Systems Engineer Jobs in the North of England

System Engineer
England > North of England

The median System Engineer salary in the North of England is £50,055 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 160 288
Rank change year-on-year +149 +128 +58
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 1,429 272 147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.35% 1.50% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.53% 1.58% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 957 187 84
10th Percentile - £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £47,683 £40,000 £36,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £43,800
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% +2.74% -2.67%
75th Percentile £54,793 £57,500 -
90th Percentile £58,943 £65,000 £50,000
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
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 10,559 17,213 14,859
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.24% 95.07% 89.40%
Number of salaries quoted 5,449 13,282 8,075
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,750
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 the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in the North of England

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in the North of England.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in the North of England

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the North of England

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 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
North West +117 1,248 £50,055 +0.11% 128
Yorkshire +110 169 £47,683 +5.96% 84
North East +40 12 £55,000 +37.50% 25
Systems Engineer
England

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 28 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 North of England region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1,251 (87.54%) Degree
2 1,141 (79.85%) Systems Engineering
3 1,017 (71.17%) BPSS Clearance
4 551 (38.56%) HND
5 543 (38.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 542 (37.93%) Aerospace
7 525 (36.74%) HNC
8 466 (32.61%) MATLAB
9 419 (29.32%) SysML
10 378 (26.45%) Social Skills
11 343 (24.00%) Mathematics
12 298 (20.85%) Automotive
13 292 (20.43%) Teamcenter
14 277 (19.38%) Requirements Management
15 270 (18.89%) Coaching
16 268 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
17 250 (17.49%) Agile
18 222 (15.54%) Avionics
19 220 (15.40%) PLM
20 217 (15.19%) Microsoft
21 211 (14.77%) Simulink
22 205 (14.35%) Physics
23 196 (13.72%) ANSYS
24 195 (13.65%) Validation
24 195 (13.65%) Customer Requirements
25 161 (11.27%) Microsoft Excel
25 161 (11.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
26 157 (10.99%) Software Engineering
26 157 (10.99%) Rational DOORS
27 153 (10.71%) MODAF

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (0.91%) WinCC
2 2 (0.14%) Confluence
3 1 (0.070%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.070%) SharePoint
Applications
1 268 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
2 211 (14.77%) Simulink
3 161 (11.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 161 (11.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.84%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.14%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 292 (20.43%) Teamcenter
2 65 (4.55%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 3 (0.21%) Azure
1 3 (0.21%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (0.14%) AWS
3 1 (0.070%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (0.070%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.070%) Nutanix
3 1 (0.070%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 14 (0.98%) Ethernet
2 13 (0.91%) Profibus
2 13 (0.91%) RS-485
3 12 (0.84%) Modbus
4 2 (0.14%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.14%) VoIP
4 2 (0.14%) VPN
5 1 (0.070%) Broadband
5 1 (0.070%) DNS
5 1 (0.070%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 157 (10.99%) Rational DOORS
2 8 (0.56%) ClearCase
2 8 (0.56%) Git
3 3 (0.21%) JIRA
4 1 (0.070%) ClearQuest
General
1 542 (37.93%) Aerospace
2 378 (26.45%) Social Skills
3 298 (20.85%) Automotive
4 222 (15.54%) Avionics
5 141 (9.87%) Aeronautics
6 88 (6.16%) Presentation Skills
7 61 (4.27%) Influencing Skills
8 53 (3.71%) Telecoms
9 47 (3.29%) Manufacturing
10 42 (2.94%) Finance
11 23 (1.61%) Electronics
12 17 (1.19%) Analytical Skills
12 17 (1.19%) Aviation
13 15 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (0.91%) Retail
15 10 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (0.28%) Pharmaceutical
17 3 (0.21%) Public Sector
18 2 (0.14%) Military
19 1 (0.070%) Back Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.49%) XML
1 7 (0.49%) XSD
2 2 (0.14%) Flash
3 1 (0.070%) CSS
3 1 (0.070%) HTML
3 1 (0.070%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 65 (4.55%) Product Ownership
2 58 (4.06%) Management Information System
3 42 (2.94%) FMCG
3 42 (2.94%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 42 (2.94%) Operational Technology
4 15 (1.05%) SCADA
5 11 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (0.14%) Data Centre
6 2 (0.14%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.14%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.070%) Analogue Electronics
7 1 (0.070%) CCTV
7 1 (0.070%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.070%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.070%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 9 (0.63%) Linux
2 4 (0.28%) Windows
3 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.070%) CentOS
4 1 (0.070%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,141 (79.85%) Systems Engineering
2 543 (38.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 419 (29.32%) SysML
4 343 (24.00%) Mathematics
5 277 (19.38%) Requirements Management
6 270 (18.89%) Coaching
7 250 (17.49%) Agile
8 220 (15.40%) PLM
9 205 (14.35%) Physics
10 195 (13.65%) Customer Requirements
10 195 (13.65%) Validation
11 157 (10.99%) Software Engineering
12 153 (10.71%) MODAF
13 151 (10.57%) UML
14 146 (10.22%) Business Case
15 142 (9.94%) Verification and Validation
16 140 (9.80%) Digital Twin
17 132 (9.24%) SDLC
18 131 (9.17%) Feasibility Study
18 131 (9.17%) Hazard Analysis
Programming Languages
1 466 (32.61%) MATLAB
2 16 (1.12%) C
3 15 (1.05%) Java
4 5 (0.35%) Bash
4 5 (0.35%) PowerShell
4 5 (0.35%) SQL
5 4 (0.28%) Python
6 1 (0.070%) C#
6 1 (0.070%) C++
6 1 (0.070%) Perl
6 1 (0.070%) R
Qualifications
1 1,251 (87.54%) Degree
2 1,017 (71.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 551 (38.56%) HND
4 525 (36.74%) HNC
5 65 (4.55%) TOGAF Certification
6 22 (1.54%) Chartered Engineer
7 6 (0.42%) Security Cleared
8 5 (0.35%) Master's Degree
8 5 (0.35%) SC Cleared
9 3 (0.21%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.14%) PhD
11 1 (0.070%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.070%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.070%) Linux+ Certification
11 1 (0.070%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.03%) ISO 9001
2 21 (1.47%) ARP4754
2 21 (1.47%) DO-254
2 21 (1.47%) IEC 61508
3 5 (0.35%) GDPR
4 2 (0.14%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.070%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.070%) QA
5 1 (0.070%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.14%) Hyper-V
2 2 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.070%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.070%) Docker
3 1 (0.070%) Dovecot
3 1 (0.070%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 12 (0.84%) Wonderware InTouch
2 4 (0.28%) SCCM
2 4 (0.28%) SCOM
2 4 (0.28%) SCOrch
3 3 (0.21%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.070%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 217 (15.19%) Microsoft
2 196 (13.72%) ANSYS
3 65 (4.55%) Sparx
4 55 (3.85%) Siemens
5 50 (3.50%) MathWorks
6 43 (3.01%) Rockwell
7 22 (1.54%) IBM
8 12 (0.84%) Allen-Bradley
8 12 (0.84%) Google
8 12 (0.84%) Wonderware
9 5 (0.35%) Oracle
10 2 (0.14%) Cisco
10 2 (0.14%) PayPal
10 2 (0.14%) VMware
11 1 (0.070%) AVEVA
11 1 (0.070%) Okta
11 1 (0.070%) Ping Identity
11 1 (0.070%) Red Hat
11 1 (0.070%) Veeam
11 1 (0.070%) Veritas