System Engineer
North East > Durham
The median System Engineer salary in Durham is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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 22 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 48 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -10 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham | 0.41% | 1.54% | 2.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.64% | 1.72% | 3.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £43,750 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.43% | - | - |
| North East median annual salary | £55,000 | £42,500 | £34,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.41% | +23.19% | -11.99% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Durham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title | 312 | 464 | 180 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 63.93% | 89.40% | 70.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 124 | 321 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,500 | £26,250 | £31,251 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,084 | £32,500 | £37,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £25,087 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.25% | -5.26% | +23.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,000 | £58,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,350 | £70,000 | £68,430 |
| North East median annual salary | £32,599 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.13% | -8.00% | +17.65% |
Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Durham.
Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Durham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in Durham.
Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Durham
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Durham region over the 6 months to 22 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton-on-Tees | +15 | 2 | £30,000 | -33.33% | 1 |
| Systems Engineer North East |
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