System Engineer
South East > East Sussex
The median System Engineer salary in East Sussex is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | - | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex | 0.64% | - | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.66% | - | 0.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,250 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £44,375 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | - | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -44.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,625 | - | £38,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £46,750 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | -4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Sussex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Sussex. 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 East Sussex with a recognized job title | 609 | 281 | 671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.82% | 93.05% | 92.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 474 | 214 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,500 | £25,760 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £85,000 | £76,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -9.09% |
Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex
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 East Sussex.
Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in East Sussex
Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in East Sussex.
Systems Engineer
Job Locations in East Sussex
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 Sussex region over the 6 months to 29 March 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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| Brighton | - | 3 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
| Lewes | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex
For the 6 months to 29 March 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 Sussex region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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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