Senior Systems Engineer Job Trends in Milton Keynes
Senior System Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The median Senior System Engineer salary in Milton Keynes is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 68 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Senior Systems Engineer jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Milton Keynes | 0.26% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire median annual salary | £72,500 | - | £40,000 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Milton Keynes matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Milton Keynes matching a recognised job title | 1,112 | 327 | 391 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 96.61% | 92.11% | 96.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 767 | 206 | 278 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,400 | £36,250 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £51,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.84% | -7.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £81,740 |
| Buckinghamshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -9.09% |
Senior Systems Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Systems Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Senior Systems Engineer Salary Trend in Milton Keynes
Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.
Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Senior Systems Engineer job ads cited 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 Senior Systems Engineer job ads across the Milton Keynes region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .NET | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Azure DevOps | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Business Analysis | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | C# | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Data Management | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Database Optimisation | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Design Patterns | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | OO | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | OOP | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Performance Engineering | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | SQL Server | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | T-SQL | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | VB.NET | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | WinForms | 100.0% | 3 |
Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Software Engineer | 100.0% | 3 |