Model-Based Systems Engineering Job Trends in the South East

Model-Based Systems Engineering
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Model-Based Systems Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 228 279 288
Rank change year-on-year +51 +9 +23
Permanent jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering 45 17 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.43% 0.19% 0.090%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.22% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 15 7 5
10th Percentile £45,000 £38,270 -
25th Percentile £48,750 £45,617 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -14.06% +16.36%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £67,000
90th Percentile - £64,500 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,600 £56,750
% change year-on-year +14.07% -7.31% +20.74%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Model-Based Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,306 7,897 7,821
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.19% 88.14% 88.35%
Number of salaries quoted 4,952 3,758 5,459
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Model-Based Systems Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Model-Based Systems Engineering job vacancy trend in the South East

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Model-Based Systems Engineering

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering in the South East over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the South East

Model-Based Systems Engineering
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 Model-Based Systems Engineering within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 January 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 +56 35 £60,000 +52.22% 7
Kent -9 9 £52,500 -4.55% 4
West Sussex - 1 £43,000 -
Model-Based Systems Engineering
England

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 9 (20.00%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 19 (42.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 9 (20.00%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (6.67%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 21 (46.67%) Finance
2 10 (22.22%) Military
3 9 (20.00%) Electronics
4 4 (8.89%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.22%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 43 (95.56%) Systems Engineer
2 10 (22.22%) Senior
2 10 (22.22%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 1 (2.22%) Architect
3 1 (2.22%) Product Assurance Engineer
3 1 (2.22%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 21 (46.67%) e-Learning
2 13 (28.89%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (80.00%) Systems Engineering
2 31 (68.89%) SysML
3 22 (48.89%) Innovative Thinking
4 18 (40.00%) DoDAF
4 18 (40.00%) Scenario Testing
4 18 (40.00%) Trade-off Analysis
4 18 (40.00%) UML
5 12 (26.67%) Agile
6 10 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
6 10 (22.22%) Information Assurance
7 9 (20.00%) Coaching
7 9 (20.00%) Mathematics
7 9 (20.00%) Physics
7 9 (20.00%) Requirements Management
8 7 (15.56%) Validation
9 6 (13.33%) Asset Management
9 6 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
9 6 (13.33%) Risk Management
9 6 (13.33%) Supply Chain Management
9 6 (13.33%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 9 (20.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (2.22%) C++
2 1 (2.22%) Java
2 1 (2.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 22 (48.89%) Security Cleared
2 21 (46.67%) SC Cleared
3 18 (40.00%) Degree
4 16 (35.56%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.22%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.33%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 19 (42.22%) Sparx
2 9 (20.00%) Siemens