Senior System Engineer
UK
The median Senior System Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 511 | 704 | 940 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +193 | +236 | -187 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer | 433 | 305 | 276 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.29% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.32% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 308 | 83 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,356 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £46,263 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -11.11% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £62,086 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.41% | +3.48% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,212 | 94,769 | 150,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,814 | 59,630 | 85,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Senior Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer.
Senior Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Senior 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 Senior Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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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| England | +179 | 396 | £57,495 | -4.18% | 108 |
| UK excluding London | +92 | 369 | £55,000 | - | 91 |
| South East | +92 | 144 | £55,000 | - | 26 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 71 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 37 |
| Midlands | +47 | 69 | £52,500 | -17.97% | 20 |
| South West | +5 | 58 | £60,000 | +8.60% | 20 |
| London | +134 | 54 | £64,250 | -4.81% | 19 |
| North of England | +35 | 49 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 44 | £53,750 | -16.02% | 10 |
| North West | +28 | 39 | £55,000 | +30.78% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 25 | £50,000 | - | 10 |
| East of England | +4 | 22 | £59,500 | +52.13% | 10 |
| Scotland | -57 | 18 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 10 | £45,107 | -4.03% | 2 |
| Wales | +18 | 9 | £36,476 | - |
Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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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