Systems Engineering Jobs in the North of England

Systems Engineering
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring Systems Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 309 413
Rank change year-on-year +299 +104 +10
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 1,591 68 24
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 13.86% 0.38% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.62% 0.46% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 921 43 11
10th Percentile - £40,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £48,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £51,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.85% -27.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £54,793 £65,000 £80,625
90th Percentile £58,943 £70,380 £83,750
England median annual salary £52,600 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -8.52% -17.86% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,883 14,678 16,285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 94.84% 82.88% 96.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,413 11,260 7,878
10th Percentile £25,313 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,574 £37,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in the North of England

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in the North of England

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in the North of England

Systems Engineering
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 Engineering within the North of England region over the 6 months to 23 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 +251 1,407 £50,055 -12.95% 85
Yorkshire +154 181 £47,683 -6.50% 42
North East +48 3 £60,000 -11.11% 10
Systems Engineering
England

Systems Engineering
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 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
1 2 (0.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 211 (13.26%) Simulink
2 207 (13.01%) Microsoft Office
3 157 (9.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 157 (9.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
4 14 (0.88%) Trello
5 2 (0.13%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 214 (13.45%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.063%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.01%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.13%) Big Data
1 2 (0.13%) Hadoop
1 2 (0.13%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 100 (6.29%) Rational DOORS
2 16 (1.01%) JIRA
General
1 538 (33.82%) Aerospace
2 394 (24.76%) Automotive
3 393 (24.70%) Social Skills
4 212 (13.32%) Avionics
5 141 (8.86%) Aeronautics
6 139 (8.74%) Telecoms
7 95 (5.97%) Electronics
8 88 (5.53%) Presentation Skills
9 61 (3.83%) Influencing Skills
10 38 (2.39%) Aviation
11 16 (1.01%) Finance
12 11 (0.69%) Analytical Skills
13 5 (0.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.31%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.19%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1,135 (71.34%) Systems Engineer
2 705 (44.31%) Senior
3 606 (38.09%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 201 (12.63%) Principal Engineer
5 184 (11.57%) Lead
6 182 (11.44%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 171 (10.75%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 116 (7.29%) Team Leader
9 99 (6.22%) Engineering Manager
10 73 (4.59%) Integration Engineer
10 73 (4.59%) Systems Integration Engineer
11 48 (3.02%) Electronics Engineer
12 46 (2.89%) Senior Integration Engineer
13 39 (2.45%) Security Engineer
14 32 (2.01%) Instrumentation Engineer
14 32 (2.01%) Radar Engineer
14 32 (2.01%) Senior Electrical Engineer
15 29 (1.82%) Technical Leader
16 28 (1.76%) Requirements Manager
16 28 (1.76%) Software Assurance Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.063%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 15 (0.94%) Management Information System
2 14 (0.88%) Social Media
3 3 (0.19%) Data Centre
3 3 (0.19%) SCADA
4 2 (0.13%) Algorithms
4 2 (0.13%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (0.063%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.063%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 613 (38.53%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 405 (25.46%) Mathematics
3 354 (22.25%) SysML
4 324 (20.36%) Validation
5 318 (19.99%) Requirements Management
6 301 (18.92%) Coaching
7 267 (16.78%) Physics
8 250 (15.71%) Verification and Validation
9 217 (13.64%) PLM
10 210 (13.20%) Agile
11 192 (12.07%) Customer Requirements
12 183 (11.50%) Software Engineering
13 146 (9.18%) Business Case
14 144 (9.05%) UML
15 140 (8.80%) Digital Twin
15 140 (8.80%) Stakeholder Management
16 136 (8.55%) Architectural Design
17 131 (8.23%) Feasibility Study
17 131 (8.23%) Hazard Analysis
17 131 (8.23%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 463 (29.10%) MATLAB
2 15 (0.94%) C
2 15 (0.94%) Java
3 2 (0.13%) Python
3 2 (0.13%) SQL
4 1 (0.063%) Perl
4 1 (0.063%) R
Qualifications
1 1,368 (85.98%) Degree
2 1,173 (73.73%) BPSS Clearance
3 597 (37.52%) HND
4 517 (32.50%) HNC
5 109 (6.85%) Chartered Engineer
6 78 (4.90%) Master's Degree
7 24 (1.51%) Numerate Degree
8 22 (1.38%) CEH
9 14 (0.88%) DBS Check
9 14 (0.88%) PMI Certification
9 14 (0.88%) PMP
10 4 (0.25%) Security Cleared
11 3 (0.19%) SC Cleared
12 2 (0.13%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (5.03%) IEC 61508
2 59 (3.71%) DO-254
3 43 (2.70%) Def Stans
4 37 (2.33%) ARP4754
5 16 (1.01%) QA
6 1 (0.063%) Accessibility
System Software
1 22 (1.38%) Firmware
2 15 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 207 (13.01%) Microsoft
2 193 (12.13%) ANSYS
3 50 (3.14%) MathWorks
4 21 (1.32%) IBM
5 16 (1.01%) Siemens
6 2 (0.13%) Facebook
6 2 (0.13%) PayPal
6 2 (0.13%) YouTube