Systems Engineer Jobs in Preston

System Engineer
Lancashire > Preston

The median System Engineer salary in Preston is £50,055 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 4 31 44
Rank change year-on-year +27 +13 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 201 6 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 51.94% 2.76% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 52.89% 3.14% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 177 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,683 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 - £43,800
75th Percentile £54,793 - -
90th Percentile £58,943 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £31,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% +58.73% -33.68%

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%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Preston

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Preston

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Preston

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Preston over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Preston

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

For the 6 months to 3 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 Preston region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 188 (93.53%) Degree
2 179 (89.05%) Systems Engineering
3 152 (75.62%) BPSS Clearance
4 89 (44.28%) Aerospace
5 84 (41.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 83 (41.29%) HND
6 83 (41.29%) SysML
7 82 (40.80%) MATLAB
8 68 (33.83%) HNC
9 65 (32.34%) Mathematics
10 60 (29.85%) Social Skills
11 51 (25.37%) Agile
12 49 (24.38%) Coaching
13 45 (22.39%) Teamcenter
14 42 (20.90%) Physics
15 40 (19.90%) Simulink
16 37 (18.41%) UML
16 37 (18.41%) Automotive
17 36 (17.91%) Avionics
18 33 (16.42%) Microsoft
18 33 (16.42%) Microsoft Office
18 33 (16.42%) PLM
19 32 (15.92%) MODAF
20 31 (15.42%) Customer Requirements
21 30 (14.93%) Requirements Management
22 28 (13.93%) Validation
23 27 (13.43%) Software Engineering
24 26 (12.94%) ANSYS
24 26 (12.94%) Business Case
25 25 (12.44%) Rational DOORS

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 40 (19.90%) Simulink
2 33 (16.42%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (11.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (11.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 45 (22.39%) Teamcenter
2 10 (4.98%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 25 (12.44%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.50%) ClearCase
2 1 (0.50%) Git
General
1 89 (44.28%) Aerospace
2 60 (29.85%) Social Skills
3 37 (18.41%) Automotive
4 36 (17.91%) Avionics
5 24 (11.94%) Aeronautics
6 22 (10.95%) Presentation Skills
7 9 (4.48%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (3.48%) Electronics
9 2 (1.00%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.50%) XML
1 1 (0.50%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.98%) Product Ownership
2 4 (1.99%) Management Information System
3 2 (1.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (89.05%) Systems Engineering
2 84 (41.79%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 83 (41.29%) SysML
4 65 (32.34%) Mathematics
5 51 (25.37%) Agile
6 49 (24.38%) Coaching
7 42 (20.90%) Physics
8 37 (18.41%) UML
9 33 (16.42%) PLM
10 32 (15.92%) MODAF
11 31 (15.42%) Customer Requirements
12 30 (14.93%) Requirements Management
13 28 (13.93%) Validation
14 27 (13.43%) Software Engineering
15 26 (12.94%) Business Case
16 23 (11.44%) Digital Twin
16 23 (11.44%) Verification and Validation
17 22 (10.95%) Feasibility Study
17 22 (10.95%) Hazard Analysis
17 22 (10.95%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 82 (40.80%) MATLAB
2 4 (1.99%) C
2 4 (1.99%) Java
3 1 (0.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 188 (93.53%) Degree
2 152 (75.62%) BPSS Clearance
3 83 (41.29%) HND
4 68 (33.83%) HNC
5 10 (4.98%) TOGAF Certification
6 6 (2.99%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.48%) ARP4754
1 7 (3.48%) DO-254
1 7 (3.48%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 4 (1.99%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 33 (16.42%) Microsoft
2 26 (12.94%) ANSYS
3 10 (4.98%) MathWorks
3 10 (4.98%) Sparx
4 7 (3.48%) IBM
5 1 (0.50%) Oracle