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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 270 444 480
Rank change year-on-year +174 +36 -74
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 1,110 662 1,257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.05% 0.70% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.26% 0.73% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 608 223 492
10th Percentile £37,125 £41,771 £35,125
25th Percentile £48,000 £52,500 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £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 £109,000 £90,000
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 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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 2 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 2 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 +193 1,027 £57,500 -17.86% 403
UK excluding London +114 936 £55,000 -18.52% 366
Work from Home +163 460 £55,000 -14.06% 166
South West +51 268 £55,000 -21.43% 95
South East +74 248 £63,500 -2.31% 95
Midlands -13 151 £55,000 - 55
East of England +80 146 £55,000 -18.52% 59
London +123 137 £75,000 -25.00% 70
West Midlands -45 100 £55,000 - 37
North of England +81 71 £51,000 -27.14% 49
East Midlands +31 51 £50,000 - 18
Yorkshire +91 35 £51,000 - 9
North West +5 34 £55,000 -21.43% 33
Scotland -58 24 £45,000 +7.78% 27
Wales +14 22 £35,000 -50.00% 12
Northern Ireland - 6 - -
North East -10 2 £67,500 - 8

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 (4.14%) WebLogic
2 38 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.44%) SharePoint
4 10 (0.90%) IIS
5 9 (0.81%) Confluence
6 6 (0.54%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.090%) WinCC
Applications
1 58 (5.23%) Microsoft Project
2 55 (4.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 37 (3.33%) Simulink
4 26 (2.34%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (0.63%) Stateflow
6 2 (0.18%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.090%) CATIA
7 1 (0.090%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 53 (4.77%) Primavera
2 48 (4.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.090%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.090%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 141 (12.70%) Azure
2 109 (9.82%) AWS
3 49 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (4.14%) Amazon EKS
4 46 (4.14%) Amazon SQS
5 22 (1.98%) Entra ID
6 16 (1.44%) Cloud Computing
6 16 (1.44%) Power Platform
7 15 (1.35%) SaaS
8 7 (0.63%) PowerApps
9 5 (0.45%) IaaS
9 5 (0.45%) PaaS
10 3 (0.27%) Google Sheets
11 2 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.18%) GCP
11 2 (0.18%) GitHub
11 2 (0.18%) Google Docs
11 2 (0.18%) Serverless
12 1 (0.090%) Azure Service Bus
12 1 (0.090%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 70 (6.31%) TCP/IP
2 53 (4.77%) DNS
3 50 (4.50%) BGP
4 46 (4.14%) SSL
5 32 (2.88%) Firewall
6 23 (2.07%) Wireless
7 21 (1.89%) WAN
8 13 (1.17%) LAN
9 12 (1.08%) Intrusion Detection
9 12 (1.08%) SAN
10 11 (0.99%) VoIP
10 11 (0.99%) WLAN
11 10 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (0.72%) Network Security
12 8 (0.72%) NGN
12 8 (0.72%) TACACS
13 7 (0.63%) Ethernet
13 7 (0.63%) Intranet
14 6 (0.54%) 4G
14 6 (0.54%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (5.50%) Relational Database
2 49 (4.41%) RDBMS
3 47 (4.23%) Oracle Database
4 46 (4.14%) Amazon RDS
5 11 (0.99%) Apache Cassandra
6 10 (0.90%) SQL Server
7 9 (0.81%) Power BI
8 6 (0.54%) MySQL
8 6 (0.54%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.45%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.27%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.18%) Big Data
11 2 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.18%) Neo4j
11 2 (0.18%) PostgreSQL
12 1 (0.090%) Azure SQL Database
12 1 (0.090%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.090%) Redis
Development Applications
1 88 (7.93%) Rational DOORS
2 46 (4.14%) JIRA
3 31 (2.79%) Rational Rhapsody
4 21 (1.89%) Jenkins
5 15 (1.35%) Git
6 13 (1.17%) Robot Framework
7 12 (1.08%) Rational Team Concert
8 8 (0.72%) GitLab
9 7 (0.63%) LabVIEW
10 4 (0.36%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.36%) JMeter
10 4 (0.36%) Visual Studio
11 3 (0.27%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.18%) Apache Continuum
12 2 (0.18%) Subversion
13 1 (0.090%) JUnit
13 1 (0.090%) LoadRunner
13 1 (0.090%) MSTest
13 1 (0.090%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.090%) TestComplete
General
1 273 (24.59%) Social Skills
2 155 (13.96%) Aerospace
3 86 (7.75%) Finance
4 83 (7.48%) Manufacturing
5 76 (6.85%) Electronics
6 71 (6.40%) Analytical Skills
7 69 (6.22%) Military
8 62 (5.59%) Automotive
9 51 (4.59%) Influencing Skills
10 49 (4.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 34 (3.06%) Marketing
12 33 (2.97%) Public Sector
13 22 (1.98%) Games
14 20 (1.80%) Telecoms
15 19 (1.71%) Retail
16 16 (1.44%) Aviation
16 16 (1.44%) Legal
17 15 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
18 13 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
19 9 (0.81%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 526 (47.39%) Systems Engineer
2 156 (14.05%) Senior
3 144 (12.97%) Lead
4 138 (12.43%) Principal Engineer
5 132 (11.89%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 122 (10.99%) Architect
7 86 (7.75%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 81 (7.30%) Solutions Architect
9 77 (6.94%) Software Engineer
10 53 (4.77%) Lead Architect
11 52 (4.68%) Project Controller
12 48 (4.32%) Lead Solutions Architect
13 39 (3.51%) Consultant
14 28 (2.52%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
14 28 (2.52%) Project Manager
15 24 (2.16%) Senior Architect
16 23 (2.07%) Team Leader
17 19 (1.71%) Systems Architect
18 18 (1.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
18 18 (1.62%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (4.14%) RabbitMQ
1 46 (4.14%) Spring Boot
2 38 (3.42%) HTML
3 13 (1.17%) XML
4 5 (0.45%) 802.1X
5 4 (0.36%) .NET
5 4 (0.36%) Keycloak
5 4 (0.36%) LDAP
5 4 (0.36%) WPF
6 3 (0.27%) Bazel
6 3 (0.27%) CSS
6 3 (0.27%) HTML5
6 3 (0.27%) JSON
6 3 (0.27%) Keras
6 3 (0.27%) Middleware
6 3 (0.27%) PyTorch
6 3 (0.27%) Svelte
6 3 (0.27%) TensorFlow
6 3 (0.27%) Web Services
7 2 (0.18%) React
Miscellaneous
1 92 (8.29%) Management Information System
2 53 (4.77%) Enterprise Software
3 46 (4.14%) Public Cloud
4 36 (3.24%) Algorithms
5 33 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
6 32 (2.88%) SCADA
7 27 (2.43%) IoT
7 27 (2.43%) Operational Technology
8 26 (2.34%) Clustering
9 25 (2.25%) Robotics
10 20 (1.80%) Product Ownership
11 16 (1.44%) Cyberattack
11 16 (1.44%) Data Centre
11 16 (1.44%) Embedded Systems
11 16 (1.44%) Linux Command Line
12 12 (1.08%) Distributed Systems
13 9 (0.81%) PKI
14 7 (0.63%) Biopharmaceutical
14 7 (0.63%) Client/Server
14 7 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 120 (10.81%) Linux
2 85 (7.66%) Windows
3 50 (4.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 47 (4.23%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.45%) Unix
5 5 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.090%) Android
7 1 (0.090%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.090%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 234 (21.08%) Agile
2 176 (15.86%) Validation
3 137 (12.34%) Software Engineering
4 125 (11.26%) Problem-Solving
5 121 (10.90%) Project Management
5 121 (10.90%) Verification and Validation
6 105 (9.46%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 102 (9.19%) Collaborative Working
8 95 (8.56%) Risk Management
9 91 (8.20%) Mentoring
10 84 (7.57%) Customer Requirements
11 75 (6.76%) Actionable Insight
12 74 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
13 72 (6.49%) Performance Management
14 68 (6.13%) Requirements Management
15 67 (6.04%) Project Delivery
16 65 (5.86%) Programme Management
17 63 (5.68%) SDLC
18 61 (5.50%) Continuous Improvement
19 59 (5.32%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 90 (8.11%) Python
2 54 (4.86%) JavaScript
3 52 (4.68%) MATLAB
4 43 (3.87%) C
5 40 (3.60%) Java
6 33 (2.97%) PowerShell
7 28 (2.52%) C#
8 24 (2.16%) Bash
9 22 (1.98%) SQL
10 18 (1.62%) C++
11 12 (1.08%) Go
12 8 (0.72%) Ada
13 6 (0.54%) Perl
13 6 (0.54%) Rust
14 4 (0.36%) VB
15 3 (0.27%) R
15 3 (0.27%) Scala
15 3 (0.27%) VBScript
16 2 (0.18%) PHP
16 2 (0.18%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 465 (41.89%) Security Cleared
2 301 (27.12%) Degree
3 165 (14.86%) SC Cleared
4 124 (11.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 88 (7.93%) DV Cleared
6 54 (4.86%) Azure Certification
6 54 (4.86%) Master's Degree
7 48 (4.32%) AWS Certification
8 46 (4.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 44 (3.96%) Chartered Engineer
10 25 (2.25%) CISSP
11 22 (1.98%) DBS Check
12 21 (1.89%) HNC
13 19 (1.71%) HND
14 14 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (0.99%) CISM
16 9 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
17 8 (0.72%) CISA
17 8 (0.72%) CompTIA CySA+
18 5 (0.45%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 20 (1.80%) Def Stans
3 7 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 7 (0.63%) QA
4 5 (0.45%) IEC 61508
4 5 (0.45%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.36%) Automotive SPICE
5 4 (0.36%) ISO 26262
6 3 (0.27%) ECSS
6 3 (0.27%) JTAG
6 3 (0.27%) NCSC
6 3 (0.27%) NIST
6 3 (0.27%) PMO
7 2 (0.18%) GRC
8 1 (0.090%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.090%) GDPR
8 1 (0.090%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.090%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.090%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.090%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 47 (4.23%) Active Directory
2 46 (4.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (2.88%) Hyper-V
4 24 (2.16%) Firmware
5 23 (2.07%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (0.81%) Forefront TMG
7 9 (0.81%) VMware Workstation
8 6 (0.54%) Ceph
9 3 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
9 3 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.18%) Docker
11 1 (0.090%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (2.52%) Kubernetes
3 25 (2.25%) Single Sign-On
4 23 (2.07%) Microsoft Clustering
5 22 (1.98%) Functional Safety
6 21 (1.89%) vCenter Server
7 20 (1.80%) Ansible
8 10 (0.90%) SCOM
9 9 (0.81%) Terraform
9 9 (0.81%) WSUS
10 6 (0.54%) Knative
11 5 (0.45%) SELinux
12 3 (0.27%) Backup Exec
12 3 (0.27%) Istio
12 3 (0.27%) SCCM
13 2 (0.18%) CASB
13 2 (0.18%) Grafana
13 2 (0.18%) ZABBIX
14 1 (0.090%) Check_MK
14 1 (0.090%) IBM BigFix
Vendors
1 122 (10.99%) Microsoft
2 84 (7.57%) VMware
3 56 (5.05%) Oracle
4 48 (4.32%) Sparx
5 40 (3.60%) EMC
6 35 (3.15%) ServiceNow
7 34 (3.06%) IBM
8 23 (2.07%) IFS
8 23 (2.07%) Thales
9 20 (1.80%) Commvault
9 20 (1.80%) Sun
10 19 (1.71%) Workday
11 13 (1.17%) Red Hat
11 13 (1.17%) Veeam
12 10 (0.90%) Citrix
12 10 (0.90%) HP
12 10 (0.90%) Sophos
13 9 (0.81%) Cisco
14 8 (0.72%) Aruba
15 7 (0.63%) Informatica