Systems Engineering Jobs in Wales

Systems Engineering
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring Systems Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Systems Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 75 122
Rank change year-on-year +60 +47 -9
Permanent jobs citing Systems Engineering 153 24 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 8.01% 1.34% 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.76% 1.95% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 91 10 7
10th Percentile £47,683 - -
25th Percentile £62,000 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 £24,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +194.17% -65.71% +58.08%
75th Percentile £75,900 - £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £42,250 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -17.86% +21.74%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,568 1,231 1,508
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 82.05% 68.77% 96.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,069 829 751
10th Percentile £21,620 £27,500 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.56% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £70,954
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%

Systems Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Systems Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineering in Wales

Systems Engineering
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineering in Wales

Systems Engineering
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineering in Wales over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineering in Wales

Systems Engineering
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineering within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 August 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
South Wales +60 93 £70,600 +41.20% 6
North Wales - 57 £47,683 - 2
Mid Wales 0 3 - -
Systems Engineering
UK

Systems Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 15 (9.80%) Simulink
2 13 (8.50%) Mathcad
Business Applications
1 2 (1.31%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 83 (54.25%) Rational DOORS
2 17 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 79 (51.63%) Electronics
2 15 (9.80%) Presentation Skills
3 5 (3.27%) Social Skills
4 2 (1.31%) Aerospace
5 1 (0.65%) Aviation
5 1 (0.65%) Avionics
5 1 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 92 (60.13%) Systems Engineer
2 46 (30.07%) Senior
3 44 (28.76%) Principal Engineer
4 41 (26.80%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 34 (22.22%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 15 (9.80%) System Design Authority
7 13 (8.50%) Mathematical Modeller
8 5 (3.27%) Radar Engineer
9 4 (2.61%) Lead
9 4 (2.61%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 3 (1.96%) Software Assurance Engineer
11 2 (1.31%) Junior
11 2 (1.31%) Junior Systems Engineer
11 2 (1.31%) Requirements Manager
11 2 (1.31%) Systems Manager
12 1 (0.65%) Project Manager
12 1 (0.65%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 76 (49.67%) Algorithms
2 3 (1.96%) Acoustics
3 1 (0.65%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.65%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (59.48%) Technical Leadership
2 76 (49.67%) Signal Processing
3 37 (24.18%) Test Planning
4 32 (20.92%) Agile
5 30 (19.61%) Cybersecurity
6 23 (15.03%) Mathematics
7 19 (12.42%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
8 18 (11.76%) Validation
9 17 (11.11%) SysML
9 17 (11.11%) Systems Thinking
9 17 (11.11%) UML
9 17 (11.11%) Waterfall
10 16 (10.46%) Customer Requirements
11 15 (9.80%) Configuration Management
11 15 (9.80%) MODAF
12 13 (8.50%) Mathematical Modelling
12 13 (8.50%) Performance Analysis
12 13 (8.50%) Verification and Validation
13 10 (6.54%) Architectural Design
Programming Languages
1 30 (19.61%) MATLAB
2 13 (8.50%) Python
3 10 (6.54%) R
4 1 (0.65%) Ada
4 1 (0.65%) C
4 1 (0.65%) C++
Qualifications
1 149 (97.39%) BPSS Clearance
2 55 (35.95%) Degree
3 16 (10.46%) Chartered Engineer
4 12 (7.84%) Master's Degree
4 12 (7.84%) PhD
5 3 (1.96%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (66.01%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 8 (5.23%) IEC 61508
3 7 (4.58%) ARP4754
3 7 (4.58%) DO-254
4 2 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 1 (0.65%) Def Stans
Vendors
1 83 (54.25%) IBM
2 13 (8.50%) MathWorks