Systems Engineer Jobs in Cambridge

System Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median System Engineer salary in Cambridge is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 58 91 105
Rank change year-on-year +33 +14 -29
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 25 5 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 2.52% 0.50% 1.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.59% 0.58% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 21 4 1
10th Percentile - £32,900 -
25th Percentile £42,500 £34,250 £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £105,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -59.52% +75.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £51,875 £122,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £55,250 -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 964 861 1,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.08% 85.59% 92.92%
Number of salaries quoted 742 406 587
10th Percentile £30,663 £31,125 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £71,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,250 £84,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -1.48%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Cambridge

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Cambridge

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Cambridge

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 2 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 Cambridge region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (40.00%) C#
1 10 (40.00%) Python
1 10 (40.00%) MATLAB
1 10 (40.00%) Degree
1 10 (40.00%) Algorithms
2 7 (28.00%) Electronics
3 4 (16.00%) Control Theory
3 4 (16.00%) Physics
4 2 (8.00%) Feasibility Study
4 2 (8.00%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (8.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (8.00%) Biomedicine
5 1 (4.00%) Wearables
5 1 (4.00%) Software Engineering
5 1 (4.00%) Smartphone
5 1 (4.00%) Security Architecture
5 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (4.00%) Mechatronics
5 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

General
1 7 (28.00%) Electronics
2 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (4.00%) Wearables
Miscellaneous
1 10 (40.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (4.00%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (16.00%) Control Theory
1 4 (16.00%) Physics
2 2 (8.00%) Biomedicine
2 2 (8.00%) Feasibility Study
2 2 (8.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (8.00%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (4.00%) Mechatronics
3 1 (4.00%) Security Architecture
3 1 (4.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 10 (40.00%) C#
1 10 (40.00%) MATLAB
1 10 (40.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (40.00%) Degree