Systems Engineer Jobs in Aberdeen

System Engineer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median System Engineer salary in Aberdeen is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 33 23
Rank change year-on-year +23 -10 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 4 11 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 6.90% 3.65% 4.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.16% 3.78% 5.16%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile £46,875 - £51,000
25th Percentile £49,688 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £40,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.63% -27.27% -
75th Percentile £63,750 - £57,500
90th Percentile - - £59,000
Scotland median annual salary £58,033 £40,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +42.41% -25.91% +18.92%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Aberdeen with a recognized job title 49 291 155
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.48% 96.68% 78.28%
Number of salaries quoted 30 240 81
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% -18.18%
75th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,650 £65,000 £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £56,868
% change year-on-year +4.76% -7.68% +8.32%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Aberdeen

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in Aberdeen.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Aberdeen

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Systems Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Aberdeen region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Siemens
1 3 (75.00%) Electronics
1 3 (75.00%) Advertising
1 3 (75.00%) Wonderware
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) SCADA
1 3 (75.00%) Physics
1 3 (75.00%) Allen-Bradley
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Advertising
1 3 (75.00%) Electronics
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Physics
2 1 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Allen-Bradley
1 3 (75.00%) Siemens
1 3 (75.00%) Wonderware