Lead Systems Engineer Job Trends in Southsea

Lead System Engineer
Hampshire > Southsea

The median Lead System Engineer salary in Southsea is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 April 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southsea 11.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £80,000 £67,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +18.52% +68.75% -54.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Southsea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southsea. 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 Southsea with a recognized job title 9 1 0
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile £43,599 - -
25th Percentile £45,998 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile £65,800 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £54,975 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.05% +9.95% -1.48%

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southsea

For the 6 months to 18 April 2026, Lead Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southsea region featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southsea 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance