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This section looks at the demand for the Systems Engineer role in IT jobs within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Engineer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank115141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching permanent IT job ads3944
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.018 %
As % of the category below1.039 %0.740 %
Salaries quoted1735
Average minimum salary£29,882£29,571
Average salary£33,559£34,171
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Average maximum salary£37,235£38,771
UK excluding London average salary£37,129£36,477
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads37525942
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.981 %2.433 %
Salaries quoted25373719
Average minimum salary£33,174£33,294
Average salary£36,476£35,916
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum salary£39,778£38,539
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Systems Engineer UKSystems Engineer
UK

Systems Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Engineer across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Systems Engineer Demand Trend

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Systems Engineer Salary Trend

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Engineer across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland Systems Engineer Salary Histogram

Systems Engineer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AberdeenUp+622£38,375+14.55 %
GlasgowUp+145£38,000-5.00 %
DundeeUp+83£25,000-16.66 %
EdinburghUp+33£29,000-12.72 %
FalkirkNew entry-2£27,500-
HighlandsNew entry-1£35,000-
FifeNew entry-1£34,500-
Systems Engineer UKSystems Engineer
UK

Systems Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

125 (37.31 %)Windows
220 (29.85 %)Active Directory
319 (28.36 %)Cisco
417 (25.37 %)C++
417 (25.37 %)Degree
516 (23.88 %)Citrix
615 (22.39 %)SQL
713 (19.40 %)Microsoft
811 (16.42 %)VMware
811 (16.42 %)Firewall
910 (14.93 %)Windows Server 2003
910 (14.93 %)Exchange Server 2003
109 (13.43 %)VHDL
109 (13.43 %)MATLAB
109 (13.43 %)Simulink
109 (13.43 %)SAN
109 (13.43 %)Firmware
109 (13.43 %)Oracle
109 (13.43 %)Linux
109 (13.43 %)UML
118 (11.94 %)UNIX
118 (11.94 %)MCSE
118 (11.94 %)Microsoft Certification
118 (11.94 %)Mathematics
127 (10.45 %)C
127 (10.45 %)SQL Server
127 (10.45 %)Perl
127 (10.45 %)Security Cleared
136 (8.955 %)MS Excel
136 (8.955 %)VPN

Systems Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.478 %).NET
22 (2.985 %)XML
31 (1.493 %)SGML
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (14.93 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (7.463 %)MS Exchange
25 (7.463 %)IIS
31 (1.493 %)Apache
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (13.43 %)MATLAB
19 (13.43 %)Simulink
26 (8.955 %)MS Excel
31 (1.493 %)MS Visio
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (16.42 %)Firewall
29 (13.43 %)SAN
36 (8.955 %)VPN
44 (5.970 %)IP Telephony
44 (5.970 %)Cisco IPT
53 (4.478 %)Wireless
53 (4.478 %)LAN
53 (4.478 %)WAN
62 (2.985 %)SSL
62 (2.985 %)TCP/IP
71 (1.493 %)IPsec
71 (1.493 %)Network Security
71 (1.493 %)Ethernet
71 (1.493 %)HTTP
71 (1.493 %)SNMP
71 (1.493 %)VoIP
71 (1.493 %)WLAN
71 (1.493 %)GPRS
71 (1.493 %)GSM
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (10.45 %)SQL Server
23 (4.478 %)Datawarehouse
23 (4.478 %)ETL
32 (2.985 %)PostgreSQL
32 (2.985 %)DTS
32 (2.985 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.493 %)MySQL
41 (1.493 %)OLAP
41 (1.493 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (1.493 %)SQL Server 2000
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.493 %)MSI
11 (1.493 %)LabVIEW
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (8.955 %)Government
25 (7.463 %)Telecoms
34 (5.970 %)Education
34 (5.970 %)Pensions
42 (2.985 %)Electric
42 (2.985 %)Chemicals
42 (2.985 %)Insurance
42 (2.985 %)Electronics
42 (2.985 %)Health
42 (2.985 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.493 %)Publishing
51 (1.493 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.493 %)Finance
51 (1.493 %)Automotive
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (13.43 %)Firmware
19 (13.43 %)VHDL
28 (11.94 %)Mathematics
32 (2.985 %)Computer Science
32 (2.985 %)Clustering
32 (2.985 %)SCADA
41 (1.493 %)E-Learning
41 (1.493 %)ASIC
41 (1.493 %)CLARiiON
41 (1.493 %)Verilog
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (37.31 %)Windows
210 (14.93 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (13.43 %)Linux
48 (11.94 %)UNIX
55 (7.463 %)Solaris
63 (4.478 %)Windows 2000
72 (2.985 %)AIX
81 (1.493 %)HPUX
81 (1.493 %)Windows XP
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (13.43 %)UML
27 (10.45 %)Security Cleared
34 (5.970 %)Validation
43 (4.478 %)Data Management
52 (2.985 %)Software Engineering
52 (2.985 %)OOP
52 (2.985 %)OOA/OOD
52 (2.985 %)OOD
52 (2.985 %)Business Intelligence
61 (1.493 %)Project Management
61 (1.493 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (1.493 %)DoDAF
61 (1.493 %)MODAF
61 (1.493 %)Requirements Management
61 (1.493 %)Load Balancing
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (25.37 %)C++
215 (22.39 %)SQL
37 (10.45 %)Perl
37 (10.45 %)C
45 (7.463 %)Java
52 (2.985 %)VB
61 (1.493 %)Python
61 (1.493 %)Embedded C
61 (1.493 %)PHP
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (25.37 %)Degree
28 (11.94 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (11.94 %)MCSE
34 (5.970 %)CCNA
34 (5.970 %)Cisco Certification
41 (1.493 %)MCSA
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (29.85 %)Active Directory
23 (4.478 %)NetBackup
23 (4.478 %)Citrix Presentation Server
23 (4.478 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.493 %)Backup Exec
31 (1.493 %)MetaFrame
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (4.478 %)Legato
22 (2.985 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (1.493 %)ZENworks
31 (1.493 %)EMC NetWorker
31 (1.493 %)HP Data Protector
31 (1.493 %)Tivoli
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (28.36 %)Cisco
216 (23.88 %)Citrix
313 (19.40 %)Microsoft
411 (16.42 %)VMware
59 (13.43 %)Oracle
63 (4.478 %)Sybase
63 (4.478 %)CommVault
72 (2.985 %)NetApp
72 (2.985 %)VERITAS
72 (2.985 %)SAP
72 (2.985 %)HP
72 (2.985 %)EMC
81 (1.493 %)Sun
81 (1.493 %)IBM
81 (1.493 %)Symantec
81 (1.493 %)McAfee Security
81 (1.493 %)Novell
81 (1.493 %)Siemens
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