Junior System Engineer
UK
The median Junior System Engineer salary in the UK is £40,101 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 536 | 869 | 977 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +333 | +108 | +225 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Systems Engineer | 148 | 16 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.016% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.017% | 0.011% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 130 | 7 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28,880 | £21,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £29,900 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,101 | £30,000 | £41,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.67% | -27.27% | +36.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,627 | £35,000 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £48,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,101 | £30,000 | £38,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.67% | -22.58% | +29.17% |
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Junior Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Systems Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Systems Engineer.
Junior Systems Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +331 | 141 | £40,101 | +33.67% | 1 |
| England | +279 | 106 | £40,101 | +33.67% | 4 |
| South East | +146 | 35 | £40,101 | +33.67% | |
| Scotland | - | 28 | £40,101 | - | |
| North of England | +106 | 23 | £40,101 | +33.67% | |
| South West | +124 | 21 | £40,101 | +14.57% | 1 |
| Midlands | +74 | 14 | £40,101 | +34.57% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 14 | £40,101 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 14 | £40,101 | - | |
| East of England | - | 13 | £40,101 | - | |
| North West | +39 | 7 | £40,101 | +33.67% | |
| Wales | - | 7 | £40,101 | - | |
| North East | - | 2 | £30,000 | - |
Junior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Junior 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 Junior Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Junior 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:
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