Distributed Systems Engineer Jobs

Distributed Systems Engineer
UK

As of 9 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Distributed Systems Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 689 - 962
Rank change year-on-year - - +252
Permanent jobs requiring a Distributed Systems Engineer 1 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% - 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £83,750
25th Percentile - - £84,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £95,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +24.59%
75th Percentile - - £102,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £95,000
% change year-on-year - - +18.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 49,007 93,784 92,686
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 94.63% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 27,411 67,216 58,370
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,375 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% +6.00%

Distributed Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Distributed Systems Engineer in the UK

Distributed Systems Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Distributed Systems Engineer.

Salary trend for Distributed Systems Engineer in the UK

Distributed Systems Engineer
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Distributed Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. 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
London - 1 - - 5
England - 1 - - 5

Distributed Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, Distributed 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 featuring Distributed Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Hedge funds
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Systems

Distributed Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python