The median System Engineer salary in Sheffield is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
43 |
34 |
51 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+17 |
+41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer |
6 |
26 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield |
1.36% |
3.42% |
1.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.39% |
3.57% |
1.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
19 |
1 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-18.18% |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
-18.18% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title |
431 |
728 |
354 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.51% |
95.79% |
95.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
323 |
394 |
290 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,000 |
£33,825 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£40,000 |
£32,200 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£46,000 |
£54,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.81% |
+13.68% |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£68,750 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£81,250 |
£67,500 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£52,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.05% |
+16.67% |
-10.00% |
