System Engineer
South East > Kent
The median System Engineer salary in Kent is £47,683 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 44 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | +11 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 75 | 64 | 47 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 9.14% | 4.26% | 4.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.27% | 4.57% | 4.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 36 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,574 | £37,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £41,938 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £49,250 | £36,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.18% | +36.81% | +3.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,125 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £64,341 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £62,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
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 | 565 | 1,401 | 951 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 68.82% | 93.21% | 85.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 324 | 1,038 | 521 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,400 | £25,500 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,250 | £31,250 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,250 | £42,500 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.47% | -8.60% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,750 | £60,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,625 | £68,750 | £72,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in Kent.
Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Kent
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Kent over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
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 Systems Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| Rochester | +4 | 66 | £47,683 | +0.39% | 3 |
| Maidstone | +17 | 3 | £31,000 | - | 1 |
| Tunbridge Wells | +9 | 2 | £48,750 | -25.00% | |
| Systems Engineer South East |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 16 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 Kent region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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: