Model-Based Systems Engineering Contracts in England

Model-Based Systems Engineering
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Model-Based Systems Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Model-Based Systems Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 469 506 610
Rank change year-on-year +37 +104 +155
Contract jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering 16 36 43
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.066% 0.097% 0.085%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.072% 0.11% 0.094%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 15 13
10th Percentile - - £375
25th Percentile - £525 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £560 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -13.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile - £630 £750
90th Percentile - £679 £794
UK median daily rate - £560 £650
% change year-on-year - -13.85% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 16 12
10th Percentile £49.00 - £51.83
25th Percentile £51.09 £56.25 £58.13
Median hourly rate £67.50 £57.50 £68.75
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% -16.36% +26.92%
75th Percentile £78.75 £72.19 £70.94
90th Percentile £86.50 £76.25 £79.38
UK median hourly rate £61.77 £57.50 £68.75
% change year-on-year +7.43% -16.36% +23.12%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Model-Based Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,202 32,193 45,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.16% 86.56% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,105 31,969
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 2,246 1,592
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Model-Based Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in England

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering in England.

Daily rate trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in England

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering in England.

Hourly rate trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in England

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Model-Based Systems Engineering in England

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England +38 9 - - 32
North of England - 3 - - 44
North West - 3 - - 29
Midlands +17 2 - - 38
West Midlands +9 2 - - 30
South East +43 1 - - 42
South West +25 1 - - 33
Model-Based Systems Engineering
UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 5 (31.25%) Confluence
1 5 (31.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (6.25%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (31.25%) Teamcenter
2 2 (12.50%) Misys Midas
2 2 (12.50%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (18.75%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (12.50%) MagicDraw
4 1 (6.25%) Cucumber
4 1 (6.25%) Git
4 1 (6.25%) JIRA
4 1 (6.25%) Postman
4 1 (6.25%) Selenium
4 1 (6.25%) WebDriver
General
1 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Presentation Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Aerospace
3 3 (18.75%) Military
4 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Automotive
4 1 (6.25%) Law
Job Titles
1 10 (62.50%) Systems Engineer
2 7 (43.75%) Principal Engineer
3 6 (37.50%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Software Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Architect
5 1 (6.25%) Design Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Lead
5 1 (6.25%) Senior
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Software Design Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Software Test Engineer
5 1 (6.25%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (18.75%) Management Information System
3 1 (6.25%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (62.50%) Systems Engineering
2 7 (43.75%) SysML
2 7 (43.75%) Validation
2 7 (43.75%) Verification and Validation
3 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (31.25%) Data Management
4 5 (31.25%) PDM
5 4 (25.00%) UML
6 3 (18.75%) Agile
6 3 (18.75%) Cryptography
6 3 (18.75%) Data Modelling
6 3 (18.75%) Requirements Management
6 3 (18.75%) SDLC
6 3 (18.75%) Software Testing
7 2 (12.50%) Architecture Roadmap
7 2 (12.50%) Coaching
7 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
7 2 (12.50%) Mentoring
7 2 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
7 2 (12.50%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (18.75%) MATLAB
2 2 (12.50%) C++
3 1 (6.25%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (56.25%) SC Cleared
1 9 (56.25%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) MISRA
1 2 (12.50%) MISRA C
2 1 (6.25%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (6.25%) JSP 440
2 1 (6.25%) NCSC
2 1 (6.25%) NIST
2 1 (6.25%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) PTC Integrity
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) IBM
2 2 (12.50%) Atlassian
2 2 (12.50%) PTC
2 2 (12.50%) Sparx
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft