Systems Engineering Jobs in Birmingham

Systems Engineering
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Systems Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 131 -
Rank change year-on-year +119 - -
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 159 12 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 11.42% 0.43% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.03% 0.53% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £105,000 £36,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £52,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +109.52% - -
75th Percentile £115,000 £63,869 -
90th Percentile - £79,173 -
West Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -36.36% - +19.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,322 2,277 1,826
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 94.97% 81.73% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 739 1,842 1,350
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,000 £31,475
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,988 £43,089
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £56,240
Median % change year-on-year - -2.20% +2.25%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,750 £85,000 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in Birmingham

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineering in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in Birmingham

Systems Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 2 (1.26%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (15.09%) Simulink
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.26%) MySQL
1 2 (1.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (5.03%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (3.14%) JIRA
3 2 (1.26%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.26%) Git
General
1 39 (24.53%) Automotive
2 23 (14.47%) Aerospace
3 19 (11.95%) Law
4 16 (10.06%) Telecoms
5 12 (7.55%) Social Skills
6 6 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (1.89%) Legal
8 1 (0.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.63%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.63%) Marketing
8 1 (0.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 107 (67.30%) Principal Engineer
1 107 (67.30%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 46 (28.93%) Systems Engineer
3 30 (18.87%) Senior
4 16 (10.06%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 14 (8.81%) Integration Engineer
5 14 (8.81%) Requirements Engineer
5 14 (8.81%) System Verification Engineer
5 14 (8.81%) Systems Integration Engineer
5 14 (8.81%) Validation Engineer
6 11 (6.92%) Development Engineer
6 11 (6.92%) Software Development Engineer
6 11 (6.92%) Software Engineer
7 9 (5.66%) Principal Modelling Engineer
8 7 (4.40%) Principal Software Engineer
9 6 (3.77%) Engineering Manager
10 5 (3.14%) Lead
11 4 (2.52%) Senior Development Engineer
11 4 (2.52%) Senior Software Development Engineer
11 4 (2.52%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.26%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.77%) Management Information System
2 2 (1.26%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.63%) Algorithms
3 1 (0.63%) Data Centre
3 1 (0.63%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.26%) Linux
1 2 (1.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (42.14%) Validation
2 56 (35.22%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 44 (27.67%) Collaborative Working
4 31 (19.50%) Project Planning
4 31 (19.50%) SysML
5 29 (18.24%) Mathematics
5 29 (18.24%) Physics
5 29 (18.24%) Verification and Validation
6 25 (15.72%) Agile
7 23 (14.47%) Software Testing
8 19 (11.95%) Chemistry
8 19 (11.95%) Logistics
9 16 (10.06%) Systems Thinking
10 14 (8.81%) Acceptance Criteria
11 12 (7.55%) Software Engineering
12 11 (6.92%) Requirements Management
13 10 (6.29%) Ergonomics
13 10 (6.29%) Human Factors
14 6 (3.77%) Information Management
15 3 (1.89%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 24 (15.09%) MATLAB
2 2 (1.26%) C#
3 1 (0.63%) C
Qualifications
1 137 (86.16%) BPSS Clearance
2 84 (52.83%) Degree
3 14 (8.81%) Chartered Engineer
3 14 (8.81%) ISTQB
4 1 (0.63%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 2 (1.26%) Ansible
2 1 (0.63%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (1.26%) Atlassian
2 1 (0.63%) Facebook
2 1 (0.63%) MathWorks
2 1 (0.63%) YouTube