Systems Engineer Jobs in Lancashire

System Engineer
North West > Lancashire

The median System Engineer salary in Lancashire is £50,055 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 52 58
Rank change year-on-year +50 +6 +64
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 1,001 36 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 43.39% 2.76% 2.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 45.67% 2.98% 3.09%
Number of salaries quoted 812 27 13
10th Percentile £47,683 - -
25th Percentile £48,869 £45,000 £27,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £39,113
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% +27.84% -
75th Percentile £54,793 £57,500 £43,800
90th Percentile £58,943 - -
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £43,800
% change year-on-year +0.11% +14.16% +1.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 2,192 1,210 583
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.02% 92.93% 82.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,267 1,029 373
10th Percentile £41,145 £28,000 £27,050
25th Percentile £47,683 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,249 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.62% -3.73% +10.59%
75th Percentile £54,793 £60,741 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,943 £75,000 £65,000
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Lancashire

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Lancashire

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Lancashire

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Lancashire over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Lancashire

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Preston +26 206 £50,055 - 5
Blackpool - 190 £50,055 - 1
Blackburn +17 189 £50,055 +39.04% 2
Lytham St Annes - 187 £50,055 - 1
Systems Engineer
North West

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 Lancashire region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 930 (92.91%) Degree
2 895 (89.41%) Systems Engineering
3 746 (74.53%) BPSS Clearance
4 518 (51.75%) Aerospace
5 508 (50.75%) HND
6 452 (45.15%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 428 (42.76%) HNC
8 380 (37.96%) MATLAB
9 342 (34.17%) SysML
10 326 (32.57%) Social Skills
11 306 (30.57%) Mathematics
12 270 (26.97%) Teamcenter
13 256 (25.57%) Coaching
14 252 (25.17%) Automotive
15 222 (22.18%) Avionics
16 209 (20.88%) Microsoft
16 209 (20.88%) Microsoft Office
17 207 (20.68%) Requirements Management
18 195 (19.48%) PLM
19 194 (19.38%) Agile
20 192 (19.18%) Customer Requirements
21 188 (18.78%) ANSYS
21 188 (18.78%) Simulink
22 175 (17.48%) Physics
23 159 (15.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
23 159 (15.88%) Microsoft Excel
24 156 (15.58%) Validation
25 146 (14.59%) Software Engineering
25 146 (14.59%) Business Case
26 141 (14.09%) Aeronautics

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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
1 209 (20.88%) Microsoft Office
2 188 (18.78%) Simulink
3 159 (15.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 159 (15.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 270 (26.97%) Teamcenter
2 65 (6.49%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 115 (11.49%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (0.80%) ClearCase
3 7 (0.70%) Git
4 1 (0.100%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.100%) JIRA
General
1 518 (51.75%) Aerospace
2 326 (32.57%) Social Skills
3 252 (25.17%) Automotive
4 222 (22.18%) Avionics
5 141 (14.09%) Aeronautics
6 61 (6.09%) Influencing Skills
7 34 (3.40%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (1.00%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (1.00%) Telecoms
9 7 (0.70%) Electronics
10 1 (0.100%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.70%) XML
1 7 (0.70%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 65 (6.49%) Product Ownership
2 15 (1.50%) Management Information System
3 10 (1.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 895 (89.41%) Systems Engineering
2 452 (45.15%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 342 (34.17%) SysML
4 306 (30.57%) Mathematics
5 256 (25.57%) Coaching
6 207 (20.68%) Requirements Management
7 195 (19.48%) PLM
8 194 (19.38%) Agile
9 192 (19.18%) Customer Requirements
10 175 (17.48%) Physics
11 156 (15.58%) Validation
12 146 (14.59%) Business Case
12 146 (14.59%) Software Engineering
13 131 (13.09%) Digital Twin
13 131 (13.09%) Feasibility Study
13 131 (13.09%) Hazard Analysis
13 131 (13.09%) SDLC
13 131 (13.09%) Verification and Validation
14 99 (9.89%) MODAF
15 91 (9.09%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 380 (37.96%) MATLAB
2 15 (1.50%) C
2 15 (1.50%) Java
3 5 (0.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 930 (92.91%) Degree
2 746 (74.53%) BPSS Clearance
3 508 (50.75%) HND
4 428 (42.76%) HNC
5 65 (6.49%) TOGAF Certification
6 6 (0.60%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (0.20%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.20%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (0.70%) ARP4754
1 7 (0.70%) DO-254
1 7 (0.70%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 15 (1.50%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 209 (20.88%) Microsoft
2 188 (18.78%) ANSYS
3 65 (6.49%) Sparx
4 50 (5.00%) MathWorks
5 8 (0.80%) IBM
6 5 (0.50%) Oracle