Systems Engineering Jobs in Kent

Systems Engineering
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent requiring Systems Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 94 -
Rank change year-on-year +86 - -
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 113 12 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 13.88% 0.80% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.47% 0.98% -
Number of salaries quoted 49 1 0
10th Percentile £37,574 - -
25th Percentile - £46,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% - -
75th Percentile £57,500 £48,750 -
90th Percentile £63,250 - -
South East median annual salary £62,000 £63,500 £55,780
% change year-on-year -2.36% +13.84% -3.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent

Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 686 1,223 1,073
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 84.28% 81.64% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 321 891 522
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,500 £27,525
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -8.60% +3.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,375
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in Kent

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineering in Kent.

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in Kent

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in Kent over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in Kent

Systems Engineering
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 Engineering within the Kent region over the 6 months to 12 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
Rochester +6 109 £47,683 +0.39% 4
Systems Engineering
South East

Systems Engineering
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:

Applications
1 27 (23.89%) Simulink
2 1 (0.88%) GNU Octave
2 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (6.19%) Teamcenter
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (0.88%) GIS
Development Applications
1 36 (31.86%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.88%) LabVIEW
General
1 37 (32.74%) Electronics
2 23 (20.35%) Presentation Skills
3 17 (15.04%) Military
4 10 (8.85%) Aerospace
5 9 (7.96%) Social Skills
6 2 (1.77%) Avionics
6 2 (1.77%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.88%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 62 (54.87%) Systems Engineer
2 41 (36.28%) Senior
3 24 (21.24%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 20 (17.70%) Principal Engineer
5 14 (12.39%) Engineering Manager
6 11 (9.73%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 9 (7.96%) Software Assurance Engineer
8 8 (7.08%) Lead
8 8 (7.08%) Requirements Manager
9 7 (6.19%) Junior
9 7 (6.19%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 6 (5.31%) Integration Engineer
10 6 (5.31%) System Verification Engineer
10 6 (5.31%) Systems Integration Engineer
10 6 (5.31%) Validation Engineer
11 4 (3.54%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 2 (1.77%) Product Engineer
13 1 (0.88%) Electronics Engineer
13 1 (0.88%) Requirements Engineer
13 1 (0.88%) Senior Software Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (14.16%) Management Information System
2 3 (2.65%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (40.71%) SysML
2 44 (38.94%) Cybersecurity
3 43 (38.05%) Mathematics
4 41 (36.28%) Physics
5 40 (35.40%) Agile
6 36 (31.86%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 30 (26.55%) UML
8 29 (25.66%) Coaching
8 29 (25.66%) Requirements Management
9 23 (20.35%) MODAF
10 20 (17.70%) FMEA
10 20 (17.70%) Information Assurance
11 16 (14.16%) Validation
11 16 (14.16%) Verification and Validation
12 15 (13.27%) Software Engineering
13 12 (10.62%) Problem-Solving
14 9 (7.96%) Decision-Making
14 9 (7.96%) Software Assurance
15 8 (7.08%) Continuous Improvement
15 8 (7.08%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 51 (45.13%) MATLAB
2 8 (7.08%) C++
3 6 (5.31%) C
3 6 (5.31%) Python
4 4 (3.54%) C#
5 2 (1.77%) Embedded C
6 1 (0.88%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 97 (85.84%) BPSS Clearance
2 88 (77.88%) Degree
3 6 (5.31%) Chartered Engineer
4 5 (4.42%) Master's Degree
4 5 (4.42%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.42%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (21.24%) IEC 61508
2 18 (15.93%) Def Stans
3 7 (6.19%) ARP4754
3 7 (6.19%) DO-254
4 1 (0.88%) NIST
4 1 (0.88%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 20 (17.70%) Siemens
2 7 (6.19%) IBM
3 3 (2.65%) EMC