Systems Engineer Job Trends in Sheffield

System Engineer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

As of 23 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median System Engineer salary in Sheffield.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 37 51
Rank change year-on-year -11 +14 +34
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 1 18 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.23% 3.50% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 3.73% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 0 12 2
10th Percentile - £35,000 £46,000
25th Percentile - £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile - £55,000 £52,500
90th Percentile - - £54,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

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 425 483 294
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.59% 93.97% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 320 218 251
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £24,150
25th Percentile £29,500 £43,361 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -30.43% +21.05% +1.91%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Sheffield.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Sheffield

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Sheffield region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AVEVA
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
1 1 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) WinCC

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) WinCC
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) AVEVA
1 1 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens