Systems Engineering Jobs in Bristol

Systems Engineering
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 48 119
Rank change year-on-year +45 +71 -44
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 300 141 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 24.12% 4.54% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.53% 5.16% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 187 115 17
10th Percentile £47,683 £42,000 £42,750
25th Percentile - £48,875 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% - -18.52%
75th Percentile £58,000 £62,500 £71,000
90th Percentile - £80,000 £75,900
South West median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 £69,000
% change year-on-year -4.36% -20.29% +8.24%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,175 2,731 2,476
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 94.45% 87.87% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 767 2,056 1,456
10th Percentile £30,900 £33,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £47,231 £44,750 £43,162
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £58,000 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -2.01% +11.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,433 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,600 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.14% -2.86% +5.00%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in Bristol

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in Bristol

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in Bristol over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in Bristol

Systems Engineering
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:

Applications
1 65 (21.67%) Simulink
2 25 (8.33%) Mathcad
2 25 (8.33%) Mathematica
3 8 (2.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 15 (5.00%) Teamcenter
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.33%) MongoDB
2 2 (0.67%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 22 (7.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 46 (15.33%) Electronics
2 32 (10.67%) Aerospace
3 25 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
4 14 (4.67%) Social Skills
5 8 (2.67%) Aeronautics
5 8 (2.67%) Automotive
6 7 (2.33%) Military
7 5 (1.67%) Public Sector
8 3 (1.00%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (1.00%) Finance
9 2 (0.67%) Banking
9 2 (0.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (0.33%) Advertising
10 1 (0.33%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.33%) Marketing
10 1 (0.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 175 (58.33%) Systems Engineer
2 90 (30.00%) Senior
3 74 (24.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 57 (19.00%) Principal Engineer
5 23 (7.67%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 16 (5.33%) Engineering Manager
6 16 (5.33%) Lead
6 16 (5.33%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 16 (5.33%) Software Engineer
7 10 (3.33%) Requirements Manager
8 9 (3.00%) Software Assurance Engineer
9 8 (2.67%) Team Leader
10 7 (2.33%) Junior
10 7 (2.33%) Junior Systems Engineer
11 4 (1.33%) Architect
11 4 (1.33%) Integration Engineer
11 4 (1.33%) Project Engineer
11 4 (1.33%) Project Leader
11 4 (1.33%) Systems Integration Engineer
11 4 (1.33%) Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.33%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 2 (0.67%) Data Centre
1 2 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
1 2 (0.67%) SCADA
2 1 (0.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (0.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (37.67%) Mathematics
2 108 (36.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 97 (32.33%) Software Engineering
4 90 (30.00%) SysML
5 73 (24.33%) Validation
5 73 (24.33%) Verification and Validation
6 58 (19.33%) Digital Twin
7 47 (15.67%) Line Management
8 39 (13.00%) Decision-Making
8 39 (13.00%) Software Assurance
9 34 (11.33%) Coaching
10 33 (11.00%) Requirements Management
11 32 (10.67%) UML
12 30 (10.00%) Agile
13 29 (9.67%) Cybersecurity
14 27 (9.00%) Problem-Solving
15 26 (8.67%) Physics
16 25 (8.33%) Finite Element Analysis
16 25 (8.33%) MODAF
17 17 (5.67%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 98 (32.67%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 235 (78.33%) Degree
2 172 (57.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 70 (23.33%) HNC
3 70 (23.33%) HND
4 20 (6.67%) Chartered Engineer
5 8 (2.67%) Master's Degree
6 7 (2.33%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.33%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.33%) CISSP
8 1 (0.33%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.67%) IEC 61508
2 20 (6.67%) Def Stans
3 7 (2.33%) ARP4754
3 7 (2.33%) DO-254
4 1 (0.33%) GRC
Vendors
1 8 (2.67%) ANSYS
1 8 (2.67%) Microsoft
2 7 (2.33%) IBM
3 4 (1.33%) VMware
4 3 (1.00%) Avaloq
5 2 (0.67%) Facebook
5 2 (0.67%) YouTube