System Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough
The median System Engineer salary in Peterborough is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +1 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough | 5.49% | 2.13% | 4.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.68% | 2.42% | 4.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £40,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -27.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £40,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -27.27% | +25.71% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Peterborough
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title | 176 | 124 | 90 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.70% | 87.94% | 94.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 60 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £32,500 | £24,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £35,000 | £30,059 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | - | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £78,500 | £65,375 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough
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 Peterborough.
Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Peterborough
Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Peterborough.
Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough
For the 6 months to 13 January 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 Peterborough region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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:
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