Systems Engineering Jobs in Dorset

Systems Engineering
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset 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 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 84 50
Rank change year-on-year +81 -34 +20
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 154 17 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 35.73% 1.41% 3.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 38.12% 1.65% 3.31%
Number of salaries quoted 44 14 14
10th Percentile £37,574 £59,275 £54,000
25th Percentile - £61,250 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £64,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.50% -8.57% +100.00%
75th Percentile £55,875 £70,938 £76,250
90th Percentile £61,500 £76,875 -
South West median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 £69,000
% change year-on-year -4.36% -20.29% +12.65%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 404 1,031 634
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 93.74% 85.35% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 161 581 326
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,625
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £39,391
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% - -
75th Percentile £58,000 £62,500 £62,188
90th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £73,750
South West median annual salary £52,600 £51,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.14% -3.77% +6.00%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in Dorset

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in Dorset

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in Dorset over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in Dorset

Systems Engineering
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineering within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 20 May 2025. 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
Dorchester - 18 £54,000 - 1
Poole - 14 £61,500 -
Bridport - 14 £61,500 -
Weymouth - 13 £61,500 - 8
Systems Engineering
South West

Systems Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 6 (3.90%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (3.90%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.30%) ATM
Development Applications
1 70 (45.45%) Rational DOORS
2 39 (25.32%) JIRA
General
1 26 (16.88%) Presentation Skills
2 15 (9.74%) Electronics
3 10 (6.49%) Social Skills
4 7 (4.55%) Aerospace
5 2 (1.30%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.30%) Aviation
5 2 (1.30%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 72 (46.75%) Principal Engineer
2 63 (40.91%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 49 (31.82%) Systems Engineer
4 28 (18.18%) Senior
5 15 (9.74%) Engineering Manager
6 9 (5.84%) Requirements Manager
6 9 (5.84%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 9 (5.84%) Software Assurance Engineer
7 6 (3.90%) Junior
7 6 (3.90%) Junior Systems Engineer
8 4 (2.60%) Integration Engineer
8 4 (2.60%) Lead
8 4 (2.60%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 4 (2.60%) System Verification Engineer
8 4 (2.60%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 4 (2.60%) Validation Engineer
9 2 (1.30%) Hardware Engineer
9 2 (1.30%) Senior Hardware Engineer
10 1 (0.65%) Requirements Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (1.95%) Acoustics
2 2 (1.30%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (39.61%) Validation
2 60 (38.96%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 60 (38.96%) Requirements Management
3 58 (37.66%) Verification and Validation
4 39 (25.32%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
5 35 (22.73%) SysML
6 32 (20.78%) UML
7 31 (20.13%) Agile
8 26 (16.88%) Cybersecurity
8 26 (16.88%) MODAF
9 17 (11.04%) FMEA
9 17 (11.04%) Mathematics
9 17 (11.04%) Physics
10 11 (7.14%) Coaching
10 11 (7.14%) Project Management
10 11 (7.14%) Situational Awareness
10 11 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (7.14%) Supplier Management
11 10 (6.49%) Problem-Solving
12 9 (5.84%) Software Assurance
Programming Languages
1 32 (20.78%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 96 (62.34%) BPSS Clearance
2 83 (53.90%) Degree
3 49 (31.82%) Chartered Engineer
4 6 (3.90%) Master's Degree
5 5 (3.25%) SC Cleared
5 5 (3.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (22.73%) IEC 61508
2 17 (11.04%) Def Stans
3 7 (4.55%) ARP4754
3 7 (4.55%) DO-254
4 2 (1.30%) QA
Systems Management
1 11 (7.14%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 49 (31.82%) IBM