Systems Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

System Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median System Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

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

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 66 202 226
Rank change year-on-year +136 +24 +31
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 2,170 864 1,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.32% 1.79% 1.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.50% 2.00% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,355 312 490
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £33,488
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £48,050 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.22% +2.23% +8.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £56,886
90th Percentile £72,500 £76,125 £70,000
UK median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% - +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 61,941 43,162 74,370
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 89.65% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 41,460 27,696 44,286
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in the UK excluding London

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 Systems Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 26 July 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 +137 552 £50,000 -9.09% 57
South West +86 505 £60,000 - 47
Midlands +85 407 £49,000 +1.98% 41
North of England +56 268 £45,000 +2.74% 41
East of England +37 264 £55,000 - 27
West Midlands +44 241 £49,000 +1.98% 27
North West +46 186 £50,000 +14.16% 27
East Midlands +82 166 £50,000 +17.65% 14
Scotland +29 105 £50,000 - 16
Yorkshire +80 72 £40,000 -11.11% 10
Wales +65 58 £35,000 +5.26% 10
Northern Ireland +26 11 £32,500 -56.67% 6
North East -30 10 £52,500 +47.89% 4
Systems Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 July 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 UK excluding London region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 479 (22.07%) Systems Engineering
2 345 (15.90%) Security Cleared
3 279 (12.86%) Degree
4 198 (9.12%) Aerospace
5 171 (7.88%) Manufacturing
6 162 (7.47%) Social Skills
7 147 (6.77%) SC Cleared
8 143 (6.59%) Problem-Solving
9 142 (6.54%) Microsoft
10 141 (6.50%) Linux
11 134 (6.18%) Validation
12 119 (5.48%) Windows
13 116 (5.35%) Automotive
14 111 (5.12%) Electronics
15 96 (4.42%) VMware
15 96 (4.42%) Active Directory
16 93 (4.29%) Azure
17 87 (4.01%) Verification and Validation
18 86 (3.96%) Customer Service
18 86 (3.96%) SQL
19 81 (3.73%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
20 80 (3.69%) Microsoft 365
21 74 (3.41%) Embedded Systems
21 74 (3.41%) Cybersecurity
21 74 (3.41%) Agile
22 71 (3.27%) Computer Science
23 70 (3.23%) Software Engineering
24 69 (3.18%) Project Management
25 67 (3.09%) Python
25 67 (3.09%) Management Information System

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 40 (1.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 13 (0.60%) IIS
4 11 (0.51%) OpenStack
5 10 (0.46%) WinCC
6 8 (0.37%) Kinematics
7 6 (0.28%) Apache
7 6 (0.28%) Confluence
7 6 (0.28%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.046%) JBoss
8 1 (0.046%) WebSphere
Applications
1 49 (2.26%) Simulink
2 20 (0.92%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
4 12 (0.55%) Stateflow
5 11 (0.51%) AutoCAD
6 9 (0.41%) OrCAD
7 6 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 4 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.092%) InfoPath
10 1 (0.046%) CATIA
10 1 (0.046%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.046%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
1 5 (0.23%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.092%) iTrent
2 2 (0.092%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.092%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.046%) C-CURE
3 1 (0.046%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.046%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.046%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 93 (4.29%) Azure
2 80 (3.69%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (1.71%) Entra ID
4 28 (1.29%) AWS
5 15 (0.69%) SaaS
6 14 (0.65%) OneDrive
7 9 (0.41%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (0.37%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (0.28%) Azure App Service
9 6 (0.28%) Google Workspace
10 5 (0.23%) GCP
10 5 (0.23%) PaaS
11 3 (0.14%) Dropbox
11 3 (0.14%) Google Drive
11 3 (0.14%) IaaS
11 3 (0.14%) Mimecast
12 2 (0.092%) Google Sheets
12 2 (0.092%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.092%) WhatsApp
13 1 (0.046%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 44 (2.03%) Firewall
2 32 (1.47%) DNS
3 30 (1.38%) Software-Defined Radio
3 30 (1.38%) WAN
4 25 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 24 (1.11%) DHCP
5 24 (1.11%) Wireless
6 23 (1.06%) VPN
7 21 (0.97%) VLAN
8 18 (0.83%) LAN
9 14 (0.65%) Ethernet
10 13 (0.60%) VSAN
11 12 (0.55%) Internet
11 12 (0.55%) Profibus
12 11 (0.51%) SAN
13 8 (0.37%) 4G
14 7 (0.32%) 5G
14 7 (0.32%) RFID
15 6 (0.28%) Modbus
15 6 (0.28%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (1.01%) MySQL
2 21 (0.97%) SQL Server
3 12 (0.55%) Big Data
3 12 (0.55%) MongoDB
4 6 (0.28%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (0.28%) NoSQL
5 5 (0.23%) InfluxDB
5 5 (0.23%) MariaDB
5 5 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.14%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.092%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.092%) Power BI
7 2 (0.092%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.046%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.046%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.046%) QlikView
8 1 (0.046%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 50 (2.30%) Rational DOORS
2 26 (1.20%) LabVIEW
3 17 (0.78%) JIRA
4 14 (0.65%) Git
5 9 (0.41%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.41%) Rational Team Concert
6 7 (0.32%) Rational Rhapsody
7 4 (0.18%) GitLab
8 3 (0.14%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.092%) Apache Continuum
9 2 (0.092%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.046%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.046%) JIRA Agile
10 1 (0.046%) Postman
10 1 (0.046%) Rational Statemate
10 1 (0.046%) Subversion
General
1 198 (9.12%) Aerospace
2 171 (7.88%) Manufacturing
3 162 (7.47%) Social Skills
4 116 (5.35%) Automotive
5 111 (5.12%) Electronics
6 67 (3.09%) Finance
7 59 (2.72%) Retail
8 53 (2.44%) Military
9 47 (2.17%) Telecoms
10 38 (1.75%) Analytical Skills
11 23 (1.06%) Games
12 19 (0.88%) Legal
13 15 (0.69%) Public Sector
14 14 (0.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (0.46%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
16 9 (0.41%) Avionics
17 8 (0.37%) Advertising
17 8 (0.37%) Marketing
17 8 (0.37%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (0.41%) JSON
1 9 (0.41%) Middleware
1 9 (0.41%) Web Services
2 8 (0.37%) .NET
3 7 (0.32%) WPF
4 6 (0.28%) JSP
4 6 (0.28%) XML
5 4 (0.18%) Keycloak
5 4 (0.18%) XMPP
6 3 (0.14%) LAMP
6 3 (0.14%) LEMP Stack
7 2 (0.092%) COM
7 2 (0.092%) HTML
7 2 (0.092%) HTML5
7 2 (0.092%) LDAP
7 2 (0.092%) REST
7 2 (0.092%) WebRTC
8 1 (0.046%) Elastic Stack
8 1 (0.046%) Node-RED
8 1 (0.046%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 74 (3.41%) Embedded Systems
2 67 (3.09%) Management Information System
3 61 (2.81%) SCADA
4 40 (1.84%) Algorithms
5 36 (1.66%) Data Centre
6 33 (1.52%) Robotics
7 30 (1.38%) IoT
8 26 (1.20%) CCTV
9 22 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
10 18 (0.83%) FPGA
11 14 (0.65%) Driving Licence
11 14 (0.65%) Linux Command Line
12 13 (0.60%) Renewable Energy
13 12 (0.55%) Mainframe
13 12 (0.55%) Public Cloud
14 11 (0.51%) Acoustics
14 11 (0.51%) PKI
15 10 (0.46%) Clustering
15 10 (0.46%) Operational Technology
15 10 (0.46%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 141 (6.50%) Linux
2 119 (5.48%) Windows
3 62 (2.86%) Windows Server
4 27 (1.24%) Ubuntu
5 21 (0.97%) Windows 10
5 21 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
6 20 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (0.78%) Debian
8 13 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 13 (0.60%) Unix
8 13 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
9 12 (0.55%) CentOS
10 10 (0.46%) VMS
11 6 (0.28%) Mac OS X
11 6 (0.28%) SUSE
12 5 (0.23%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.18%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.092%) Android
15 1 (0.046%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 479 (22.07%) Systems Engineering
2 143 (6.59%) Problem-Solving
3 134 (6.18%) Validation
4 87 (4.01%) Verification and Validation
5 86 (3.96%) Customer Service
6 81 (3.73%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 74 (3.41%) Agile
7 74 (3.41%) Cybersecurity
8 71 (3.27%) Computer Science
9 70 (3.23%) Software Engineering
10 69 (3.18%) Project Management
11 62 (2.86%) Mathematics
12 57 (2.63%) Customer Requirements
13 56 (2.58%) Physics
14 52 (2.40%) Project Delivery
15 49 (2.26%) Configuration Management
16 45 (2.07%) Requirements Management
17 42 (1.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
18 40 (1.84%) Continuous Improvement
19 39 (1.80%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 86 (3.96%) SQL
2 67 (3.09%) Python
3 66 (3.04%) MATLAB
4 59 (2.72%) C
5 49 (2.26%) C#
6 42 (1.94%) Bash
6 42 (1.94%) PowerShell
7 34 (1.57%) C++
8 20 (0.92%) Java
9 13 (0.60%) JavaScript
10 10 (0.46%) Perl
11 8 (0.37%) Ladder Logic
12 7 (0.32%) XAML
13 6 (0.28%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.28%) Tcl
14 5 (0.23%) R
14 5 (0.23%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.18%) VB
16 3 (0.14%) PHP
17 2 (0.092%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 345 (15.90%) Security Cleared
2 279 (12.86%) Degree
3 147 (6.77%) SC Cleared
4 57 (2.63%) DV Cleared
5 43 (1.98%) Chartered Engineer
6 42 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
6 42 (1.94%) Master's Degree
7 38 (1.75%) HNC
8 34 (1.57%) HND
9 20 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (0.78%) DBS Check
11 14 (0.65%) MCSE
12 10 (0.46%) Azure Certification
12 10 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (0.41%) CCNA
14 8 (0.37%) PMI Certification
15 7 (0.32%) CTC Cleared
16 4 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
16 4 (0.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (1.24%) QA
2 21 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 15 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
4 13 (0.60%) ISO 9001
5 12 (0.55%) GMP
5 12 (0.55%) PMO
6 11 (0.51%) GDPR
7 7 (0.32%) COSHH
7 7 (0.32%) ISO 14001
8 6 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.23%) Def Stans
9 5 (0.23%) IEC 61508
10 3 (0.14%) Automotive SPICE
10 3 (0.14%) ISO 26262
10 3 (0.14%) JSP 440
11 2 (0.092%) ISO/IEC 12207
12 1 (0.046%) ECSS
12 1 (0.046%) HAZOP
12 1 (0.046%) SLA
System Software
1 96 (4.42%) Active Directory
2 64 (2.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 58 (2.67%) Firmware
4 49 (2.26%) Hyper-V
5 19 (0.88%) vSphere
6 17 (0.78%) Embedded Firmware
7 11 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
8 10 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
9 8 (0.37%) Docker
10 7 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
11 5 (0.23%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 5 (0.23%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 5 (0.23%) XenDesktop
12 4 (0.18%) VMware NSX
12 4 (0.18%) VMware Server
12 4 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
13 3 (0.14%) Forefront TMG
13 3 (0.14%) XenApp
14 2 (0.092%) Virtual Desktop
15 1 (0.046%) KVM
Systems Management
1 24 (1.11%) Kubernetes
2 20 (0.92%) Ansible
2 20 (0.92%) Puppet
3 19 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 16 (0.74%) Functional Safety
4 16 (0.74%) vCenter Server
5 10 (0.46%) SCCM
5 10 (0.46%) WSUS
6 9 (0.41%) ZABBIX
7 7 (0.32%) Backup Exec
7 7 (0.32%) FortiGate
7 7 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.23%) Red Hat Spacewalk
8 5 (0.23%) SCOM
8 5 (0.23%) Terraform
9 4 (0.18%) Autotask
9 4 (0.18%) Grafana
9 4 (0.18%) Podman
9 4 (0.18%) Wonderware InTouch
10 3 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 142 (6.54%) Microsoft
2 96 (4.42%) VMware
3 52 (2.40%) EMC
4 33 (1.52%) Oracle
5 32 (1.47%) Cisco
6 24 (1.11%) Red Hat
7 23 (1.06%) Siemens
8 21 (0.97%) Rockwell
9 17 (0.78%) Citrix
9 17 (0.78%) Fortinet
10 15 (0.69%) Dell
11 14 (0.65%) IBM
12 13 (0.60%) HP
13 12 (0.55%) QinetiQ
13 12 (0.55%) Thales
14 11 (0.51%) Google
15 10 (0.46%) Apple
15 10 (0.46%) AVEVA
15 10 (0.46%) Meraki
16 9 (0.41%) Allen-Bradley