The median System Engineer salary in Watford is £61,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
30 |
- |
45 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer |
2 |
0 |
20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Watford |
1.32% |
- |
4.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.41% |
- |
5.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£61,000 |
- |
£58,750 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£75,000 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£55,320 |
£55,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.58% |
-4.35% |
+23.66% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title |
142 |
260 |
371 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.42% |
91.55% |
89.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
79 |
210 |
221 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,250 |
£25,438 |
£33,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£30,000 |
£50,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-25.00% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£63,750 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77,750 |
£77,500 |
£87,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£56,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-11.89% |
+13.50% |
