Lead Systems Engineer Contracts

Lead System Engineer
UK

As of 10 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead System Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 577 700 835
Rank change year-on-year +123 +135 -146
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 5 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.005% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.005% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £551
25th Percentile - £575 £553
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £563
Median % change year-on-year - +6.67% +32.35%
75th Percentile - £625 £572
90th Percentile - - £574
UK excluding London median daily rate - £600 £560
% change year-on-year - +7.14% +31.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile - £46.63 -
25th Percentile £43.75 £47.19 -
Median hourly rate £60.50 £48.75 -
Median % change year-on-year +24.10% - -
75th Percentile £75.25 £49.69 -
90th Percentile - £49.88 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.50 £48.75 -
% change year-on-year +24.10% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 39,888 54,783 83,316
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.63% 95.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,953 38,247 58,493
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,674 1,534 2,048
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £37.34 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -17.02% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%

Lead Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Lead Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Lead Systems Engineer in the UK

Lead Systems Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer.

Daily rate trend for Lead Systems Engineer in the UK

Lead Systems Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for Lead Systems Engineer in the UK

Lead Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Lead Systems Engineer in the UK

Lead Systems Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +99 5 - - 17
UK excluding London +59 5 - - 17
Work from Home +122 4 - - 4
Midlands - 3 - - 1
West Midlands - 3 - - 1
East of England - 2 - -

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Lead Systems Engineer contract 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 contract job ads featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Validation
2 3 (60.00%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Electronics
3 2 (40.00%) Aerospace
3 2 (40.00%) EMC
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
4 1 (20.00%) Oracle
4 1 (20.00%) SAP
4 1 (20.00%) IBM
4 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
4 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) Requirements Management
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (40.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (40.00%) Electronics
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Validation
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) Requirements Management
4 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) EMC
2 1 (20.00%) IBM
2 1 (20.00%) Oracle
2 1 (20.00%) SAP