Systems Engineer Job Trends in Sussex

System Engineer
South East > Sussex

The median System Engineer salary in Sussex is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 January 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 20 15
Rank change year-on-year +7 -5 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 5 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Sussex 5.05% 1.00% 3.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.26% 1.02% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 3
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £30,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £51,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year +2.44% +7.89% -5.80%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sussex. 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 Sussex with a recognized job title 95 98 100
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.96% 98.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 78 34 98
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £28,875 £45,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £48,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% -2.50% -28.57%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £76,375 £76,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -9.09%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sussex.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Sussex

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Sussex

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Sussex.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Sussex

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex

For the 6 months to 18 January 2026, 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 Sussex region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Customer Requirements
1 4 (80.00%) Validation
1 4 (80.00%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (20.00%) Ergonomics
2 1 (20.00%) Human Factors
2 1 (20.00%) Performance Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (20.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (20.00%) Requirements Analysis

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Customer Requirements
1 4 (80.00%) Validation
1 4 (80.00%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (20.00%) Ergonomics
2 1 (20.00%) Human Factors
2 1 (20.00%) Performance Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (20.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (20.00%) Requirements Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance