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 | |
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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.

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