Systems Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

System Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median System Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 186 206
Rank change year-on-year +145 +20 -33
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 339 74 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 5.06% 1.23% 1.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.34% 1.38% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 233 26 65
10th Percentile £34,000 - £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% +22.35%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £73,863
90th Percentile £65,000 £73,125 -
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +17.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,343 5,381 6,741
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.67% 89.79% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 4,436 3,174 4,157
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 +134 163 £50,000 -5.97% 17
Oxfordshire +84 121 £50,000 +17.65% 20
Buckinghamshire +12 55 £42,500 -19.05% 6
Systems Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 13 May 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 83 (24.48%) Security Cleared
2 70 (20.65%) Systems Engineering
3 62 (18.29%) Degree
4 55 (16.22%) Windows
5 51 (15.04%) Microsoft
6 44 (12.98%) DV Cleared
7 36 (10.62%) Validation
8 35 (10.32%) Active Directory
9 30 (8.85%) Linux
9 30 (8.85%) VMware
10 29 (8.55%) Configuration Management
10 29 (8.55%) Windows Server
11 28 (8.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 27 (7.96%) Verification and Validation
12 27 (7.96%) SQL
13 26 (7.67%) DNS
13 26 (7.67%) Customer Requirements
14 25 (7.37%) Azure
15 24 (7.08%) SC Cleared
15 24 (7.08%) Firmware
15 24 (7.08%) Agile
15 24 (7.08%) Decision-Making
15 24 (7.08%) Problem-Solving
16 23 (6.78%) Manufacturing
16 23 (6.78%) CMDB
17 20 (5.90%) VMware Infrastructure
17 20 (5.90%) Cybersecurity
17 20 (5.90%) Electronics
17 20 (5.90%) Windows Server 2016
18 19 (5.60%) Games

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 13 (3.83%) IIS
2 6 (1.77%) Kinematics
2 6 (1.77%) OpenStack
3 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.18%) WinCC
4 2 (0.59%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.29%) Apache
5 1 (0.29%) Confluence
5 1 (0.29%) JBoss
5 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.29%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (0.59%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 25 (7.37%) Azure
2 13 (3.83%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (1.77%) SaaS
4 5 (1.47%) PaaS
5 3 (0.88%) Entra ID
6 2 (0.59%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.67%) DNS
2 17 (5.01%) DHCP
2 17 (5.01%) Firewall
3 16 (4.72%) TCP/IP
4 13 (3.83%) SNMP
5 9 (2.65%) SMTP
6 8 (2.36%) HTTP
6 8 (2.36%) LAN
6 8 (2.36%) WAN
7 6 (1.77%) Profibus
8 5 (1.47%) Internet
8 5 (1.47%) Modbus
8 5 (1.47%) RFID
9 4 (1.18%) Ethernet
9 4 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.88%) SSL
11 2 (0.59%) PSTN
11 2 (0.59%) UMTS
11 2 (0.59%) VoIP
11 2 (0.59%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.77%) InfluxDB
1 6 (1.77%) MariaDB
1 6 (1.77%) MySQL
1 6 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.47%) Big Data
3 2 (0.59%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (3.24%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (1.47%) Git
2 5 (1.47%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.59%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.29%) JIRA
General
1 23 (6.78%) Manufacturing
2 20 (5.90%) Electronics
3 19 (5.60%) Games
4 13 (3.83%) Automotive
4 13 (3.83%) Social Skills
5 10 (2.95%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (2.06%) Public Sector
7 6 (1.77%) Aerospace
7 6 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.18%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.88%) Legal
10 3 (0.88%) Marketing
11 2 (0.59%) Retail
12 1 (0.29%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.65%) Web Services
2 5 (1.47%) WPF
3 3 (0.88%) Middleware
4 2 (0.59%) .NET
5 1 (0.29%) JSON
5 1 (0.29%) JSP
5 1 (0.29%) LDAP
5 1 (0.29%) WSH
5 1 (0.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.78%) CMDB
2 13 (3.83%) Management Information System
3 11 (3.24%) Driving Licence
4 10 (2.95%) SCADA
5 9 (2.65%) PKI
6 8 (2.36%) Embedded Systems
7 6 (1.77%) IoT
8 5 (1.47%) GNSS
8 5 (1.47%) Solar Energy
9 4 (1.18%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.59%) Acoustics
10 2 (0.59%) Satnav
11 1 (0.29%) Clustering
11 1 (0.29%) Fibre Optics
11 1 (0.29%) FPGA
11 1 (0.29%) Linux Command Line
11 1 (0.29%) NHS
11 1 (0.29%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 55 (16.22%) Windows
2 30 (8.85%) Linux
3 29 (8.55%) Windows Server
4 20 (5.90%) Windows Server 2016
5 19 (5.60%) Windows Server 2012
6 18 (5.31%) Windows 10
6 18 (5.31%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (3.24%) Windows 7
8 6 (1.77%) CentOS
8 6 (1.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.29%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.29%) VMS
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (20.65%) Systems Engineering
2 36 (10.62%) Validation
3 29 (8.55%) Configuration Management
4 28 (8.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 27 (7.96%) Verification and Validation
6 26 (7.67%) Customer Requirements
7 24 (7.08%) Agile
7 24 (7.08%) Decision-Making
7 24 (7.08%) Problem-Solving
8 20 (5.90%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (4.72%) Systems Thinking
10 14 (4.13%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 14 (4.13%) Design for Manufacturing
10 14 (4.13%) UML
11 13 (3.83%) Waterfall
12 12 (3.54%) ITIL
12 12 (3.54%) Project Delivery
12 12 (3.54%) Roadmaps
13 11 (3.24%) PLM
13 11 (3.24%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 27 (7.96%) SQL
2 15 (4.42%) PowerShell
3 14 (4.13%) C
4 10 (2.95%) Python
5 6 (1.77%) Bash
5 6 (1.77%) C#
5 6 (1.77%) C++
5 6 (1.77%) Embedded C
5 6 (1.77%) Ladder Logic
6 5 (1.47%) Perl
6 5 (1.47%) XAML
7 3 (0.88%) Java
8 2 (0.59%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.29%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.29%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 83 (24.48%) Security Cleared
2 62 (18.29%) Degree
3 44 (12.98%) DV Cleared
4 24 (7.08%) SC Cleared
5 18 (5.31%) HNC
6 9 (2.65%) HND
7 4 (1.18%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.88%) PhD
9 2 (0.59%) CCNA
9 2 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.59%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.59%) NVQ Level 4
10 1 (0.29%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.29%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.29%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.29%) JNCIA
10 1 (0.29%) MCSA
10 1 (0.29%) MCSE
10 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.65%) QA
2 7 (2.06%) ISO 14001
2 7 (2.06%) ISO 9001
3 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 2 (0.59%) PMO
4 1 (0.29%) COSHH
4 1 (0.29%) GDPR
4 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 35 (10.32%) Active Directory
2 24 (7.08%) Firmware
3 20 (5.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (2.65%) Hyper-V
5 7 (2.06%) Embedded Firmware
6 6 (1.77%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 3 (0.88%) XenApp
7 3 (0.88%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.29%) NFS
8 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (4.13%) SCCM
2 13 (3.83%) SCOM
3 6 (1.77%) Terraform
4 5 (1.47%) Ansible
4 5 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.47%) Puppet
4 5 (1.47%) Red Hat Spacewalk
5 4 (1.18%) Wonderware InTouch
6 3 (0.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.88%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 51 (15.04%) Microsoft
2 30 (8.85%) VMware
3 15 (4.42%) Cisco
4 13 (3.83%) Dynatrace
5 10 (2.95%) Citrix
6 9 (2.65%) Wonderware
7 8 (2.36%) Fortinet
8 7 (2.06%) Draytek
8 7 (2.06%) Juniper
9 6 (1.77%) Allen-Bradley
10 4 (1.18%) AVEVA
10 4 (1.18%) Rockwell
10 4 (1.18%) Siemens
11 3 (0.88%) EMC
12 2 (0.59%) Dell
12 2 (0.59%) Sage
12 2 (0.59%) Thales
12 2 (0.59%) Veeam
13 1 (0.29%) QinetiQ
13 1 (0.29%) Synology