Model-Based Systems Engineering Jobs

Model-Based Systems Engineering
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Model-Based Systems Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Model-Based Systems Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 791 738
Rank change year-on-year +725 -53 +332
Permanent jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering 1,952 105 251
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.75% 0.11% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.02% 0.12% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 820 89 31
10th Percentile £37,574 £42,400 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £47,500 £40,371
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £59,081 £58,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,265 £67,000 £71,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.36% - +10.00%

All Process and 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 48,568 84,685 99,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.32% 85.99% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 26,511 59,837 58,366
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%
75th Percentile £76,009 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Model-Based Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Salary trend for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Model-Based Systems Engineering over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Model-Based Systems Engineering in the UK

Model-Based Systems Engineering
Top 15 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 1 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
UK excluding London +628 1,928 £52,600 -4.36% 188
England +646 1,609 £50,055 -8.99% 179
North of England +352 628 £50,055 +0.11% 41
Midlands +292 589 £40,101 -19.80% 37
North West +264 584 £50,055 +27.31% 26
West Midlands +225 366 £55,000 -8.33% 30
Scotland - 297 £58,033 - 12
South West +211 229 £52,600 -4.36% 31
East Midlands +168 223 £40,101 -19.80% 6
South East +216 121 £40,101 -19.80% 43
Work from Home +192 61 £50,055 -8.99% 158
Yorkshire +117 44 £40,101 -19.80% 13
East of England +76 42 £40,101 -27.09% 29
Wales - 21 £40,101 - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2

Model-Based Systems Engineering
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:

Applications
1 606 (31.05%) Simulink
2 50 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 210 (10.76%) Teamcenter
2 65 (3.33%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 497 (25.46%) Rational DOORS
2 47 (2.41%) JIRA
General
1 284 (14.55%) Aerospace
2 258 (13.22%) Social Skills
3 215 (11.01%) Automotive
4 190 (9.73%) Law
5 162 (8.30%) Electronics
6 160 (8.20%) Telecoms
7 78 (4.00%) Aeronautics
8 61 (3.13%) Avionics
9 41 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
10 26 (1.33%) Military
11 10 (0.51%) Analytical Skills
11 10 (0.51%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.051%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 991 (50.77%) Systems Engineer
2 728 (37.30%) Principal Engineer
2 728 (37.30%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 355 (18.19%) Engineering Manager
4 214 (10.96%) Senior
4 214 (10.96%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 190 (9.73%) Requirements Manager
6 145 (7.43%) Junior
6 145 (7.43%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 85 (4.35%) Lead
7 85 (4.35%) Lead Systems Engineer
8 81 (4.15%) Principal Modelling Engineer
9 65 (3.33%) Platform Engineer
10 62 (3.18%) Team Leader
11 25 (1.28%) Electronics Engineer
12 10 (0.51%) Integration Engineer
12 10 (0.51%) Senior Integration Engineer
12 10 (0.51%) Systems Integration Engineer
13 1 (0.051%) Architect
13 1 (0.051%) Systems Architect
Miscellaneous
1 85 (4.35%) Management Information System
2 65 (3.33%) Product Ownership
3 1 (0.051%) ASIC
3 1 (0.051%) FPGA
3 1 (0.051%) VHDL
3 1 (0.051%) VLSI
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.051%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,883 (96.47%) Systems Engineering
2 1,020 (52.25%) SysML
3 831 (42.57%) Mathematics
4 790 (40.47%) Validation
5 765 (39.19%) Verification and Validation
6 451 (23.10%) Collaborative Working
7 429 (21.98%) Physics
8 416 (21.31%) Software Engineering
9 393 (20.13%) Digital Twin
10 299 (15.32%) Requirements Management
11 196 (10.04%) Coaching
12 195 (9.99%) Project Management
13 190 (9.73%) Chemistry
13 190 (9.73%) Logistics
13 190 (9.73%) Stakeholder Management
14 188 (9.63%) UML
15 175 (8.97%) Agile
16 172 (8.81%) Systems Thinking
17 160 (8.20%) Architectural Design
18 146 (7.48%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 556 (28.48%) MATLAB
2 24 (1.23%) Java
3 23 (1.18%) C
4 3 (0.15%) C++
5 1 (0.051%) Python
Qualifications
1 1,486 (76.13%) Degree
2 1,194 (61.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 546 (27.97%) HND
4 468 (23.98%) HNC
5 184 (9.43%) Chartered Engineer
6 116 (5.94%) Master's Degree
7 65 (3.33%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.051%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.051%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 172 (8.81%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (0.051%) DO-254
System Software
1 23 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.051%) Firmware
Vendors
1 192 (9.84%) IBM
2 65 (3.33%) Sparx
3 50 (2.56%) MathWorks
3 50 (2.56%) Microsoft
4 16 (0.82%) Siemens
5 1 (0.051%) Xilinx