System Design Authority Job Trends in England

Systems Design Authority
UK > England

The median Systems Design Authority salary in England is £74,800 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 600 660 -
Rank change year-on-year +60 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a System Design Authority 5 16 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.010% 0.033% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.036% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £66,080 - -
25th Percentile £69,350 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,800 £8,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +780.00% - -
75th Percentile £80,250 - -
90th Percentile £83,520 - -
UK median annual salary £85,700 £8,500 -
% change year-on-year +908.24% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 47,747 44,477 47,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.70% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,178 23,217 36,932
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

System Design Authority
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'System Design Authority' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

System Design Authority job vacancy trend in England

System Design Authority
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for System Design Authority job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for System Design Authority job vacancies in England

System Design Authority
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing System Design Authority in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for System Design Authority in England

System Design Authority
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing System Design Authority within the England region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
South East +13 3 £85,700 -
North West +29 2 £63,900 +651.76%
North of England +29 2 £63,900 +651.76%
System Design Authority
UK

System Design Authority Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, System Design Authority 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 England region featuring System Design Authority in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 3 (60.00%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (40.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Business Transformation
3 2 (40.00%) Configuration Management
3 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Data Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) IBM
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (40.00%) JIRA
3 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (40.00%) Systems Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (40.00%) TOGAF
3 2 (40.00%) TOGAF Certification
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Product Requirements
4 1 (20.00%) Product Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) System Integration Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy

System Design Authority Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) JIRA
1 2 (40.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (40.00%) Back Office
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Business Transformation
2 2 (40.00%) Configuration Management
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Data Architecture
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Systems Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (40.00%) TOGAF
2 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Product Requirements
3 1 (20.00%) Product Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) System Integration Testing
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (60.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (40.00%) TOGAF Certification
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) IBM