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 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 27 | 90 | 290 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | +200 | +126 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 3,663 | 2,444 | 1,047 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 7.43% | 2.72% | 1.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.18% | 2.87% | 1.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,081 | 1,599 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,750 | £34,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £40,000 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.11% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,943 | £61,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,600 | £72,500 | £85,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | - | - |
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 | 44,774 | 85,031 | 77,815 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.67% | 91.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,692 | 62,917 | 50,230 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,066 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.32% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £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 31 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 31 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 | +145 | 1,430 | £50,055 | +11.23% | 127 |
| North West | +111 | 1,249 | £50,055 | +0.11% | 83 |
| South East | +38 | 869 | £62,000 | +24.00% | 184 |
| Midlands | +49 | 638 | £47,683 | -2.69% | 117 |
| South West | +28 | 401 | £52,600 | -4.36% | 117 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 353 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 82 |
| East Midlands | +45 | 284 | £47,683 | +12.20% | 35 |
| Yorkshire | +100 | 169 | £47,683 | +5.96% | 34 |
| East of England | -30 | 152 | £47,683 | -9.18% | 88 |
| London | -13 | 109 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 170 |
| North East | +41 | 12 | £55,000 | +37.50% | 11 |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 31 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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