Systems Engineer Jobs in Kilmarnock

System Engineer
East Ayrshire > Kilmarnock

The median System Engineer salary in Kilmarnock is £47,683 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 70 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kilmarnock 46.05% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 46.05% - -
Number of salaries quoted 48 0 0
10th Percentile £37,574 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 - -
75th Percentile £60,265 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Ayrshire median annual salary £58,033 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kilmarnock

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kilmarnock. 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 Kilmarnock with a recognized job title 152 9 1
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 54 9 0
10th Percentile £37,574 £23,000 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £25,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £26,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +118.87% - -
75th Percentile £60,265 £30,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
East Ayrshire median annual salary £58,033 £26,500 -
% change year-on-year +118.99% - -

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kilmarnock

Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kilmarnock.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Kilmarnock

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Kilmarnock

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in Kilmarnock.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Kilmarnock

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Kilmarnock

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Kilmarnock over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Kilmarnock

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kilmarnock

For the 6 months to 5 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 Kilmarnock region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 66 (94.29%) Degree
2 64 (91.43%) Systems Engineering
3 53 (75.71%) SysML
3 53 (75.71%) MATLAB
4 39 (55.71%) BPSS Clearance
4 39 (55.71%) Mathematics
5 32 (45.71%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 32 (45.71%) Simulink
6 28 (40.00%) UML
7 25 (35.71%) HNC
7 25 (35.71%) HND
7 25 (35.71%) Validation
7 25 (35.71%) Software Engineering
7 25 (35.71%) Digital Twin
7 25 (35.71%) Verification and Validation
8 21 (30.00%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (30.00%) Agile
8 21 (30.00%) MODAF
8 21 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (20.00%) Physics
10 7 (10.00%) Social Skills
10 7 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (10.00%) Electronics
10 7 (10.00%) Aerospace
10 7 (10.00%) PLM
10 7 (10.00%) Teamcenter
10 7 (10.00%) IBM
10 7 (10.00%) Project Management
10 7 (10.00%) Computer Science
10 7 (10.00%) IEC 61508

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kilmarnock 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 32 (45.71%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (10.00%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 7 (10.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 21 (30.00%) Presentation Skills
2 7 (10.00%) Aerospace
2 7 (10.00%) Electronics
2 7 (10.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (91.43%) Systems Engineering
2 53 (75.71%) SysML
3 39 (55.71%) Mathematics
4 32 (45.71%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 28 (40.00%) UML
6 25 (35.71%) Digital Twin
6 25 (35.71%) Software Engineering
6 25 (35.71%) Validation
6 25 (35.71%) Verification and Validation
7 21 (30.00%) Agile
7 21 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
7 21 (30.00%) MODAF
8 14 (20.00%) Physics
9 7 (10.00%) Coaching
9 7 (10.00%) Computer Science
9 7 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (10.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 7 (10.00%) PLM
9 7 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (10.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 53 (75.71%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 66 (94.29%) Degree
2 39 (55.71%) BPSS Clearance
3 25 (35.71%) HNC
3 25 (35.71%) HND
4 6 (8.57%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.00%) ARP4754
1 7 (10.00%) DO-254
1 7 (10.00%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 7 (10.00%) IBM