Systems Engineer Jobs in London

System Engineer
England > London

The median System Engineer salary in London is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 297 403 572
Rank change year-on-year +106 +169 -127
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 227 226 343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.96% 0.67% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.02% 0.71% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 170 126 204
10th Percentile £37,950 £38,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £40,375 £55,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £68,823 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.08% +14.71% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £111,875 £76,563
90th Percentile £81,875 £165,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 22,294 31,975 66,602
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.21% 95.13% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 16,646 23,616 34,555
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,444 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -
75th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in London

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in London

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Engineer in London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in London

Systems Engineer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 18 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
South London +1 7 £62,500 +108.33% 13
West London -7 7 £50,000 +1.01% 3
Central London +48 5 £52,500 -28.81% 4
North London +3 3 £51,750 - 3
Systems Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 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 London region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 83 (36.56%) Windows
2 50 (22.03%) VMware
3 49 (21.59%) Linux
4 45 (19.82%) Active Directory
5 41 (18.06%) Azure
6 40 (17.62%) Firewall
7 39 (17.18%) Degree
8 37 (16.30%) Microsoft
9 35 (15.42%) Finance
10 34 (14.98%) Social Skills
10 34 (14.98%) Windows Server
11 33 (14.54%) PowerShell
12 30 (13.22%) Systems Engineering
13 29 (12.78%) Security Cleared
14 27 (11.89%) Task Automation
14 27 (11.89%) Problem-Solving
15 25 (11.01%) VMware ESXi
16 23 (10.13%) VMware Infrastructure
16 23 (10.13%) JIRA
16 23 (10.13%) DNS
17 22 (9.69%) Python
17 22 (9.69%) Bash
17 22 (9.69%) Mentoring
18 20 (8.81%) Microsoft 365
18 20 (8.81%) Microsoft Exchange
18 20 (8.81%) SQL
19 19 (8.37%) MySQL
19 19 (8.37%) AWS
19 19 (8.37%) Fintech
20 18 (7.93%) PostgreSQL

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 20 (8.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (7.49%) Confluence
3 14 (6.17%) SharePoint
4 9 (3.96%) IIS
5 3 (1.32%) Apache
6 2 (0.88%) nginx
6 2 (0.88%) WinCC
7 1 (0.44%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (4.85%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.76%) AutoCAD
2 4 (1.76%) Revit
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 41 (18.06%) Azure
2 20 (8.81%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (8.37%) AWS
4 6 (2.64%) Entra ID
4 6 (2.64%) IaaS
5 5 (2.20%) GitHub
5 5 (2.20%) PaaS
6 2 (0.88%) Amazon EC2
6 2 (0.88%) Amazon S3
6 2 (0.88%) AWS CloudFormation
6 2 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.88%) Google Docs
6 2 (0.88%) SaaS
6 2 (0.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 1 (0.44%) Amazon EKS
7 1 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.44%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 1 (0.44%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 40 (17.62%) Firewall
2 23 (10.13%) DNS
3 15 (6.61%) DHCP
3 15 (6.61%) PBX
4 11 (4.85%) Network Security
4 11 (4.85%) TCP/IP
5 7 (3.08%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (2.64%) Wireless
7 5 (2.20%) VLAN
8 3 (1.32%) SAN
8 3 (1.32%) VoIP
9 2 (0.88%) DKIM
9 2 (0.88%) DMARC
9 2 (0.88%) Internet
9 2 (0.88%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.88%) RS-232
9 2 (0.88%) RS-485
9 2 (0.88%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.88%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.88%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.37%) MySQL
2 18 (7.93%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (4.85%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.76%) NoSQL
4 4 (1.76%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.88%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.88%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.88%) Neo4j
5 2 (0.88%) RDBMS
5 2 (0.88%) Redis
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 23 (10.13%) JIRA
2 15 (6.61%) Bitbucket
3 14 (6.17%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.76%) Git
5 2 (0.88%) git-flow
5 2 (0.88%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.88%) Subversion
General
1 35 (15.42%) Finance
2 34 (14.98%) Social Skills
3 17 (7.49%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (6.61%) Law
4 15 (6.61%) Legal
5 10 (4.41%) Aerospace
6 7 (3.08%) Military
6 7 (3.08%) Public Sector
6 7 (3.08%) Telecoms
7 6 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.20%) Marketing
9 4 (1.76%) Advertising
9 4 (1.76%) Banking
10 3 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.44%) Back Office
12 1 (0.44%) Electronics
12 1 (0.44%) Japanese Language
12 1 (0.44%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.32%) FIX Protocol
1 3 (1.32%) LAMP
2 2 (0.88%) .NET
2 2 (0.88%) LEMP Stack
3 1 (0.44%) CSS
3 1 (0.44%) Keras
3 1 (0.44%) PyTorch
3 1 (0.44%) TensorFlow
3 1 (0.44%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.61%) Data Centre
2 11 (4.85%) Replication
3 9 (3.96%) SCADA
4 8 (3.52%) AS400
4 8 (3.52%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (2.64%) CCTV
5 6 (2.64%) IoT
6 5 (2.20%) PDA
7 4 (1.76%) Clustering
7 4 (1.76%) Educational Technology
7 4 (1.76%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.32%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.88%) CAN bus
9 2 (0.88%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.88%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (0.88%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.88%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 83 (36.56%) Windows
2 49 (21.59%) Linux
3 34 (14.98%) Windows Server
4 17 (7.49%) Mac OS
5 10 (4.41%) Windows 10
6 6 (2.64%) Unix
7 5 (2.20%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (2.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.32%) Android
9 2 (0.88%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.88%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.44%) Debian
10 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.44%) Solaris
10 1 (0.44%) VMS
10 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (13.22%) Systems Engineering
2 27 (11.89%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (11.89%) Task Automation
3 22 (9.69%) Mentoring
4 19 (8.37%) Fintech
5 16 (7.05%) CI/CD
5 16 (7.05%) Computer Science
5 16 (7.05%) Disaster Recovery
5 16 (7.05%) Project Management
6 13 (5.73%) Cybersecurity
6 13 (5.73%) ITIL
7 11 (4.85%) High Availability
7 11 (4.85%) Service Management
8 10 (4.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 10 (4.41%) IT Strategy
8 10 (4.41%) Software Engineering
9 9 (3.96%) ITSM
9 9 (3.96%) Low Latency
9 9 (3.96%) Mathematics
10 7 (3.08%) BCP
Programming Languages
1 33 (14.54%) PowerShell
2 22 (9.69%) Bash
2 22 (9.69%) Python
3 20 (8.81%) SQL
4 7 (3.08%) C#
5 6 (2.64%) RPG
6 3 (1.32%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.88%) C++
7 2 (0.88%) Go
7 2 (0.88%) Java
7 2 (0.88%) Perl
7 2 (0.88%) PHP
7 2 (0.88%) Ruby
7 2 (0.88%) Scala
7 2 (0.88%) VB
8 1 (0.44%) Korn
8 1 (0.44%) Rust
8 1 (0.44%) tcsh
8 1 (0.44%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 39 (17.18%) Degree
2 29 (12.78%) Security Cleared
3 17 (7.49%) Cisco Certification
4 16 (7.05%) CCNA
5 9 (3.96%) SC Cleared
6 6 (2.64%) DV Cleared
7 5 (2.20%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.76%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.76%) HNC
8 4 (1.76%) HND
8 4 (1.76%) RIBA
9 3 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.32%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.88%) MCSA
10 2 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.44%) CCNP
11 1 (0.44%) CEH
11 1 (0.44%) CISM
11 1 (0.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (0.88%) HIPAA
2 2 (0.88%) NIST
2 2 (0.88%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.44%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.44%) GDPR
3 1 (0.44%) IEC 61508
3 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (0.44%) NCSC
System Software
1 45 (19.82%) Active Directory
2 25 (11.01%) VMware ESXi
3 23 (10.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (5.73%) Hyper-V
5 11 (4.85%) Firmware
6 6 (2.64%) Forefront TMG
6 6 (2.64%) VMware Workstation
7 4 (1.76%) vSphere
8 2 (0.88%) Docker
8 2 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.44%) NFS
9 1 (0.44%) vCloud
9 1 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.44%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 14 (6.17%) Microsoft Intune
1 14 (6.17%) SCOM
2 12 (5.29%) Terraform
3 10 (4.41%) SCCM
4 7 (3.08%) Ansible
4 7 (3.08%) Kubernetes
5 6 (2.64%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (2.64%) WSUS
6 3 (1.32%) ITRS Geneos
6 3 (1.32%) Progress Chef
6 3 (1.32%) Puppet
6 3 (1.32%) ZABBIX
7 2 (0.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.88%) Functional Safety
7 2 (0.88%) Grafana
7 2 (0.88%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.88%) Wonderware InTouch
8 1 (0.44%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.44%) systemd
8 1 (0.44%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 50 (22.03%) VMware
2 37 (16.30%) Microsoft
3 17 (7.49%) NetApp
3 17 (7.49%) Palo Alto
4 16 (7.05%) Atlassian
5 13 (5.73%) Cisco
6 12 (5.29%) Dell
7 10 (4.41%) Veeam
8 8 (3.52%) IBM
9 7 (3.08%) Apple
10 6 (2.64%) Citrix
10 6 (2.64%) SolarWinds
11 5 (2.20%) Oracle
11 5 (2.20%) Remedy
12 4 (1.76%) New Relic
13 3 (1.32%) Aderant
13 3 (1.32%) iManage
13 3 (1.32%) Intapp
13 3 (1.32%) PagerDuty
13 3 (1.32%) Red Hat