Senior Systems Engineer Job Trends in Chichester

Senior System Engineer
West Sussex > Chichester

The median Senior System Engineer salary in Chichester is £52,233 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Chichester 3.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £48,847 - -
25th Percentile £50,116 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,233 - -
75th Percentile £54,349 - -
90th Percentile £55,619 - -
West Sussex median annual salary £52,233 - £65,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chichester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chichester. 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 Chichester with a recognized job title 96 6 52
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 55 4 51
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,875 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -22.68% +21.25%
75th Percentile £70,000 £44,938 £73,750
90th Percentile £71,500 £51,575 -
West Sussex median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -13.64%

Senior Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chichester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chichester.

Senior Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Chichester

Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Chichester

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in Chichester.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in Chichester

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chichester

For the 6 months to 23 March 2026, Senior 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 Chichester region featuring Senior Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Chartered Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Management
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Apache Continuum
3 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 1 (33.33%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (33.33%) CATIA
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) IBM
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) V-Model

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chichester 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 (33.33%) CATIA
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Apache Continuum
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
1 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Management
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) V-Model
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (66.67%) Chartered Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 12207
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) IBM