Systems Engineering Jobs in the East of England

Systems Engineering
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 98 181
Rank change year-on-year +42 +83 +35
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 178 144 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 5.43% 2.28% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.76% 2.88% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 66 90 9
10th Percentile £37,574 £32,500 -
25th Percentile - £46,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.30% -15.38% -
75th Percentile - £62,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £63,125 £65,000 -
England median annual salary £52,600 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -8.52% -17.86% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,090 4,994 4,770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 94.18% 78.92% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,382 3,753 2,097
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,063 £32,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,967 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.93% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,200 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in the East of England

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineering in the East of England.

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in the East of England

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in the East of England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in the East of England

Systems Engineering
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 Engineering within the East of England region over the 6 months to 28 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
Norfolk +66 164 £47,683 - 3
Hertfordshire -51 10 £60,000 +4.35% 53
Bedfordshire -17 3 - - 38
Essex +5 1 £72,500 +141.67% 19
Systems Engineering
England

Systems Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 (2.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (7.30%) Simulink
2 1 (0.56%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 13 (7.30%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (2.25%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (2.25%) Microsoft Copilot
Development Applications
1 33 (18.54%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (1.12%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 52 (29.21%) Presentation Skills
2 36 (20.22%) Electronics
3 19 (10.67%) Social Skills
4 14 (7.87%) Aerospace
5 3 (1.69%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.12%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (1.12%) Military
7 1 (0.56%) Automotive
7 1 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 92 (51.69%) Systems Engineer
2 40 (22.47%) Senior
3 33 (18.54%) Principal Engineer
4 29 (16.29%) Engineering Manager
5 18 (10.11%) Requirements Manager
5 18 (10.11%) Software Assurance Engineer
6 15 (8.43%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 14 (7.87%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 13 (7.30%) Junior
8 13 (7.30%) Junior Systems Engineer
9 9 (5.06%) Lead
10 8 (4.49%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 4 (2.25%) Head of Engineering
11 4 (2.25%) Integration Engineer
11 4 (2.25%) System Verification Engineer
11 4 (2.25%) Systems Integration Engineer
11 4 (2.25%) Validation Engineer
12 3 (1.69%) Chief Systems Engineer
13 2 (1.12%) Embedded Engineer
13 2 (1.12%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.25%) Microsoft Licensing
1 4 (2.25%) PKI
2 1 (0.56%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (0.56%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (37.64%) UML
2 65 (36.52%) SysML
3 54 (30.34%) Agile
4 52 (29.21%) Cybersecurity
4 52 (29.21%) MODAF
5 43 (24.16%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 31 (17.42%) Mathematics
6 31 (17.42%) Physics
7 28 (15.73%) Validation
8 24 (13.48%) FMEA
8 24 (13.48%) Verification and Validation
9 22 (12.36%) Software Engineering
10 20 (11.24%) Requirements Management
11 19 (10.67%) Coaching
11 19 (10.67%) Problem-Solving
12 18 (10.11%) Decision-Making
12 18 (10.11%) Software Assurance
12 18 (10.11%) Stakeholder Management
13 13 (7.30%) PLM
13 13 (7.30%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 65 (36.52%) MATLAB
2 4 (2.25%) C
2 4 (2.25%) C++
3 2 (1.12%) Ada
Qualifications
1 160 (89.89%) BPSS Clearance
2 123 (69.10%) Degree
3 12 (6.74%) Chartered Engineer
3 12 (6.74%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.56%) MCAD
4 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (21.35%) IEC 61508
2 24 (13.48%) Def Stans
3 14 (7.87%) ARP4754
3 14 (7.87%) DO-254
System Software
1 4 (2.25%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (8.43%) IBM
2 1 (0.56%) EMC