Lead Systems Engineer Job Trends in Kent

Lead System Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Lead System Engineer salary in Kent is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £50,800 - -
25th Percentile £52,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 - -
75th Percentile £56,000 - -
90th Percentile £57,200 - -
South East median annual salary £70,000 - £85,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 704 907 511
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.89% 97.21% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 425 435 384
10th Percentile £26,750 £28,000 £23,226
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £73,375
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +2.80% -2.73%

Lead Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Lead Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Kent

Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for Lead Systems Engineer job vacancies in Kent.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Systems Engineer job vacancies in Kent

Lead 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 Lead Systems Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Rochester - 2 £54,000 - 1
Lead Systems Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Lead 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 Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DO-254
2 1 (50.00%) FMEA
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation

Lead 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%) Military
2 1 (50.00%) Aviation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) FMEA
1 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) DO-254
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (50.00%) QA