Model-Based Systems Engineering Job Trends

Model-Based Systems Engineering
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Model-Based Systems Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 708 525 659
Rank change year-on-year -183 +134 +39
Permanent jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering 85 148 138
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.075% 0.30% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.34% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 29 54 90
10th Percentile £45,981 £47,683 £37,574
25th Percentile £48,750 £49,777 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,793 £53,800
Median % change year-on-year -4.18% +1.85% -22.03%
75th Percentile £58,000 £60,199 £58,375
90th Percentile £61,750 £80,000 £63,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £54,793 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.18% -0.38% -20.86%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 82,691 43,965 63,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.84% 88.66% 80.94%
Number of salaries quoted 57,506 24,819 36,681
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -3.23%

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Model-Based Systems Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Model-Based Systems Engineering job vacancy trend in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Model-Based Systems Engineering

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering within the UK over the 6 months to 13 September 2026. 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
UK excluding London -159 83 £52,500 -4.18% 108
England -154 81 £52,500 -4.18% 119
South East -47 42 £52,500 -16.00% 31
South West -64 20 £60,500 +15.02% 23
Work from Home -73 18 £60,500 -3.24% 74
East of England -28 7 £47,500 -20.83% 22
East Midlands -32 6 - - 3
Midlands -62 6 - - 8
North West -56 5 £51,772 -5.51% 8
North of England -98 5 £51,772 -5.51% 15
Scotland +4 2 - - 10
London -50 1 - - 18
Wales - 1 - - 2

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (4.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 23 (27.06%) Simulink
2 6 (7.06%) Windchill
3 3 (3.53%) CATIA
4 2 (2.35%) Lightworks
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.35%) AWS
1 2 (2.35%) AWS CloudFormation
1 2 (2.35%) Azure
1 2 (2.35%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.53%) Ethernet
2 2 (2.35%) HTTP
2 2 (2.35%) MQTT
2 2 (2.35%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 33 (38.82%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (4.71%) JIRA
General
1 50 (58.82%) Aerospace
2 44 (51.76%) Finance
3 25 (29.41%) Military
4 17 (20.00%) Social Skills
5 11 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (11.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (10.59%) Manufacturing
8 8 (9.41%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (5.88%) Aviation
9 5 (5.88%) Avionics
9 5 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (4.71%) Automotive
10 4 (4.71%) Electronics
10 4 (4.71%) Police
11 2 (2.35%) Digital Health
11 2 (2.35%) Legal
11 2 (2.35%) Telecoms
12 1 (1.18%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 71 (83.53%) Systems Engineer
2 34 (40.00%) Senior
2 34 (40.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 10 (11.76%) Principal Engineer
3 10 (11.76%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 9 (10.59%) Lead
5 7 (8.24%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 4 (4.71%) IT Engineer
7 3 (3.53%) Software Engineer
8 2 (2.35%) Chief Systems Engineer
8 2 (2.35%) Optical Engineer
8 2 (2.35%) Radar Engineer
9 1 (1.18%) Cloud Engineer
9 1 (1.18%) Head of Engineering
9 1 (1.18%) Senior Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.35%) gRPC
1 2 (2.35%) JSON
1 2 (2.35%) Protocol Buffers
1 2 (2.35%) RESTful
1 2 (2.35%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.24%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (5.88%) Management Information System
3 4 (4.71%) CMDB
4 3 (3.53%) Algorithms
4 3 (3.53%) Augmented Reality
4 3 (3.53%) IoT
4 3 (3.53%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (3.53%) Robotics
4 3 (3.53%) Virtual Reality
5 2 (2.35%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (1.18%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.53%) Linux
1 3 (3.53%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (91.76%) Systems Engineering
2 39 (45.88%) Requirements Management
3 36 (42.35%) SysML
4 31 (36.47%) Agile
5 27 (31.76%) Coaching
6 24 (28.24%) Systems Thinking
7 23 (27.06%) Physics
8 22 (25.88%) Mathematics
9 20 (23.53%) Validation
10 19 (22.35%) Verification and Validation
11 16 (18.82%) UML
12 14 (16.47%) V-Model
13 13 (15.29%) Change Management
14 12 (14.12%) Asset Management
14 12 (14.12%) Technical Leadership
15 11 (12.94%) AI
15 11 (12.94%) Machine Learning
16 10 (11.76%) Collaborative Working
16 10 (11.76%) Decision-Making
16 10 (11.76%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 27 (31.76%) MATLAB
2 7 (8.24%) Python
3 5 (5.88%) C
3 5 (5.88%) C++
3 5 (5.88%) Java
4 3 (3.53%) Ada
4 3 (3.53%) Ada 95
4 3 (3.53%) C#
4 3 (3.53%) Rust
Qualifications
1 57 (67.06%) Degree
2 42 (49.41%) BPSS Clearance
3 21 (24.71%) Security Cleared
4 13 (15.29%) Chartered Engineer
5 12 (14.12%) DV Cleared
5 12 (14.12%) SC Cleared
6 7 (8.24%) Master's Degree
7 4 (4.71%) PhD
8 3 (3.53%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (17.65%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 11 (12.94%) Accessibility
3 4 (4.71%) Def Stans
4 3 (3.53%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 2 (2.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (7.06%) BMC PATROL
2 2 (2.35%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 17 (20.00%) Siemens
2 4 (4.71%) IBM