Systems Engineering Job Trends in Glasgow

Systems Engineering
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Systems Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 50 204
Rank change year-on-year -11 +154 -90
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 1 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.12% 0.22% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.24% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £105,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £110,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -55.45% +83.33% -5.51%
75th Percentile - £115,000 £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £75,900 £58,033 £60,000
% change year-on-year +30.79% -3.28% +43.71%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 617 423 3,096
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 73.63% 93.58% 96.81%
Number of salaries quoted 394 218 744
10th Percentile £29,375 £32,500 £28,765
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,063 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £46,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.36% +4.76% -10.43%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Systems Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Systems Engineering job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Systems Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND