Model-Based Systems Engineering Contracts

Model-Based Systems Engineering
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 503 546 666
Rank change year-on-year +43 +120 +172
Contract jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering 17 36 52
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.058% 0.083% 0.087%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.064% 0.096% 0.097%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 15 20
10th Percentile - - £375
25th Percentile - £525 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £560 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -13.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile - £630 £761
90th Percentile - £679 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate - £590 £600
% change year-on-year - -1.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 16 12
10th Percentile £47.33 - £51.83
25th Percentile £49.38 £56.25 £58.13
Median hourly rate £61.77 £57.50 £68.75
Median % change year-on-year +7.43% -16.36% +23.12%
75th Percentile £76.88 £72.19 £70.94
90th Percentile £85.50 £76.25 £79.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 £57.50 £68.75
% change year-on-year +17.39% -16.36% +23.12%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,594 37,597 53,655
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.84% 86.31% 89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,149 24,227 37,238
10th Percentile £308 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £650
90th Percentile £743 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £483 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,071 2,443 1,746
10th Percentile £14.41 £12.75 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.21 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%
75th Percentile £60.38 £59.98 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £36.00
% change year-on-year -26.35% +3.72% +80.00%

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend

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

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

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

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

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Top 10 Contract Locations

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 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
UK excluding London +45 16 - - 187
England +37 16 - - 177
East of England +38 9 - - 29
Work from Home +36 4 - - 156
North of England - 3 - - 41
North West - 3 - - 26
Midlands +17 2 - - 36
West Midlands +9 2 - - 29
South East +43 1 - - 43
South West +25 1 - - 30

Model-Based Systems Engineering
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (29.41%) Confluence
1 5 (29.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (5.88%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (29.41%) Teamcenter
2 2 (11.76%) Misys Midas
2 2 (11.76%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 5 (29.41%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (17.65%) Rational Rhapsody
3 2 (11.76%) MagicDraw
4 1 (5.88%) Cucumber
4 1 (5.88%) Git
4 1 (5.88%) JIRA
4 1 (5.88%) Postman
4 1 (5.88%) Selenium
4 1 (5.88%) WebDriver
General
1 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 5 (29.41%) Presentation Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Aerospace
3 3 (17.65%) Military
4 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Automotive
4 1 (5.88%) Law
Job Titles
1 11 (64.71%) Systems Engineer
2 7 (41.18%) Principal Engineer
3 6 (35.29%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (11.76%) Software Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Architect
5 1 (5.88%) Design Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Lead
5 1 (5.88%) Senior
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Software Design Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Software Test Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (41.18%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (17.65%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.88%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (64.71%) Systems Engineering
2 8 (47.06%) Validation
2 8 (47.06%) Verification and Validation
3 7 (41.18%) SysML
4 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (29.41%) Data Management
5 5 (29.41%) PDM
6 4 (23.53%) Requirements Management
6 4 (23.53%) UML
7 3 (17.65%) Agile
7 3 (17.65%) Cryptography
7 3 (17.65%) Data Modelling
7 3 (17.65%) SDLC
7 3 (17.65%) Software Testing
8 2 (11.76%) Architecture Roadmap
8 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
8 2 (11.76%) Document Management
8 2 (11.76%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
8 2 (11.76%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (17.65%) MATLAB
2 2 (11.76%) C++
3 1 (5.88%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) SC Cleared
1 10 (58.82%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) MISRA
1 2 (11.76%) MISRA C
2 1 (5.88%) AUTOSAR
2 1 (5.88%) JSP 440
2 1 (5.88%) NCSC
2 1 (5.88%) NIST
2 1 (5.88%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (11.76%) PTC Integrity
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) IBM
2 2 (11.76%) Atlassian
2 2 (11.76%) PTC
2 2 (11.76%) Sparx
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft