SysML Contracts

Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring SysML skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SysML over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 525 667 786
Rank change year-on-year +142 +119 -85
Contract jobs citing SysML 59 30 62
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.054% 0.071%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.060% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 4 16
10th Percentile £505 - £477
25th Percentile £525 £475 £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £538 £570
Median % change year-on-year +15.35% -5.70% +30.29%
75th Percentile £675 £622 £594
90th Percentile £682 £684 £622
UK excluding London median daily rate £620 £538 £570
% change year-on-year +15.35% -5.70% +30.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 13 33
10th Percentile £37.55 £51.97 -
25th Percentile £54.85 £55.85 £55.00
Median hourly rate £58.91 £57.33 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.75% -4.45% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 -
90th Percentile £73.00 £71.02 £64.65
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.70 £57.33 £60.00
% change year-on-year +5.88% -4.45% +14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

SysML falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,178 49,770 79,013
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.13% 89.61% 90.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,737 34,458 55,587
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,579 1,678 1,852
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.96 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%
75th Percentile £61.28 £65.00 £50.15
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £34.90 £21.00
% change year-on-year +9.23% +66.18% -

SysML
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SysML in the UK

SysML
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SysML.

Daily rate trend for SysML in the UK

SysML
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SysML over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SysML in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SysML.

Hourly rate trend for SysML in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SysML over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SysML in the UK

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Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SysML within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +116 59 £620 +24.00% 34
UK excluding London +53 53 £620 +15.35% 34
South East +28 24 £650 +30.00% 9
South West +15 21 £585 -16.43% 10
Work from Home +113 7 £550 +10.00% 12
North of England +22 7 - - 6
London +87 6 £650 -
North West +19 6 - - 5
East of England -1 1 - - 3
North East - 1 - -

SysML
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 17 (28.81%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Simulink
2 1 (1.69%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 11 (18.64%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (6.78%) Misys Midas
Communications & Networking
1 18 (30.51%) SNMP
1 18 (30.51%) Software-Defined Radio
2 4 (6.78%) WAN
3 2 (3.39%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.69%) 4G
4 1 (1.69%) 5G
4 1 (1.69%) HTTPS
4 1 (1.69%) Network Security
4 1 (1.69%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.08%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 22 (37.29%) JIRA
2 19 (32.20%) Git
3 18 (30.51%) Eclipse
3 18 (30.51%) Rational DOORS
4 17 (28.81%) Bitbucket
4 17 (28.81%) GoogleTest
4 17 (28.81%) Robot Framework
5 1 (1.69%) LabVIEW
General
1 11 (18.64%) Aerospace
1 11 (18.64%) Military
2 6 (10.17%) Social Skills
3 4 (6.78%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (1.69%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.69%) Automotive
4 1 (1.69%) Aviation
4 1 (1.69%) Law
4 1 (1.69%) Public Sector
4 1 (1.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (33.90%) Software Engineer
1 20 (33.90%) Systems Engineer
2 15 (25.42%) C++ Software Engineer
3 10 (16.95%) Architect
4 8 (13.56%) Embedded Engineer
4 8 (13.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 7 (11.86%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 7 (11.86%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 7 (11.86%) Java Engineer
5 7 (11.86%) Java Software Engineer
6 6 (10.17%) Systems Architect
7 4 (6.78%) Network Architect
7 4 (6.78%) Senior
8 3 (5.08%) Developer
8 3 (5.08%) Senior Developer
8 3 (5.08%) Senior Software Developer
8 3 (5.08%) Software Developer
9 2 (3.39%) Analyst
9 2 (3.39%) Lead
9 2 (3.39%) Lead Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (30.51%) CSS
1 18 (30.51%) HTML
2 3 (5.08%) .NET
2 3 (5.08%) .NET Core
2 3 (5.08%) Blazor
2 3 (5.08%) Razor View Engine
3 1 (1.69%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.78%) Product Ownership
2 1 (1.69%) Algorithms
2 1 (1.69%) ARM Cortex
2 1 (1.69%) Augmented Reality
2 1 (1.69%) FPGA
2 1 (1.69%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.69%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 19 (32.20%) Linux
2 9 (15.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (76.27%) UML
2 32 (54.24%) Agile
3 25 (42.37%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 23 (38.98%) Software Engineering
5 21 (35.59%) Systems Engineering
6 19 (32.20%) MODAF
7 18 (30.51%) ArchiMate
8 17 (28.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 17 (28.81%) Scrum
9 14 (23.73%) Validation
10 13 (22.03%) Verification and Validation
11 10 (16.95%) Prototyping
11 10 (16.95%) Requirements Management
12 9 (15.25%) Customer Requirements
12 9 (15.25%) DevOps
12 9 (15.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 8 (13.56%) Cybersecurity
13 8 (13.56%) Problem-Solving
14 7 (11.86%) TOGAF
15 6 (10.17%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 24 (40.68%) C++
2 18 (30.51%) JavaScript
3 8 (13.56%) Java
4 4 (6.78%) MATLAB
5 3 (5.08%) C#
5 3 (5.08%) SQL
6 2 (3.39%) C
7 1 (1.69%) Perl
7 1 (1.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (44.07%) Security Cleared
2 23 (38.98%) SC Cleared
3 15 (25.42%) Degree
4 7 (11.86%) DV Cleared
5 6 (10.17%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.47%) NCSC
2 4 (6.78%) MISRA
2 4 (6.78%) MISRA C
3 3 (5.08%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 1 (1.69%) DO-178B
4 1 (1.69%) DO-254
4 1 (1.69%) IEC 61508
4 1 (1.69%) QA
System Software
1 22 (37.29%) Firmware
Vendors
1 21 (35.59%) Atlassian
2 17 (28.81%) Google
3 11 (18.64%) Sparx
4 1 (1.69%) IBM
4 1 (1.69%) Mentor Graphics