System Engineer
South West > Cornwall
The median System Engineer salary in Cornwall is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | - | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cornwall | 1.83% | - | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.01% | - | 0.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,600 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.56% | -4.36% | +18.60% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cornwall
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cornwall. 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 Cornwall with a recognized job title | 149 | 48 | 189 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.85% | 88.89% | 91.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 37 | 141 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,400 | £27,600 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £31,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,250 | £32,000 | £39,005 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -17.96% | -2.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £46,250 | £43,742 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,500 | £48,478 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,600 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +5.20% | - |
Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cornwall.
Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Cornwall
Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Cornwall.
Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cornwall
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Cornwall over the 6 months to 13 April 2026.
Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Cornwall
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 13 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Saltash | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | 2 |
| Systems Engineer South West |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall
For the 6 months to 13 April 2026, 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 Cornwall region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall 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:
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