Senior Systems Engineer Job Trends

Senior System Engineer
UK

The median Senior System Engineer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 306 487 440
Rank change year-on-year +181 -47 -12
Permanent Senior Systems Engineer jobs 752 173 350
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.61% 0.34% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.38% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 438 86 194
10th Percentile £47,500 £48,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £49,822
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
10 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 113,057 46,092 63,875
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.80% 89.93% 94.86%
Number of salaries quoted 74,689 28,535 35,883
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,457
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,999 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.28% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -4.76%

Senior Systems Engineer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Systems Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Systems Engineer Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Systems Engineer Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for Senior Systems Engineer jobs over the 6 months to 10 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Systems Engineer in the UK

Senior Systems Engineer Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Systems Engineer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 10 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England +174 701 £60,000 - 600
UK excluding London +140 683 £60,000 - 365
South East +122 342 £55,000 -8.33% 127
South West +36 154 £65,000 +8.33% 36
Work from Home -12 78 £60,000 -7.69% 215
North of England -35 73 £65,000 +18.18% 35
East of England -7 69 £65,000 -23.53% 69
London -30 47 £100,000 +25.00% 214
North West -45 44 £65,000 +13.04% 20
Scotland - 28 £55,000 - 43
North East - 17 £70,000 - 1
Midlands -87 15 £60,000 +9.09% 39
Yorkshire -38 12 £50,000 +29.87% 14
East Midlands -55 9 £60,000 +8.11% 14
West Midlands -57 6 £60,000 +9.09% 25
Wales -74 1 £66,300 +27.66% 14
Northern Ireland -85 1 - - 6

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Senior Systems Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Senior Systems Engineer job ads.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Systems Engineering20.7%156
2Degree11.3%85
3Technical Leadership9.0%68
4BPSS Clearance7.2%54
5Model-Based Systems Engineering5.2%39
5Validation5.2%39
7Continuous Improvement5.1%38
8Requirements Management4.9%37
9Rational DOORS4.8%36
10Customer Requirements4.7%35
10Software Engineering4.7%35
12Agile4.5%34
12Python4.5%34
14Azure4.4%33
14Microsoft4.4%33
14Physics4.4%33
14Problem-Solving4.4%33
18Systems Thinking3.9%29
19Chartered Engineer3.7%28
19MATLAB3.7%28
19Wireless3.7%28
22SysML3.6%27
23Lightworks3.5%26
24DevOps3.3%25
25AI3.2%24
25Mentoring3.2%24
27Siemens3.1%23
28Coaching2.9%22
28Mathematics2.9%22
30Data Pipeline2.8%21

Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Systems Engineer88.4%665
2Senior Data Warehouse Specialist7.4%56
3Network Systems Engineer5.5%41
4Network Engineer4.9%37
5Senior Electronics Engineer4.8%36
6Senior Cloud Engineer4.3%32
6Senior Network Specialist4.3%32
8Cloud Specialist3.2%24
8Senior Server Engineer3.2%24
8Senior Server Specialist3.2%24
8Senior Software Engineer3.2%24
12Optical Engineer2.8%21
13Senior Security Engineer2.5%19
14Principal Systems Engineer1.6%12
14Senior Embedded Engineer1.6%12
14Senior IT Engineer1.6%12
17Control Systems Engineer1.5%11
17Data Centre Engineer1.5%11
19DevOps Systems Engineer1.3%10
19Lead Systems Engineer1.3%10
709 Senior Systems Engineer jobs Nationwide