Lead System Engineer
UK
The median Lead System Engineer salary in the UK is £54,793 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 450 | 785 | 846 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +335 | +61 | +375 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer | 286 | 132 | 73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.12% | 0.080% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.13% | 0.088% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 166 | 25 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,683 | £40,000 | £48,335 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,148 | £55,000 | £83,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,793 | £60,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.68% | -29.41% | +84.78% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £59,081 | - | £89,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,793 | £60,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.68% | -29.41% | +105.44% |
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 | 50,503 | 105,185 | 83,312 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.80% | 91.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,655 | 74,217 | 54,495 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.78% |
Lead Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer.
Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 17 June 2025.
Lead Systems Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 June 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 | +324 | 276 | £54,793 | -8.68% | 74 |
| England | +299 | 255 | £54,793 | -0.38% | 85 |
| North of England | +212 | 182 | £54,793 | -4.81% | 10 |
| North West | +154 | 174 | £54,793 | -4.81% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +147 | 50 | £54,793 | -11.62% | 32 |
| South West | +123 | 29 | £52,600 | -4.36% | 14 |
| South East | +97 | 25 | £67,500 | +68.75% | 21 |
| Scotland | +116 | 16 | - | - | 11 |
| Midlands | +77 | 9 | £61,325 | +2.21% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +75 | 8 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | +56 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | +12 | 8 | - | - | 13 |
| Wales | +52 | 7 | - | - | |
| London | +106 | 2 | £70,900 | - | 24 |
| West Midlands | +57 | 1 | £61,325 | - | 2 |
Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, Lead 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 Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Lead 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: