Systems Engineering Contracts with Work from Home Options

Systems Engineering
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Systems Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 275 372 527
Rank change year-on-year +97 +155 -89
Contract jobs citing Systems Engineering 72 95 92
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.48% 0.38% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.42% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 40 65
10th Percentile £404 £459 £463
25th Percentile £488 £550 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £579 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.17% +0.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £597 £638 £690
90th Percentile £636 £713 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £564 £575
% change year-on-year -2.40% -2.00% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 21 3
10th Percentile £63.00 £47.50 £75.20
25th Percentile £67.50 £53.35 £83.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £66.00 £96.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% -31.25% +92.00%
75th Percentile £75.06 £70.00 £96.12
90th Percentile £75.25 £84.80 £96.18
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £61.50 £63.52
% change year-on-year +13.82% -3.18% +27.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,282 22,550 40,272
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.98% 89.75% 91.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,890 15,929 29,247
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 574 522 532
10th Percentile £15.05 £18.63 £13.75
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £69.31 £55.38
90th Percentile £75.18 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%

Systems Engineering
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Systems Engineering trend for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Engineering
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Systems Engineering.

Systems Engineering daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Systems Engineering daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Systems Engineering.

Systems Engineering hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Systems Engineering hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (1.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (1.39%) CATIA
1 1 (1.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (4.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.78%) AWS
1 2 (2.78%) Azure
1 2 (2.78%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.39%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.94%) 4G
1 5 (6.94%) 5G
1 5 (6.94%) Network Security
2 4 (5.56%) VoIP
2 4 (5.56%) WAN
3 1 (1.39%) Firewall
3 1 (1.39%) SCCP
3 1 (1.39%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.94%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.39%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 11 (15.28%) JIRA
1 11 (15.28%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (6.94%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 23 (31.94%) Telecoms
2 13 (18.06%) Social Skills
3 10 (13.89%) Public Sector
4 9 (12.50%) Finance
5 8 (11.11%) Aerospace
6 5 (6.94%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (6.94%) Marketing
6 5 (6.94%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (5.56%) Military
8 2 (2.78%) Electronics
9 1 (1.39%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (1.39%) Automotive
9 1 (1.39%) Law
9 1 (1.39%) Police
Job Titles
1 32 (44.44%) Lead
2 30 (41.67%) Architect
3 26 (36.11%) Network Architect
4 24 (33.33%) Systems Architect
5 21 (29.17%) Lead Architect
5 21 (29.17%) Systems Engineer
6 15 (20.83%) Integration Engineer
7 9 (12.50%) Senior
8 8 (11.11%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 8 (11.11%) Systems Integration Engineer
9 7 (9.72%) Validation Engineer
10 5 (6.94%) DOORS Engineer
10 5 (6.94%) Senior Integration Engineer
10 5 (6.94%) Site Engineer
10 5 (6.94%) Site Reliability Engineer
10 5 (6.94%) Software Integration Engineer
11 4 (5.56%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 4 (5.56%) Principal Engineer
11 4 (5.56%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 4 (5.56%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 21 (29.17%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (4.17%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.39%) NHS
3 1 (1.39%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 15 (20.83%) Windows
2 5 (6.94%) Unix
3 4 (5.56%) Linux
3 4 (5.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (37.50%) Network Management
2 21 (29.17%) Strategic Thinking
3 15 (20.83%) Validation
4 12 (16.67%) Customer Requirements
5 11 (15.28%) UML
6 10 (13.89%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (12.50%) ITIL
7 9 (12.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 9 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (11.11%) DevOps
8 8 (11.11%) Enterprise Architecture
8 8 (11.11%) Requirements Management
8 8 (11.11%) Risk Management
8 8 (11.11%) SysML
8 8 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
9 7 (9.72%) ArchiMate
9 7 (9.72%) Information Assurance
9 7 (9.72%) OO
9 7 (9.72%) Requirements Analysis
10 6 (8.33%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.72%) SQL
2 5 (6.94%) C#
2 5 (6.94%) F#
3 2 (2.78%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.39%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 42 (58.33%) Security Cleared
2 41 (56.94%) SC Cleared
3 30 (41.67%) Degree
4 5 (6.94%) ITIL Certification
4 5 (6.94%) Master's Degree
5 2 (2.78%) CISSP
5 2 (2.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (2.78%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (1.39%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.39%) CLAS
6 1 (1.39%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.39%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.39%) PMP
6 1 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (1.39%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (11.11%) QA
2 6 (8.33%) NCSC
3 5 (6.94%) PCI DSS
4 2 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.39%) Def Stans
Systems Management
1 1 (1.39%) Check_MK
Vendors
1 3 (4.17%) Microsoft
1 3 (4.17%) Sparx
2 2 (2.78%) Avaloq
2 2 (2.78%) EMC
3 1 (1.39%) Cisco
3 1 (1.39%) Fortinet
3 1 (1.39%) IBM
3 1 (1.39%) Juniper
3 1 (1.39%) Splunk