Systems Engineer Job Trends in Belfast

System Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median System Engineer salary in Belfast is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 October 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 46 45
Rank change year-on-year +19 -1 +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 6 7 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 2.70% 1.69% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.96% 1.72% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £30,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -40.00% +36.36%
75th Percentile - £60,000 £82,500
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary £30,000 £45,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% -40.00% +62.16%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 203 407 320
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.44% 98.07% 96.68%
Number of salaries quoted 110 223 247
10th Percentile £30,675 £33,500 £29,250
25th Percentile £41,750 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £90,000 £76,250
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £58,800 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.46% +17.60% +4.17%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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 Belfast.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Belfast

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Belfast.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Belfast

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 3 October 2025, 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 Belfast region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) CCTV
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
1 5 (83.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Engineering

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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:

General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) CCTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Engineering