Lead System Engineer
UK
The median Lead System Engineer salary in the UK is £61,000 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 | 774 | 848 | 1205 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +74 | +357 | -282 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Systems Engineer | 130 | 71 | 58 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.077% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.084% | 0.035% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 23 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £46,530 | £34,675 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £83,125 | £35,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,000 | £85,000 | £36,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.24% | +131.29% | -38.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | - | £48,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £90,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,000 | £85,000 | £36,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.24% | +131.29% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
Lead Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer.
Lead Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Lead Systems Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
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 UK 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +14 | 110 | £61,000 | -28.24% | 17 |
| England | +59 | 99 | £55,000 | -35.29% | 18 |
| East of England | - | 30 | £62,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +30 | 24 | £62,000 | -27.06% | 8 |
| 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 | - | - | |
| Scotland | - | 9 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| North West | - | 6 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - | |
| London | +69 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | 4 |
Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 featuring Lead Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Systems Engineer Skill Set
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: