Systems Engineer Jobs in Glasgow

System Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median System Engineer salary in Glasgow is £40,000 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 187 122 114
Rank change year-on-year -65 -8 -19
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 39 7 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 1.02% 0.47% 0.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.04% 0.54% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 31 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 - -
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +38.16%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 3,734 1,286 1,584
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.08% 86.08% 96.64%
Number of salaries quoted 971 630 840
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,450 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £49,893
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.24% +7.81%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,625
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +15.79%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Glasgow

Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for Systems Engineer in Glasgow

Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

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

Salary histogram for Systems Engineer in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 Glasgow region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 19 (48.72%) VMware
1 19 (48.72%) Security Cleared
1 19 (48.72%) Azure
2 17 (43.59%) Microsoft
3 12 (30.77%) WAN
3 12 (30.77%) High Availability
3 12 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (28.21%) Prototyping
4 11 (28.21%) VMware NSX
4 11 (28.21%) SQL
4 11 (28.21%) SQL Server
4 11 (28.21%) IIS
4 11 (28.21%) Windows
4 11 (28.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (28.21%) Clustering
5 10 (25.64%) SC Cleared
5 10 (25.64%) Finance
5 10 (25.64%) Windows Server
6 8 (20.51%) Capacity Planning
7 7 (17.95%) AWS
7 7 (17.95%) Continuous Integration
7 7 (17.95%) TDD
7 7 (17.95%) Software Testing
7 7 (17.95%) Validation
7 7 (17.95%) Java
7 7 (17.95%) Active Directory
7 7 (17.95%) API Development
7 7 (17.95%) API Design
7 7 (17.95%) NoSQL
7 7 (17.95%) Cloud Computing

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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 11 (28.21%) IIS
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 19 (48.72%) Azure
2 7 (17.95%) AWS
2 7 (17.95%) Cloud Computing
3 6 (15.38%) Entra ID
3 6 (15.38%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.56%) IaaS
4 1 (2.56%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (30.77%) WAN
2 3 (7.69%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (2.56%) DHCP
3 1 (2.56%) DNS
3 1 (2.56%) Firewall
3 1 (2.56%) LAN
3 1 (2.56%) Network Security
3 1 (2.56%) SAN
3 1 (2.56%) VPN
3 1 (2.56%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (28.21%) SQL Server
2 7 (17.95%) NoSQL
General
1 10 (25.64%) Finance
2 4 (10.26%) Social Skills
3 2 (5.13%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.56%) Law
4 1 (2.56%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.56%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.26%) REST
1 4 (10.26%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 11 (28.21%) Clustering
2 7 (17.95%) Distributed Systems
2 7 (17.95%) Public Cloud
3 1 (2.56%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.56%) Low-Code
3 1 (2.56%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.56%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 11 (28.21%) Windows
2 10 (25.64%) Windows Server
3 4 (10.26%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (30.77%) High Availability
1 12 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (28.21%) Prototyping
3 8 (20.51%) Capacity Planning
4 7 (17.95%) API Design
4 7 (17.95%) API Development
4 7 (17.95%) CI/CD
4 7 (17.95%) Continuous Delivery
4 7 (17.95%) Continuous Integration
4 7 (17.95%) Performance Analysis
4 7 (17.95%) Software Testing
4 7 (17.95%) Systems Engineering
4 7 (17.95%) TDD
4 7 (17.95%) Validation
5 6 (15.38%) Coaching
5 6 (15.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 5 (12.82%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (10.26%) Load Balancing
8 3 (7.69%) Logistics
8 3 (7.69%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (28.21%) SQL
2 7 (17.95%) Java
3 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 19 (48.72%) Security Cleared
2 10 (25.64%) SC Cleared
3 3 (7.69%) Degree
4 1 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.56%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 11 (28.21%) VMware Infrastructure
1 11 (28.21%) VMware NSX
2 7 (17.95%) Active Directory
3 1 (2.56%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (5.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 19 (48.72%) VMware
2 17 (43.59%) Microsoft
3 6 (15.38%) EMC
3 6 (15.38%) Sophos
4 1 (2.56%) Thales