Systems Engineering Jobs in Scotland

Systems Engineering
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Systems Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 260 205
Rank change year-on-year +255 -55 +25
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 578 17 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 20.51% 0.25% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.28% 0.27% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 298 6 12
10th Percentile - £34,000 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £34,875 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £50,000 £41,750
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% +19.76% -41.40%
75th Percentile £60,265 £65,000 £65,250
90th Percentile - - £65,925
UK median annual salary £52,600 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -12.33% -7.69% +2.36%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,594 6,257 4,454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.05% 92.89% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,341 2,424 2,232
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,488
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,654
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.94% +9.82%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,738 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in Scotland

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineering in Scotland.

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in Scotland

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in Scotland

Systems Engineering
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineering within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South Ayrshire - 154 £58,033 - 6
East Ayrshire - 135 £58,033 - 3
Moray - 87 £47,683 - 2
Fife - 86 £47,683 - 1
Ayrshire - 52 £58,033 - 9
Glasgow +189 25 £58,033 +16.07% 9
North Ayrshire - 24 £58,033 - 1
Edinburgh +27 10 - - 7
Inverclyde - 2 - -
South Lanarkshire - 2 £50,000 -
Midlothian - 1 - - 1
Systems Engineering
UK

Systems Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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
1 235 (40.66%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 28 (4.84%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.35%) SaaS
2 1 (0.17%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.35%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 71 (12.28%) Rational DOORS
General
1 80 (13.84%) Presentation Skills
2 65 (11.25%) Electronics
3 35 (6.06%) Social Skills
4 28 (4.84%) Aerospace
5 7 (1.21%) Finance
6 3 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (0.52%) Public Sector
7 2 (0.35%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.17%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.17%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 364 (62.98%) Systems Engineer
2 98 (16.96%) Senior
3 85 (14.71%) Principal Engineer
4 61 (10.55%) Engineering Manager
5 48 (8.30%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 38 (6.57%) Requirements Manager
7 37 (6.40%) Software Assurance Engineer
8 28 (4.84%) Junior
8 28 (4.84%) Junior Systems Engineer
8 28 (4.84%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 24 (4.15%) Integration Engineer
9 24 (4.15%) System Verification Engineer
9 24 (4.15%) Systems Integration Engineer
9 24 (4.15%) Validation Engineer
10 21 (3.63%) Lead
11 16 (2.77%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 8 (1.38%) Architect
13 5 (0.87%) Requirements Engineer
14 4 (0.69%) Data Architect
15 3 (0.52%) Project Leader
Miscellaneous
1 5 (0.87%) SCADA
2 3 (0.52%) Data Centre
2 3 (0.52%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.17%) Cloud Native
3 1 (0.17%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 315 (54.50%) SysML
2 296 (51.21%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 287 (49.65%) Mathematics
4 274 (47.40%) Validation
4 274 (47.40%) Verification and Validation
5 244 (42.21%) Software Engineering
6 207 (35.81%) Digital Twin
7 108 (18.69%) UML
8 95 (16.44%) Agile
9 80 (13.84%) Cybersecurity
9 80 (13.84%) MODAF
9 80 (13.84%) Physics
10 70 (12.11%) FMEA
11 53 (9.17%) Coaching
12 43 (7.44%) Requirements Management
13 40 (6.92%) Problem-Solving
14 39 (6.75%) Stakeholder Management
15 37 (6.40%) Decision-Making
15 37 (6.40%) Software Assurance
16 31 (5.36%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 315 (54.50%) MATLAB
2 2 (0.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 468 (80.97%) Degree
2 325 (56.23%) BPSS Clearance
3 207 (35.81%) HNC
3 207 (35.81%) HND
4 23 (3.98%) Chartered Engineer
4 23 (3.98%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.17%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (16.96%) IEC 61508
2 70 (12.11%) Def Stans
3 28 (4.84%) ARP4754
3 28 (4.84%) DO-254
4 1 (0.17%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 28 (4.84%) IBM
2 3 (0.52%) Facebook
2 3 (0.52%) YouTube
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft
3 2 (0.35%) Rockwell
3 2 (0.35%) Siemens
3 2 (0.35%) Wonderware