Systems Engineer Job Trends in the East of England

System Engineer
England > East of England

The median System Engineer salary in the East of England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 October 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 104 46
Rank change year-on-year +58 -58 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 242 65 175
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 2.92% 1.95% 3.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.15% 2.11% 4.17%
Number of salaries quoted 146 34 103
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £52,781 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -20.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £62,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 East of England with a recognized job title 7,672 3,084 4,197
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.62% 92.53% 94.93%
Number of salaries quoted 5,452 1,713 2,279
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.73% - -8.33%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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 the East of England.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 3 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the East of England

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 3 October 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
Bedfordshire +36 79 £75,000 -11.76% 33
Cambridgeshire +12 49 £55,000 +10.00% 62
Hertfordshire -35 48 £55,000 - 36
Essex +7 38 £70,000 +55.56% 32
Norfolk -2 28 £60,000 +25.83% 4
Systems Engineer
England

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 3 October 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 East of England region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 31 (12.81%) Degree
2 28 (11.57%) Validation
3 26 (10.74%) Systems Engineering
4 25 (10.33%) Problem-Solving
5 23 (9.50%) Security Cleared
6 20 (8.26%) SC Cleared
7 19 (7.85%) Microsoft
7 19 (7.85%) Verification and Validation
8 17 (7.02%) Wireless
9 14 (5.79%) Accessibility
9 14 (5.79%) Microsoft 365
9 14 (5.79%) Technical Leadership
10 12 (4.96%) Azure
11 11 (4.55%) Allen-Bradley
11 11 (4.55%) Rockwell
11 11 (4.55%) Windows
11 11 (4.55%) Windows Server
11 11 (4.55%) Wonderware
12 10 (4.13%) Active Directory
12 10 (4.13%) Continuous Improvement
13 9 (3.72%) Ethernet
13 9 (3.72%) FactoryTalk
13 9 (3.72%) HAZOP
13 9 (3.72%) HNC
13 9 (3.72%) HND
13 9 (3.72%) Profibus
13 9 (3.72%) Wonderware InTouch
14 8 (3.31%) BPSS Clearance
14 8 (3.31%) Cybersecurity
14 8 (3.31%) Decision-Making

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (3.72%) FactoryTalk
2 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.65%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.65%) Simulink
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 14 (5.79%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (4.96%) Azure
3 7 (2.89%) Entra ID
4 3 (1.24%) OneDrive
5 2 (0.83%) AWS
5 2 (0.83%) GCP
5 2 (0.83%) GitHub
5 2 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (0.83%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.83%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.02%) Wireless
2 9 (3.72%) Ethernet
2 9 (3.72%) Profibus
3 8 (3.31%) Firewall
4 5 (2.07%) LAN
4 5 (2.07%) WAN
5 3 (1.24%) DHCP
5 3 (1.24%) DNS
5 3 (1.24%) Network Security
5 3 (1.24%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.24%) VLAN
5 3 (1.24%) VPN
6 2 (0.83%) IP Telephony
6 2 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.41%) Internet
7 1 (0.41%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.83%) Data Lake
1 2 (0.83%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (0.83%) Power BI
1 2 (0.83%) Redis
1 2 (0.83%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 7 (2.89%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.83%) Git
2 2 (0.83%) GitLab
2 2 (0.83%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (0.41%) JIRA
General
1 35 (14.46%) Aerospace
2 32 (13.22%) Electronics
3 28 (11.57%) Manufacturing
4 16 (6.61%) Social Skills
5 15 (6.20%) Finance
6 10 (4.13%) Military
7 8 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (2.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.83%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (0.83%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.41%) Automotive
11 1 (0.41%) Aviation
11 1 (0.41%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.41%) Marketing
11 1 (0.41%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.41%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.83%) FastAPI
1 2 (0.83%) Flask
1 2 (0.83%) Middleware
1 2 (0.83%) PostGIS
1 2 (0.83%) RESTful
1 2 (0.83%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.26%) Embedded Systems
2 13 (5.37%) SCADA
3 9 (3.72%) Replication
4 4 (1.65%) Algorithms
5 3 (1.24%) CCTV
5 3 (1.24%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.24%) FMCG
5 3 (1.24%) Robotics
5 3 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.41%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.55%) Windows
1 11 (4.55%) Windows Server
2 5 (2.07%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (11.57%) Validation
2 26 (10.74%) Systems Engineering
3 25 (10.33%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (7.85%) Verification and Validation
5 14 (5.79%) Technical Leadership
6 10 (4.13%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (3.31%) Cybersecurity
7 8 (3.31%) Decision-Making
7 8 (3.31%) Reverse Engineering
8 6 (2.48%) Agile
8 6 (2.48%) Customer Requirements
8 6 (2.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 6 (2.48%) Project Delivery
9 5 (2.07%) Cyber Intelligence
9 5 (2.07%) Mentoring
9 5 (2.07%) Root Cause Analysis
9 5 (2.07%) Systems Thinking
10 4 (1.65%) AI
10 4 (1.65%) Software Engineering
11 3 (1.24%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.89%) MATLAB
2 6 (2.48%) Python
3 5 (2.07%) C++
3 5 (2.07%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.83%) C#
4 2 (0.83%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (12.81%) Degree
2 23 (9.50%) Security Cleared
3 20 (8.26%) SC Cleared
4 9 (3.72%) HNC
4 9 (3.72%) HND
5 8 (3.31%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (2.48%) CCNP
6 6 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.07%) DV Cleared
7 5 (2.07%) PhD
8 4 (1.65%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.24%) CCNA
10 2 (0.83%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.79%) Accessibility
2 9 (3.72%) HAZOP
3 1 (0.41%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 10 (4.13%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.07%) Firmware
3 4 (1.65%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.83%) Docker
5 1 (0.41%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (3.72%) Wonderware InTouch
2 2 (0.83%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 19 (7.85%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.55%) Allen-Bradley
2 11 (4.55%) Rockwell
2 11 (4.55%) Wonderware
3 5 (2.07%) Cisco
4 2 (0.83%) AVEVA
4 2 (0.83%) EMC
4 2 (0.83%) Epicor
4 2 (0.83%) Siemens
4 2 (0.83%) Veeam
4 2 (0.83%) VMware
5 1 (0.41%) IBM