Senior Systems Engineer Jobs in Blackburn

Senior System Engineer
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median Senior System Engineer salary in Blackburn is £50,055 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer 103 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn 37.73% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 37.87% - -
Number of salaries quoted 85 0 0
10th Percentile £48,265 - -
25th Percentile £48,869 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 - -
75th Percentile £54,793 - -
90th Percentile £54,917 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £39,113
% change year-on-year -8.99% +40.62% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Blackburn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Blackburn. 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 Blackburn with a recognized job title 272 73 26
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.63% 79.35% 92.86%
Number of salaries quoted 225 73 20
10th Percentile - £22,489 £36,125
25th Percentile £47,683 £23,000 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £32,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.01% -35.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £54,793 £45,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £58,943 £63,000 £61,625
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £45,249 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.62% -4.74% +11.11%

Senior Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Systems Engineer in Blackburn

Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Blackburn

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

Salary trend for Senior Systems Engineer in Blackburn

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Senior 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 Blackburn region featuring Senior Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 99 (96.12%) Systems Engineering
2 91 (88.35%) Degree
3 89 (86.41%) BPSS Clearance
4 73 (70.87%) Aerospace
5 48 (46.60%) Coaching
6 42 (40.78%) Avionics
7 41 (39.81%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 38 (36.89%) Customer Requirements
9 34 (33.01%) HND
10 32 (31.07%) Mathematics
10 32 (31.07%) Physics
10 32 (31.07%) Requirements Management
11 28 (27.18%) Aeronautics
12 26 (25.24%) SDLC
12 26 (25.24%) Feasibility Study
12 26 (25.24%) Hazard Analysis
12 26 (25.24%) Business Case
13 25 (24.27%) Social Skills
14 22 (21.36%) Automotive
15 21 (20.39%) HNC
16 16 (15.53%) Agile
16 16 (15.53%) SysML
17 15 (14.56%) Cost Control
17 15 (14.56%) Performance Management
18 13 (12.62%) Microsoft Office
18 13 (12.62%) Microsoft
19 12 (11.65%) Cryptography
19 12 (11.65%) Collaborative Working
19 12 (11.65%) Influencing Skills
20 11 (10.68%) MATLAB

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

Applications
1 13 (12.62%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (9.71%) Simulink
3 3 (2.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (8.74%) Teamcenter
General
1 73 (70.87%) Aerospace
2 42 (40.78%) Avionics
3 28 (27.18%) Aeronautics
4 25 (24.27%) Social Skills
5 22 (21.36%) Automotive
6 12 (11.65%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.94%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.94%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (96.12%) Systems Engineering
2 48 (46.60%) Coaching
3 41 (39.81%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 38 (36.89%) Customer Requirements
5 32 (31.07%) Mathematics
5 32 (31.07%) Physics
5 32 (31.07%) Requirements Management
6 26 (25.24%) Business Case
6 26 (25.24%) Feasibility Study
6 26 (25.24%) Hazard Analysis
6 26 (25.24%) SDLC
7 16 (15.53%) Agile
7 16 (15.53%) SysML
8 15 (14.56%) Cost Control
8 15 (14.56%) Performance Management
9 12 (11.65%) Collaborative Working
9 12 (11.65%) Cryptography
10 10 (9.71%) Project Management
10 10 (9.71%) Safety Engineering
10 10 (9.71%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (10.68%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 91 (88.35%) Degree
2 89 (86.41%) BPSS Clearance
3 34 (33.01%) HND
4 21 (20.39%) HNC
Vendors
1 13 (12.62%) Microsoft
2 10 (9.71%) MathWorks
3 9 (8.74%) ANSYS