Systems Engineer Jobs in the City of London

System Engineer
Central London > City of London

The median System Engineer salary in the City of London is £62,950 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 170 217
Rank change year-on-year +41 +47 +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 12 4 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.62% 0.12% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.13% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 9
10th Percentile £48,025 £43,500 £39,350
25th Percentile £49,000 £48,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,950 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.92% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £91,438 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £94,400 £76,500 £80,000
Central London median annual salary £62,950 £52,500 £73,750
% change year-on-year +19.90% -28.81% +5.36%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,817 3,195 4,281
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.42% 96.15% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,373 2,496 3,565
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.69% -1.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £98,750
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -3.33% +3.45%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in the City of London

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in the City of London.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in the City of London

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the City of London over the 6 months to 5 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the City of London

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 5 June 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 City of London region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
2 6 (50.00%) AWS
3 5 (41.67%) Azure
3 5 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (41.67%) SLA
3 5 (41.67%) Degree
4 4 (33.33%) Finance
4 4 (33.33%) Windows
4 4 (33.33%) Linux
4 4 (33.33%) Python
4 4 (33.33%) SharePoint
4 4 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (33.33%) PowerShell
4 4 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 4 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
5 3 (25.00%) Platform Engineering
5 3 (25.00%) Customer Service
5 3 (25.00%) Azure Certification
5 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
5 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (25.00%) Security Operations
5 3 (25.00%) Proactive Monitoring
5 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (25.00%) Copilot Studio
5 3 (25.00%) SCADA
5 3 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) AWS
1 6 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (41.67%) Azure
3 4 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (25.00%) Copilot Studio
4 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Copilot
4 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (16.67%) Serverless
6 1 (8.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) HTTP
2 1 (8.33%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) Amazon QuickSight
General
1 4 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Banking
2 3 (25.00%) Financial Institution
2 3 (25.00%) Law
2 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Electronics
3 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
4 1 (8.33%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) JSON
2 1 (8.33%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) SCADA
2 2 (16.67%) Product Ownership
2 2 (16.67%) Robotics
3 1 (8.33%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 4 (33.33%) Linux
1 4 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 4 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 3 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 3 (25.00%) Change Control
3 3 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (25.00%) Identity Management
3 3 (25.00%) Platform Engineering
3 3 (25.00%) Proactive Monitoring
3 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (25.00%) Security Operations
4 2 (16.67%) Analytics
4 2 (16.67%) Data Analytics
4 2 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 2 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
4 2 (16.67%) Six Sigma
4 2 (16.67%) Statistical Analysis
4 2 (16.67%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 4 (33.33%) Python
2 2 (16.67%) C
2 2 (16.67%) R
2 2 (16.67%) SQL
3 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (41.67%) Degree
3 4 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (25.00%) Azure Certification
5 2 (16.67%) MCSA
5 2 (16.67%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (8.33%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (8.33%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (41.67%) SLA
2 1 (8.33%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (16.67%) Active Directory
3 1 (8.33%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (25.00%) VMware
3 1 (8.33%) Dell
3 1 (8.33%) Isilon