The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Systems Engineering skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
19
21
-
Rank change year-on-year
+2
-
-
Contract jobs citing Systems Engineering
2
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
111
112
148
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
85.38%
68.29%
83.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
71
73
104
10th Percentile
£170
£200
£263
25th Percentile
£320
£356
£408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£488
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+2.56%
-7.14%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£569
£619
£620
90th Percentile
£675
£648
£650
Hampshire median daily rate
£525
£575
£525
% change year-on-year
-8.70%
+9.52%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
6
6
10th Percentile
£36.90
£46.00
£18.75
25th Percentile
£58.50
-
£22.69
Median hourly rate
£71.50
£80.00
£27.00
Median % change year-on-year
-10.63%
+196.30%
+47.38%
75th Percentile
£73.50
-
£32.63
90th Percentile
£74.40
-
£36.63
Hampshire median hourly rate
£25.15
£57.35
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-56.15%
+4.27%
+34.72%
Systems Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Systems Engineering Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Systems Engineering.
Systems Engineering Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Systems Engineering.
Systems Engineering Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 20 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Systems Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Systems Engineering.
Systems Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
