Systems Engineer Jobs in Blackburn

System Engineer
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median System Engineer salary in Blackburn is £50,055 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 19 7
Rank change year-on-year +17 -12 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 190 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackburn 69.34% 1.09% 7.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 69.60% 1.37% 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 156 1 1
10th Percentile £47,683 - -
25th Percentile £48,869 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £36,000 £23,194
Median % change year-on-year +39.04% +55.21% -
75th Percentile £54,793 - -
90th Percentile £58,943 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £39,113
% change year-on-year +0.11% +27.84% -

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 273 73 25
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.64% 79.35% 92.59%
Number of salaries quoted 225 73 19
10th Percentile - £22,489 £36,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £23,000 £41,875
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 £55,000
90th Percentile £58,943 £63,000 £62,000
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £45,249 £47,250
% change year-on-year +10.62% -4.24% +8.62%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Blackburn

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Blackburn

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Blackburn

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Blackburn

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Blackburn over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Blackburn

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 Blackburn region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 178 (93.68%) Degree
2 170 (89.47%) Systems Engineering
3 141 (74.21%) BPSS Clearance
4 102 (53.68%) HND
5 101 (53.16%) Aerospace
6 89 (46.84%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 85 (44.74%) HNC
8 69 (36.32%) MATLAB
9 64 (33.68%) Social Skills
10 63 (33.16%) SysML
11 58 (30.53%) Mathematics
12 52 (27.37%) Teamcenter
13 50 (26.32%) Automotive
14 49 (25.79%) Coaching
15 44 (23.16%) Avionics
16 41 (21.58%) Requirements Management
16 41 (21.58%) Microsoft
16 41 (21.58%) Microsoft Office
17 38 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
18 37 (19.47%) ANSYS
18 37 (19.47%) PLM
19 36 (18.95%) Simulink
20 35 (18.42%) Agile
21 32 (16.84%) Physics
22 31 (16.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
22 31 (16.32%) Validation
22 31 (16.32%) Microsoft Excel
23 30 (15.79%) Software Engineering
23 30 (15.79%) Business Case
24 28 (14.74%) Aeronautics

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 41 (21.58%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (18.95%) Simulink
3 31 (16.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (16.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 52 (27.37%) Teamcenter
2 13 (6.84%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 21 (11.05%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.53%) ClearCase
2 1 (0.53%) Git
General
1 101 (53.16%) Aerospace
2 64 (33.68%) Social Skills
3 50 (26.32%) Automotive
4 44 (23.16%) Avionics
5 28 (14.74%) Aeronautics
6 12 (6.32%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (1.05%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.05%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.05%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.53%) XML
1 1 (0.53%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 13 (6.84%) Product Ownership
2 4 (2.11%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (89.47%) Systems Engineering
2 89 (46.84%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 63 (33.16%) SysML
4 58 (30.53%) Mathematics
5 49 (25.79%) Coaching
6 41 (21.58%) Requirements Management
7 38 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
8 37 (19.47%) PLM
9 35 (18.42%) Agile
10 32 (16.84%) Physics
11 31 (16.32%) Validation
12 30 (15.79%) Business Case
12 30 (15.79%) Software Engineering
13 26 (13.68%) Digital Twin
13 26 (13.68%) Feasibility Study
13 26 (13.68%) Hazard Analysis
13 26 (13.68%) SDLC
13 26 (13.68%) Verification and Validation
14 18 (9.47%) Performance Management
15 15 (7.89%) MODAF
Programming Languages
1 69 (36.32%) MATLAB
2 4 (2.11%) C
2 4 (2.11%) Java
3 1 (0.53%) SQL
Qualifications
1 178 (93.68%) Degree
2 141 (74.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 102 (53.68%) HND
4 85 (44.74%) HNC
5 13 (6.84%) TOGAF Certification
System Software
1 4 (2.11%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 41 (21.58%) Microsoft
2 37 (19.47%) ANSYS
3 13 (6.84%) Sparx
4 10 (5.26%) MathWorks
5 1 (0.53%) Oracle