Systems Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

System Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median System Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2024.

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

6 months to
2 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 97 119 157
Rank change year-on-year +22 +38 +57
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 100 76 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.47% 2.14% 1.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.66% 2.27% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 56 52 47
10th Percentile £34,875 - £36,827
25th Percentile £46,250 £32,500 £37,226
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £34,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +61.76% -32.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £82,500 £50,000 £59,413
90th Percentile - £54,875 £62,971
South East median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,761 3,348 6,007
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.82% 94.42% 94.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,956 2,249 3,700
10th Percentile £32,250 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,525 £53,825 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.02% -2.14% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £72,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in the Thames Valley

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in the Thames Valley

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 December 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the Thames Valley

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 December 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
Berkshire +6 45 £75,000 +120.59% 10
Oxfordshire +1 38 £50,000 +25.00% 15
Buckinghamshire -1 17 £67,500 +28.57% 3
Systems Engineer
South East

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 2 December 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 Thames Valley region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 34 (34.00%) Degree
2 25 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
3 20 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 18 (18.00%) Problem-Solving
5 17 (17.00%) Kubernetes
5 17 (17.00%) Azure
6 16 (16.00%) Java
6 16 (16.00%) Windows
6 16 (16.00%) Manufacturing
7 15 (15.00%) Validation
7 15 (15.00%) Electronics
7 15 (15.00%) Linux
7 15 (15.00%) JavaScript
7 15 (15.00%) SQL
7 15 (15.00%) Bash
8 14 (14.00%) Root Cause Analysis
8 14 (14.00%) JSON
8 14 (14.00%) Software Engineering
8 14 (14.00%) JSP
8 14 (14.00%) Web Services
8 14 (14.00%) XML
8 14 (14.00%) Microsoft Excel
8 14 (14.00%) Apache
8 14 (14.00%) Tomcat
8 14 (14.00%) NHS
9 13 (13.00%) Physics
9 13 (13.00%) Social Skills
10 12 (12.00%) Firmware
10 12 (12.00%) Aerospace
11 11 (11.00%) Computer Science

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (14.00%) Apache
1 14 (14.00%) Tomcat
2 3 (3.00%) Confluence
3 2 (2.00%) Kinematics
3 2 (2.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (1.00%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.00%) WinCC
Applications
1 14 (14.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.00%) Simulink
3 2 (2.00%) Zemax
4 1 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.00%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 17 (17.00%) Azure
2 2 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.00%) SaaS
3 1 (1.00%) IaaS
3 1 (1.00%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.00%) RFID
2 2 (2.00%) Internet
3 1 (1.00%) DNS
3 1 (1.00%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.00%) Network Security
3 1 (1.00%) Profibus
3 1 (1.00%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (1.00%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.00%) Big Data
2 1 (1.00%) MySQL
2 1 (1.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (6.00%) JIRA
1 6 (6.00%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (2.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (16.00%) Manufacturing
2 15 (15.00%) Electronics
3 13 (13.00%) Social Skills
4 12 (12.00%) Aerospace
5 5 (5.00%) Automotive
6 4 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (4.00%) Games
7 2 (2.00%) Finance
8 1 (1.00%) Advertising
8 1 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.00%) Military
8 1 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (14.00%) JSON
1 14 (14.00%) JSP
1 14 (14.00%) Web Services
1 14 (14.00%) XML
2 2 (2.00%) WPF
3 1 (1.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 14 (14.00%) NHS
2 8 (8.00%) Management Information System
3 7 (7.00%) SCADA
4 6 (6.00%) Algorithms
5 5 (5.00%) Data Centre
6 4 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (3.00%) Embedded Systems
8 2 (2.00%) Acoustics
8 2 (2.00%) CCTV
8 2 (2.00%) Fibre Optics
8 2 (2.00%) GNSS
8 2 (2.00%) IoT
8 2 (2.00%) Virtual Team
9 1 (1.00%) Driving Licence
9 1 (1.00%) FPGA
9 1 (1.00%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 16 (16.00%) Windows
2 15 (15.00%) Linux
3 2 (2.00%) VMS
4 1 (1.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
2 18 (18.00%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (15.00%) Validation
4 14 (14.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 14 (14.00%) Software Engineering
5 13 (13.00%) Physics
6 11 (11.00%) Computer Science
7 10 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
8 9 (9.00%) Project Management
8 9 (9.00%) V-Model
9 8 (8.00%) Design for Manufacturing
9 8 (8.00%) Requirements Management
10 7 (7.00%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (7.00%) FMEA
10 7 (7.00%) SysML
11 6 (6.00%) Mentoring
11 6 (6.00%) Test Planning
11 6 (6.00%) UML
11 6 (6.00%) Verification and Validation
12 5 (5.00%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (16.00%) Java
2 15 (15.00%) Bash
2 15 (15.00%) JavaScript
2 15 (15.00%) SQL
3 10 (10.00%) MATLAB
4 7 (7.00%) C
5 6 (6.00%) C++
6 4 (4.00%) C#
6 4 (4.00%) Python
7 2 (2.00%) XAML
8 1 (1.00%) Perl
8 1 (1.00%) Ruby
8 1 (1.00%) Rust
Qualifications
1 34 (34.00%) Degree
2 20 (20.00%) Security Cleared
3 4 (4.00%) Master's Degree
3 4 (4.00%) SC Cleared
4 3 (3.00%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.00%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (1.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.00%) HAZOP
2 3 (3.00%) ISO 26262
3 2 (2.00%) ECSS
3 2 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 2 (2.00%) QA
System Software
1 12 (12.00%) Firmware
2 1 (1.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 17 (17.00%) Kubernetes
2 3 (3.00%) Functional Safety
3 1 (1.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (3.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.00%) Adobe
2 1 (1.00%) Atlassian
2 1 (1.00%) AVEVA
2 1 (1.00%) Cisco
2 1 (1.00%) Citrix
2 1 (1.00%) Dell
2 1 (1.00%) Draytek
2 1 (1.00%) EMC
2 1 (1.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (1.00%) Juniper
2 1 (1.00%) QinetiQ
2 1 (1.00%) Rockwell
2 1 (1.00%) Sage
2 1 (1.00%) Siemens
2 1 (1.00%) SonicWALL
2 1 (1.00%) Veeam
2 1 (1.00%) VMware
2 1 (1.00%) WatchGuard