Model-Based Systems Engineering Contracts in the UK excluding London

Model-Based Systems Engineering
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 320 365 416
Rank change year-on-year +45 +51 +83
Contract jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering 16 34 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.13% 0.16% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.19% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 14 15
10th Percentile - - £375
25th Percentile - £525 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £590 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -1.67% -
75th Percentile - £630 £725
90th Percentile - £679 £800
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% +23.12%
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
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,543 17,602 21,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.42% 84.74% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,249 10,520 14,947
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 825 2,048 1,307
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.28 £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +3.72% +80.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
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 the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate histogram for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK excluding London

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London 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 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 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