Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for SysML skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SysML over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 520 663 796
Rank change year-on-year +143 +133 -110
Contract jobs citing SysML 51 24 48
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.042% 0.055%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.047% 0.061%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 3 12
10th Percentile £485 - £469
25th Percentile £525 £475 £487
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +24.00% -4.76% +20.00%
75th Percentile £669 £638 £594
90th Percentile £676 £705 £644
UK excluding London median daily rate £585 £500 £588
% change year-on-year +17.00% -14.89% +34.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 11 22
10th Percentile £52.50 £52.50 £55.00
25th Percentile £56.49 £58.24 -
Median hourly rate £58.91 £66.69 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +11.14% +20.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 -
90th Percentile - £71.28 £63.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.70 £66.69 £60.00
% change year-on-year -8.97% +11.14% +20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

SysML is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,673 51,121 79,325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.13% 89.77% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,631 35,432 55,673
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,440 1,683 1,892
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.99 £16.01 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.54
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -4.99%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SysML.

Daily rate trend for SysML in the UK

SysML
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SysML over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SysML in the UK

SysML
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SysML.

Hourly rate trend for SysML in the UK

SysML
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SysML over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SysML in the UK

SysML
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SysML within the UK 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +135 50 £620 +24.00% 42
UK excluding London +79 44 £585 +17.00% 46
South West +24 22 £585 -16.43% 11
South East +44 20 £356 -28.75% 13
Work from Home +108 10 £550 +10.00% 18
London - 6 £650 - 3
North of England +34 2 - - 12
North West +21 1 - - 12
North East - 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (29.41%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (1.96%) CATIA
1 1 (1.96%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 12 (23.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (1.96%) Misys Midas
Communications & Networking
1 16 (31.37%) SNMP
1 16 (31.37%) Software-Defined Radio
2 4 (7.84%) WAN
3 2 (3.92%) 4G
3 2 (3.92%) 5G
3 2 (3.92%) Network Security
3 2 (3.92%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.92%) VoIP
4 1 (1.96%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 17 (33.33%) Git
1 17 (33.33%) JIRA
2 16 (31.37%) Eclipse
3 15 (29.41%) Bitbucket
3 15 (29.41%) GoogleTest
3 15 (29.41%) Robot Framework
4 12 (23.53%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (1.96%) LabVIEW
General
1 11 (21.57%) Aerospace
2 9 (17.65%) Military
3 5 (9.80%) Social Skills
4 4 (7.84%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.96%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.96%) Automotive
5 1 (1.96%) Aviation
5 1 (1.96%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (35.29%) Systems Engineer
2 13 (25.49%) Software Engineer
3 11 (21.57%) Architect
3 11 (21.57%) C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (13.73%) Java Engineer
4 7 (13.73%) Java Software Engineer
5 6 (11.76%) Systems Architect
6 5 (9.80%) Developer
7 4 (7.84%) Embedded Engineer
7 4 (7.84%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 4 (7.84%) Network Architect
7 4 (7.84%) Senior
8 3 (5.88%) Embedded C++ Engineer
8 3 (5.88%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
8 3 (5.88%) Senior Developer
8 3 (5.88%) Senior Software Developer
8 3 (5.88%) Software Developer
9 2 (3.92%) Analyst
9 2 (3.92%) Consultant
9 2 (3.92%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (31.37%) CSS
1 16 (31.37%) HTML
2 3 (5.88%) .NET
2 3 (5.88%) .NET Core
2 3 (5.88%) Blazor
2 3 (5.88%) Razor View Engine
3 1 (1.96%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.84%) Product Ownership
2 1 (1.96%) ARM Cortex
2 1 (1.96%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 18 (35.29%) Linux
2 11 (21.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (76.47%) UML
2 25 (49.02%) Agile
3 23 (45.10%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 19 (37.25%) ArchiMate
4 19 (37.25%) Systems Engineering
5 18 (35.29%) MODAF
5 18 (35.29%) Software Engineering
6 16 (31.37%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 15 (29.41%) Scrum
7 15 (29.41%) Validation
8 14 (27.45%) Verification and Validation
9 12 (23.53%) Prototyping
10 9 (17.65%) Customer Requirements
10 9 (17.65%) DevOps
10 9 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 9 (17.65%) TOGAF
11 7 (13.73%) Enterprise Architecture
12 6 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
12 6 (11.76%) Mentoring
12 6 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 19 (37.25%) C++
2 16 (31.37%) JavaScript
3 9 (17.65%) Java
4 3 (5.88%) C#
4 3 (5.88%) SQL
5 2 (3.92%) C
6 1 (1.96%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.96%) Perl
6 1 (1.96%) Python
Qualifications
1 26 (50.98%) Security Cleared
2 24 (47.06%) SC Cleared
3 11 (21.57%) Degree
4 6 (11.76%) TOGAF Certification
5 4 (7.84%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.80%) NCSC
2 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (1.96%) DO-178B
3 1 (1.96%) IEC 61508
3 1 (1.96%) MISRA
3 1 (1.96%) MISRA C
3 1 (1.96%) QA
System Software
1 21 (41.18%) Firmware
Vendors
1 16 (31.37%) Atlassian
2 15 (29.41%) Google
3 12 (23.53%) Sparx