Systems Engineer Jobs in the South East

System Engineer
England > South East

The median System Engineer salary in the South East is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 57 194 216
Rank change year-on-year +137 +22 +87
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 552 181 376
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.66% 1.56% 1.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.88% 1.71% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 328 74 195
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £33,150
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,375 £85,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 14,224 10,599 21,077
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 91.47% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 9,733 7,232 12,510
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £40,463
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in the South East

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in the South East

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the South East

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 Systems Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 +142 285 £50,000 +14.39% 15
Hampshire +62 159 £53,000 -18.46% 16
Berkshire +102 132 £50,000 +2.35% 5
Oxfordshire +47 114 £47,500 +18.75% 6
Kent -8 49 £50,000 -9.09% 7
Buckinghamshire +32 39 £42,500 -19.05% 4
West Sussex +41 27 £45,000 - 2
Surrey -17 19 £45,000 +4.65% 2
Sussex - 8 - -
East Sussex +9 4 £37,500 -52.38%
Middlesex - 1 - -
Systems Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 East region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 125 (22.64%) Security Cleared
2 124 (22.46%) Systems Engineering
3 89 (16.12%) Degree
4 56 (10.14%) Microsoft
5 53 (9.60%) Validation
6 50 (9.06%) Electronics
7 48 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
8 44 (7.97%) Customer Requirements
8 44 (7.97%) Windows
9 43 (7.79%) Social Skills
10 41 (7.43%) DV Cleared
11 38 (6.88%) Aerospace
12 36 (6.52%) Azure
13 34 (6.16%) Manufacturing
14 33 (5.98%) Active Directory
15 32 (5.80%) SC Cleared
16 31 (5.62%) VMware
16 31 (5.62%) Verification and Validation
16 31 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
17 30 (5.43%) Cybersecurity
18 28 (5.07%) Management Information System
19 26 (4.71%) SQL
19 26 (4.71%) Physics
20 25 (4.53%) Embedded Systems
21 24 (4.35%) Windows Server
21 24 (4.35%) SCADA
21 24 (4.35%) Agile
21 24 (4.35%) Firmware
22 23 (4.17%) Project Management
23 22 (3.99%) Mathematics

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (2.17%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.45%) Kinematics
4 7 (1.27%) WinCC
5 6 (1.09%) Apache
5 6 (1.09%) Tomcat
6 5 (0.91%) OpenStack
7 4 (0.72%) IIS
8 3 (0.54%) Confluence
9 1 (0.18%) JBoss
9 1 (0.18%) WebSphere
Applications
1 15 (2.72%) Simulink
2 12 (2.17%) Stateflow
3 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.18%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 3 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.36%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 36 (6.52%) Azure
2 31 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (2.36%) Entra ID
4 12 (2.17%) SaaS
5 7 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.09%) AWS
6 6 (1.09%) Azure App Service
6 6 (1.09%) OneDrive
7 4 (0.72%) PaaS
8 3 (0.54%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.36%) Google Sheets
10 1 (0.18%) IaaS
10 1 (0.18%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.18%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.54%) Firewall
1 14 (2.54%) TCP/IP
2 13 (2.36%) DNS
3 12 (2.17%) WAN
4 9 (1.63%) Profibus
5 8 (1.45%) 4G
6 7 (1.27%) 5G
6 7 (1.27%) Ethernet
6 7 (1.27%) Internet
6 7 (1.27%) RFID
7 6 (1.09%) LAN
7 6 (1.09%) MPLS
7 6 (1.09%) Wireless
8 5 (0.91%) DHCP
8 5 (0.91%) Modbus
9 4 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (0.72%) OpenLDAP
9 4 (0.72%) SAN
9 4 (0.72%) VLAN
9 4 (0.72%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.63%) Big Data
2 6 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
2 6 (1.09%) MySQL
3 5 (0.91%) InfluxDB
3 5 (0.91%) MariaDB
3 5 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.54%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.36%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.18%) Power BI
6 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (3.26%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (1.99%) JIRA
3 9 (1.63%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.91%) Git
5 4 (0.72%) GitLab
6 3 (0.54%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.36%) Apache Continuum
8 1 (0.18%) LabVIEW
General
1 50 (9.06%) Electronics
2 43 (7.79%) Social Skills
3 38 (6.88%) Aerospace
4 34 (6.16%) Manufacturing
5 21 (3.80%) Games
6 20 (3.62%) Automotive
7 17 (3.08%) Telecoms
8 15 (2.72%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (2.36%) Legal
9 13 (2.36%) Retail
10 10 (1.81%) Military
11 7 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (1.09%) Finance
13 4 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.72%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.72%) Public Sector
14 3 (0.54%) Advertising
14 3 (0.54%) Marketing
15 2 (0.36%) Aviation
15 2 (0.36%) Fire and Rescue
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.63%) Web Services
2 8 (1.45%) JSON
3 7 (1.27%) WPF
4 6 (1.09%) JSP
4 6 (1.09%) XML
5 4 (0.72%) .NET
5 4 (0.72%) Keycloak
6 3 (0.54%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.07%) Management Information System
2 25 (4.53%) Embedded Systems
3 24 (4.35%) SCADA
4 17 (3.08%) Algorithms
5 15 (2.72%) IoT
6 13 (2.36%) Driving Licence
6 13 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (1.81%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.63%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (1.45%) CMDB
9 8 (1.45%) GNSS
9 8 (1.45%) PKI
10 7 (1.27%) NHS
10 7 (1.27%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.09%) ARM Cortex
12 5 (0.91%) Acoustics
12 5 (0.91%) Robotics
13 4 (0.72%) Clustering
13 4 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.72%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 44 (7.97%) Windows
2 24 (4.35%) Windows Server
3 19 (3.44%) Linux
4 11 (1.99%) Windows Server 2012
4 11 (1.99%) Windows Server 2016
5 10 (1.81%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.81%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.63%) VMS
7 5 (0.91%) CentOS
7 5 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.91%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (22.46%) Systems Engineering
2 53 (9.60%) Validation
3 48 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
4 44 (7.97%) Customer Requirements
5 31 (5.62%) Verification and Validation
6 30 (5.43%) Cybersecurity
7 26 (4.71%) Physics
8 24 (4.35%) Agile
9 23 (4.17%) Project Management
10 22 (3.99%) Mathematics
11 21 (3.80%) Software Engineering
12 20 (3.62%) Configuration Management
12 20 (3.62%) Requirements Management
12 20 (3.62%) UML
13 19 (3.44%) Systems Thinking
14 18 (3.26%) Collaborative Working
15 17 (3.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 15 (2.72%) Computer Science
16 15 (2.72%) Decision-Making
16 15 (2.72%) Design for Manufacturing
Programming Languages
1 26 (4.71%) SQL
2 19 (3.44%) MATLAB
3 17 (3.08%) C
4 15 (2.72%) PowerShell
5 12 (2.17%) Bash
5 12 (2.17%) Python
6 9 (1.63%) C#
6 9 (1.63%) C++
6 9 (1.63%) JavaScript
7 8 (1.45%) Java
8 7 (1.27%) XAML
9 6 (1.09%) Ladder Logic
9 6 (1.09%) Perl
10 2 (0.36%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.18%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.18%) Ruby
11 1 (0.18%) Rust
Qualifications
1 125 (22.64%) Security Cleared
2 89 (16.12%) Degree
3 41 (7.43%) DV Cleared
4 32 (5.80%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.17%) HNC
6 11 (1.99%) DBS Check
7 9 (1.63%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.27%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.27%) CTC Cleared
9 7 (1.27%) HND
10 4 (0.72%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.54%) PhD
12 2 (0.36%) CCNA
12 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.36%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.18%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.18%) MCSE
13 1 (0.18%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.08%) QA
2 8 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (1.45%) GDPR
3 7 (1.27%) COSHH
3 7 (1.27%) ISO 14001
3 7 (1.27%) ISO 9001
4 6 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 3 (0.54%) Automotive SPICE
5 3 (0.54%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.18%) PMO
System Software
1 33 (5.98%) Active Directory
2 24 (4.35%) Firmware
3 21 (3.80%) Hyper-V
4 11 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.91%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 4 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
6 4 (0.72%) XenDesktop
7 3 (0.54%) XenApp
8 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.18%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (2.90%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.63%) Functional Safety
3 7 (1.27%) FortiGate
3 7 (1.27%) SCCM
4 5 (0.91%) Ansible
4 5 (0.91%) Puppet
4 5 (0.91%) Red Hat Spacewalk
4 5 (0.91%) Terraform
5 4 (0.72%) Autotask
5 4 (0.72%) Backup Exec
5 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.72%) Wonderware InTouch
6 3 (0.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.36%) SCOM
8 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 56 (10.14%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.62%) VMware
3 21 (3.80%) Cisco
4 14 (2.54%) Citrix
5 11 (1.99%) Fortinet
6 9 (1.63%) Wonderware
7 8 (1.45%) Siemens
8 7 (1.27%) AVEVA
8 7 (1.27%) Juniper
8 7 (1.27%) Rockwell
8 7 (1.27%) Thales
9 6 (1.09%) Allen-Bradley
9 6 (1.09%) Darktrace
9 6 (1.09%) HP
9 6 (1.09%) Mitel
9 6 (1.09%) NEC
9 6 (1.09%) Ribbon
10 5 (0.91%) Aruba
10 5 (0.91%) QinetiQ
11 4 (0.72%) Datto