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 13 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 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 29 | 86 | 265 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +179 | +102 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 3,630 | 2,520 | 1,013 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 6.91% | 2.80% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.66% | 2.96% | 1.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,918 | 1,602 | 415 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,605 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.66% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,943 | £61,438 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,600 | £72,500 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | - | - |
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 | 47,389 | 85,136 | 69,214 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.27% | 94.65% | 91.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,468 | 61,265 | 48,239 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.66% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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 13 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 13 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 | +140 | 1,473 | £50,055 | +11.23% | 115 |
| North West | +117 | 1,284 | £50,055 | +0.11% | 64 |
| South East | +42 | 817 | £62,000 | +24.00% | 197 |
| Midlands | +50 | 644 | £47,683 | -2.69% | 107 |
| West Midlands | +51 | 364 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 59 |
| South West | +16 | 356 | £52,600 | -4.36% | 118 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 279 | £47,683 | -1.68% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | +92 | 174 | £47,683 | +15.60% | 45 |
| East of England | -28 | 164 | £47,683 | -13.30% | 74 |
| London | -15 | 112 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 112 |
| North East | +41 | 15 | £57,500 | +24.32% | 7 |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 13 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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