Senior Systems Engineer Job Trends in Preston

Senior System Engineer
Lancashire > Preston

The median Senior System Engineer salary in Preston is £52,424 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer 6 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 10.17% - 4.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.76% - 4.49%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,869 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,424 - -
75th Percentile £54,793 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £52,424 £50,055 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.73% -8.99% -

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 51 138 156
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.44% 90.79% 92.31%
Number of salaries quoted 37 107 111
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,950 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% +11.11% +6.89%
75th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £64,150
90th Percentile £66,000 £72,000 £72,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £47,683 £49,748
% change year-on-year -5.63% -4.15% +10.55%

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

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in Preston

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 26 September 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 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Coaching
2 4 (66.67%) Avionics
3 3 (50.00%) HND
3 3 (50.00%) Aerospace
3 3 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 2 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (33.33%) HNC
4 2 (33.33%) Aeronautics
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) Cryptography
4 2 (33.33%) Mathematics
4 2 (33.33%) Physics
5 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
5 1 (16.67%) UML
5 1 (16.67%) Hazard Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) SysML
5 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
5 1 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Automotive
5 1 (16.67%) Cost Control
5 1 (16.67%) Business Case
5 1 (16.67%) SDLC
5 1 (16.67%) Feasibility Study

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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Avionics
2 3 (50.00%) Aerospace
3 2 (33.33%) Aeronautics
3 2 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Automotive
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 4 (66.67%) Coaching
2 4 (66.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 3 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (33.33%) Cryptography
4 2 (33.33%) Mathematics
4 2 (33.33%) Physics
5 1 (16.67%) Business Case
5 1 (16.67%) Cost Control
5 1 (16.67%) Feasibility Study
5 1 (16.67%) Hazard Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
5 1 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
5 1 (16.67%) SDLC
5 1 (16.67%) SysML
5 1 (16.67%) UML
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) HND
3 2 (33.33%) HNC