Systems Engineer Jobs in Rochester

System Engineer
Kent > Rochester

The median System Engineer salary in Rochester is £47,683 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 9 10
Rank change year-on-year +4 +1 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 67 1 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochester 39.64% 4.35% 15.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 39.64% 4.76% 15.22%
Number of salaries quoted 44 1 0
10th Percentile £37,574 - -
25th Percentile - £46,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% - -
75th Percentile £57,500 £48,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £47,683 £49,250 £36,000
% change year-on-year -3.18% +36.81% +3.60%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Rochester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Rochester. 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 Rochester with a recognized job title 169 21 46
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 91.30% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 84 20 13
10th Percentile £25,550 £22,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,305 £31,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £37,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.87% -26.00% +23.46%
75th Percentile £57,500 £39,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £49,875 £65,000
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -7.61% +2.22%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochester

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Rochester

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Rochester

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Rochester

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Rochester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Rochester over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Rochester

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

For the 6 months to 21 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 Rochester region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 62 (92.54%) Degree
2 60 (89.55%) Systems Engineering
3 58 (86.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 48 (71.64%) SysML
4 48 (71.64%) MATLAB
5 42 (62.69%) Cybersecurity
6 41 (61.19%) Agile
7 32 (47.76%) UML
8 30 (44.78%) Mathematics
8 30 (44.78%) Physics
9 25 (37.31%) Presentation Skills
9 25 (37.31%) MODAF
10 23 (34.33%) Electronics
10 23 (34.33%) Simulink
10 23 (34.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
10 23 (34.33%) Coaching
10 23 (34.33%) Rational DOORS
11 16 (23.88%) Information Assurance
11 16 (23.88%) Military
11 16 (23.88%) Management Information System
11 16 (23.88%) Siemens
11 16 (23.88%) Requirements Management
12 7 (10.45%) Aerospace
12 7 (10.45%) PLM
12 7 (10.45%) Teamcenter
12 7 (10.45%) Project Management
12 7 (10.45%) IBM
12 7 (10.45%) IEC 61508
12 7 (10.45%) DO-254
12 7 (10.45%) ARP4754

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Rochester 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 23 (34.33%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (10.45%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 23 (34.33%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.49%) LabVIEW
General
1 25 (37.31%) Presentation Skills
2 23 (34.33%) Electronics
3 16 (23.88%) Military
4 7 (10.45%) Aerospace
4 7 (10.45%) Social Skills
5 1 (1.49%) Avionics
Miscellaneous
1 16 (23.88%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (89.55%) Systems Engineering
2 48 (71.64%) SysML
3 42 (62.69%) Cybersecurity
4 41 (61.19%) Agile
5 32 (47.76%) UML
6 30 (44.78%) Mathematics
6 30 (44.78%) Physics
7 25 (37.31%) MODAF
8 23 (34.33%) Coaching
8 23 (34.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 16 (23.88%) Information Assurance
9 16 (23.88%) Requirements Management
10 7 (10.45%) Acceptance Criteria
10 7 (10.45%) Computer Science
10 7 (10.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (10.45%) Creative Problem-Solving
10 7 (10.45%) PLM
10 7 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (10.45%) Project Management
10 7 (10.45%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 48 (71.64%) MATLAB
2 1 (1.49%) C#
2 1 (1.49%) Python
Qualifications
1 62 (92.54%) Degree
2 58 (86.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (10.45%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.45%) ARP4754
1 7 (10.45%) DO-254
1 7 (10.45%) IEC 61508
2 1 (1.49%) NIST
2 1 (1.49%) NIST 800
Vendors
1 16 (23.88%) Siemens
2 7 (10.45%) IBM