%) SQL
7 4 (0.77%) C#
8 3 (0.57%) Java
Qualifications
1 147 (28.16%) Security Cleared
2 74 (14.18%) Degree
3 55 (10.54%) BPSS Clearance
4 53 (10.15%) SC Cleared
5 8 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.34%) Chartered Engineer
7 6 (1.15%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.15%) HNC
7 6 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
8 4 (0.77%) HND
8 4 (0.77%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.57%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.19%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.11%) IEC 61508
2 8 (1.53%) PMO
3 7 (1.34%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 6 (1.15%) Def Stans
5 5 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 3 (0.57%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.38%) ECSS
8 1 (0.19%) HAZOP
8 1 (0.19%) NCSC
System Software
1 20 (3.83%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (3.26%) vSphere
3 12 (2.30%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.53%) Firmware
5 7 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.77%) Docker
6 4 (0.77%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.57%) Forefront TMG
7 3 (0.57%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 17 (3.26%) Ansible
1 17 (3.26%) Puppet
1 17 (3.26%) vCenter Server
2 4 (0.77%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.77%) Podman
3 3 (0.57%) SCOM
3 3 (0.57%) WSUS
4 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.19%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 21 (4.02%) IBM
2 20 (3.83%) VMware
3 14 (2.68%) Microsoft
4 11 (2.11%) Oracle
5 8 (1.53%) Sparx
6 6 (1.15%) QinetiQ
7 4 (0.77%) EMC
7 4 (0.77%) Rockwell
8 3 (0.57%) Riverbed
8 3 (0.57%) Thales
9 2 (0.38%) Allen-Bradley
9 2 (0.38%) SAP
10 1 (0.19%) Cisco
10 1 (0.19%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.19%) Juniper
10 1 (0.19%) Splunk