Distributed Systems Job Trends in the South East
Distributed Systems
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Systems in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Systems over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 270 | 253 | 287 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +34 | -34 |
| Permanent jobs citing Distributed Systems | 75 | 37 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.38% | 0.41% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.45% | 1.04% | 1.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 4 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,250 | £63,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £69,375 | £43,911 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £80,000 | £53,741 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.88% | +48.86% | -23.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £92,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,500 | - | £91,250 |
| England median annual salary | £82,500 | £95,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.16% | +18.75% | - |
All Generic Skills
South East
Distributed Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 5,156 | 3,564 | 3,769 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 26.45% | 39.83% | 32.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,490 | 1,792 | 1,691 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £33,469 | £41,741 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -18.18% | -0.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -4.00% |
Distributed Systems Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Distributed Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Distributed Systems Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Distributed Systems.
Distributed Systems Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Distributed Systems in the South East over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Distributed Systems Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Distributed Systems within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | -21 | 30 | £61,250 | -23.44% | 48 |
| Surrey | -12 | 24 | £50,000 | - | 9 |
| Berkshire | -19 | 11 | £71,250 | -16.18% | 19 |
| Buckinghamshire | +4 | 10 | £51,625 | -31.17% | 6 |
| Kent | -11 | 9 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | -29 | 9 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 23 |
| Hampshire | - | 6 | £77,500 | - | 12 |
| East Sussex | - | 3 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
| West Sussex | - | 2 | £67,500 | - | 6 |
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Distributed Systems Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Native | 17.3% | 13 |
| 2 | IoT | 12.0% | 9 |
| 3 | GNSS | 10.7% | 8 |
| 4 | AI Agents | 5.3% | 4 |
| 4 | Legacy Systems | 5.3% | 4 |
| 6 | Algorithms | 4.0% | 3 |
| 7 | Data Structures | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Enterprise Software | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Life Science | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Onboarding | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Private Cloud | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Product Ownership | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Public Cloud | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Renewable Energy | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Self-Motivation | 2.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Virtual Team | 2.7% | 2 |
| 17 | Acoustics | 1.3% | 1 |
| 17 | Client/Server | 1.3% | 1 |
| 17 | Cyber Defence | 1.3% | 1 |
| 17 | Distributed Architecture | 1.3% | 1 |