Systems Engineer Job Trends in Sheffield

System Engineer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

As of 21 January 2026, 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
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 36 50
Rank change year-on-year -10 +14 +41
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 1 15 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.24% 3.30% 2.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 3.46% 3.15%
Number of salaries quoted 0 9 16
10th Percentile - - £35,750
25th Percentile - £35,000 £42,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile - - £46,875
90th Percentile - - £52,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary - £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +22.22% -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 407 433 539
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.22% 95.16% 94.07%
Number of salaries quoted 307 181 455
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £26,417
25th Percentile £28,750 £41,250 £35,835
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -30.43% +21.05% +5.56%

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 21 January 2026, 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