Lead Systems Engineer Job Trends in Farnborough

Lead System Engineer
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Lead System Engineer salary in Farnborough is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Farnborough 2.06% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £80,000 - £40,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Farnborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Farnborough. 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 Farnborough with a recognized job title 184 87 146
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 100.00% 97.99%
Number of salaries quoted 128 25 126
10th Percentile £31,500 £33,500 £28,125
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £46,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -1.50%
75th Percentile £82,500 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,375 £79,500 £86,875
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Lead Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Farnborough.

Lead Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Farnborough

Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Farnborough

Salary distribution trend for Lead Systems Engineer job vacancies in Farnborough.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Systems Engineer job vacancies in Farnborough

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 15 February 2026, Lead Systems Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the Farnborough region featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Leadership

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Acoustics
1 2 (50.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer