Senior Systems Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Senior System Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior System Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 427 517 688
Rank change year-on-year +90 +171 -125
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer 364 238 163
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.52% 0.39% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.44% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 259 49 92
10th Percentile £44,648 £36,356 £41,850
25th Percentile £49,996 £42,500 £48,863
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £61,043
Median % change year-on-year - -9.90% +1.74%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £71,750 £73,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -11.11% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 66,781 53,729 68,078
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 89.16% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 47,253 30,499 42,724
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,251 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Senior Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior Systems Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 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
South East +101 146 £55,000 - 24
Midlands +30 67 £52,500 -17.97% 19
South West -2 61 £60,000 +8.60% 18
North of England +44 48 £52,500 +10.53% 10
West Midlands +26 42 £53,750 -16.02% 9
North West +30 38 £55,000 +30.78% 7
East Midlands +4 25 £50,000 - 10
East of England -1 22 £59,500 +52.13% 10
Scotland -60 11 £52,500 -19.23% 5
Yorkshire +75 10 £45,107 -4.03% 2
Wales +17 9 £36,476 -
Senior Systems Engineer
UK

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Senior 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 UK excluding London region featuring Senior Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 81 (22.25%) Security Cleared
2 73 (20.05%) Microsoft
3 59 (16.21%) Problem-Solving
4 58 (15.93%) Degree
5 57 (15.66%) Azure
6 53 (14.56%) VMware
6 53 (14.56%) Systems Engineering
7 42 (11.54%) Windows
7 42 (11.54%) SC Cleared
8 41 (11.26%) Active Directory
9 40 (10.99%) Validation
9 40 (10.99%) VMware Infrastructure
10 31 (8.52%) Cybersecurity
10 31 (8.52%) Manufacturing
11 28 (7.69%) Social Skills
12 27 (7.42%) SQL
13 23 (6.32%) WAN
14 22 (6.04%) Linux
14 22 (6.04%) IIS
14 22 (6.04%) Embedded Systems
15 21 (5.77%) PowerShell
15 21 (5.77%) Automotive
16 20 (5.49%) SQL Server
16 20 (5.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 20 (5.49%) Decision-Making
17 19 (5.22%) HNC
17 19 (5.22%) MATLAB
17 19 (5.22%) Aerospace
18 18 (4.95%) Clustering
18 18 (4.95%) Load Balancing

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 22 (6.04%) IIS
2 11 (3.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.65%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.82%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.27%) JBoss
5 1 (0.27%) Kinematics
5 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.27%) WebLogic
Applications
1 14 (3.85%) Simulink
2 10 (2.75%) Stateflow
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.55%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.27%) Solid Edge
5 1 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 57 (15.66%) Azure
2 18 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (2.75%) AWS
4 9 (2.47%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.65%) Azure App Service
5 6 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (1.65%) OneDrive
6 5 (1.37%) Azure Monitor
7 3 (0.82%) PaaS
8 2 (0.55%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.55%) SaaS
9 1 (0.27%) GCP
9 1 (0.27%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.27%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 23 (6.32%) WAN
2 17 (4.67%) Firewall
3 11 (3.02%) DNS
4 7 (1.92%) J1939
4 7 (1.92%) SAN
4 7 (1.92%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.92%) Wireless
5 6 (1.65%) DHCP
5 6 (1.65%) Modbus
6 5 (1.37%) 4G
6 5 (1.37%) 5G
6 5 (1.37%) Extranet
6 5 (1.37%) Internet
6 5 (1.37%) Profibus
6 5 (1.37%) Unified Communications
7 4 (1.10%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (1.10%) MPLS
7 4 (1.10%) OpenLDAP
8 2 (0.55%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.55%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.49%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.65%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (0.55%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 7 (1.92%) Git
1 7 (1.92%) JIRA
1 7 (1.92%) LabVIEW
2 4 (1.10%) GitLab
2 4 (1.10%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.82%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
General
1 31 (8.52%) Manufacturing
2 28 (7.69%) Social Skills
3 21 (5.77%) Automotive
4 19 (5.22%) Aerospace
5 10 (2.75%) Electronics
6 9 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
6 9 (2.47%) Telecoms
7 7 (1.92%) Legal
8 6 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.65%) Police
8 6 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (1.37%) Local Government
10 4 (1.10%) Military
11 3 (0.82%) Public Sector
11 3 (0.82%) Retail
12 2 (0.55%) Avionics
12 2 (0.55%) Finance
13 1 (0.27%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.95%) REST
1 18 (4.95%) WebRTC
2 4 (1.10%) Keycloak
3 2 (0.55%) .NET
4 1 (0.27%) Elastic Stack
4 1 (0.27%) Middleware
4 1 (0.27%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.04%) Embedded Systems
2 18 (4.95%) Clustering
3 15 (4.12%) Algorithms
4 14 (3.85%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.75%) Data Centre
5 10 (2.75%) NHS
6 9 (2.47%) IoT
7 8 (2.20%) Public Cloud
7 8 (2.20%) SCADA
8 6 (1.65%) Robotics
9 5 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.37%) Solar Energy
10 4 (1.10%) ARM Cortex
10 4 (1.10%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.82%) PKI
12 2 (0.55%) 3D Printing
12 2 (0.55%) Distributed Computing
12 2 (0.55%) Onboarding
13 1 (0.27%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 42 (11.54%) Windows
2 22 (6.04%) Linux
3 13 (3.57%) Windows Server
4 12 (3.30%) Windows Server 2012
4 12 (3.30%) Windows Server 2016
5 11 (3.02%) Windows 10
5 11 (3.02%) Windows 7
5 11 (3.02%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (1.65%) VMS
7 5 (1.37%) Unix
8 2 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.55%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.27%) CentOS
9 1 (0.27%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (16.21%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (14.56%) Systems Engineering
3 40 (10.99%) Validation
4 31 (8.52%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (5.49%) Decision-Making
5 20 (5.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 18 (4.95%) High Availability
6 18 (4.95%) Load Balancing
7 17 (4.67%) Software Engineering
8 15 (4.12%) Systems Thinking
9 14 (3.85%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 14 (3.85%) ITIL
10 13 (3.57%) Customer Requirements
11 12 (3.30%) Problem Management
11 12 (3.30%) Roadmaps
12 11 (3.02%) Change Management
12 11 (3.02%) Cloud Security
12 11 (3.02%) Configuration Management
12 11 (3.02%) Project Delivery
12 11 (3.02%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (7.42%) SQL
2 21 (5.77%) PowerShell
3 19 (5.22%) MATLAB
4 17 (4.67%) C
5 10 (2.75%) C#
6 8 (2.20%) Python
7 7 (1.92%) Ladder Logic
8 6 (1.65%) Bash
9 5 (1.37%) Java
10 3 (0.82%) C++
11 1 (0.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 81 (22.25%) Security Cleared
2 58 (15.93%) Degree
3 42 (11.54%) SC Cleared
4 19 (5.22%) HNC
5 14 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (3.57%) HND
7 12 (3.30%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.92%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.10%) CESG Certified Professional
9 4 (1.10%) CTC Cleared
9 4 (1.10%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.55%) NVQ Level 4
11 1 (0.27%) Chartered Engineer
11 1 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
11 1 (0.27%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.27%) MCSE
11 1 (0.27%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.57%) Automotive SPICE
2 11 (3.02%) ISO 26262
3 4 (1.10%) COSHH
3 4 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.10%) GDPR
4 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 2 (0.55%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.55%) QA
5 1 (0.27%) ECSS
5 1 (0.27%) PMO
System Software
1 41 (11.26%) Active Directory
2 40 (10.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.20%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.92%) Embedded Firmware
4 7 (1.92%) Firmware
5 6 (1.65%) Virtual Servers
5 6 (1.65%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.37%) XenDesktop
7 4 (1.10%) Docker
7 4 (1.10%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.82%) XenApp
9 2 (0.55%) NFS
9 2 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.27%) KVM
10 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (4.67%) SCCM
2 14 (3.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 12 (3.30%) Functional Safety
3 12 (3.30%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.37%) SCOM
5 4 (1.10%) FortiGate
5 4 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.82%) Ansible
7 2 (0.55%) Puppet
7 2 (0.55%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle ZFS
8 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.27%) Sysdig
8 1 (0.27%) Terraform
8 1 (0.27%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 73 (20.05%) Microsoft
2 53 (14.56%) VMware
3 16 (4.40%) Citrix
4 12 (3.30%) CheckPoint
4 12 (3.30%) HP
5 7 (1.92%) Allen-Bradley
6 6 (1.65%) Wonderware
7 5 (1.37%) Cisco
7 5 (1.37%) NetApp
7 5 (1.37%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.10%) Apple
8 4 (1.10%) Darktrace
8 4 (1.10%) Mitel
8 4 (1.10%) NEC
8 4 (1.10%) Ribbon
9 3 (0.82%) Facebook
9 3 (0.82%) Instagram
9 3 (0.82%) QinetiQ
10 2 (0.55%) Brocade
10 2 (0.55%) Dell