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 9 November 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 121 102
Rank change year-on-year +57 -19 +112
Permanent Systems Engineer jobs 2,744 1,042 1,541
As % of all permanent jobs in England 2.54% 2.34% 2.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.77% 2.58% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,620 478 845
10th Percentile £38,675 £39,281 £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 £52,600
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.56% +0.19%

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
9 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 99,174 40,387 57,437
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.83% 90.77% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 67,606 25,637 32,383
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,999 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.28% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,813 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +13.93% -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 9 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 9 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 +44 1,005 £60,000 - 364
South West +2 630 £65,000 +18.18% 148
North of England -11 310 £55,000 +10.00% 134
East of England +40 292 £60,000 +9.09% 195
Midlands +18 281 £47,500 -13.64% 158
London +68 225 £60,000 -15.79% 345
North West -28 167 £55,000 +9.88% 78
West Midlands +17 156 £50,000 -9.09% 85
East Midlands -3 123 £45,000 -14.29% 73
North East +3 85 £70,000 +21.74% 11
Yorkshire -56 58 £60,000 +44.58% 46
Systems Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 Engineering18.5%509
2Security Cleared13.7%376
3SC Cleared12.1%331
4Validation10.7%294
5Degree10.2%280
6Verification and Validation9.3%255
7Problem-Solving8.7%240
8Microsoft7.3%201
9Technical Leadership6.3%174
10Azure5.9%162
11Windows5.2%144
12BPSS Clearance5.0%138
12Linux5.0%138
14Active Directory4.9%134
15Microsoft 3654.8%131
16Customer Requirements4.5%123
17Windows Server4.4%122
18Rational DOORS4.4%120
19Requirements Management4.2%116
20Customer Service4.0%109
21Hyper-V3.8%103
22DNS3.6%99
23VMware3.6%98
24Model-Based Systems Engineering3.4%92
25DHCP3.3%91
26Agile3.3%90
27Microsoft Exchange3.2%89
28Continuous Improvement2.7%75
28MATLAB2.7%75
30Migration2.7%73

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 Engineer22.9%628
2Principal Systems Engineer10.8%296
3Security Engineer5.4%149
4Control Systems Engineer5.3%145
5Lead Systems Engineer4.8%133
6IT Engineer4.3%119
7Systems Test Engineer4.1%113
8Embedded Engineer3.2%89
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%46
19Hardware Engineer1.6%44
20Optical Engineer1.6%43
1,508 Systems Engineer jobs in England