Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring SysML skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SysML over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 838 800
Rank change year-on-year +744 -38 +317
Permanent jobs citing SysML 1,683 76 153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 3.07% 0.074% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.27% 0.088% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,207 62 41
10th Percentile £37,574 £42,000 £41,250
25th Percentile - £46,563 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.30% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £58,943 £65,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £60,265 £72,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,683 £52,500 £69,000
% change year-on-year -9.18% -23.91% +25.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

SysML 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 51,417 86,448 93,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.74% 84.24% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 25,323 60,550 54,986
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

SysML
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing SysML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for SysML in the UK

SysML
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SysML.

Salary trend for SysML in the UK

SysML
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SysML over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SysML in the UK

SysML
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SysML within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 +643 1,643 £47,683 -9.18% 81
England +633 1,233 £47,683 -13.30% 89
Work from Home +438 629 £47,683 -4.63% 58
North of England +291 422 £47,683 -6.33% 16
Scotland - 372 £58,033 - 3
North West +218 356 £47,683 -6.33% 7
Midlands +256 330 £47,683 -2.69% 14
South East +263 220 £47,683 -23.71% 39
South West +225 196 £52,600 -4.36% 9
West Midlands +200 176 £65,000 +34.72% 10
East Midlands +132 154 £47,683 -4.63% 4
Yorkshire +123 66 £47,683 - 9
East of England +100 65 £47,683 -23.09% 5
Wales - 35 £47,683 -
Northern Ireland - 3 - - 1

SysML
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
1 689 (40.94%) Simulink
2 50 (2.97%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 210 (12.48%) Teamcenter
2 85 (5.05%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (0.83%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 231 (13.73%) Rational DOORS
2 14 (0.83%) MagicDraw
3 3 (0.18%) Git
3 3 (0.18%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.059%) GitLab
General
1 546 (32.44%) Presentation Skills
2 200 (11.88%) Social Skills
3 196 (11.65%) Aerospace
4 162 (9.63%) Electronics
5 20 (1.19%) Avionics
5 20 (1.19%) Military
6 18 (1.07%) Finance
7 10 (0.59%) Aeronautics
8 1 (0.059%) Advertising
8 1 (0.059%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 1,438 (85.44%) Systems Engineer
2 261 (15.51%) Principal Engineer
2 261 (15.51%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 145 (8.62%) Junior
3 145 (8.62%) Junior Systems Engineer
4 110 (6.54%) Senior
5 96 (5.70%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 89 (5.29%) Lead
7 81 (4.81%) Principal Modelling Engineer
8 75 (4.46%) Lead Systems Engineer
9 65 (3.86%) Platform Engineer
10 64 (3.80%) Team Leader
11 14 (0.83%) Developer
11 14 (0.83%) Senior Developer
11 14 (0.83%) Senior Software Developer
11 14 (0.83%) Software Developer
11 14 (0.83%) Software Team Leader
12 10 (0.59%) Radar Engineer
13 3 (0.18%) Architect
13 3 (0.18%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (1.84%) XML
2 14 (0.83%) .NET
2 14 (0.83%) .NET Core
2 14 (0.83%) ASP.NET
3 3 (0.18%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 65 (3.86%) Product Ownership
2 34 (2.02%) Management Information System
3 18 (1.07%) e-Learning
4 15 (0.89%) Embedded Systems
5 3 (0.18%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.059%) ASIC
6 1 (0.059%) Augmented Reality
6 1 (0.059%) FPGA
6 1 (0.059%) Infotainment
6 1 (0.059%) VHDL
6 1 (0.059%) VLSI
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.24%) Linux
2 3 (0.18%) Windows
3 1 (0.059%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,581 (93.94%) Systems Engineering
2 1,067 (63.40%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 788 (46.82%) UML
4 736 (43.73%) Agile
5 647 (38.44%) Mathematics
6 621 (36.90%) MODAF
7 617 (36.66%) Validation
7 617 (36.66%) Verification and Validation
8 562 (33.39%) Cybersecurity
9 508 (30.18%) Software Engineering
10 476 (28.28%) Digital Twin
11 198 (11.76%) Project Management
12 171 (10.16%) Physics
13 159 (9.45%) Continuous Improvement
14 149 (8.85%) Project Planning
15 145 (8.62%) Computer Science
15 145 (8.62%) Creative Problem-Solving
15 145 (8.62%) PLM
15 145 (8.62%) Problem-Solving
16 126 (7.49%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1,215 (72.19%) MATLAB
2 30 (1.78%) C
3 18 (1.07%) Java
4 14 (0.83%) Ada
4 14 (0.83%) C#
5 8 (0.48%) C++
6 4 (0.24%) Python
7 3 (0.18%) SQL
8 1 (0.059%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 1,453 (86.33%) Degree
2 1,161 (68.98%) BPSS Clearance
3 491 (29.17%) HND
4 476 (28.28%) HNC
5 65 (3.86%) TOGAF Certification
6 23 (1.37%) Security Cleared
7 20 (1.19%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 126 (7.49%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (0.059%) DO-254
System Software
1 15 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.059%) Firmware
Vendors
1 145 (8.62%) IBM
2 85 (5.05%) Sparx
3 50 (2.97%) MathWorks
3 50 (2.97%) Microsoft
4 16 (0.95%) Siemens
5 3 (0.18%) Oracle
6 2 (0.12%) PTC
7 1 (0.059%) QNX
7 1 (0.059%) Xilinx