Systems Engineer Jobs in Portsmouth

System Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median System Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £47,683 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 17 53
Rank change year-on-year +13 +36 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 93 43 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 25.55% 8.43% 3.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 26.12% 9.00% 4.02%
Number of salaries quoted 51 22 4
10th Percentile £37,574 £30,798 £42,275
25th Percentile - £42,000 £43,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £48,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.66% -8.57% +9.38%
75th Percentile £50,000 £63,125 £65,938
90th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 £67,625
Hampshire median annual salary £47,683 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.30% -8.33% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 356 478 398
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.80% 93.73% 91.71%
Number of salaries quoted 176 411 294
10th Percentile £32,750 £24,500 £28,575
25th Percentile £47,637 £35,000 £38,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £44,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.60% -11.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,125 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £53,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year +6.00% -3.85% -0.95%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Portsmouth

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in Portsmouth.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Portsmouth

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Portsmouth

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 9 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 Portsmouth region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 64 (68.82%) BPSS Clearance
2 62 (66.67%) Degree
3 61 (65.59%) Systems Engineering
4 36 (38.71%) MATLAB
5 32 (34.41%) UML
5 32 (34.41%) SysML
6 30 (32.26%) Physics
7 25 (26.88%) Mathematics
8 24 (25.81%) Cybersecurity
8 24 (25.81%) Agile
8 24 (25.81%) MODAF
8 24 (25.81%) Presentation Skills
9 18 (19.35%) Acceptance Criteria
10 13 (13.98%) Chartered Engineer
10 13 (13.98%) Social Skills
11 11 (11.83%) Aerospace
11 11 (11.83%) Requirements Management
11 11 (11.83%) Customer Requirements
11 11 (11.83%) Collaborative Working
12 8 (8.60%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
13 7 (7.53%) Creative Problem-Solving
13 7 (7.53%) Coaching
13 7 (7.53%) Continuous Improvement
13 7 (7.53%) Computer Science
13 7 (7.53%) Use Case
13 7 (7.53%) IEC 61508
13 7 (7.53%) DO-254
13 7 (7.53%) ARP4754
13 7 (7.53%) Rational DOORS
13 7 (7.53%) Electronics

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Applications
1 7 (7.53%) Simulink
2 1 (1.08%) EPLAN
2 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.08%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 7 (7.53%) Teamcenter
2 1 (1.08%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.45%) Wireshark
2 5 (5.38%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 7 (7.53%) Rational DOORS
General
1 24 (25.81%) Presentation Skills
2 13 (13.98%) Social Skills
3 11 (11.83%) Aerospace
4 7 (7.53%) Electronics
5 1 (1.08%) Finance
5 1 (1.08%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.38%) FPGA
2 1 (1.08%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 6 (6.45%) Linux
1 6 (6.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (65.59%) Systems Engineering
2 32 (34.41%) SysML
2 32 (34.41%) UML
3 30 (32.26%) Physics
4 25 (26.88%) Mathematics
5 24 (25.81%) Agile
5 24 (25.81%) Cybersecurity
5 24 (25.81%) MODAF
6 18 (19.35%) Acceptance Criteria
7 11 (11.83%) Collaborative Working
7 11 (11.83%) Customer Requirements
7 11 (11.83%) Requirements Management
8 8 (8.60%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 7 (7.53%) Computer Science
9 7 (7.53%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (7.53%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 7 (7.53%) PLM
9 7 (7.53%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (7.53%) Project Management
9 7 (7.53%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 36 (38.71%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 64 (68.82%) BPSS Clearance
2 62 (66.67%) Degree
3 13 (13.98%) Chartered Engineer
4 6 (6.45%) SC Cleared
4 6 (6.45%) Security Cleared
5 4 (4.30%) NVQ Level 3
6 2 (2.15%) HNC
6 2 (2.15%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.53%) ARP4754
1 7 (7.53%) DO-254
1 7 (7.53%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 5 (5.38%) Embedded Firmware
1 5 (5.38%) Firmware
Vendors
1 7 (7.53%) IBM
2 1 (1.08%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.08%) Siemens
2 1 (1.08%) Sparx