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Recruit System Engineer in Cologne

The analysis shows which technologies, work models, benefits and advertised gross salaries appear often in job ads for System Engineer in Cologne.

Market data for your job ad

Salaries, roles and technologies in current IT job ads.

Arrows indicate whether each category share increased or decreased from the previous period.

Advertised gross salaries in IT job ads

72,000 EUR gross

Advertised gross annual salary ranges from matching IT job ads.

Salary figures refer to gross salary ranges advertised in job ads, not measured employee compensation.

3 job ads with salary data

P25
54,000 EUR gross
Median
72,000 EUR gross
P75
85,000 EUR gross
P90
85,000 EUR gross

Average: 70,000 EUR gross

Recruiting key figures

Analysed IT job ads
101
Last twelve months
Open IT job ads now
58
Open IT job ads currently listed on devjobs.
Median advertised gross salary
72,000 EUR gross
Most mentioned technology
Linux
Most visible field
IT

What appears often in IT job ads

Technologies

  • Linux7 %
  • Windows5.5 %
  • PowerShell4.3 %
  • Windows Server3.7 %
  • DNS3.5 %

Job fields

  • IT35.8 %
  • System23.6 %
  • Security11.4 %
  • Network11 %
  • DevOps4.9 %

Industries

  • Internet, IT, Telekom38.3 %
  • Personaldienstleistung20.9 %
  • Industrie, Produktion11.3 %
  • Beratung11.3 %
  • Banken, Finanz, Versicherung6.1 %

Industries

Advertised gross salary by company industry

Median advertised gross annual salary for the industries with the highest job ad presence.

  • Internet, IT, Telekom

    38.3 %

    n/a

  • Personaldienstleistung

    20.9 %

    n/a

  • Industrie, Produktion

    11.3 %

    n/a

  • Beratung

    11.3 %

    n/a

What the analysis shows for IT job ads

Recruiting market for System Engineer in Cologne

For System Engineer in Cologne, 101 analysed IT job ads in the last twelve months form the basis of this overview. System Engineer accounts for 59.1 % of the roles in the evaluation. Common technologies include Linux, Windows and PowerShell, with Azure and Microsoft 365 also visible. Working models are primarily Onsite (55.8 %) and Hybrid (42.5 %). Listed gross salary range in the evaluation: €54,000–€85,000 (median €72,000, sample: 3 ads). The market data are based on active and expired job ads published in the supplied 12‑month period. Current open jobs are not the basis for salary and demand statements.

Recruiting recommendations

Position role profile and tech stack precisely

  • Frame the role around Linux, Windows and PowerShell; list Azure and Microsoft 365 as desirable skills.
  • Specify working model: state Onsite as default and offer Hybrid where appropriate; detail Full Remote conditions if applicable.
  • Publish the listed gross salary range (€54,000–€85,000) and median (€72,000) while noting the small sample size (3 ads).

Improve job ads

Shape the job ad for System Engineer in Cologne

  • Title: 'System Engineer – focus Linux/Windows/PowerShell' or a specific variant like 'Linux System Engineer'.
  • Salary: state listed gross salary range €54,000–€85,000 and median €72,000; disclose sample size (3 ads).
  • Technologies: explicitly list Linux, Windows, PowerShell, Windows Server, DNS, Azure, Microsoft 365, Active Directory.

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