Systems Engineer Job Trends in Hertfordshire

System Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median System Engineer salary in Hertfordshire is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 62 57
Rank change year-on-year +47 -5 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 168 37 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertfordshire 9.96% 3.09% 1.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.99% 3.63% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 73 26 12
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -30.43%
75th Percentile - £59,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,250
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 1,529 1,019 770
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.69% 85.20% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 892 469 587
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,370
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £87,500 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -3.23%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Hertfordshire

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Stevenage +22 145 £55,000 -8.33% 39
Watford +12 12 - - 1
Tring - 5 - -
Bishop's Stortford +1 3 £70,000 +75.00%
Systems Engineer
East of England

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 40 (23.81%) Security Cleared
2 21 (12.50%) Degree
3 20 (11.90%) Systems Engineering
4 16 (9.52%) Validation
5 12 (7.14%) Active Directory
5 12 (7.14%) DHCP
5 12 (7.14%) DNS
5 12 (7.14%) Microsoft
5 12 (7.14%) VMware
5 12 (7.14%) vSphere
5 12 (7.14%) Windows
5 12 (7.14%) Windows Server
6 11 (6.55%) Systems Thinking
7 9 (5.36%) Technical Leadership
8 5 (2.98%) Design for Manufacturing
8 5 (2.98%) Design-to-Cost
8 5 (2.98%) FMEA
8 5 (2.98%) MOS
8 5 (2.98%) Synthetic Environment
9 3 (1.79%) Customer Requirements
9 3 (1.79%) Digital Signal Processing
9 3 (1.79%) Mathematics
9 3 (1.79%) MATLAB
9 3 (1.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 3 (1.79%) Physics
9 3 (1.79%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (1.79%) Rational Rhapsody
9 3 (1.79%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.79%) Signal Processing
9 3 (1.79%) Simulink

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 3 (1.79%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 12 (7.14%) DHCP
1 12 (7.14%) DNS
Development Applications
1 3 (1.79%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (1.79%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 8 (4.76%) Military
2 5 (2.98%) Finance
3 3 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
Operating Systems
1 12 (7.14%) Windows
1 12 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (11.90%) Systems Engineering
2 16 (9.52%) Validation
3 11 (6.55%) Systems Thinking
4 9 (5.36%) Technical Leadership
5 5 (2.98%) Design for Manufacturing
5 5 (2.98%) Design-to-Cost
5 5 (2.98%) FMEA
5 5 (2.98%) Synthetic Environment
6 3 (1.79%) Customer Requirements
6 3 (1.79%) Digital Signal Processing
6 3 (1.79%) Mathematics
6 3 (1.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 3 (1.79%) Physics
6 3 (1.79%) Signal Processing
6 3 (1.79%) Software Engineering
6 3 (1.79%) SysML
6 3 (1.79%) Verification and Validation
6 3 (1.79%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.79%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 40 (23.81%) Security Cleared
2 21 (12.50%) Degree
3 5 (2.98%) MOS
4 3 (1.79%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 12 (7.14%) Active Directory
1 12 (7.14%) vSphere
Vendors
1 12 (7.14%) Microsoft
1 12 (7.14%) VMware