Graduate Systems Engineer Job Trends in the South East

Graduate System Engineer
England > South East

The median Graduate System Engineer salary in the South East is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 September 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 338 297 329
Rank change year-on-year -41 +32 -39
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Systems Engineer 8 1 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.043% 0.011% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% 0.013% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £30,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £36,000
England median annual salary £30,000 - £30,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 17,692 7,963 12,084
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 89.47% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 12,539 4,392 7,039
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,813 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Graduate Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Graduate Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in the South East

Graduate Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Systems Engineer job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Systems Engineer job vacancies in the South East

Graduate Systems Engineer
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 Graduate Systems Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 September 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
Hampshire -45 4 - -
Oxfordshire - 4 £50,000 -
Thames Valley - 4 £50,000 - 2
Graduate Systems Engineer
England