Senior Systems Engineer Job Trends in Farnborough

Senior System Engineer
Hampshire > Farnborough

The median Senior System Engineer salary in Farnborough is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
20 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Farnborough 2.38% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.44% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £68,000 - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £51,852 £63,750
% change year-on-year +15.71% -18.66% -1.92%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 123 101 102
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.62% 98.06% 99.03%
Number of salaries quoted 90 35 83
10th Percentile £26,925 £27,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £49,813 £35,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £86,188 £57,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £87,500 £92,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%

Senior Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Farnborough

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

Senior Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Farnborough

Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Farnborough

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in Farnborough

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Farnborough

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Senior 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 Senior Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) ArchiMate
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) ISMS
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) MagicDraw
2 1 (33.33%) MODAF
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) RMADS
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Sparx
2 1 (33.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (33.33%) SysML
2 1 (33.33%) TOGAF

Senior 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) MagicDraw
General
1 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) ArchiMate
2 1 (33.33%) ISMS
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) MODAF
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) SysML
2 1 (33.33%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) RMADS
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Sparx
8 Senior Systems Engineer jobs in Hampshire