Systems Engineer Job Trends in Gravesend

System Engineer
Kent > Gravesend

The median System Engineer salary in Gravesend is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 April 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 1 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Gravesend 4.00% - 44.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.00% - 44.83%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.04%
75th Percentile - - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +13.40% +3.74%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gravesend

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gravesend. 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 Gravesend with a recognized job title 25 18 29
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 42.86% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 25 9 29
10th Percentile £28,000 - £23,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £62,500 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +40.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £75,000 - £57,500
90th Percentile - £70,123 £62,500
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £47,250 £42,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +11.18% -13.27%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gravesend

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

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Gravesend

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Gravesend

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Gravesend.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Gravesend

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gravesend

For the 6 months to 7 April 2026, 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 Gravesend region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gravesend 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens