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 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 175 232
Rank change year-on-year +34 +57 -80
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 147 149 50
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.57% 1.32% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.59% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 76 49 19
10th Percentile £42,250 £35,500 £44,250
25th Percentile £52,313 £46,250 £48,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.00% -16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,900 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,625 £80,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £62,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +12.73% -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 7,895 9,344 7,033
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 84.24% 82.58% 92.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,781 4,915 4,938
10th Percentile £27,250 £32,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £56,252 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.78% +2.28% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.44%

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 24 November 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 24 November 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 +65 74 £65,000 +30.00% 32
Isle of Wight +1 43 £60,000 - 5
Thames Valley 0 9 £66,250 -1.85% 21
Berkshire +1 8 £66,250 +1.92% 15
Surrey -19 8 £48,000 -4.00% 18
Kent -3 7 £53,500 +25.88% 22
Sussex +11 2 £75,000 - 3
West Sussex +5 2 £75,000 - 3
Middlesex - 2 - -
Buckinghamshire +8 1 - - 3
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 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.68%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (7.48%) Simulink
2 8 (5.44%) Mathcad
3 6 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (3.40%) CATIA
5 1 (0.68%) GNU Octave
5 1 (0.68%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (21.09%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.68%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.68%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.36%) Software-Defined Radio
2 1 (0.68%) Firewall
2 1 (0.68%) Modbus
2 1 (0.68%) SNA
2 1 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.12%) Relational Database
2 4 (2.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 40 (27.21%) Rational DOORS
2 12 (8.16%) JIRA
3 1 (0.68%) MagicDraw
General
1 28 (19.05%) Finance
2 25 (17.01%) Electronics
3 18 (12.24%) Social Skills
4 14 (9.52%) Aerospace
5 7 (4.76%) Manufacturing
6 6 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (3.40%) Military
8 4 (2.72%) Automotive
9 2 (1.36%) Avionics
10 1 (0.68%) Aviation
10 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.68%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 88 (59.86%) Systems Engineer
2 41 (27.89%) Senior
3 31 (21.09%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 21 (14.29%) Principal Engineer
4 21 (14.29%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 11 (7.48%) Software Support Engineer
5 11 (7.48%) Support Engineer
6 8 (5.44%) Lead
7 5 (3.40%) Mathematical Modeller
8 4 (2.72%) Integration Manager
9 3 (2.04%) Integration Engineer
9 3 (2.04%) Requirements Manager
9 3 (2.04%) System Design Authority
9 3 (2.04%) Systems Integration Engineer
9 3 (2.04%) Systems Manager
10 2 (1.36%) Architect
10 2 (1.36%) Graduate
10 2 (1.36%) Hardware Engineer
10 2 (1.36%) Senior Hardware Engineer
10 2 (1.36%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.72%) DCOM
1 4 (2.72%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 28 (19.05%) e-Learning
2 23 (15.65%) Algorithms
3 13 (8.84%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.04%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.68%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.68%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.68%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.68%) Robotics
7 1 (0.68%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.72%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (25.17%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 36 (24.49%) Technical Leadership
3 33 (22.45%) SysML
4 31 (21.09%) Innovative Thinking
5 29 (19.73%) UML
6 28 (19.05%) DoDAF
6 28 (19.05%) Scenario Testing
6 28 (19.05%) Trade-off Analysis
7 26 (17.69%) Validation
8 24 (16.33%) Signal Processing
9 22 (14.97%) Problem-Solving
10 19 (12.93%) Verification and Validation
11 18 (12.24%) Requirements Management
12 17 (11.56%) Agile
12 17 (11.56%) Mathematics
13 15 (10.20%) Test Planning
14 11 (7.48%) Performance Analysis
15 10 (6.80%) Configuration Management
15 10 (6.80%) Software Engineering
15 10 (6.80%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 14 (9.52%) MATLAB
2 11 (7.48%) Python
3 4 (2.72%) SQL
4 2 (1.36%) C++
5 1 (0.68%) C#
5 1 (0.68%) Java
5 1 (0.68%) VB
Qualifications
1 64 (43.54%) BPSS Clearance
2 44 (29.93%) Security Cleared
3 43 (29.25%) Degree
4 41 (27.89%) SC Cleared
5 8 (5.44%) Chartered Engineer
5 8 (5.44%) Master's Degree
6 6 (4.08%) PhD
7 5 (3.40%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.36%) HNC
9 1 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (31.97%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 8 (5.44%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.68%) NIST
3 1 (0.68%) NIST 800
3 1 (0.68%) PMO
3 1 (0.68%) RMADS
System Software
1 4 (2.72%) Firmware
Vendors
1 32 (21.77%) IBM
2 31 (21.09%) Sparx
3 11 (7.48%) Microsoft
4 9 (6.12%) MathWorks
5 4 (2.72%) Siemens
6 3 (2.04%) EMC
7 2 (1.36%) Dell
8 1 (0.68%) ANSYS
8 1 (0.68%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.68%) Keysight
8 1 (0.68%) PTC
8 1 (0.68%) SAP