Systems Engineer Jobs in Gloucestershire

System Engineer
South West > Gloucestershire

The median System Engineer salary in Gloucestershire is £52,600 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 79 86
Rank change year-on-year +64 +7 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 75 60 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 14.29% 3.44% 2.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.18% 3.55% 2.84%
Number of salaries quoted 64 39 4
10th Percentile £50,780 £45,000 £32,150
25th Percentile - £48,750 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £52,500 £36,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.19% +45.83% -29.41%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £45,313
90th Percentile - £61,000 £57,125
South West median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -4.36% +14.58% +6.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 494 1,689 1,022
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.10% 96.96% 84.67%
Number of salaries quoted 303 1,236 479
10th Percentile £27,250 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.20% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £58,000 £61,250 £72,000
90th Percentile £74,750 £75,000 £81,250
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Gloucestershire

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Gloucestershire

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Gloucestershire

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 15 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
Filton - 68 £52,600 - 6
Gloucester +45 2 £50,000 -9.09% 11
Stroud - 1 - -
Systems Engineer
South West

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

For the 6 months to 15 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 71 (94.67%) Degree
1 71 (94.67%) Systems Engineering
2 38 (50.67%) HND
3 37 (49.33%) HNC
3 37 (49.33%) Mathematics
3 37 (49.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 35 (46.67%) MATLAB
5 32 (42.67%) Validation
6 31 (41.33%) Verification and Validation
7 30 (40.00%) Software Engineering
7 30 (40.00%) SysML
7 30 (40.00%) Simulink
7 30 (40.00%) Digital Twin
8 25 (33.33%) Line Management
9 17 (22.67%) Aerospace
10 9 (12.00%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (9.33%) Automotive
12 6 (8.00%) Requirements Management
13 5 (6.67%) ANSYS
13 5 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
13 5 (6.67%) Physics
13 5 (6.67%) PLM
13 5 (6.67%) Teamcenter
13 5 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
13 5 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
13 5 (6.67%) Microsoft
13 5 (6.67%) Coaching
13 5 (6.67%) Performance Management
13 5 (6.67%) Rational DOORS
13 5 (6.67%) Cost Control

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 30 (40.00%) Simulink
2 5 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.33%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (6.67%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.33%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 5 (6.67%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.33%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 17 (22.67%) Aerospace
2 7 (9.33%) Automotive
3 5 (6.67%) Aeronautics
4 4 (5.33%) Social Skills
5 3 (4.00%) Military
6 2 (2.67%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.33%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.33%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (1.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (94.67%) Systems Engineering
2 37 (49.33%) Mathematics
2 37 (49.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 32 (42.67%) Validation
4 31 (41.33%) Verification and Validation
5 30 (40.00%) Digital Twin
5 30 (40.00%) Software Engineering
5 30 (40.00%) SysML
6 25 (33.33%) Line Management
7 6 (8.00%) Requirements Management
8 5 (6.67%) Coaching
8 5 (6.67%) Cost Control
8 5 (6.67%) Performance Management
8 5 (6.67%) Physics
8 5 (6.67%) PLM
9 2 (2.67%) Business Case
9 2 (2.67%) Configuration Management
9 2 (2.67%) OO
9 2 (2.67%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (2.67%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 35 (46.67%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 71 (94.67%) Degree
2 38 (50.67%) HND
3 37 (49.33%) HNC
4 9 (12.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.67%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.33%) ARP4761
Vendors
1 5 (6.67%) ANSYS
1 5 (6.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.33%) Siemens