Systems Engineer Jobs in Cheshire

System Engineer
North West > Cheshire

The median System Engineer salary in Cheshire is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 92 104
Rank change year-on-year +44 +12 -30
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 58 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 3.79% 0.11% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.91% 0.12% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 47 0 1
10th Percentile £40,000 - -
25th Percentile £48,125 - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +37.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £47,500
90th Percentile £66,394 - -
North West median annual salary £50,000 £38,744 £41,000
% change year-on-year +29.05% -5.50% +21.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 1,485 827 984
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.00% 89.21% 93.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,116 477 534
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,250 £24,538
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £33,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,074 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £88,750 £72,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £54,882 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.90% +4.54% +10.53%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Cheshire

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Cheshire

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Cheshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Cheshire

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Warrington - 19 £55,000 - 4
Runcorn - 9 - -
Chester - 7 £67,500 -
Neston - 2 £55,000 -
Ellesmere Port - 1 £70,000 - 1
Systems Engineer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 28 April 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 Cheshire region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (25.86%) Security Cleared
2 13 (22.41%) SC Cleared
3 12 (20.69%) IBM
3 12 (20.69%) SCADA
4 10 (17.24%) AS400
4 10 (17.24%) iSeries
4 10 (17.24%) Customer Engagement
4 10 (17.24%) High Availability
5 9 (15.52%) Operational Technology
6 8 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (12.07%) Validation
7 7 (12.07%) Logistics
7 7 (12.07%) Verification and Validation
7 7 (12.07%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 7 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (12.07%) Systems Engineering
8 6 (10.34%) Microsoft
9 4 (6.90%) Manufacturing
9 4 (6.90%) Azure
10 3 (5.17%) Software Engineering
10 3 (5.17%) Project Management
10 3 (5.17%) Windows
11 2 (3.45%) Linux
11 2 (3.45%) SharePoint
11 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
11 2 (3.45%) SQL Server
11 2 (3.45%) ITIL
11 2 (3.45%) Red Hat
11 2 (3.45%) Firmware
11 2 (3.45%) Active Directory

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (3.45%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.90%) Azure
2 2 (3.45%) Entra ID
2 2 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.72%) Modbus
1 1 (1.72%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.45%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (6.90%) Manufacturing
2 2 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.72%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 12 (20.69%) SCADA
2 10 (17.24%) AS400
2 10 (17.24%) iSeries
3 9 (15.52%) Operational Technology
4 2 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.72%) Industry 4.0
5 1 (1.72%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.17%) Windows
2 2 (3.45%) Linux
2 2 (3.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (17.24%) Customer Engagement
1 10 (17.24%) High Availability
2 8 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (12.07%) Logistics
3 7 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (12.07%) Systems Engineering
3 7 (12.07%) Validation
3 7 (12.07%) Verification and Validation
4 3 (5.17%) Project Management
4 3 (5.17%) Software Engineering
5 2 (3.45%) Business Strategy
5 2 (3.45%) Cloud Security
5 2 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (3.45%) ITIL
5 2 (3.45%) Manufacturing Engineering
5 2 (3.45%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 2 (3.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (1.72%) Due Diligence
6 1 (1.72%) Gantt Chart
6 1 (1.72%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (25.86%) Security Cleared
2 13 (22.41%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.45%) Azure Certification
3 2 (3.45%) DV Cleared
3 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (3.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (1.72%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (1.72%) Degree
4 1 (1.72%) HNC
4 1 (1.72%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.07%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (1.72%) QA
System Software
1 2 (3.45%) Active Directory
1 2 (3.45%) Firmware
1 2 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
1 2 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (3.45%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 2 (3.45%) WSUS
2 1 (1.72%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 12 (20.69%) IBM
2 6 (10.34%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.45%) Red Hat
3 2 (3.45%) VMware
4 1 (1.72%) Allen-Bradley
4 1 (1.72%) AVEVA
4 1 (1.72%) Rockwell
4 1 (1.72%) Siemens