Lead Systems Engineer Jobs in Preston

Lead System Engineer
Lancashire > Preston

The median Lead System Engineer salary in Preston is £54,793 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 32 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 8.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.42% - -
Number of salaries quoted 28 0 0
10th Percentile £47,683 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £59,081 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £54,793 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 380 191 230
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.19% 88.02% 85.82%
Number of salaries quoted 254 150 159
10th Percentile - £26,400 £25,004
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £42,500 £42,098
Median % change year-on-year +17.78% +0.96% +5.24%
75th Percentile £56,875 £57,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,625 £62,412
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £45,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +11.23% -4.26% +10.59%

Lead Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Systems Engineer in Preston

Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Preston

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

Salary trend for Lead Systems Engineer in Preston

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

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Lead 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 Preston region featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 32 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 28 (87.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 21 (65.63%) Aerospace
3 21 (65.63%) Coaching
4 19 (59.38%) Degree
5 16 (50.00%) SysML
5 16 (50.00%) Performance Management
5 16 (50.00%) Agile
6 14 (43.75%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 13 (40.63%) Cost Control
7 13 (40.63%) Aeronautics
7 13 (40.63%) Mathematics
7 13 (40.63%) Physics
8 12 (37.50%) Social Skills
9 10 (31.25%) Safety Engineering
9 10 (31.25%) System Testing
9 10 (31.25%) Microsoft Office
9 10 (31.25%) Microsoft
9 10 (31.25%) MathWorks
9 10 (31.25%) Simulink
9 10 (31.25%) Project Management
10 8 (25.00%) Line Management
10 8 (25.00%) Software Delivery
10 8 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
11 6 (18.75%) UML
12 4 (12.50%) Software Engineering
12 4 (12.50%) HND
12 4 (12.50%) C
12 4 (12.50%) Java
12 4 (12.50%) Data Analysis

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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 10 (31.25%) Microsoft Office
1 10 (31.25%) Simulink
General
1 21 (65.63%) Aerospace
2 13 (40.63%) Aeronautics
3 12 (37.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 21 (65.63%) Coaching
3 16 (50.00%) Agile
3 16 (50.00%) Performance Management
3 16 (50.00%) SysML
4 14 (43.75%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 13 (40.63%) Cost Control
5 13 (40.63%) Mathematics
5 13 (40.63%) Physics
6 10 (31.25%) Project Management
6 10 (31.25%) Safety Engineering
6 10 (31.25%) System Testing
7 8 (25.00%) Line Management
7 8 (25.00%) Software Delivery
7 8 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
8 6 (18.75%) UML
9 4 (12.50%) Business Continuity
9 4 (12.50%) Data Analysis
9 4 (12.50%) Microservices
9 4 (12.50%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.50%) C
1 4 (12.50%) Java
2 2 (6.25%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 28 (87.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 19 (59.38%) Degree
3 4 (12.50%) HND
System Software
1 4 (12.50%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 10 (31.25%) MathWorks
1 10 (31.25%) Microsoft