Lead Systems Engineer Job Trends in Chatham

Lead System Engineer
Kent > Chatham

As of 5 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Lead System Engineer salary in Chatham.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chatham 2.04% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.08% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Kent median annual salary £58,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chatham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chatham. 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 Chatham with a recognized job title 48 16 60
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.96% 100.00% 92.31%
Number of salaries quoted 23 7 55
10th Percentile £38,000 £35,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,875 £44,500 £35,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +64.71% -15.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £92,500 £70,250
90th Percentile £127,500 £97,500 £76,250
Kent median annual salary £42,500 £52,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -18.27% +18.18% -12.00%

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chatham

For the 6 months to 5 February 2026, Lead Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Chatham region featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chatham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens