Systems Engineer Contracts in England

System Engineer
UK > England

The median System Engineer daily rate in England is £481 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 270 373 519
Rank change year-on-year +103 +146 -57
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 324 288 268
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.88% 0.59% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 0.62% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 150 170
10th Percentile £306 £358 £313
25th Percentile £396 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £513 £483
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +6.22% +15.22%
75th Percentile £575 £650 £575
90th Percentile £663 £750 £675
UK median daily rate £459 £513 £480
% change year-on-year -10.44% +6.77% +12.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 149 65 36
10th Percentile £39.96 £47.41 £17.50
25th Percentile £46.25 £54.17 £35.00
Median hourly rate £59.00 £60.70 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.80% +34.89% -2.60%
75th Percentile £71.25 £65.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £76.75 £70.00 £58.13
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £61.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -6.50% +38.20% -6.32%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,147 46,484 67,372
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.64% 95.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,648 32,994 47,972
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £639
90th Percentile £750 £758 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,443 1,382 1,859
10th Percentile £12.87 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.37
Median hourly rate £37.18 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.38% +100.00% +2.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.45 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £62.80
UK median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Systems Engineer in England

Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Systems Engineer in England

Systems Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Systems Engineer in England

Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Systems Engineer in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Systems Engineer in England

Systems Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West +48 81 £600 +23.39% 98
South East +8 76 £500 +8.11% 120
London +73 59 £459 -23.50% 76
East of England +29 47 £350 -24.32% 62
North of England +56 42 £430 -16.10% 65
North West +44 32 - - 42
Midlands +21 16 £450 -6.01% 101
West Midlands +22 14 £543 -16.54% 60
Yorkshire +30 6 £430 +32.31% 17
North East - 4 - - 8
East Midlands +13 2 £300 -32.58% 41
Systems Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Systems Engineer contract 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 contract job ads across the England region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 66 (20.37%) Security Cleared
2 61 (18.83%) Systems Engineering
3 55 (16.98%) SC Cleared
4 48 (14.81%) Degree
5 43 (13.27%) Aerospace
6 42 (12.96%) Validation
7 34 (10.49%) Windows
8 33 (10.19%) Verification and Validation
9 30 (9.26%) Social Skills
10 29 (8.95%) Military
11 27 (8.33%) Rational DOORS
12 26 (8.02%) Software Engineering
13 25 (7.72%) Linux
13 25 (7.72%) Problem-Solving
14 24 (7.41%) Customer Requirements
15 22 (6.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
15 22 (6.79%) DV Cleared
16 21 (6.48%) Python
16 21 (6.48%) MATLAB
17 20 (6.17%) Azure
18 19 (5.86%) Microsoft
18 19 (5.86%) Agile
19 18 (5.56%) Automotive
20 17 (5.25%) VMware
20 17 (5.25%) Simulink
20 17 (5.25%) UML
20 17 (5.25%) SysML
21 16 (4.94%) Master's Degree
22 14 (4.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
22 14 (4.32%) PowerShell

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 5 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.93%) Confluence
2 3 (0.93%) IIS
3 1 (0.31%) MTS
3 1 (0.31%) SAS
3 1 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.31%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (5.25%) Simulink
2 5 (1.54%) Stateflow
2 5 (1.54%) TargetLink
3 3 (0.93%) InVision
3 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.93%) Sketch
4 1 (0.31%) CATIA
4 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (2.47%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 20 (6.17%) Azure
2 9 (2.78%) AWS
3 8 (2.47%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (2.16%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (1.23%) IaaS
6 3 (0.93%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (0.93%) PaaS
7 2 (0.62%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.62%) SaaS
8 1 (0.31%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.31%) Azure Stack
8 1 (0.31%) Figma
8 1 (0.31%) GCP
8 1 (0.31%) GitHub
8 1 (0.31%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.31%) OCI
8 1 (0.31%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.01%) Firewall
2 9 (2.78%) VoIP
3 8 (2.47%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.16%) LAN
4 7 (2.16%) WAN
5 6 (1.85%) Network Security
5 6 (1.85%) SAN
6 5 (1.54%) Asterisk PBX
6 5 (1.54%) DHCP
6 5 (1.54%) DNS
6 5 (1.54%) VPN
7 4 (1.23%) Internet
7 4 (1.23%) VLAN
7 4 (1.23%) WAAS
8 3 (0.93%) BGP
8 3 (0.93%) DWDM
8 3 (0.93%) iSCSI
8 3 (0.93%) NAS
8 3 (0.93%) SSL
8 3 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.62%) Data Mining
2 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.31%) NonStop SQL
2 1 (0.31%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.31%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 27 (8.33%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (2.16%) Git
3 6 (1.85%) JIRA
4 5 (1.54%) Bitbucket
4 5 (1.54%) Subversion
5 3 (0.93%) LabVIEW
6 2 (0.62%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.62%) TestRail
7 1 (0.31%) GitLab
7 1 (0.31%) SonarQube
General
1 43 (13.27%) Aerospace
2 30 (9.26%) Social Skills
3 29 (8.95%) Military
4 18 (5.56%) Automotive
5 13 (4.01%) Finance
5 13 (4.01%) Public Sector
6 12 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (3.09%) Electronics
8 9 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (2.78%) Manufacturing
8 9 (2.78%) Marketing
9 6 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.93%) Aviation
10 3 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (0.93%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.62%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.62%) French Language
11 2 (0.62%) Law
11 2 (0.62%) Portuguese Language
11 2 (0.62%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.54%) ISPF
2 4 (1.23%) React
3 3 (0.93%) Middleware
3 3 (0.93%) Next.js
4 2 (0.62%) .NET
5 1 (0.31%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.31%) CSS
5 1 (0.31%) FIX Protocol
5 1 (0.31%) Keycloak
5 1 (0.31%) LDAP
5 1 (0.31%) Node.js
5 1 (0.31%) OAuth
5 1 (0.31%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.31%) OpenID
5 1 (0.31%) PyTorch
5 1 (0.31%) SAML
5 1 (0.31%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (3.40%) Algorithms
2 10 (3.09%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.16%) Data Centre
4 6 (1.85%) Mainframe
4 6 (1.85%) SCADA
5 5 (1.54%) Clustering
5 5 (1.54%) Digital Signage
6 4 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.23%) LPAR
6 4 (1.23%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.62%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.62%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.62%) FPGA
8 2 (0.62%) Life Science
8 2 (0.62%) PKI
8 2 (0.62%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (0.62%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (10.49%) Windows
2 25 (7.72%) Linux
3 13 (4.01%) Unix
4 10 (3.09%) zOS
5 9 (2.78%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.54%) CentOS
6 5 (1.54%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.62%) Android
7 2 (0.62%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.62%) Debian
7 2 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.31%) VMS
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (18.83%) Systems Engineering
2 42 (12.96%) Validation
3 33 (10.19%) Verification and Validation
4 26 (8.02%) Software Engineering
5 25 (7.72%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (7.41%) Customer Requirements
7 22 (6.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 19 (5.86%) Agile
9 17 (5.25%) SysML
9 17 (5.25%) UML
10 14 (4.32%) ITIL
10 14 (4.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 13 (4.01%) Risk Management
12 12 (3.70%) Requirements Management
13 11 (3.40%) Customer Engagement
13 11 (3.40%) Mentoring
13 11 (3.40%) Software Testing
14 10 (3.09%) Computer Science
14 10 (3.09%) Functional Testing
14 10 (3.09%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 21 (6.48%) MATLAB
1 21 (6.48%) Python
2 14 (4.32%) PowerShell
3 11 (3.40%) C
4 5 (1.54%) JCL
5 4 (1.23%) REXX
5 4 (1.23%) SQL
5 4 (1.23%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.93%) Bash
6 3 (0.93%) C++
6 3 (0.93%) CLIST
6 3 (0.93%) Java
6 3 (0.93%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.93%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.62%) C#
7 2 (0.62%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.62%) Perl
7 2 (0.62%) Rust
8 1 (0.31%) Korn
8 1 (0.31%) tcsh
Qualifications
1 66 (20.37%) Security Cleared
2 55 (16.98%) SC Cleared
3 48 (14.81%) Degree
4 22 (6.79%) DV Cleared
5 16 (4.94%) Master's Degree
6 7 (2.16%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (1.85%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.93%) HNC
11 2 (0.62%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.62%) CCNA
11 2 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.62%) CISSP
11 2 (0.62%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.62%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.62%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.62%) MCSE
11 2 (0.62%) PhD
11 2 (0.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.16%) PCI DSS
2 6 (1.85%) ISO 26262
3 5 (1.54%) AUTOSAR
3 5 (1.54%) MISRA
3 5 (1.54%) MISRA C
4 3 (0.93%) JSP 440
5 2 (0.62%) QA
5 2 (0.62%) SLA
6 1 (0.31%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.31%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.31%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.31%) NCSC
System Software
1 14 (4.32%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.40%) Firmware
2 11 (3.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.85%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (1.85%) vSphere
4 5 (1.54%) Time Sharing Option
5 4 (1.23%) Job Entry Subsystem
5 4 (1.23%) Microcode
6 2 (0.62%) NFS
6 2 (0.62%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.31%) ACF2
7 1 (0.31%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.31%) RACF
7 1 (0.31%) Terminal Server
7 1 (0.31%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (2.47%) SCCM
2 5 (1.54%) Nagios
3 4 (1.23%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.93%) Ansible
4 3 (0.93%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.62%) SCOM
5 2 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.62%) Terraform
6 1 (0.31%) Check_MK
6 1 (0.31%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.31%) Nessus
6 1 (0.31%) OMEGAMON
6 1 (0.31%) Puppet
6 1 (0.31%) systemd
6 1 (0.31%) WSUS
Vendors
1 19 (5.86%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.25%) VMware
3 11 (3.40%) Cisco
4 8 (2.47%) IBM
4 8 (2.47%) Sparx
5 6 (1.85%) HP
6 5 (1.54%) Citrix
7 4 (1.23%) Red Hat
7 4 (1.23%) Siemens
7 4 (1.23%) Supermicro
8 3 (0.93%) EMC
8 3 (0.93%) F5
8 3 (0.93%) Remedy
8 3 (0.93%) SAP
8 3 (0.93%) Splunk
8 3 (0.93%) Thales
9 2 (0.62%) Dell
9 2 (0.62%) Logitech
9 2 (0.62%) Oracle
9 2 (0.62%) Palo Alto