Systems Engineer Job Trends in Slough

System Engineer
Berkshire > Slough

The median System Engineer salary in Slough is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 65 19
Rank change year-on-year +28 -46 +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 3 3 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Slough 0.73% 0.84% 5.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% 0.87% 5.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile £57,000 - -
25th Percentile £58,125 - £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £80,000
75th Percentile - - £82,500
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +2.35%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Slough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Slough. 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 Slough with a recognized job title 388 345 93
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 96.10% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 221 92 77
10th Percentile £30,000 £39,100 £27,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +23.81% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £76,750
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -0.10% -4.50%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

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 Slough.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Slough

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Slough

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Slough.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Slough

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough

For the 6 months to 24 July 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 Slough region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Fintech
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Low Latency
2 1 (33.33%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Fintech
1 3 (100.00%) Low Latency
2 1 (33.33%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management