Senior Systems Engineer Jobs in Preston

Senior System Engineer
Lancashire > Preston

The median Senior System Engineer salary in Preston is £50,055 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer 97 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 25.13% - 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 25.59% - 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 83 0 0
10th Percentile £48,064 - -
25th Percentile £48,869 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 - -
75th Percentile £54,793 - -
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £55,000 £39,113
% change year-on-year -8.99% +40.62% -

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 379 191 237
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.19% 88.02% 86.18%
Number of salaries quoted 254 150 163
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 £46,654
% change year-on-year +11.23% -3.55% +9.77%

Senior Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Systems Engineer in Preston

Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Preston

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

Salary trend for Senior Systems Engineer in Preston

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 88 (90.72%) Degree
1 88 (90.72%) Systems Engineering
2 80 (82.47%) BPSS Clearance
3 62 (63.92%) Aerospace
4 48 (49.48%) Coaching
5 35 (36.08%) Mathematics
5 35 (36.08%) Physics
5 35 (36.08%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 34 (35.05%) Avionics
7 31 (31.96%) Customer Requirements
8 26 (26.80%) HND
9 25 (25.77%) Requirements Management
10 24 (24.74%) Aeronautics
11 22 (22.68%) Feasibility Study
11 22 (22.68%) Business Case
11 22 (22.68%) Social Skills
11 22 (22.68%) SDLC
11 22 (22.68%) Hazard Analysis
12 17 (17.53%) Automotive
13 15 (15.46%) HNC
13 15 (15.46%) Agile
13 15 (15.46%) SysML
14 13 (13.40%) Microsoft Office
14 13 (13.40%) Microsoft
14 13 (13.40%) Performance Management
14 13 (13.40%) Cost Control
15 10 (10.31%) Safety Engineering
15 10 (10.31%) System Testing
15 10 (10.31%) MathWorks
15 10 (10.31%) Simulink

Senior 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 13 (13.40%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (10.31%) Simulink
3 3 (3.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (3.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (6.19%) Teamcenter
General
1 62 (63.92%) Aerospace
2 34 (35.05%) Avionics
3 24 (24.74%) Aeronautics
4 22 (22.68%) Social Skills
5 17 (17.53%) Automotive
6 9 (9.28%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.06%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (2.06%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (90.72%) Systems Engineering
2 48 (49.48%) Coaching
3 35 (36.08%) Mathematics
3 35 (36.08%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 35 (36.08%) Physics
4 31 (31.96%) Customer Requirements
5 25 (25.77%) Requirements Management
6 22 (22.68%) Business Case
6 22 (22.68%) Feasibility Study
6 22 (22.68%) Hazard Analysis
6 22 (22.68%) SDLC
7 15 (15.46%) Agile
7 15 (15.46%) SysML
8 13 (13.40%) Cost Control
8 13 (13.40%) Performance Management
9 10 (10.31%) Project Management
9 10 (10.31%) Safety Engineering
9 10 (10.31%) System Testing
10 9 (9.28%) Collaborative Working
10 9 (9.28%) Cryptography
Programming Languages
1 8 (8.25%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 88 (90.72%) Degree
2 80 (82.47%) BPSS Clearance
3 26 (26.80%) HND
4 15 (15.46%) HNC
5 6 (6.19%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.22%) ARP4754
1 7 (7.22%) DO-254
1 7 (7.22%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 13 (13.40%) Microsoft
2 10 (10.31%) MathWorks
3 6 (6.19%) ANSYS