Systems Engineering Jobs in England

Systems Engineering
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Systems Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 257 403 467
Rank change year-on-year +146 +64 -53
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 913 705 1,011
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.07% 0.78% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.25% 0.82% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 516 194 443
10th Percentile £37,875 £42,049 £35,575
25th Percentile £48,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £70,063 £87,875 £78,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £110,000 £92,250
UK median annual salary £59,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -12.59% +3.85% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Systems Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,254 86,133 128,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.46% 95.62% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 53,821 51,154 73,474
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,410 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in England

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineering in England.

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in England

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in England

Systems Engineering
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 Engineering within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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
South East +68 229 £63,500 +12.11% 99
South West +27 219 £55,000 -20.29% 78
East of England +99 139 £55,000 -15.38% 51
Midlands -47 130 £55,000 - 47
London +101 124 £75,000 -25.00% 69
West Midlands -58 86 £55,000 - 30
North of England +93 66 £51,000 -27.14% 60
East Midlands +33 44 £50,000 - 17
Yorkshire +111 33 £51,000 - 9
North West +18 31 £60,000 -14.29% 46
North East -3 2 £67,500 - 6
Systems Engineering
UK

Systems Engineering
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:

Application Platforms
1 37 (4.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (3.07%) WebLogic
3 16 (1.75%) SharePoint
4 10 (1.10%) IIS
5 8 (0.88%) Confluence
6 4 (0.44%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.22%) WinCC
Applications
1 58 (6.35%) Microsoft Project
2 55 (6.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (3.40%) Simulink
4 27 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (0.77%) Stateflow
6 2 (0.22%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.11%) CATIA
7 1 (0.11%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 53 (5.81%) Primavera
2 31 (3.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.11%) SAP EHS
3 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 113 (12.38%) Azure
2 74 (8.11%) AWS
3 48 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (3.07%) Amazon EKS
4 28 (3.07%) Amazon SQS
5 22 (2.41%) Entra ID
6 16 (1.75%) SaaS
7 14 (1.53%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (1.10%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.77%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.55%) IaaS
10 5 (0.55%) PaaS
11 3 (0.33%) Google Sheets
12 2 (0.22%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.22%) GCP
12 2 (0.22%) GitHub
12 2 (0.22%) Google Docs
12 2 (0.22%) Serverless
13 1 (0.11%) Google Workspace
13 1 (0.11%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 39 (4.27%) TCP/IP
2 34 (3.72%) DNS
3 31 (3.40%) BGP
4 28 (3.07%) SSL
5 20 (2.19%) Firewall
6 11 (1.20%) WLAN
7 10 (1.10%) LAN
7 10 (1.10%) SAN
7 10 (1.10%) WAN
7 10 (1.10%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (0.88%) Wireless
9 7 (0.77%) Ethernet
9 7 (0.77%) Intranet
10 6 (0.66%) 4G
10 6 (0.66%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.55%) DHCP
11 5 (0.55%) Network Security
12 4 (0.44%) Bluetooth
12 4 (0.44%) OpenLDAP
12 4 (0.44%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (4.71%) Relational Database
2 31 (3.40%) RDBMS
3 29 (3.18%) Oracle Database
4 28 (3.07%) Amazon RDS
5 10 (1.10%) SQL Server
6 9 (0.99%) Apache Cassandra
7 6 (0.66%) MySQL
7 6 (0.66%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.55%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.33%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.33%) Power BI
10 2 (0.22%) Big Data
10 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.22%) Neo4j
10 2 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.11%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.11%) Redis
Development Applications
1 85 (9.31%) Rational DOORS
2 43 (4.71%) JIRA
3 31 (3.40%) Rational Rhapsody
4 19 (2.08%) Jenkins
5 15 (1.64%) Git
6 12 (1.31%) Rational Team Concert
7 11 (1.20%) Robot Framework
8 8 (0.88%) GitLab
9 7 (0.77%) LabVIEW
10 4 (0.44%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.44%) JMeter
10 4 (0.44%) Visual Studio
11 3 (0.33%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.22%) Apache Continuum
12 2 (0.22%) Subversion
13 1 (0.11%) Gatling
13 1 (0.11%) JUnit
13 1 (0.11%) LoadRunner
13 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
13 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
General
1 240 (26.29%) Social Skills
2 124 (13.58%) Aerospace
3 71 (7.78%) Finance
3 71 (7.78%) Manufacturing
4 67 (7.34%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (6.68%) Electronics
6 59 (6.46%) Automotive
7 54 (5.91%) Military
8 48 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
9 42 (4.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 35 (3.83%) Marketing
11 30 (3.29%) Public Sector
12 21 (2.30%) Games
13 19 (2.08%) Retail
14 17 (1.86%) Telecoms
15 16 (1.75%) Legal
16 15 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
17 14 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
18 12 (1.31%) Aviation
19 9 (0.99%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 417 (45.67%) Systems Engineer
2 121 (13.25%) Senior
3 118 (12.92%) Lead
4 110 (12.05%) Principal Engineer
5 104 (11.39%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 98 (10.73%) Architect
7 70 (7.67%) Software Engineer
8 64 (7.01%) Solutions Architect
9 62 (6.79%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 52 (5.70%) Project Controller
11 35 (3.83%) Lead Architect
12 30 (3.29%) Lead Solutions Architect
13 26 (2.85%) Project Manager
14 25 (2.74%) Consultant
14 25 (2.74%) Senior Architect
15 22 (2.41%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
16 19 (2.08%) Senior Solutions Architect
16 19 (2.08%) Systems Architect
16 19 (2.08%) Team Leader
17 18 (1.97%) SCADA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (3.07%) HTML
1 28 (3.07%) RabbitMQ
1 28 (3.07%) Spring Boot
2 11 (1.20%) XML
3 4 (0.44%) .NET
3 4 (0.44%) 802.1X
3 4 (0.44%) Keycloak
3 4 (0.44%) LDAP
3 4 (0.44%) WPF
4 3 (0.33%) CSS
4 3 (0.33%) HTML5
4 3 (0.33%) JSON
4 3 (0.33%) Keras
4 3 (0.33%) PyTorch
4 3 (0.33%) Svelte
4 3 (0.33%) TensorFlow
4 3 (0.33%) Web Services
5 2 (0.22%) Middleware
5 2 (0.22%) Node.js
5 2 (0.22%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 70 (7.67%) Management Information System
2 34 (3.72%) Enterprise Software
2 34 (3.72%) SCADA
3 31 (3.40%) Algorithms
4 29 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
5 28 (3.07%) Operational Technology
5 28 (3.07%) Public Cloud
6 26 (2.85%) Clustering
7 20 (2.19%) Product Ownership
8 19 (2.08%) IoT
9 18 (1.97%) Robotics
10 16 (1.75%) Cyberattack
10 16 (1.75%) Embedded Systems
11 14 (1.53%) Linux Command Line
12 10 (1.10%) Distributed Systems
13 8 (0.88%) Reinsurance
14 7 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (0.77%) Biopharmaceutical
14 7 (0.77%) Client/Server
14 7 (0.77%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 93 (10.19%) Linux
2 79 (8.65%) Windows
3 45 (4.93%) Windows Server
4 32 (3.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.55%) Unix
5 5 (0.55%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.11%) Android
7 1 (0.11%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (21.91%) Agile
2 159 (17.42%) Validation
3 127 (13.91%) Software Engineering
4 117 (12.81%) Problem-Solving
5 105 (11.50%) Verification and Validation
6 95 (10.41%) Project Management
7 93 (10.19%) Risk Management
8 90 (9.86%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 83 (9.09%) Mentoring
10 77 (8.43%) Customer Requirements
11 75 (8.21%) Collaborative Working
12 72 (7.89%) Performance Management
13 68 (7.45%) Cybersecurity
14 66 (7.23%) Project Delivery
15 64 (7.01%) Programme Management
15 64 (7.01%) Requirements Management
16 57 (6.24%) Actionable Insight
17 56 (6.13%) Continuous Improvement
18 54 (5.91%) SysML
19 52 (5.70%) Earned Value Management
Programming Languages
1 72 (7.89%) Python
2 48 (5.26%) JavaScript
3 47 (5.15%) MATLAB
4 40 (4.38%) C
5 34 (3.72%) Java
6 30 (3.29%) PowerShell
7 28 (3.07%) C#
8 23 (2.52%) SQL
9 21 (2.30%) Bash
10 17 (1.86%) C++
11 10 (1.10%) Go
12 8 (0.88%) Ada
13 6 (0.66%) Perl
14 5 (0.55%) VB
15 4 (0.44%) Rust
16 3 (0.33%) R
16 3 (0.33%) Scala
16 3 (0.33%) VBScript
17 2 (0.22%) PHP
17 2 (0.22%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 395 (43.26%) Security Cleared
2 267 (29.24%) Degree
3 130 (14.24%) SC Cleared
4 124 (13.58%) BPSS Clearance
5 71 (7.78%) DV Cleared
6 51 (5.59%) Master's Degree
7 45 (4.93%) Chartered Engineer
8 36 (3.94%) Azure Certification
9 28 (3.07%) AWS Certification
9 28 (3.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 20 (2.19%) HNC
11 19 (2.08%) CISSP
11 19 (2.08%) DBS Check
11 19 (2.08%) HND
12 12 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
13 9 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.55%) CISM
14 5 (0.55%) PhD
15 3 (0.33%) GIAC
16 2 (0.22%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (2.30%) Def Stans
2 18 (1.97%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 7 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 6 (0.66%) IEC 61508
4 6 (0.66%) QA
5 5 (0.55%) JSP 440
6 4 (0.44%) Automotive SPICE
6 4 (0.44%) ISO 26262
7 3 (0.33%) ECSS
7 3 (0.33%) JTAG
7 3 (0.33%) NCSC
7 3 (0.33%) NIST
8 2 (0.22%) GRC
8 2 (0.22%) PMO
9 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.11%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 45 (4.93%) Active Directory
2 43 (4.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (3.07%) Hyper-V
4 21 (2.30%) VMware ESXi
5 19 (2.08%) Firmware
6 9 (0.99%) Forefront TMG
6 9 (0.99%) VMware Workstation
7 4 (0.44%) Ceph
7 4 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.33%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.22%) Docker
9 2 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 30 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (2.74%) Single Sign-On
3 24 (2.63%) Kubernetes
4 23 (2.52%) Microsoft Clustering
5 21 (2.30%) vCenter Server
6 19 (2.08%) Functional Safety
7 10 (1.10%) SCOM
8 9 (0.99%) WSUS
9 7 (0.77%) Terraform
10 6 (0.66%) Ansible
11 5 (0.55%) SELinux
12 4 (0.44%) Knative
13 3 (0.33%) Backup Exec
13 3 (0.33%) Istio
14 2 (0.22%) CASB
14 2 (0.22%) Grafana
14 2 (0.22%) Wonderware InTouch
14 2 (0.22%) ZABBIX
15 1 (0.11%) IBM BigFix
15 1 (0.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 105 (11.50%) Microsoft
2 68 (7.45%) VMware
3 41 (4.49%) EMC
4 39 (4.27%) Oracle
5 34 (3.72%) IBM
6 33 (3.61%) ServiceNow
7 31 (3.40%) Sparx
8 21 (2.30%) IFS
9 20 (2.19%) Commvault
9 20 (2.19%) Thales
10 19 (2.08%) Sun
11 18 (1.97%) Workday
12 13 (1.42%) Red Hat
12 13 (1.42%) Veeam
13 10 (1.10%) Citrix
13 10 (1.10%) HP
13 10 (1.10%) Sophos
14 8 (0.88%) Informatica
15 7 (0.77%) Cisco
16 6 (0.66%) Google