Chief Systems Engineer Job Trends in Kent

Chief Systems Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Chief Systems Engineer salary in Kent is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 July 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Chief Systems Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
South East median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,416 488 1,550
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 70.22% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 911 345 1,122
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -8.05% -8.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £71,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Chief Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chief Systems Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 4 July 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
Gravesend - 1 £80,000 -
Chief Systems Engineer
South East

Chief Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 4 July 2026, Chief 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 Kent region featuring Chief Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Energy Management
1 2 (100.00%) Power Management
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Energy Management
1 2 (100.00%) Power Management
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Def Stans