Systems Engineer Jobs in South Ayrshire

System Engineer
Scotland > South Ayrshire

The median System Engineer salary in South Ayrshire is £58,033 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 127 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Ayrshire 62.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 62.56% - -
Number of salaries quoted 98 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,683 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 - -
75th Percentile £60,265 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £58,033 £42,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year +35.75% -22.27% +22.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Ayrshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Ayrshire. 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 South Ayrshire with a recognized job title 203 3 5
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 83.33%
Number of salaries quoted 111 2 3
10th Percentile - £54,625 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £55,938 £23,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £61,250 £24,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% +150.00% +6.52%
75th Percentile £60,265 £65,938 £25,750
90th Percentile - £66,875 -
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -6.25% +6.67%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Ayrshire

Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Ayrshire.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in South Ayrshire

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in South Ayrshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in South Ayrshire.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in South Ayrshire

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in South Ayrshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in South Ayrshire over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in South Ayrshire

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in South Ayrshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the South Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 17 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
Prestwick - 76 £47,683 - 3
Maybole - 26 £58,033 -
Ayr - 25 £58,033 -
Systems Engineer
Scotland

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Ayrshire

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South Ayrshire region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 123 (96.85%) Degree
2 121 (95.28%) Systems Engineering
3 110 (86.61%) SysML
3 110 (86.61%) MATLAB
4 90 (70.87%) Mathematics
5 83 (65.35%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 83 (65.35%) Simulink
6 76 (59.84%) HNC
6 76 (59.84%) HND
6 76 (59.84%) Validation
6 76 (59.84%) Software Engineering
6 76 (59.84%) Digital Twin
6 76 (59.84%) Verification and Validation
7 45 (35.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 34 (26.77%) UML
9 27 (21.26%) Agile
9 27 (21.26%) MODAF
9 27 (21.26%) Cybersecurity
9 27 (21.26%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (11.02%) Physics
11 7 (5.51%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (5.51%) Social Skills
11 7 (5.51%) Electronics
11 7 (5.51%) Aerospace
11 7 (5.51%) PLM
11 7 (5.51%) Teamcenter
11 7 (5.51%) IBM
11 7 (5.51%) Project Management
11 7 (5.51%) Computer Science
11 7 (5.51%) IEC 61508

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Ayrshire 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 83 (65.35%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (5.51%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 7 (5.51%) Rational DOORS
General
1 27 (21.26%) Presentation Skills
2 7 (5.51%) Aerospace
2 7 (5.51%) Electronics
2 7 (5.51%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (95.28%) Systems Engineering
2 110 (86.61%) SysML
3 90 (70.87%) Mathematics
4 83 (65.35%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 76 (59.84%) Digital Twin
5 76 (59.84%) Software Engineering
5 76 (59.84%) Validation
5 76 (59.84%) Verification and Validation
6 34 (26.77%) UML
7 27 (21.26%) Agile
7 27 (21.26%) Cybersecurity
7 27 (21.26%) MODAF
8 14 (11.02%) Physics
9 7 (5.51%) Coaching
9 7 (5.51%) Computer Science
9 7 (5.51%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (5.51%) Creative Problem-Solving
9 7 (5.51%) PLM
9 7 (5.51%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (5.51%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 110 (86.61%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 123 (96.85%) Degree
2 76 (59.84%) HNC
2 76 (59.84%) HND
3 45 (35.43%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (4.72%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.51%) ARP4754
1 7 (5.51%) DO-254
1 7 (5.51%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 7 (5.51%) IBM