Lead Systems Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Lead System Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Lead System Engineer salary in Bristol is £52,600 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 158 -
Rank change year-on-year +64 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 16 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.27% 0.29% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% 0.30% -
Number of salaries quoted 12 5 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year -4.36% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,192 3,017 2,424
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 97.04% 92.63%
Number of salaries quoted 806 2,264 1,518
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,075 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.86% +9.20%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,125 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.20% -4.76% +5.00%

Lead Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Systems Engineer in Bristol

Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Lead Systems Engineer in Bristol

Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Lead Systems Engineer in Bristol

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Lead 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 Bristol region featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (93.75%) Systems Engineering
2 12 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 11 (68.75%) Aerospace
4 8 (50.00%) Performance Management
4 8 (50.00%) Coaching
4 8 (50.00%) Degree
4 8 (50.00%) Mathematics
4 8 (50.00%) Physics
4 8 (50.00%) Cost Control
4 8 (50.00%) Aeronautics
4 8 (50.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 4 (25.00%) SC Cleared
5 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
6 3 (18.75%) VMware
6 3 (18.75%) Software Testing
6 3 (18.75%) MongoDB
6 3 (18.75%) Kafka
6 3 (18.75%) Data Analytics
6 3 (18.75%) Analytics
6 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
6 3 (18.75%) Public Sector
6 3 (18.75%) Integration Testing
6 3 (18.75%) API Integration
6 3 (18.75%) Def Stans

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) MongoDB
General
1 11 (68.75%) Aerospace
2 8 (50.00%) Aeronautics
3 3 (18.75%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (18.75%) Kafka
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (93.75%) Systems Engineering
2 8 (50.00%) Coaching
2 8 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 8 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 8 (50.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 8 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 8 (50.00%) Physics
3 3 (18.75%) Analytics
3 3 (18.75%) API Integration
3 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (18.75%) Data Analytics
3 3 (18.75%) Integration Testing
3 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
3 3 (18.75%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 12 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (50.00%) Degree
3 4 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) VMware