Systems Engineer Job Trends in England

System Engineer
UK > England

The median System Engineer salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 119 102
Rank change year-on-year +56 -17 +109
Permanent Systems Engineer jobs 2,751 1,052 1,530
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.55% 2.37% 2.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.77% 2.61% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,623 480 833
10th Percentile £39,250 £39,703 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,000 £47,683 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
10 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 99,216 40,277 57,188
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.80% 90.63% 94.73%
Number of salaries quoted 67,525 25,564 32,163
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,999 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.28% -8.70% -4.17%

Systems Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Systems Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Systems Engineer Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in England

Systems Engineer Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for Systems Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 10 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in England

Systems Engineer Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Systems Engineer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 10 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
South East +43 1,009 £60,000 - 359
South West +4 627 £65,000 +18.18% 144
North of England -3 312 £58,750 +17.50% 138
East of England +33 295 £60,000 +9.09% 186
Midlands +21 282 £46,000 -16.36% 148
London +73 225 £60,000 -15.79% 308
North West -25 169 £55,000 +9.88% 76
West Midlands +22 156 £50,000 -9.09% 79
East Midlands -8 124 £45,000 -10.00% 68
North East +5 84 £70,000 +21.74% 14
Yorkshire -63 59 £60,000 +44.58% 49
Systems Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Systems Engineer job ads cited 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 Systems Engineer job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Systems Engineering18.7%515
2Security Cleared13.6%374
3SC Cleared11.9%326
4Validation10.8%298
5Degree10.3%284
6Verification and Validation9.4%258
7Problem-Solving8.4%232
8Microsoft7.0%193
9Technical Leadership6.3%173
10Azure5.6%154
11BPSS Clearance4.9%136
11Windows4.9%136
13Linux4.8%132
14Active Directory4.6%127
15Microsoft 3654.5%125
16Customer Requirements4.5%124
17Rational DOORS4.5%123
18Requirements Management4.3%119
19Windows Server4.1%114
20Customer Service3.7%103
21Hyper-V3.5%96
22Model-Based Systems Engineering3.3%92
23DNS3.3%91
24Agile3.3%90
24VMware3.3%90
26DHCP3.0%83
26Microsoft Exchange3.0%83
28Continuous Improvement2.8%77
29MATLAB2.8%76
30Wireless2.6%72

Systems Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Systems Engineer23.0%632
2Principal Systems Engineer10.8%298
3Security Engineer5.4%149
4Control Systems Engineer5.3%146
5Lead Systems Engineer4.9%134
6IT Engineer4.3%117
7Systems Test Engineer4.1%113
8Embedded Engineer3.3%91
9Network Systems Engineer2.6%71
10Electronics Engineer2.5%68
11Network Engineer2.3%64
11Systems Support Engineer2.3%64
13Systems Integration Engineer2.3%63
13Systems Support2.3%63
15Senior Data Warehouse Specialist2.0%56
16Cloud Engineer1.9%52
17Design Engineer1.9%51
18RF Engineer1.7%47
19Hardware Engineer1.6%45
20Optical Engineer1.6%43
1,449 Systems Engineer jobs in England