Systems Engineer Job Trends in Bedfordshire

System Engineer
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median System Engineer salary in Bedfordshire is £46,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 62 25
Rank change year-on-year +33 -37 +39
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 2 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.66% 1.15% 3.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% 1.32% 3.81%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 7
10th Percentile £42,875 - £52,000
25th Percentile £43,438 £33,199 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £34,377 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.54% -42.71% +53.40%
75th Percentile £48,438 £40,277 £67,500
90th Percentile £48,625 £43,111 £72,000
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 253 379 210
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.05% 87.33% 96.77%
Number of salaries quoted 170 156 171
10th Percentile £27,175 £32,850 £25,750
25th Percentile £34,000 £43,750 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £65,938 £53,875 £61,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,750 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,250
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.48% -3.91%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Luton +11 2 £46,250 +2.78% 1
Systems Engineer
East of England

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bedfordshire region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Patch Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Unix
2 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Aviation
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) SAP