Lead Systems Engineer Jobs in England

Lead System Engineer
UK > England

The median Lead System Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 764 823 1129
Rank change year-on-year +59 +306 -256
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer 99 71 57
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.10% 0.087% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.095% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 18 23 7
10th Percentile - £46,530 £34,675
25th Percentile £40,000 £83,125 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £85,000 £36,750
Median % change year-on-year -35.29% +131.29% -34.67%
75th Percentile £62,000 - £48,000
90th Percentile £65,900 £90,500 -
UK median annual salary £61,000 £85,000 £36,750
% change year-on-year -28.24% +131.29% -38.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Lead Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead Systems Engineer in England

Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Lead Systems Engineer in England

Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Lead Systems Engineer in England

Lead Systems Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
East of England - 30 £62,000 -
South East -27 18 £40,000 -52.94% 3
Midlands -41 18 £60,000 +24.87% 7
West Midlands -15 17 - - 3
North of England - 15 - -
South West -30 14 £55,000 -35.29% 5
Yorkshire - 9 - -
North West - 6 - -
London +69 2 - - 2
East Midlands - 1 £60,000 - 4
Lead Systems Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Lead 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 England region featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 29 (29.29%) Security Cleared
2 24 (24.24%) Finance
3 22 (22.22%) Automotive
4 21 (21.21%) SC Cleared
4 21 (21.21%) Software-Defined Radio
5 19 (19.19%) Degree
5 19 (19.19%) Customer Service
6 18 (18.18%) Computer Science
6 18 (18.18%) Aerospace
7 17 (17.17%) Systems Engineering
8 16 (16.16%) C
8 16 (16.16%) VHDL
8 16 (16.16%) Verilog
8 16 (16.16%) FPGA
9 7 (7.07%) C++
10 6 (6.06%) Technical Leadership
10 6 (6.06%) Customer Experience
11 5 (5.05%) CAD
12 4 (4.04%) Electronics
12 4 (4.04%) Mathematics
12 4 (4.04%) MATLAB
12 4 (4.04%) Simulink
12 4 (4.04%) Project Management
12 4 (4.04%) Analytical Skills
12 4 (4.04%) Performance Engineering
12 4 (4.04%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (4.04%) Mathematical Modelling
13 3 (3.03%) Battery Management
13 3 (3.03%) Social Skills
13 3 (3.03%) QinetiQ

Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 4 (4.04%) Simulink
2 1 (1.01%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 1 (1.01%) SAP EHS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (21.21%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (2.02%) Internet
Development Applications
1 2 (2.02%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.01%) JIRA
General
1 24 (24.24%) Finance
2 22 (22.22%) Automotive
3 18 (18.18%) Aerospace
4 4 (4.04%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (4.04%) Electronics
5 3 (3.03%) Social Skills
6 2 (2.02%) Fire and Rescue
6 2 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.02%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 16 (16.16%) FPGA
1 16 (16.16%) Verilog
1 16 (16.16%) VHDL
2 2 (2.02%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (19.19%) Customer Service
2 18 (18.18%) Computer Science
3 17 (17.17%) Systems Engineering
4 6 (6.06%) Customer Experience
4 6 (6.06%) Technical Leadership
5 5 (5.05%) CAD
6 4 (4.04%) Mathematical Modelling
6 4 (4.04%) Mathematics
6 4 (4.04%) Performance Engineering
6 4 (4.04%) Project Management
7 3 (3.03%) Battery Management
8 2 (2.02%) Customer Requirements
8 2 (2.02%) Data Acquisition
8 2 (2.02%) Feasibility Study
8 2 (2.02%) FMEA
8 2 (2.02%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
8 2 (2.02%) Line Management
8 2 (2.02%) Mentoring
8 2 (2.02%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (2.02%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 16 (16.16%) C
2 7 (7.07%) C++
3 4 (4.04%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 29 (29.29%) Security Cleared
2 21 (21.21%) SC Cleared
3 19 (19.19%) Degree
4 4 (4.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (3.03%) HNC
5 3 (3.03%) HND
6 2 (2.02%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 2 (2.02%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (3.03%) QinetiQ
2 1 (1.01%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (1.01%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.01%) Oracle
2 1 (1.01%) SAP
2 1 (1.01%) Siemens