Systems Engineering Jobs in the UK excluding London

Systems Engineering
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Systems Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 250 311 342
Rank change year-on-year +61 +31 -40
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 819 617 708
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.15% 1.02% 1.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.37% 1.07% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 451 146 289
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £34,825
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.73% +15.91% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £65,000 £63,250
% change year-on-year -9.23% +2.77% +5.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Systems Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,635 57,626 66,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.05% 95.63% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 41,208 29,573 41,244
10th Percentile £27,117 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London

Systems Engineering
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 Systems Engineering within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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 +50 229 £63,500 +10.43% 81
South West +15 218 £55,000 -18.52% 81
East of England +96 138 £55,000 -15.38% 37
Midlands -44 127 £55,000 - 48
West Midlands -60 85 £55,000 - 30
North of England +84 66 £51,000 -27.14% 49
East Midlands +23 42 £50,000 - 18
Yorkshire +108 33 £51,000 - 6
North West +20 31 £60,000 -14.29% 40
Scotland -56 19 £46,250 +10.78% 21
Wales +13 16 £40,000 -42.86% 3
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
North East -1 2 £67,500 - 4
Systems Engineering
UK

Systems Engineering
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 40 (4.88%) WebLogic
2 10 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.22%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.49%) Confluence
4 3 (0.37%) IIS
Applications
1 58 (7.08%) Microsoft Project
2 55 (6.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 32 (3.91%) Simulink
4 18 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (0.85%) Stateflow
6 2 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) CATIA
7 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 53 (6.47%) Primavera
2 42 (5.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.12%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 93 (11.36%) Azure
2 83 (10.13%) AWS
3 40 (4.88%) Amazon EKS
3 40 (4.88%) Amazon SQS
4 24 (2.93%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (1.59%) Cloud Computing
6 10 (1.22%) Power Platform
7 7 (0.85%) PowerApps
8 5 (0.61%) SaaS
9 3 (0.37%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.24%) Serverless
11 1 (0.12%) GCP
11 1 (0.12%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.12%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 48 (5.86%) TCP/IP
2 44 (5.37%) DNS
3 43 (5.25%) BGP
4 40 (4.88%) SSL
5 19 (2.32%) Firewall
6 12 (1.47%) LAN
6 12 (1.47%) WAN
7 11 (1.34%) SAN
7 11 (1.34%) WLAN
8 10 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (1.22%) Wireless
9 7 (0.85%) Ethernet
9 7 (0.85%) Intranet
10 6 (0.73%) 4G
10 6 (0.73%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.73%) Network Security
11 5 (0.61%) VoIP
12 4 (0.49%) Bluetooth
12 4 (0.49%) DHCP
12 4 (0.49%) FlexRay
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (6.35%) Relational Database
2 43 (5.25%) RDBMS
3 40 (4.88%) Amazon RDS
3 40 (4.88%) Oracle Database
4 4 (0.49%) MySQL
5 3 (0.37%) Power BI
5 3 (0.37%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.24%) Big Data
6 2 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.12%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 82 (10.01%) Rational DOORS
2 31 (3.79%) Rational Rhapsody
3 21 (2.56%) JIRA
4 16 (1.95%) Jenkins
5 12 (1.47%) Rational Team Concert
6 11 (1.34%) Robot Framework
7 10 (1.22%) Git
8 7 (0.85%) GitLab
8 7 (0.85%) LabVIEW
9 4 (0.49%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.49%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.37%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.24%) Apache Continuum
12 1 (0.12%) MSTest
12 1 (0.12%) TeamCity
12 1 (0.12%) TestComplete
General
1 221 (26.98%) Social Skills
2 107 (13.06%) Aerospace
3 73 (8.91%) Manufacturing
4 63 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
5 58 (7.08%) Electronics
6 49 (5.98%) Military
7 48 (5.86%) Automotive
8 40 (4.88%) Finance
9 35 (4.27%) Influencing Skills
10 33 (4.03%) Marketing
11 28 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 21 (2.56%) Games
13 19 (2.32%) Telecoms
14 18 (2.20%) Public Sector
14 18 (2.20%) Retail
15 15 (1.83%) Legal
15 15 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.34%) Aviation
17 10 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
18 9 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 400 (48.84%) Systems Engineer
2 102 (12.45%) Lead
2 102 (12.45%) Principal Engineer
3 97 (11.84%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 97 (11.84%) Senior
4 82 (10.01%) Architect
5 60 (7.33%) Solutions Architect
6 56 (6.84%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 54 (6.59%) Software Engineer
8 52 (6.35%) Project Controller
9 43 (5.25%) Lead Architect
10 40 (4.88%) Lead Solutions Architect
11 26 (3.17%) Project Manager
12 24 (2.93%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
13 21 (2.56%) Consultant
14 18 (2.20%) Data Engineer
15 17 (2.08%) Test Engineer
16 16 (1.95%) Developer
16 16 (1.95%) Systems Architect
17 14 (1.71%) Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.88%) RabbitMQ
1 40 (4.88%) Spring Boot
2 14 (1.71%) HTML
3 11 (1.34%) XML
4 4 (0.49%) .NET
4 4 (0.49%) Keycloak
4 4 (0.49%) WPF
5 3 (0.37%) CSS
5 3 (0.37%) HTML5
5 3 (0.37%) JSON
5 3 (0.37%) Svelte
6 2 (0.24%) 802.1X
6 2 (0.24%) GraphQL
6 2 (0.24%) Middleware
6 2 (0.24%) Node.js
6 2 (0.24%) React
6 2 (0.24%) REST
6 2 (0.24%) SOAP
6 2 (0.24%) WSE
7 1 (0.12%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 66 (8.06%) Management Information System
2 46 (5.62%) Enterprise Software
3 40 (4.88%) Public Cloud
4 31 (3.79%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (3.42%) Algorithms
6 24 (2.93%) SCADA
7 22 (2.69%) Robotics
8 20 (2.44%) Operational Technology
9 16 (1.95%) Embedded Systems
10 11 (1.34%) Linux Command Line
11 10 (1.22%) IoT
12 7 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (0.85%) Biopharmaceutical
13 6 (0.73%) Chip and PIN
13 6 (0.73%) Distributed Systems
14 5 (0.61%) Acoustics
14 5 (0.61%) Product Ownership
15 4 (0.49%) Data Centre
15 4 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
15 4 (0.49%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 87 (10.62%) Linux
2 49 (5.98%) Windows
3 43 (5.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 26 (3.17%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.12%) Android
6 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.12%) Unix
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (22.71%) Agile
2 152 (18.56%) Validation
3 109 (13.31%) Project Management
4 99 (12.09%) Verification and Validation
5 93 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
5 93 (11.36%) Software Engineering
6 87 (10.62%) Collaborative Working
7 85 (10.38%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 84 (10.26%) Risk Management
9 74 (9.04%) Customer Requirements
10 72 (8.79%) Actionable Insight
11 65 (7.94%) Programme Management
12 62 (7.57%) Project Delivery
13 56 (6.84%) Cybersecurity
13 56 (6.84%) SDLC
14 54 (6.59%) Requirements Management
15 53 (6.47%) Scrum
15 53 (6.47%) SysML
16 52 (6.35%) Earned Value Management
16 52 (6.35%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 60 (7.33%) Python
2 46 (5.62%) MATLAB
3 41 (5.01%) JavaScript
4 32 (3.91%) Java
5 31 (3.79%) C
6 27 (3.30%) C#
7 18 (2.20%) Bash
8 11 (1.34%) SQL
9 8 (0.98%) Ada
9 8 (0.98%) C++
10 7 (0.85%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.49%) Go
12 3 (0.37%) R
12 3 (0.37%) VB
12 3 (0.37%) VBScript
13 1 (0.12%) Perl
13 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 368 (44.93%) Security Cleared
2 255 (31.14%) Degree
3 132 (16.12%) SC Cleared
4 118 (14.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 52 (6.35%) Master's Degree
6 47 (5.74%) Azure Certification
6 47 (5.74%) DV Cleared
7 44 (5.37%) Chartered Engineer
8 40 (4.88%) AWS Certification
8 40 (4.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 22 (2.69%) DBS Check
10 17 (2.08%) HNC
11 15 (1.83%) HND
12 13 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.61%) PhD
15 2 (0.24%) CISA
15 2 (0.24%) CISM
15 2 (0.24%) CISSP
15 2 (0.24%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 14 (1.71%) Def Stans
3 7 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 7 (0.85%) QA
4 5 (0.61%) IEC 61508
4 5 (0.61%) JSP 440
5 4 (0.49%) Automotive SPICE
5 4 (0.49%) ISO 26262
6 3 (0.37%) ECSS
6 3 (0.37%) JTAG
6 3 (0.37%) NCSC
6 3 (0.37%) PMO
7 2 (0.24%) GRC
7 2 (0.24%) NIST
8 1 (0.12%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.12%) GDPR
8 1 (0.12%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 38 (4.64%) VMware Infrastructure
2 26 (3.17%) Hyper-V
3 22 (2.69%) Firmware
4 17 (2.08%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
6 3 (0.37%) Forefront TMG
6 3 (0.37%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (1.95%) Functional Safety
2 11 (1.34%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.61%) SELinux
5 4 (0.49%) Ansible
5 4 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.37%) Backup Exec
6 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Clustering
6 3 (0.37%) SCCM
6 3 (0.37%) SCOM
6 3 (0.37%) WSUS
7 1 (0.12%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (0.12%) Check_MK
7 1 (0.12%) IBM BigFix
7 1 (0.12%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 99 (12.09%) Microsoft
2 46 (5.62%) VMware
3 43 (5.25%) Oracle
4 42 (5.13%) Sparx
5 40 (4.88%) EMC
6 34 (4.15%) IBM
7 23 (2.81%) Thales
8 21 (2.56%) IFS
9 18 (2.20%) Workday
10 14 (1.71%) ServiceNow
11 13 (1.59%) Veeam
12 10 (1.22%) Citrix
12 10 (1.22%) HP
12 10 (1.22%) Red Hat
12 10 (1.22%) Sophos
13 6 (0.73%) Cisco
14 5 (0.61%) SAP
15 4 (0.49%) Atlassian
15 4 (0.49%) Google
16 3 (0.37%) Riverbed