Systems Engineering Jobs

Systems Engineering
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Systems Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 258 454 472
Rank change year-on-year +196 +18 -87
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 1,148 635 1,299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.07% 0.68% 0.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.29% 0.71% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 617 224 498
10th Percentile £37,000 £41,782 £35,125
25th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,495 £69,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +11.29% +3.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £105,000 £90,375
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £67,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.52% +22.73% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Systems Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 89,168 89,599 164,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.34% 95.45% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 61,788 54,096 83,725
10th Percentile £29,500 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in the UK

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in the UK

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in the UK

Systems Engineering
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England +178 1,062 £57,500 -17.86% 359
UK excluding London +140 968 £55,000 -18.52% 346
Work from Home +163 466 £55,000 -14.06% 144
South West +62 279 £55,000 -21.43% 85
South East +96 254 £63,500 -9.29% 88
Midlands -14 154 £55,000 - 52
East of England +73 153 £57,500 -14.81% 52
London +115 142 £75,000 -23.08% 41
West Midlands -56 102 £55,000 - 33
North of England +68 74 £51,000 -27.14% 53
East Midlands +25 52 £50,000 - 19
Yorkshire +101 37 £51,000 - 10
North West +6 35 £55,000 -21.43% 38
Wales +21 24 £35,000 -50.00% 10
Scotland -64 24 £45,000 +7.78% 29
Northern Ireland - 6 - -
North East -16 2 £67,500 - 6

Systems Engineering
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 46 (4.01%) WebLogic
2 38 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.39%) SharePoint
4 10 (0.87%) Confluence
4 10 (0.87%) IIS
5 6 (0.52%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 58 (5.05%) Microsoft Project
2 56 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (3.40%) Simulink
4 26 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (0.61%) Stateflow
6 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.087%) CATIA
7 1 (0.087%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 53 (4.62%) Primavera
2 48 (4.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.087%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.087%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 141 (12.28%) Azure
2 112 (9.76%) AWS
3 49 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (4.01%) Amazon EKS
4 46 (4.01%) Amazon SQS
5 22 (1.92%) Entra ID
6 20 (1.74%) Power Platform
7 16 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
8 15 (1.31%) SaaS
9 7 (0.61%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.44%) IaaS
10 5 (0.44%) PaaS
11 3 (0.26%) Google Sheets
12 2 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.17%) GCP
12 2 (0.17%) GitHub
12 2 (0.17%) Google Docs
12 2 (0.17%) Serverless
13 1 (0.087%) Azure Service Bus
13 1 (0.087%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 70 (6.10%) TCP/IP
2 53 (4.62%) DNS
3 50 (4.36%) BGP
4 46 (4.01%) SSL
5 34 (2.96%) Firewall
6 23 (2.00%) Wireless
7 21 (1.83%) WAN
8 15 (1.31%) Intrusion Detection
9 13 (1.13%) LAN
9 13 (1.13%) VoIP
10 12 (1.05%) SAN
11 11 (0.96%) WLAN
12 10 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
13 8 (0.70%) NGN
13 8 (0.70%) TACACS
14 7 (0.61%) Ethernet
14 7 (0.61%) Intranet
14 7 (0.61%) Network Security
15 6 (0.52%) DHCP
15 6 (0.52%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (5.31%) Relational Database
2 49 (4.27%) RDBMS
3 47 (4.09%) Oracle Database
4 46 (4.01%) Amazon RDS
5 13 (1.13%) Power BI
6 11 (0.96%) Apache Cassandra
7 10 (0.87%) SQL Server
8 7 (0.61%) MySQL
9 6 (0.52%) NoSQL
10 5 (0.44%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.26%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.17%) Big Data
12 2 (0.17%) Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.17%) Neo4j
12 2 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
13 1 (0.087%) Azure SQL Database
13 1 (0.087%) Oracle Reports
13 1 (0.087%) Redis
Development Applications
1 94 (8.19%) Rational DOORS
2 47 (4.09%) JIRA
3 31 (2.70%) Rational Rhapsody
4 21 (1.83%) Jenkins
5 15 (1.31%) Git
6 14 (1.22%) Rational Team Concert
7 13 (1.13%) Robot Framework
8 8 (0.70%) GitLab
9 7 (0.61%) LabVIEW
10 4 (0.35%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.35%) JMeter
10 4 (0.35%) Visual Studio
11 3 (0.26%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.17%) Apache Continuum
12 2 (0.17%) Subversion
13 1 (0.087%) JUnit
13 1 (0.087%) LoadRunner
13 1 (0.087%) MSTest
13 1 (0.087%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.087%) TestComplete
General
1 279 (24.30%) Social Skills
2 164 (14.29%) Aerospace
3 91 (7.93%) Finance
4 88 (7.67%) Electronics
5 87 (7.58%) Manufacturing
6 73 (6.36%) Analytical Skills
6 73 (6.36%) Military
7 65 (5.66%) Automotive
8 51 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 51 (4.44%) Influencing Skills
9 35 (3.05%) Marketing
9 35 (3.05%) Public Sector
10 22 (1.92%) Games
11 21 (1.83%) Telecoms
12 19 (1.66%) Retail
13 16 (1.39%) Aviation
13 16 (1.39%) Legal
14 15 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
15 12 (1.05%) Pharmaceutical
16 9 (0.78%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 554 (48.26%) Systems Engineer
2 165 (14.37%) Senior
3 145 (12.63%) Lead
4 144 (12.54%) Principal Engineer
5 138 (12.02%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 122 (10.63%) Architect
7 91 (7.93%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 81 (7.06%) Solutions Architect
9 77 (6.71%) Software Engineer
10 53 (4.62%) Lead Architect
11 52 (4.53%) Project Controller
12 48 (4.18%) Lead Solutions Architect
13 40 (3.48%) Consultant
14 28 (2.44%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
14 28 (2.44%) Project Manager
15 24 (2.09%) Senior Architect
16 23 (2.00%) Team Leader
17 18 (1.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 18 (1.57%) Systems Architect
17 18 (1.57%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (4.01%) RabbitMQ
1 46 (4.01%) Spring Boot
2 38 (3.31%) HTML
3 13 (1.13%) XML
4 5 (0.44%) 802.1X
5 4 (0.35%) .NET
5 4 (0.35%) Keycloak
5 4 (0.35%) LDAP
5 4 (0.35%) Middleware
5 4 (0.35%) WPF
6 3 (0.26%) Bazel
6 3 (0.26%) CSS
6 3 (0.26%) HTML5
6 3 (0.26%) JSON
6 3 (0.26%) Keras
6 3 (0.26%) PyTorch
6 3 (0.26%) Svelte
6 3 (0.26%) TensorFlow
6 3 (0.26%) Web Services
7 2 (0.17%) React
Miscellaneous
1 97 (8.45%) Management Information System
2 54 (4.70%) Enterprise Software
3 46 (4.01%) Public Cloud
4 37 (3.22%) Algorithms
5 34 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
6 31 (2.70%) SCADA
7 28 (2.44%) Robotics
8 27 (2.35%) IoT
8 27 (2.35%) Operational Technology
9 26 (2.26%) Clustering
10 20 (1.74%) Product Ownership
11 17 (1.48%) Data Centre
11 17 (1.48%) Embedded Systems
12 16 (1.39%) Cyberattack
12 16 (1.39%) Linux Command Line
13 12 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
14 10 (0.87%) Cyber Defence
14 10 (0.87%) Security Operations Centre
15 8 (0.70%) PKI
16 7 (0.61%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 120 (10.45%) Linux
2 84 (7.32%) Windows
3 49 (4.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 46 (4.01%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.44%) Unix
5 5 (0.44%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.087%) Android
7 1 (0.087%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.087%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (20.64%) Agile
2 182 (15.85%) Validation
3 143 (12.46%) Software Engineering
4 127 (11.06%) Problem-Solving
4 127 (11.06%) Verification and Validation
5 122 (10.63%) Project Management
6 111 (9.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 102 (8.89%) Collaborative Working
8 95 (8.28%) Mentoring
8 95 (8.28%) Risk Management
9 84 (7.32%) Customer Requirements
10 76 (6.62%) Cybersecurity
11 75 (6.53%) Actionable Insight
12 72 (6.27%) Performance Management
12 72 (6.27%) Requirements Management
13 69 (6.01%) Project Delivery
14 66 (5.75%) Programme Management
15 64 (5.57%) Continuous Improvement
16 62 (5.40%) SDLC
17 59 (5.14%) ArchiMate
Programming Languages
1 92 (8.01%) Python
2 55 (4.79%) JavaScript
2 55 (4.79%) MATLAB
3 44 (3.83%) C
4 40 (3.48%) Java
5 33 (2.87%) PowerShell
6 27 (2.35%) C#
7 25 (2.18%) Bash
8 21 (1.83%) SQL
9 18 (1.57%) C++
10 12 (1.05%) Go
11 8 (0.70%) Ada
12 7 (0.61%) Perl
13 6 (0.52%) Rust
14 3 (0.26%) R
14 3 (0.26%) Ruby
14 3 (0.26%) Scala
14 3 (0.26%) VB
14 3 (0.26%) VBScript
15 2 (0.17%) PHP
Qualifications
1 477 (41.55%) Security Cleared
2 313 (27.26%) Degree
3 171 (14.90%) SC Cleared
4 124 (10.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 90 (7.84%) DV Cleared
6 57 (4.97%) Master's Degree
7 54 (4.70%) Azure Certification
8 48 (4.18%) AWS Certification
9 46 (4.01%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 46 (4.01%) Chartered Engineer
10 28 (2.44%) CISSP
11 22 (1.92%) DBS Check
11 22 (1.92%) HNC
12 20 (1.74%) HND
13 14 (1.22%) CISM
13 14 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
14 11 (0.96%) CISA
14 11 (0.96%) CompTIA CySA+
15 9 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
16 5 (0.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 20 (1.74%) Def Stans
3 7 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 7 (0.61%) QA
4 5 (0.44%) IEC 61508
4 5 (0.44%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.35%) Automotive SPICE
5 4 (0.35%) ISO 26262
6 3 (0.26%) ECSS
6 3 (0.26%) JTAG
6 3 (0.26%) NIST
6 3 (0.26%) PMO
7 2 (0.17%) GRC
7 2 (0.17%) NCSC
8 1 (0.087%) DO-254
8 1 (0.087%) GDPR
8 1 (0.087%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.087%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.087%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.087%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 47 (4.09%) Active Directory
2 46 (4.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (2.79%) Hyper-V
4 28 (2.44%) Firmware
5 23 (2.00%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (0.78%) Forefront TMG
7 9 (0.78%) VMware Workstation
8 6 (0.52%) Ceph
9 3 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.17%) Docker
11 1 (0.087%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.44%) Kubernetes
3 25 (2.18%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (2.00%) Microsoft Clustering
5 21 (1.83%) Functional Safety
5 21 (1.83%) vCenter Server
6 20 (1.74%) Ansible
7 10 (0.87%) SCOM
8 9 (0.78%) Terraform
8 9 (0.78%) WSUS
9 6 (0.52%) Knative
10 5 (0.44%) SELinux
11 3 (0.26%) Backup Exec
11 3 (0.26%) Istio
11 3 (0.26%) SCCM
12 2 (0.17%) CASB
12 2 (0.17%) Grafana
12 2 (0.17%) ZABBIX
13 1 (0.087%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.087%) IBM BigFix
Vendors
1 127 (11.06%) Microsoft
2 84 (7.32%) VMware
3 55 (4.79%) Oracle
4 48 (4.18%) Sparx
5 43 (3.75%) EMC
6 35 (3.05%) ServiceNow
7 34 (2.96%) IBM
8 23 (2.00%) IFS
8 23 (2.00%) Thales
9 20 (1.74%) Commvault
9 20 (1.74%) Sun
10 19 (1.66%) Workday
11 13 (1.13%) Veeam
12 12 (1.05%) Red Hat
13 10 (0.87%) Citrix
13 10 (0.87%) HP
13 10 (0.87%) Sophos
14 8 (0.70%) Aruba
14 8 (0.70%) Cisco
15 7 (0.61%) Informatica