Systems Engineering Job Trends in the South East

Systems Engineering
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Systems Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 178 229
Rank change year-on-year +43 +51 -90
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 136 145 46
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.40% 1.37% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.69% 1.63% 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 69 47 16
10th Percentile £42,250 £37,440 £46,875
25th Percentile £51,750 £46,250 £49,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £50,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +24.00% -18.37% +2.08%
75th Percentile £75,900 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,250 £80,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 8,049 8,897 6,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 82.89% 83.97% 92.86%
Number of salaries quoted 4,906 4,648 4,777
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,690 £43,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,525 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +3.72% -0.91%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Systems Engineering job vacancy trend in the South East

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in the South East over the 6 months to 3 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in the South East

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 Systems Engineering within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 December 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
Hampshire +59 73 £65,000 +30.00% 30
Isle of Wight 0 34 £52,500 - 11
Surrey -17 10 £48,000 -4.00% 5
Thames Valley -3 8 £55,000 -18.52% 11
Berkshire -2 7 £55,000 -15.38% 5
Kent -3 7 £53,500 +25.88% 13
Sussex - 2 £75,000 - 1
Buckinghamshire +3 1 - - 1
West Sussex +2 1 - - 4
Middlesex - 1 - -
Systems Engineering
England

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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.74%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (5.15%) CATIA
1 7 (5.15%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.94%) Simulink
3 2 (1.47%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.74%) GNU Octave
4 1 (0.74%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 27 (19.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.74%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.47%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (0.74%) Firewall
2 1 (0.74%) Modbus
2 1 (0.74%) SNA
2 1 (0.74%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.62%) Relational Database
2 4 (2.94%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 38 (27.94%) Rational DOORS
2 14 (10.29%) JIRA
3 1 (0.74%) MagicDraw
General
1 25 (18.38%) Finance
2 19 (13.97%) Electronics
3 17 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 16 (11.76%) Aerospace
5 6 (4.41%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (4.41%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.68%) Military
7 4 (2.94%) Automotive
8 2 (1.47%) Avionics
9 1 (0.74%) Aviation
9 1 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.74%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 85 (62.50%) Systems Engineer
2 36 (26.47%) Senior
3 32 (23.53%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 21 (15.44%) Principal Engineer
4 21 (15.44%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 11 (8.09%) Software Support Engineer
5 11 (8.09%) Support Engineer
6 6 (4.41%) Lead
7 4 (2.94%) Integration Manager
8 3 (2.21%) Integration Engineer
8 3 (2.21%) Requirements Manager
8 3 (2.21%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 3 (2.21%) Systems Manager
9 2 (1.47%) Architect
9 2 (1.47%) Graduate
9 2 (1.47%) Hardware Engineer
9 2 (1.47%) Mathematical Modeller
9 2 (1.47%) Senior Hardware Engineer
9 2 (1.47%) Solutions Architect
9 2 (1.47%) System Design Authority
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.94%) DCOM
1 4 (2.94%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 25 (18.38%) e-Learning
2 18 (13.24%) Algorithms
3 12 (8.82%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.21%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.47%) Acoustics
6 2 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.47%) Augmented Reality
7 1 (0.74%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.74%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.74%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.74%) Robotics
7 1 (0.74%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (24.26%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 33 (24.26%) Technical Leadership
2 29 (21.32%) SysML
3 28 (20.59%) Innovative Thinking
4 25 (18.38%) DoDAF
4 25 (18.38%) Scenario Testing
4 25 (18.38%) Trade-off Analysis
4 25 (18.38%) UML
5 21 (15.44%) Requirements Management
6 19 (13.97%) Agile
6 19 (13.97%) Signal Processing
7 18 (13.24%) Validation
8 15 (11.03%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (8.82%) Software Engineering
9 12 (8.82%) Waterfall
10 11 (8.09%) Test Planning
10 11 (8.09%) Verification and Validation
11 10 (7.35%) Mathematics
12 9 (6.62%) Configuration Management
12 9 (6.62%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.15%) MATLAB
2 4 (2.94%) Python
2 4 (2.94%) SQL
3 2 (1.47%) C++
4 1 (0.74%) C#
4 1 (0.74%) Java
4 1 (0.74%) VB
Qualifications
1 54 (39.71%) BPSS Clearance
2 41 (30.15%) Degree
2 41 (30.15%) Security Cleared
3 38 (27.94%) SC Cleared
4 8 (5.88%) Master's Degree
5 7 (5.15%) Chartered Engineer
6 6 (4.41%) PhD
7 4 (2.94%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.47%) HNC
9 1 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (27.21%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 10 (7.35%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.74%) NIST
3 1 (0.74%) NIST 800
3 1 (0.74%) PMO
3 1 (0.74%) RMADS
System Software
1 3 (2.21%) Firmware
Vendors
1 29 (21.32%) IBM
2 27 (19.85%) Sparx
3 12 (8.82%) Microsoft
4 4 (2.94%) Siemens
5 3 (2.21%) EMC
6 2 (1.47%) MathWorks
7 1 (0.74%) ANSYS
7 1 (0.74%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.74%) Dell
7 1 (0.74%) Keysight
7 1 (0.74%) PTC