Systems Engineer Jobs in England

System Engineer
UK > England

The median System Engineer salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 101 295 408
Rank change year-on-year +194 +113 -96
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 2,249 1,046 1,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.60% 1.18% 0.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.75% 1.29% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,479 410 570
10th Percentile £33,803 £33,750 £34,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,000 £41,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £100,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,786 81,001 131,568
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 91.55% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 60,839 51,644 75,317
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in England

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in England

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in England

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
South East +139 637 £50,000 -9.09% 153
South West +101 440 £55,000 +14.58% 98
Midlands +76 397 £48,500 +9.60% 99
East of England +66 281 £52,500 -6.67% 81
North of England +145 264 £45,000 +2.74% 89
West Midlands +51 244 £50,000 +12.99% 52
London +107 227 £55,000 -20.08% 98
North West +74 168 £50,000 +14.16% 57
East Midlands +91 153 £42,500 - 47
Yorkshire +136 76 £45,000 +1.12% 26
North East -3 20 £40,000 +11.11% 8
Systems Engineer
UK

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 May 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 England region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 440 (19.56%) Security Cleared
2 437 (19.43%) Systems Engineering
3 349 (15.52%) Degree
4 239 (10.63%) Windows
5 234 (10.40%) Microsoft
6 218 (9.69%) Problem-Solving
7 217 (9.65%) Social Skills
8 194 (8.63%) Manufacturing
9 186 (8.27%) Linux
10 180 (8.00%) Azure
11 179 (7.96%) VMware
12 173 (7.69%) SC Cleared
13 171 (7.60%) Active Directory
14 166 (7.38%) Aerospace
15 149 (6.63%) Validation
16 134 (5.96%) Automotive
17 126 (5.60%) Microsoft 365
18 118 (5.25%) Windows Server
19 111 (4.94%) SQL
20 110 (4.89%) Cybersecurity
20 110 (4.89%) Customer Service
21 104 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
22 99 (4.40%) Agile
23 98 (4.36%) Electronics
24 97 (4.31%) Firewall
25 89 (3.96%) Finance
25 89 (3.96%) BPSS Clearance
26 87 (3.87%) Python
27 84 (3.73%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
28 82 (3.65%) Project Management

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 66 (2.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 46 (2.05%) IIS
3 45 (2.00%) SharePoint
4 21 (0.93%) Confluence
5 13 (0.58%) OpenStack
6 8 (0.36%) WinCC
7 6 (0.27%) Kinematics
8 4 (0.18%) Apache
8 4 (0.18%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.089%) JBoss
9 2 (0.089%) nginx
9 2 (0.089%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.044%) SAS
10 1 (0.044%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.044%) WebSphere Application Server
10 1 (0.044%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (2.09%) Microsoft Office
2 46 (2.05%) Simulink
3 17 (0.76%) Stateflow
4 12 (0.53%) AutoCAD
5 11 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
6 4 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.18%) Revit
7 3 (0.13%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.089%) CATIA
9 1 (0.044%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.044%) Solid Edge
9 1 (0.044%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 9 (0.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 5 (0.22%) C-CURE
3 4 (0.18%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.089%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.089%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.089%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.044%) iTrent
5 1 (0.044%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.044%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 180 (8.00%) Azure
2 126 (5.60%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (2.89%) AWS
4 43 (1.91%) Entra ID
5 16 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
5 16 (0.71%) OneDrive
5 16 (0.71%) SaaS
6 9 (0.40%) PaaS
7 8 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (0.36%) GCP
7 8 (0.36%) IaaS
8 6 (0.27%) Azure App Service
8 6 (0.27%) Mimecast
9 5 (0.22%) GitHub
10 3 (0.13%) Dropbox
10 3 (0.13%) Google Drive
10 3 (0.13%) Google Sheets
11 2 (0.089%) Google Docs
11 2 (0.089%) Nutanix
11 2 (0.089%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 97 (4.31%) Firewall
2 74 (3.29%) DNS
3 53 (2.36%) DHCP
4 49 (2.18%) WAN
5 36 (1.60%) TCP/IP
6 27 (1.20%) VPN
7 26 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
8 25 (1.11%) Internet
8 25 (1.11%) Wireless
9 24 (1.07%) LAN
9 24 (1.07%) Software-Defined Radio
9 24 (1.07%) VLAN
10 17 (0.76%) VSAN
11 16 (0.71%) SAN
12 15 (0.67%) Network Security
13 14 (0.62%) 4G
13 14 (0.62%) 5G
13 14 (0.62%) PBX
14 13 (0.58%) Ethernet
15 12 (0.53%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (1.96%) SQL Server
2 40 (1.78%) MySQL
3 22 (0.98%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (0.71%) MongoDB
4 16 (0.71%) NoSQL
5 10 (0.44%) Big Data
6 8 (0.36%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.22%) InfluxDB
8 5 (0.22%) MariaDB
8 5 (0.22%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.089%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.089%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.089%) Neo4j
9 2 (0.089%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.089%) QlikView
9 2 (0.089%) Redis
10 1 (0.044%) Power BI
10 1 (0.044%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 73 (3.25%) Rational DOORS
2 45 (2.00%) JIRA
3 31 (1.38%) LabVIEW
4 22 (0.98%) Jenkins
5 20 (0.89%) Rational Rhapsody
6 17 (0.76%) Git
7 14 (0.62%) Bitbucket
8 12 (0.53%) Rational Team Concert
9 4 (0.18%) GitLab
10 3 (0.13%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.13%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.13%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.089%) Apache Continuum
11 2 (0.089%) git-flow
11 2 (0.089%) Subversion
11 2 (0.089%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 217 (9.65%) Social Skills
2 194 (8.63%) Manufacturing
3 166 (7.38%) Aerospace
4 134 (5.96%) Automotive
5 98 (4.36%) Electronics
6 89 (3.96%) Finance
7 77 (3.42%) Analytical Skills
8 52 (2.31%) Telecoms
9 41 (1.82%) Military
10 39 (1.73%) Retail
11 38 (1.69%) Legal
12 30 (1.33%) Games
13 23 (1.02%) Public Sector
14 18 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
14 18 (0.80%) Marketing
15 16 (0.71%) Influencing Skills
15 16 (0.71%) Law
16 15 (0.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 14 (0.62%) Presentation Skills
18 13 (0.58%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (0.44%) .NET
1 10 (0.44%) REST
1 10 (0.44%) WebRTC
2 9 (0.40%) Web Services
3 7 (0.31%) LAMP
3 7 (0.31%) Middleware
4 6 (0.27%) LEMP Stack
5 5 (0.22%) WPF
6 4 (0.18%) JSON
6 4 (0.18%) Keycloak
6 4 (0.18%) XMPP
7 3 (0.13%) FIX Protocol
7 3 (0.13%) LDAP
8 2 (0.089%) Lightning Web Components
8 2 (0.089%) WebCenter
8 2 (0.089%) WSE
9 1 (0.044%) ISPF
9 1 (0.044%) Node-RED
9 1 (0.044%) PyTorch
9 1 (0.044%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 63 (2.80%) Management Information System
2 58 (2.58%) Embedded Systems
2 58 (2.58%) SCADA
3 53 (2.36%) Algorithms
4 50 (2.22%) Data Centre
5 33 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
6 31 (1.38%) IoT
7 28 (1.24%) CCTV
7 28 (1.24%) Clustering
8 27 (1.20%) FPGA
9 25 (1.11%) Driving Licence
9 25 (1.11%) Robotics
10 23 (1.02%) CMDB
11 19 (0.84%) Public Cloud
12 18 (0.80%) AS400
13 17 (0.76%) NHS
14 16 (0.71%) Mainframe
14 16 (0.71%) Verilog
14 16 (0.71%) VHDL
15 15 (0.67%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 239 (10.63%) Windows
2 186 (8.27%) Linux
3 118 (5.25%) Windows Server
4 38 (1.69%) Windows 10
5 28 (1.24%) Windows Server 2019
6 25 (1.11%) Windows Server 2016
7 23 (1.02%) Mac OS
7 23 (1.02%) Ubuntu
8 20 (0.89%) Debian
9 18 (0.80%) Windows Server 2012
10 14 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 13 (0.58%) Unix
12 11 (0.49%) CentOS
12 11 (0.49%) Windows 7
13 8 (0.36%) VMS
14 7 (0.31%) Android
15 5 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
16 4 (0.18%) Apple iOS
16 4 (0.18%) SUSE
17 3 (0.13%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 437 (19.43%) Systems Engineering
2 218 (9.69%) Problem-Solving
3 149 (6.63%) Validation
4 110 (4.89%) Customer Service
4 110 (4.89%) Cybersecurity
5 99 (4.40%) Agile
6 84 (3.73%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 82 (3.65%) Project Management
8 80 (3.56%) Customer Requirements
8 80 (3.56%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 79 (3.51%) Computer Science
9 79 (3.51%) Software Engineering
10 78 (3.47%) Configuration Management
11 74 (3.29%) Project Delivery
12 72 (3.20%) Verification and Validation
13 61 (2.71%) Mathematics
14 58 (2.58%) Mentoring
15 51 (2.27%) Software Testing
16 49 (2.18%) Physics
17 46 (2.05%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 111 (4.94%) SQL
2 87 (3.87%) Python
3 80 (3.56%) C
4 73 (3.25%) PowerShell
5 62 (2.76%) MATLAB
6 61 (2.71%) Bash
7 57 (2.53%) C#
8 31 (1.38%) C++
9 27 (1.20%) Java
10 10 (0.44%) Perl
11 9 (0.40%) JavaScript
12 8 (0.36%) Shell Script
13 7 (0.31%) Ladder Logic
13 7 (0.31%) VB
14 6 (0.27%) Embedded C
14 6 (0.27%) RPG
15 5 (0.22%) PHP
15 5 (0.22%) XAML
16 3 (0.13%) R
17 2 (0.089%) Go
Qualifications
1 440 (19.56%) Security Cleared
2 349 (15.52%) Degree
3 173 (7.69%) SC Cleared
4 89 (3.96%) BPSS Clearance
5 72 (3.20%) DV Cleared
6 64 (2.85%) Master's Degree
7 48 (2.13%) Chartered Engineer
8 37 (1.65%) HNC
9 32 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 28 (1.24%) HND
11 27 (1.20%) DBS Check
12 23 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
13 22 (0.98%) CCNA
14 13 (0.58%) Azure Certification
14 13 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
15 10 (0.44%) CTC Cleared
16 8 (0.36%) MCSE
16 8 (0.36%) PMI Certification
17 6 (0.27%) TOGAF Certification
18 5 (0.22%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (0.84%) ISO 9001
1 19 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 19 (0.84%) QA
2 17 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (0.71%) PMO
4 14 (0.62%) GDPR
4 14 (0.62%) ISO 26262
5 12 (0.53%) Automotive SPICE
5 12 (0.53%) IEC 61508
6 10 (0.44%) COSHH
7 7 (0.31%) Def Stans
7 7 (0.31%) ISO 14001
7 7 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 7 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.22%) SLA
9 4 (0.18%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.13%) ECSS
10 3 (0.13%) JSP 440
11 2 (0.089%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.089%) NCSC
System Software
1 171 (7.60%) Active Directory
2 104 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 75 (3.33%) Hyper-V
4 67 (2.98%) Firmware
5 29 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
6 23 (1.02%) vSphere
7 15 (0.67%) Embedded Firmware
8 13 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
9 12 (0.53%) Docker
9 12 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
10 11 (0.49%) VMware NSX
11 9 (0.40%) Forefront TMG
11 9 (0.40%) VMware Workstation
12 5 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 5 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 5 (0.22%) XenDesktop
13 4 (0.18%) NFS
14 3 (0.13%) VMware Server
14 3 (0.13%) XenApp
15 2 (0.089%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 44 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (1.42%) Ansible
3 29 (1.29%) Functional Safety
3 29 (1.29%) SCOM
4 27 (1.20%) Puppet
5 26 (1.16%) Kubernetes
6 25 (1.11%) SCCM
7 19 (0.84%) vCenter Server
8 18 (0.80%) Terraform
9 12 (0.53%) WSUS
10 11 (0.49%) ZABBIX
11 10 (0.44%) FortiGate
12 8 (0.36%) Backup Exec
13 7 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
13 7 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
14 6 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
14 6 (0.27%) Wonderware InTouch
15 5 (0.22%) Red Hat Spacewalk
16 4 (0.18%) Autotask
16 4 (0.18%) Podman
Vendors
1 234 (10.40%) Microsoft
2 179 (7.96%) VMware
3 56 (2.49%) EMC
4 53 (2.36%) Cisco
5 52 (2.31%) IBM
6 27 (1.20%) Citrix
6 27 (1.20%) Red Hat
7 22 (0.98%) Siemens
8 19 (0.84%) Dell
8 19 (0.84%) HP
8 19 (0.84%) Oracle
8 19 (0.84%) Veeam
9 17 (0.76%) NetApp
9 17 (0.76%) Palo Alto
9 17 (0.76%) Thales
10 16 (0.71%) Atlassian
11 14 (0.62%) Meraki
11 14 (0.62%) Rockwell
12 13 (0.58%) Fortinet
13 12 (0.53%) Apple