Senior Systems Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Senior System Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior System Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 427 524 674
Rank change year-on-year +97 +150 -106
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer 373 240 167
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.53% 0.40% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.45% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 266 50 94
10th Percentile £44,120 £36,356 £42,235
25th Percentile £49,993 £43,313 £48,778
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,875 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -11.11% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 67,146 53,642 68,538
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.78% 89.24% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 47,498 30,589 42,749
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Senior Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
South East +96 149 £55,000 - 23
Midlands +27 67 £52,500 -17.97% 19
South West +14 66 £60,000 -5.88% 20
North of England +51 49 £50,000 +5.26% 20
West Midlands +25 41 £55,000 -14.06% 10
North West +21 39 £52,500 +24.83% 14
East Midlands +14 26 £50,000 - 9
East of England 0 23 £60,000 +53.40% 8
Yorkshire +77 10 £45,107 -4.03% 5
Scotland -53 10 £52,500 -19.23% 8
Wales +19 9 £36,476 - 1
Senior Systems Engineer
UK

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, Senior 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 UK excluding London region featuring Senior Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 80 (21.45%) Security Cleared
2 71 (19.03%) Microsoft
3 59 (15.82%) Degree
4 57 (15.28%) Problem-Solving
5 56 (15.01%) Systems Engineering
6 55 (14.75%) Azure
7 51 (13.67%) VMware
8 42 (11.26%) Windows
9 41 (10.99%) Active Directory
10 40 (10.72%) Validation
10 40 (10.72%) SC Cleared
11 38 (10.19%) VMware Infrastructure
12 32 (8.58%) Manufacturing
13 31 (8.31%) Cybersecurity
14 30 (8.04%) Social Skills
15 25 (6.70%) SQL
16 24 (6.43%) Embedded Systems
17 21 (5.63%) PowerShell
17 21 (5.63%) Linux
17 21 (5.63%) HNC
17 21 (5.63%) WAN
17 21 (5.63%) Automotive
17 21 (5.63%) Decision-Making
18 20 (5.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 20 (5.36%) IIS
19 19 (5.09%) MATLAB
19 19 (5.09%) Aerospace
20 18 (4.83%) Software Engineering
20 18 (4.83%) C
20 18 (4.83%) SQL Server

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 20 (5.36%) IIS
2 11 (2.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.61%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.80%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.27%) JBoss
5 1 (0.27%) Kinematics
5 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.27%) WebLogic
Applications
1 14 (3.75%) Simulink
2 10 (2.68%) Stateflow
3 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.54%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.27%) Solid Edge
5 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 55 (14.75%) Azure
2 18 (4.83%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (2.95%) AWS
4 9 (2.41%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.61%) Azure App Service
5 6 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (1.61%) OneDrive
6 5 (1.34%) Azure Monitor
7 3 (0.80%) PaaS
8 2 (0.54%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.54%) SaaS
9 1 (0.27%) GCP
9 1 (0.27%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.27%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 21 (5.63%) WAN
2 16 (4.29%) Firewall
3 11 (2.95%) DNS
4 8 (2.14%) Wireless
5 7 (1.88%) J1939
5 7 (1.88%) SAN
5 7 (1.88%) TCP/IP
6 6 (1.61%) DHCP
6 6 (1.61%) Modbus
7 5 (1.34%) 4G
7 5 (1.34%) 5G
7 5 (1.34%) Extranet
7 5 (1.34%) Internet
7 5 (1.34%) Profibus
7 5 (1.34%) Unified Communications
8 4 (1.07%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (1.07%) MPLS
8 4 (1.07%) OpenLDAP
9 2 (0.54%) Fibre Channel
9 2 (0.54%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.83%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.54%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 8 (2.14%) Git
1 8 (2.14%) LabVIEW
2 7 (1.88%) JIRA
3 4 (1.07%) GitLab
3 4 (1.07%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.80%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
General
1 32 (8.58%) Manufacturing
2 30 (8.04%) Social Skills
3 21 (5.63%) Automotive
4 19 (5.09%) Aerospace
5 11 (2.95%) Electronics
6 10 (2.68%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (2.68%) Telecoms
7 7 (1.88%) Legal
8 6 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (1.61%) Police
8 6 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.34%) Local Government
10 4 (1.07%) Military
11 3 (0.80%) Public Sector
11 3 (0.80%) Retail
12 2 (0.54%) Avionics
12 2 (0.54%) Finance
13 1 (0.27%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.29%) REST
1 16 (4.29%) WebRTC
2 4 (1.07%) Keycloak
3 2 (0.54%) .NET
4 1 (0.27%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.27%) Middleware
4 1 (0.27%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.43%) Embedded Systems
2 16 (4.29%) Clustering
3 15 (4.02%) Algorithms
3 15 (4.02%) Management Information System
4 10 (2.68%) NHS
5 9 (2.41%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.41%) IoT
6 8 (2.14%) Public Cloud
6 8 (2.14%) SCADA
7 6 (1.61%) Robotics
8 5 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.34%) Solar Energy
9 4 (1.07%) ARM Cortex
9 4 (1.07%) Driving Licence
9 4 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.80%) PKI
11 2 (0.54%) 3D Printing
11 2 (0.54%) Distributed Computing
11 2 (0.54%) Onboarding
12 1 (0.27%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 42 (11.26%) Windows
2 21 (5.63%) Linux
3 13 (3.49%) Windows Server
4 12 (3.22%) Windows Server 2012
4 12 (3.22%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (2.95%) Windows 10
5 11 (2.95%) Windows 7
5 11 (2.95%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (1.61%) VMS
7 5 (1.34%) Unix
8 2 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.54%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.27%) CentOS
9 1 (0.27%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (15.28%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (15.01%) Systems Engineering
3 40 (10.72%) Validation
4 31 (8.31%) Cybersecurity
5 21 (5.63%) Decision-Making
6 20 (5.36%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 18 (4.83%) Software Engineering
8 16 (4.29%) High Availability
8 16 (4.29%) Load Balancing
9 15 (4.02%) Systems Thinking
10 14 (3.75%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 14 (3.75%) ITIL
11 13 (3.49%) Customer Requirements
12 12 (3.22%) Problem Management
12 12 (3.22%) Project Delivery
12 12 (3.22%) Roadmaps
13 11 (2.95%) Change Management
13 11 (2.95%) Configuration Management
13 11 (2.95%) Mentoring
13 11 (2.95%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (6.70%) SQL
2 21 (5.63%) PowerShell
3 19 (5.09%) MATLAB
4 18 (4.83%) C
5 10 (2.68%) C#
6 8 (2.14%) Python
7 7 (1.88%) Ladder Logic
8 6 (1.61%) Bash
9 5 (1.34%) Java
10 3 (0.80%) C++
11 1 (0.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 80 (21.45%) Security Cleared
2 59 (15.82%) Degree
3 40 (10.72%) SC Cleared
4 21 (5.63%) HNC
5 14 (3.75%) HND
5 14 (3.75%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (3.22%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.88%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.07%) CESG Certified Professional
8 4 (1.07%) CTC Cleared
8 4 (1.07%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.54%) NVQ Level 4
10 1 (0.27%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.27%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.27%) MCSE
10 1 (0.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.49%) Automotive SPICE
2 11 (2.95%) ISO 26262
3 4 (1.07%) COSHH
3 4 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.07%) GDPR
4 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 2 (0.54%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.27%) ECSS
5 1 (0.27%) PMO
5 1 (0.27%) QA
System Software
1 41 (10.99%) Active Directory
2 38 (10.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.14%) Embedded Firmware
3 8 (2.14%) Firmware
3 8 (2.14%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.61%) Virtual Servers
5 5 (1.34%) VMware NSX
5 5 (1.34%) XenDesktop
6 4 (1.07%) Docker
6 4 (1.07%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.80%) XenApp
8 2 (0.54%) NFS
8 2 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.27%) KVM
9 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (4.56%) SCCM
2 14 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (3.22%) Functional Safety
3 12 (3.22%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.34%) SCOM
4 5 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.07%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.80%) Ansible
7 2 (0.54%) Puppet
7 2 (0.54%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle ZFS
8 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.27%) Sysdig
8 1 (0.27%) Terraform
8 1 (0.27%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 71 (19.03%) Microsoft
2 51 (13.67%) VMware
3 16 (4.29%) Citrix
4 12 (3.22%) HP
5 11 (2.95%) CheckPoint
6 7 (1.88%) Allen-Bradley
7 6 (1.61%) Wonderware
8 5 (1.34%) Cisco
8 5 (1.34%) NetApp
8 5 (1.34%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.07%) Apple
9 4 (1.07%) Darktrace
9 4 (1.07%) Mitel
9 4 (1.07%) NEC
9 4 (1.07%) Ribbon
10 3 (0.80%) Facebook
10 3 (0.80%) Instagram
10 3 (0.80%) QinetiQ
11 2 (0.54%) Brocade
11 2 (0.54%) Dell