System Engineer
England > London
The median System Engineer salary in London is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 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 27 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 284 | 282 | 396 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +114 | +178 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 109 | 242 | 228 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.87% | 1.02% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.97% | 1.08% | 0.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 180 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,750 | £38,000 | £36,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £40,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £70,000 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,400 | £81,875 | £165,000 |
| England median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £51,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -1.96% | +2.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,267 | 22,461 | 31,529 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.16% | 94.37% | 95.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,798 | 16,738 | 23,299 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,175 | £37,500 | £42,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,196 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in London.
Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in London over the 6 months to 27 May 2025.
Systems Engineer
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 27 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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| South London | +12 | 24 | £65,000 | +5.26% | 4 |
| Central London | +42 | 18 | £70,900 | +35.05% | 18 |
| West London | +38 | 18 | £36,000 | -28.00% | 26 |
| North London | -10 | 6 | - | - | |
| East London | - | 4 | £57,750 | - | 3 |
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 27 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 London region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
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