The first table below looks at the demand for the Systems Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Aberdeen region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
System Engineer
Rank 41 36 37
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 4 14 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 1.159% 3.286% 0.766%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.216% 3.544% 0.803%
Number of salaries quoted 3 13 1
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +36.36%
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £35,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+8.57% -6.66%
All Job Titles
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
329 395 249
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 95.36% 92.72% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 236 299 207
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £52,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Systems Engineer
Scotland

Systems Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Engineer across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Aberdeen Systems Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Systems Engineer across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Systems Engineer Salary Trend

Systems Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Systems Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Systems Engineer in their job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) VMware
2 2 (50.00%) NetBackup
2 2 (50.00%) Back Office
2 2 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) MCP
2 2 (50.00%) Tivoli
2 2 (50.00%) Symantec
2 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) CCNA
2 2 (50.00%) EMC
2 2 (50.00%) Citrix
2 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (50.00%) CNE
2 2 (50.00%) Novell Certification
2 2 (50.00%) SAN
2 2 (50.00%) Red Hat
2 2 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Demand Management
3 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (25.00%) HP
3 1 (25.00%) MS Exchange
3 1 (25.00%) Data Mining
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management

Systems Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Systems Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Systems Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 1 (25.00%) MS Exchange
1 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (25.00%) Exchange Server 2007
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Mining
General
1 2 (50.00%) Back Office
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (25.00%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) ITIL
1 2 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
1 2 (50.00%) Demand Management
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) MCP
1 2 (50.00%) CCNA
1 2 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (50.00%) CNE
1 2 (50.00%) Novell Certification
2 1 (25.00%) HND
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) NetBackup
1 2 (50.00%) Tivoli
2 1 (25.00%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) VMware
2 2 (50.00%) Symantec
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) EMC
2 2 (50.00%) Citrix
2 2 (50.00%) Red Hat
3 1 (25.00%) HP
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Reed's client, a leading IT service provider based in Aberdeen, is looking to recruit an experienced Systems Engineer on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will be...
Reed Technology
Salary: £26000 - £33000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Proven experience with Installations, Setups, Configuration, Implementation, Integration and Testing of various business applications and software packages - Experience Documenting Application Requirements, Technical Specifications, Use-Cases, Workflow Processes - Technical...
NES Global Talent
Salary: £30000 to £45000 per annum - Excellent benefits including pension and
Posted: 20 May 2013