Systems Engineer Job Trends in the Midlands

System Engineer
England > Midlands

The median System Engineer salary in the Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2026.

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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 137 73
Rank change year-on-year +95 -64 +83
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 485 82 378
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.80% 1.64% 3.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.09% 1.82% 3.48%
Number of salaries quoted 223 42 220
10th Percentile £26,053 - £31,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,750 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -9.79% +2.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £64,264 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.56% +5.20% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 11,851 4,512 10,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.95% 90.51% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 7,513 2,793 8,245
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.13%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in the Midlands

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the Midlands

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 May 2026. 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
West Midlands +94 366 £45,901 +31.14% 49
East Midlands +23 119 £50,000 +4.86% 14
Systems Engineer
England

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 2 May 2026, 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 Midlands region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 189 (38.97%) Mentoring
2 186 (38.35%) City & Guilds
2 186 (38.35%) COSHH
2 186 (38.35%) Inventory Management
2 186 (38.35%) NVQ Level 3
2 186 (38.35%) Postgraduate
2 186 (38.35%) Preventative Maintenance
3 35 (7.22%) Systems Engineering
4 30 (6.19%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 26 (5.36%) BPSS Clearance
6 25 (5.15%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 22 (4.54%) Validation
8 18 (3.71%) Project Planning
8 18 (3.71%) Verification and Validation
9 16 (3.30%) Problem-Solving
10 14 (2.89%) Degree
10 14 (2.89%) QMS
10 14 (2.89%) Quality Management
10 14 (2.89%) Requirements Management
11 11 (2.27%) SysML
12 10 (2.06%) LabVIEW
13 8 (1.65%) Continuous Improvement
13 8 (1.65%) Rational DOORS
14 7 (1.44%) Active Directory
14 7 (1.44%) Enterprise Architecture
15 6 (1.24%) Azure
15 6 (1.24%) Entra ID
15 6 (1.24%) Linux
15 6 (1.24%) Test Automation
16 5 (1.03%) Actionable Insight

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (0.41%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.21%) ArchestrA
2 1 (0.21%) FactoryTalk
2 1 (0.21%) WinCC
Applications
1 4 (0.82%) CANalyzer
2 3 (0.62%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.41%) CATIA
4 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
4 1 (0.21%) Solid Edge
4 1 (0.21%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 6 (1.24%) Azure
1 6 (1.24%) Entra ID
2 4 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (0.82%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (0.41%) Mimecast
4 1 (0.21%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.03%) Firewall
1 5 (1.03%) Tactical Data Link
2 2 (0.41%) Internet
2 2 (0.41%) Modbus
2 2 (0.41%) Network Security
2 2 (0.41%) Profibus
2 2 (0.41%) SAN
2 2 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.21%) Broadband
3 1 (0.21%) DHCP
3 1 (0.21%) DNS
3 1 (0.21%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.21%) Software-Defined Networking
3 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 10 (2.06%) LabVIEW
2 8 (1.65%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (1.03%) JIRA
3 5 (1.03%) Subversion
4 4 (0.82%) CANoe
General
1 188 (38.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 187 (38.56%) Finance
3 29 (5.98%) Manufacturing
4 15 (3.09%) Electronics
5 12 (2.47%) Automotive
6 8 (1.65%) Social Skills
7 7 (1.44%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (1.03%) Avionics
8 5 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (0.82%) Aeronautics
9 4 (0.82%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.21%) Military
10 1 (0.21%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.21%) GraphQL
1 1 (0.21%) LDAP
1 1 (0.21%) OAuth
1 1 (0.21%) OpenID
1 1 (0.21%) REST
1 1 (0.21%) SAML
1 1 (0.21%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 18 (3.71%) SCADA
2 8 (1.65%) CCTV
2 8 (1.65%) Driving Licence
3 7 (1.44%) Robotics
4 6 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.03%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (0.82%) Management Information System
6 4 (0.82%) Online Gambling
7 3 (0.62%) Operational Technology
7 3 (0.62%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (0.62%) Smart Home
8 2 (0.41%) Clustering
8 2 (0.41%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.21%) 3D Printing
9 1 (0.21%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.21%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.21%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.24%) Linux
2 4 (0.82%) Windows
3 3 (0.62%) CentOS
3 3 (0.62%) SUSE
3 3 (0.62%) Ubuntu
4 2 (0.41%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (38.97%) Mentoring
2 186 (38.35%) Inventory Management
2 186 (38.35%) Preventative Maintenance
3 35 (7.22%) Systems Engineering
4 30 (6.19%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 22 (4.54%) Validation
6 18 (3.71%) Project Planning
6 18 (3.71%) Verification and Validation
7 16 (3.30%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (2.89%) QMS
8 14 (2.89%) Quality Management
8 14 (2.89%) Requirements Management
9 11 (2.27%) SysML
10 8 (1.65%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (1.44%) Enterprise Architecture
12 6 (1.24%) Test Automation
13 5 (1.03%) Issue Tracking
13 5 (1.03%) Performance Testing
13 5 (1.03%) Regression Testing
13 5 (1.03%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 4 (0.82%) SQL
2 2 (0.41%) PowerShell
2 2 (0.41%) Python
3 1 (0.21%) Bash
3 1 (0.21%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 186 (38.35%) City & Guilds
1 186 (38.35%) NVQ Level 3
1 186 (38.35%) Postgraduate
2 26 (5.36%) BPSS Clearance
3 14 (2.89%) Degree
4 5 (1.03%) HNC
4 5 (1.03%) SC Cleared
4 5 (1.03%) Security Cleared
5 3 (0.62%) HND
5 3 (0.62%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.21%) CCNA
6 1 (0.21%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.21%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.21%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (38.35%) COSHH
2 25 (5.15%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 4 (0.82%) QA
4 2 (0.41%) GDPR
4 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.21%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.21%) IEC 61131
5 1 (0.21%) NCSC
5 1 (0.21%) NIST
5 1 (0.21%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.21%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (1.44%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.62%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (0.62%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 4 (0.82%) Allen-Bradley
1 4 (0.82%) Microsoft
1 4 (0.82%) Siemens
2 3 (0.62%) HP
2 3 (0.62%) Red Hat
3 2 (0.41%) Rockwell
3 2 (0.41%) ServiceNow
3 2 (0.41%) SonicWALL
3 2 (0.41%) Veeam
3 2 (0.41%) VMware
4 1 (0.21%) IBM
4 1 (0.21%) Palo Alto