Lead Systems Engineer Job Trends in Leicester

Lead System Engineer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Lead System Engineer salary in Leicester is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £62,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 631 140 413
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.90% 94.59% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 429 97 318
10th Percentile £35,000 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £33,750 £33,930
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% -
75th Percentile £69,250 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,200 £75,000
Leicestershire median annual salary £48,750 £48,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +1.56% +6.67% -

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, 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 Leicester region featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree