Systems Engineer Jobs in Bristol

System Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median System Engineer salary in Bristol is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 116 109
Rank change year-on-year +88 -7 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 227 44 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 6.81% 1.76% 2.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.01% 1.90% 2.81%
Number of salaries quoted 164 28 12
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 -
25th Percentile £47,875 £37,813 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +11.11% +11.52%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £69,425 £56,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% +11.11% +4.90%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 3,237 2,313 3,351
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.12% 92.59% 97.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,409 1,458 2,178
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,781 £40,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,905 £53,325
Median % change year-on-year -5.02% +8.59% +12.26%
75th Percentile £70,250 £73,550 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Bristol

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Engineer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Bristol

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Bristol

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 across the Bristol region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 123 (54.19%) Systems Engineering
2 77 (33.92%) Security Cleared
3 55 (24.23%) BPSS Clearance
4 50 (22.03%) Aerospace
5 40 (17.62%) Degree
5 40 (17.62%) Validation
6 36 (15.86%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 30 (13.22%) Verification and Validation
8 27 (11.89%) Agile
8 27 (11.89%) Social Skills
9 25 (11.01%) Rational DOORS
10 21 (9.25%) SysML
10 21 (9.25%) IBM
11 17 (7.49%) SC Cleared
12 16 (7.05%) Rational Rhapsody
12 16 (7.05%) Problem-Solving
13 12 (5.29%) Computer Science
14 11 (4.85%) Analytical Skills
14 11 (4.85%) People Management
14 11 (4.85%) Algorithms
14 11 (4.85%) Physics
15 10 (4.41%) FPGA
15 10 (4.41%) Software Testing
15 10 (4.41%) C
15 10 (4.41%) Memory Management
15 10 (4.41%) Garbage Collection
15 10 (4.41%) Requirements Gathering
16 9 (3.96%) Use Case
16 9 (3.96%) Configuration Management
16 9 (3.96%) Requirements Management

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (0.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (2.64%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.32%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.44%) Azure
1 1 (0.44%) Entra ID
1 1 (0.44%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.64%) Software-Defined Radio
2 3 (1.32%) Tactical Data Link
Development Applications
1 25 (11.01%) Rational DOORS
2 16 (7.05%) Rational Rhapsody
3 6 (2.64%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 50 (22.03%) Aerospace
2 27 (11.89%) Social Skills
3 11 (4.85%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (3.52%) Military
5 6 (2.64%) Manufacturing
6 5 (2.20%) Games
7 4 (1.76%) Avionics
7 4 (1.76%) French Language
8 3 (1.32%) Aeronautics
8 3 (1.32%) Finance
8 3 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.88%) Aviation
10 1 (0.44%) Automotive
10 1 (0.44%) Electronics
10 1 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.88%) WSE
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.85%) Algorithms
2 10 (4.41%) FPGA
3 1 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (0.44%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.44%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 7 (3.08%) Linux
2 1 (0.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (54.19%) Systems Engineering
2 40 (17.62%) Validation
3 36 (15.86%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 30 (13.22%) Verification and Validation
5 27 (11.89%) Agile
6 21 (9.25%) SysML
7 16 (7.05%) Problem-Solving
8 12 (5.29%) Computer Science
9 11 (4.85%) People Management
9 11 (4.85%) Physics
10 10 (4.41%) Garbage Collection
10 10 (4.41%) Memory Management
10 10 (4.41%) Requirements Gathering
10 10 (4.41%) Software Testing
11 9 (3.96%) Configuration Management
11 9 (3.96%) Requirements Analysis
11 9 (3.96%) Requirements Management
11 9 (3.96%) Use Case
12 7 (3.08%) Business Development
12 7 (3.08%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.41%) C
2 6 (2.64%) C++
3 4 (1.76%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 77 (33.92%) Security Cleared
2 55 (24.23%) BPSS Clearance
3 40 (17.62%) Degree
4 17 (7.49%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.64%) Chartered Engineer
6 2 (0.88%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.44%) HNC
7 1 (0.44%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 5 (2.20%) IEC 61508
2 5 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 5 (2.20%) Firmware
2 1 (0.44%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.44%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 21 (9.25%) IBM
2 3 (1.32%) Riverbed
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft