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 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | 132 | 95 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | -37 | +102 |
| Permanent Systems Engineer jobs | 2,684 | 1,020 | 1,594 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 2.51% | 2.33% | 2.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.73% | 2.56% | 2.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,592 | 459 | 874 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,250 | £39,281 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £47,683 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | +6.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,450 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,750 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £52,600 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +4.56% | +5.20% |
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 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 98,487 | 39,863 | 57,878 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.98% | 91.06% | 94.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,747 | 24,591 | 32,870 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,623 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.44% | -6.96% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £76,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
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 Salary Trend 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 31 October 2026.
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 31 October 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 | +56 | 989 | £60,000 | - | 115 |
| South West | +7 | 598 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 84 |
| North of England | -3 | 309 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 49 |
| East of England | +53 | 286 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 49 |
| Midlands | +28 | 277 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 66 |
| London | +76 | 224 | £60,000 | -20.00% | 32 |
| North West | -21 | 156 | £55,000 | +9.88% | 34 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 155 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 32 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 120 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 34 |
| North East | +1 | 88 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -59 | 65 | £56,250 | +35.54% | 12 |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 31 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Systems Engineering | 18.0% | 483 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 13.3% | 356 |
| 3 | SC Cleared | 11.8% | 316 |
| 4 | Validation | 10.6% | 284 |
| 5 | Degree | 10.5% | 282 |
| 6 | Verification and Validation | 9.1% | 243 |
| 7 | Problem-Solving | 9.0% | 241 |
| 8 | Microsoft | 7.4% | 199 |
| 9 | Technical Leadership | 6.5% | 175 |
| 10 | Azure | 6.2% | 166 |
| 11 | BPSS Clearance | 5.6% | 151 |
| 12 | Windows | 5.5% | 148 |
| 13 | Active Directory | 5.3% | 142 |
| 14 | Linux | 5.0% | 135 |
| 15 | Microsoft 365 | 5.0% | 134 |
| 16 | Windows Server | 4.6% | 124 |
| 17 | Customer Requirements | 4.4% | 117 |
| 18 | Rational DOORS | 4.3% | 116 |
| 19 | Customer Service | 4.1% | 110 |
| 20 | Requirements Management | 4.1% | 109 |
| 21 | Hyper-V | 4.0% | 107 |
| 22 | VMware | 3.8% | 102 |
| 23 | DNS | 3.7% | 100 |
| 24 | Agile | 3.5% | 94 |
| 24 | Microsoft Exchange | 3.5% | 94 |
| 26 | DHCP | 3.4% | 92 |
| 26 | Model-Based Systems Engineering | 3.4% | 92 |
| 28 | MATLAB | 3.0% | 80 |
| 29 | Migration | 2.8% | 75 |
| 30 | Physics | 2.8% | 74 |
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
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Systems Engineer | 22.4% | 602 |
| 2 | Principal Systems Engineer | 10.9% | 292 |
| 3 | Control Systems Engineer | 5.6% | 150 |
| 3 | Security Engineer | 5.6% | 150 |
| 5 | Lead Systems Engineer | 5.0% | 134 |
| 6 | IT Engineer | 4.6% | 124 |
| 7 | Systems Test Engineer | 4.0% | 108 |
| 8 | Embedded Engineer | 3.1% | 84 |
| 9 | Network Systems Engineer | 2.4% | 65 |
| 10 | Systems Support Engineer | 2.3% | 61 |
| 11 | Electronics Engineer | 2.2% | 60 |
| 11 | Systems Support | 2.2% | 60 |
| 13 | Network Engineer | 2.2% | 58 |
| 14 | Senior Data Warehouse Specialist | 2.0% | 53 |
| 15 | Cloud Engineer | 1.9% | 52 |
| 15 | Systems Integration Engineer | 1.9% | 52 |
| 17 | RF Engineer | 1.7% | 46 |
| 18 | Design Engineer | 1.7% | 45 |
| 19 | Hardware Engineer | 1.6% | 42 |
| 20 | Optical Engineer | 1.5% | 41 |