System Engineer
UK > England
The median System Engineer salary in England is £50,055 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 28 | 109 | 331 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +81 | +222 | +84 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 3,050 | 2,110 | 960 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 6.62% | 2.48% | 1.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.35% | 2.62% | 1.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,874 | 1,396 | 384 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,440 | £32,500 | £31,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,943 | £60,000 | £71,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £108,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in England.
Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Systems Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| North of England | +157 | 1,227 | £50,055 | +11.23% | 146 |
| North West | +130 | 1,083 | £50,055 | +0.11% | 81 |
| South East | +48 | 659 | £62,000 | +24.00% | 206 |
| Midlands | +57 | 605 | £47,683 | -1.68% | 137 |
| South West | +35 | 344 | £52,600 | -4.36% | 123 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 342 | £35,000 | -30.00% | 90 |
| East Midlands | +57 | 262 | £47,683 | +12.20% | 43 |
| Yorkshire | +104 | 133 | £47,683 | +5.96% | 56 |
| East of England | -16 | 128 | £47,683 | -8.30% | 106 |
| London | -3 | 86 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 148 |
| North East | +41 | 11 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 14 |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:
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