Systems Engineer Jobs in Fife

System Engineer
Scotland > Fife

The median System Engineer salary in Fife is £47,683 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 17 -
Rank change year-on-year +12 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 47 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 32.41% 7.02% -
As % of the Job Titles category 32.41% 7.48% -
Number of salaries quoted 26 0 0
10th Percentile £37,574 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £58,033 £44,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +31.89% -20.00% +22.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Fife

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Fife. 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 Fife with a recognized job title 145 107 57
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 93.86% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 38 70 21
10th Percentile £37,574 £31,125 £30,000
25th Percentile £43,438 £35,000 £38,754
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -10.53% +18.75%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £55,025 - £67,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Fife.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Fife

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Fife

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in Fife.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Fife

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Fife region over the 6 months to 3 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
Inverkeithing - 47 £47,683 - 1
Systems Engineer
Scotland

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife

For the 6 months to 3 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 Fife region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 43 (91.49%) Degree
2 40 (85.11%) BPSS Clearance
2 40 (85.11%) Systems Engineering
3 29 (61.70%) SysML
3 29 (61.70%) UML
3 29 (61.70%) MATLAB
4 22 (46.81%) Agile
4 22 (46.81%) MODAF
4 22 (46.81%) Cybersecurity
4 22 (46.81%) Presentation Skills
5 14 (29.79%) Mathematics
5 14 (29.79%) Physics
6 7 (14.89%) Electronics
6 7 (14.89%) Aerospace
6 7 (14.89%) PLM
6 7 (14.89%) Teamcenter
6 7 (14.89%) Simulink
6 7 (14.89%) Project Management
6 7 (14.89%) IBM
6 7 (14.89%) Computer Science
6 7 (14.89%) Use Case
6 7 (14.89%) Chartered Engineer
6 7 (14.89%) IEC 61508
6 7 (14.89%) DO-254
6 7 (14.89%) ARP4754
6 7 (14.89%) Rational DOORS
6 7 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (14.89%) Coaching
6 7 (14.89%) Social Skills
6 7 (14.89%) Model-Based Systems Engineering

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife 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:

Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Rational DOORS
General
1 22 (46.81%) Presentation Skills
2 7 (14.89%) Aerospace
2 7 (14.89%) Electronics
2 7 (14.89%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (85.11%) Systems Engineering
2 29 (61.70%) SysML
2 29 (61.70%) UML
3 22 (46.81%) Agile
3 22 (46.81%) Cybersecurity
3 22 (46.81%) MODAF
4 14 (29.79%) Mathematics
4 14 (29.79%) Physics
5 7 (14.89%) Acceptance Criteria
5 7 (14.89%) Coaching
5 7 (14.89%) Computer Science
5 7 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (14.89%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 7 (14.89%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 7 (14.89%) PLM
5 7 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (14.89%) Project Management
5 7 (14.89%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 29 (61.70%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 43 (91.49%) Degree
2 40 (85.11%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (14.89%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (14.89%) ARP4754
1 7 (14.89%) DO-254
1 7 (14.89%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 7 (14.89%) IBM