System Engineer
UK > England
The median System Engineer salary in England is £52,600 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 27 | 89 | 263 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | +174 | +97 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 3,770 | 2,394 | 1,016 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 7.15% | 2.77% | 1.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.92% | 2.92% | 1.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,924 | 1,518 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,605 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £40,000 | £41,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.19% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £61,688 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,600 | £72,500 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | - | - |
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 | 47,572 | 81,888 | 67,776 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.23% | 94.71% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,558 | 58,406 | 47,330 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,282 | £39,576 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,250 | £80,518 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.66% | -12.42% | - |
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 19 July 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 19 July 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 | +143 | 1,491 | £50,055 | +11.23% | 126 |
| North West | +114 | 1,294 | £50,055 | +0.61% | 84 |
| South East | +47 | 891 | £62,000 | +24.00% | 170 |
| Midlands | +54 | 649 | £47,683 | -2.69% | 117 |
| South West | +17 | 365 | £52,600 | -12.33% | 119 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 363 | £55,000 | +12.24% | 69 |
| East Midlands | +40 | 285 | £47,683 | -1.68% | 48 |
| East of England | -24 | 198 | £55,000 | - | 83 |
| Yorkshire | +86 | 182 | £47,683 | +19.21% | 38 |
| London | -7 | 112 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 114 |
| North East | +37 | 15 | £57,500 | +24.32% | 5 |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 19 July 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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