Systems Engineer Jobs in the South West

System Engineer
England > South West

The median System Engineer salary in the South West is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 142 160
Rank change year-on-year +92 +18 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 402 134 166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 4.39% 1.90% 2.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.57% 2.13% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 282 53 39
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £42,250 £34,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% +5.56% +4.90%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £56,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,200 £71,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 8,793 6,284 7,625
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.13% 89.31% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 6,444 3,903 5,084
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in the South West

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in the South West.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in the South West

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the South West over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the South West

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 25 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
Bristol +83 168 £55,000 +11.68% 35
Dorset +31 67 £52,500 -12.50% 5
Gloucestershire +11 56 £52,500 +52.17% 18
Devon +34 52 £65,000 +124.14% 16
Somerset +19 41 £41,500 - 8
Wiltshire 0 17 £50,000 +14.29% 3
Cornwall -10 1 - -
Systems Engineer
England

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 25 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 South West region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 140 (34.83%) Security Cleared
2 126 (31.34%) Systems Engineering
3 79 (19.65%) Aerospace
4 73 (18.16%) Degree
5 60 (14.93%) Social Skills
6 55 (13.68%) Linux
6 55 (13.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 47 (11.69%) SC Cleared
7 47 (11.69%) Validation
8 43 (10.70%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 42 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
10 41 (10.20%) Rational DOORS
11 39 (9.70%) Agile
12 32 (7.96%) Manufacturing
12 32 (7.96%) Python
13 26 (6.47%) Configuration Management
13 26 (6.47%) Bash
13 26 (6.47%) SysML
13 26 (6.47%) Physics
13 26 (6.47%) Computer Science
14 23 (5.72%) Verification and Validation
15 21 (5.22%) IBM
15 21 (5.22%) VMware
16 20 (4.98%) VMware Infrastructure
17 19 (4.73%) Cybersecurity
18 18 (4.48%) Ansible
18 18 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
19 17 (4.23%) Puppet
19 17 (4.23%) vSphere
19 17 (4.23%) VSAN

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 9 (2.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.00%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.75%) IIS
4 1 (0.25%) Apache
Applications
1 16 (3.98%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.23%) Simulink
3 2 (0.50%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.25%) iTrent
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 11 (2.74%) AWS
2 10 (2.49%) Azure
3 9 (2.24%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (0.75%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.25%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.23%) VSAN
2 6 (1.49%) Ethernet
2 6 (1.49%) RS-232
2 6 (1.49%) Software-Defined Radio
3 4 (1.00%) Firewall
3 4 (1.00%) RTP
3 4 (1.00%) VLAN
4 3 (0.75%) 4G
4 3 (0.75%) 5G
4 3 (0.75%) Tactical Data Link
4 3 (0.75%) VoIP
5 2 (0.50%) Network Security
6 1 (0.25%) Internet
6 1 (0.25%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.25%) LAN
6 1 (0.25%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.25%) WAN
6 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 41 (10.20%) Rational DOORS
2 16 (3.98%) Rational Rhapsody
3 14 (3.48%) LabVIEW
4 6 (1.49%) Rational Team Concert
5 2 (0.50%) JIRA
5 2 (0.50%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 79 (19.65%) Aerospace
2 60 (14.93%) Social Skills
3 32 (7.96%) Manufacturing
4 18 (4.48%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (3.98%) Finance
6 14 (3.48%) Retail
7 12 (2.99%) Electronics
7 12 (2.99%) Military
8 7 (1.74%) Marketing
9 5 (1.24%) Games
9 5 (1.24%) Legal
10 4 (1.00%) Aviation
10 4 (1.00%) Avionics
10 4 (1.00%) French Language
10 4 (1.00%) Health Technology
10 4 (1.00%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.00%) Tech for Good
11 3 (0.75%) Advertising
11 3 (0.75%) Aeronautics
11 3 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.00%) LAMP
1 4 (1.00%) LEMP Stack
1 4 (1.00%) XMPP
2 2 (0.50%) WSE
3 1 (0.25%) LDAP
3 1 (0.25%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (3.23%) Algorithms
2 12 (2.99%) Management Information System
3 10 (2.49%) FPGA
4 8 (1.99%) Robotics
5 7 (1.74%) Embedded Systems
5 7 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (1.49%) Analogue Electronics
6 6 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.00%) PMI
7 4 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.75%) IoT
9 2 (0.50%) 3D Printing
9 2 (0.50%) BYOD
9 2 (0.50%) CCTV
9 2 (0.50%) Chip and PIN
9 2 (0.50%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.50%) Life Science
9 2 (0.50%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.25%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.25%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 55 (13.68%) Linux
2 13 (3.23%) Debian
3 11 (2.74%) Windows
4 10 (2.49%) Ubuntu
5 6 (1.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (0.75%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.50%) CentOS
7 2 (0.50%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.25%) Solaris
8 1 (0.25%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (31.34%) Systems Engineering
2 47 (11.69%) Validation
3 43 (10.70%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 42 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
5 39 (9.70%) Agile
6 26 (6.47%) Computer Science
6 26 (6.47%) Configuration Management
6 26 (6.47%) Physics
6 26 (6.47%) SysML
7 23 (5.72%) Verification and Validation
8 19 (4.73%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (3.98%) Mathematics
9 16 (3.98%) Project Management
10 15 (3.73%) UML
11 14 (3.48%) Customer Requirements
11 14 (3.48%) Mentoring
11 14 (3.48%) Software Testing
11 14 (3.48%) Technical Leadership
12 13 (3.23%) Coaching
12 13 (3.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.96%) Python
2 26 (6.47%) Bash
3 16 (3.98%) C
4 15 (3.73%) MATLAB
5 12 (2.99%) C++
6 5 (1.24%) SQL
7 2 (0.50%) Java
7 2 (0.50%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.25%) Bicep
8 1 (0.25%) C#
Qualifications
1 140 (34.83%) Security Cleared
2 73 (18.16%) Degree
3 55 (13.68%) BPSS Clearance
4 47 (11.69%) SC Cleared
5 8 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.74%) Chartered Engineer
6 7 (1.74%) HNC
7 6 (1.49%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.24%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (1.00%) HND
9 4 (1.00%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.75%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.25%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.25%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.74%) IEC 61508
2 8 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (1.99%) PMO
3 7 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 6 (1.49%) Def Stans
5 5 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 3 (0.75%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.50%) ECSS
8 1 (0.25%) HAZOP
8 1 (0.25%) NCSC
8 1 (0.25%) QA
System Software
1 20 (4.98%) VMware Infrastructure
2 17 (4.23%) vSphere
3 11 (2.74%) Active Directory
4 8 (1.99%) Firmware
5 7 (1.74%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (1.00%) Docker
6 4 (1.00%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.75%) Forefront TMG
7 3 (0.75%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.25%) Shibboleth
Systems Management
1 18 (4.48%) Ansible
2 17 (4.23%) Puppet
2 17 (4.23%) vCenter Server
3 4 (1.00%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.00%) Podman
4 3 (0.75%) SCOM
4 3 (0.75%) WSUS
5 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.50%) SCCM
6 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.25%) Check_MK
6 1 (0.25%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (5.22%) IBM
1 21 (5.22%) VMware
2 16 (3.98%) Microsoft
3 10 (2.49%) Oracle
4 7 (1.74%) Sparx
5 6 (1.49%) QinetiQ
6 4 (1.00%) Rockwell
7 3 (0.75%) Riverbed
7 3 (0.75%) Thales
8 2 (0.50%) Allen-Bradley
8 2 (0.50%) iManage
9 1 (0.25%) Cisco
9 1 (0.25%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.25%) HP
9 1 (0.25%) Juniper
9 1 (0.25%) SAP
9 1 (0.25%) Splunk