Systems Manager Jobs in England

System Manager
UK > England

The median System Manager salary in England is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 463 758 839
Rank change year-on-year +295 +81 -136
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 407 191 280
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.48% 0.20% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.22% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 334 115 191
10th Percentile £35,000 £44,562 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,875 £47,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -3.51% +3.64%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £52,000 £55,250 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.88% -3.91% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,250 85,781 125,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,143 54,189 75,436
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,375 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Manager in England

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Systems Manager in England

Systems Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Manager in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Manager in England

Systems Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
North of England +131 119 £50,000 -4.76% 13
South East +87 83 £50,000 -38.46% 27
London +128 78 £60,000 +13.41% 20
North West +74 76 £50,000 - 3
Midlands +27 54 £45,000 -30.77% 14
East of England +52 39 £54,500 -1.36% 3
Yorkshire +112 35 £50,000 -18.37% 9
West Midlands +20 29 £47,500 -26.92% 9
South West -6 29 £61,000 +5.17% 4
East Midlands +3 25 £42,500 -22.73% 5
North East +2 8 £50,000 +5.02% 1
Systems Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Systems Manager 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 Systems Manager in the job title.

1 92 (22.60%) Social Skills
2 81 (19.90%) Project Management
3 77 (18.92%) Finance
4 75 (18.43%) ERP
5 59 (14.50%) Microsoft
6 57 (14.00%) Problem-Solving
6 57 (14.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (12.04%) SQL
8 43 (10.57%) Degree
9 41 (10.07%) Microsoft 365
10 37 (9.09%) CRM
10 37 (9.09%) Management Information System
11 36 (8.85%) Analytical Skills
12 35 (8.60%) Manufacturing
13 34 (8.35%) Law
13 34 (8.35%) Agile
14 28 (6.88%) Project Delivery
15 27 (6.63%) Stakeholder Management
16 26 (6.39%) Salesforce
16 26 (6.39%) Service Delivery
17 25 (6.14%) QA
17 25 (6.14%) Dynamics 365
18 24 (5.90%) Oracle
19 23 (5.65%) SAP
19 23 (5.65%) Roadmaps
19 23 (5.65%) Line Management
19 23 (5.65%) Mentoring
20 22 (5.41%) Azure
21 21 (5.16%) ITIL
21 21 (5.16%) Legal

Systems Manager 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (3.44%) Confluence
2 9 (2.21%) Documentum
3 7 (1.72%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.74%) CMS
6 2 (0.49%) Drupal
7 1 (0.25%) Moodle
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.25%) Totara
Applications
1 16 (3.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.19%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.74%) InDesign
3 3 (0.74%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.49%) FileZilla
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (4.42%) Oracle Assets
1 18 (4.42%) Oracle EBS
1 18 (4.42%) Oracle EBS R12
1 18 (4.42%) Oracle General Ledger
1 18 (4.42%) Oracle Payables
1 18 (4.42%) Oracle Receivables
2 9 (2.21%) TrackWise
3 8 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.97%) Oracle Financials
4 6 (1.47%) Sage 200
5 5 (1.23%) iTrent
5 5 (1.23%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (1.23%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.98%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.74%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.74%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.74%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.49%) HFM
8 2 (0.49%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 41 (10.07%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (6.14%) Dynamics 365
3 22 (5.41%) Azure
4 16 (3.93%) Power Platform
5 7 (1.72%) SaaS
6 6 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.23%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 5 (1.23%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.74%) Dropbox
8 3 (0.74%) Google Drive
8 3 (0.74%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.74%) Zapier
9 2 (0.49%) AWS
9 2 (0.49%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.49%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.49%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.25%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.69%) LAN
1 15 (3.69%) WAN
2 7 (1.72%) DHCP
2 7 (1.72%) DNS
3 6 (1.47%) Firewall
3 6 (1.47%) NAS
3 6 (1.47%) SAN
3 6 (1.47%) Wireless
4 4 (0.98%) Internet
4 4 (0.98%) Intranet
4 4 (0.98%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.98%) VLAN
4 4 (0.98%) WLAN
5 3 (0.74%) Network Security
6 2 (0.49%) FTP
6 2 (0.49%) IP Telephony
6 2 (0.49%) Structured Cabling
6 2 (0.49%) VPN
6 2 (0.49%) WinSCP
7 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.93%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.95%) Power BI
3 8 (1.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (1.72%) Crystal Reports
5 5 (1.23%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.49%) MS Access
6 2 (0.49%) MySQL
6 2 (0.49%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.25%) Metadata
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.25%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 15 (3.69%) JIRA
2 2 (0.49%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.25%) Toad
General
1 92 (22.60%) Social Skills
2 77 (18.92%) Finance
3 36 (8.85%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (8.60%) Manufacturing
5 34 (8.35%) Law
6 21 (5.16%) Legal
7 14 (3.44%) Health Technology
8 13 (3.19%) Pharmaceutical
9 12 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (2.70%) Retail
11 10 (2.46%) Automotive
12 8 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.97%) Marketing
13 6 (1.47%) Back Office
14 5 (1.23%) Advertising
14 5 (1.23%) Electronics
15 3 (0.74%) Agriculture
15 3 (0.74%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.74%) Public Sector
15 3 (0.74%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.69%) HTML
2 12 (2.95%) CSS
2 12 (2.95%) JSON
3 8 (1.97%) XML
4 2 (0.49%) .NET
5 1 (0.25%) ADO
5 1 (0.25%) ATL
5 1 (0.25%) Blazor
5 1 (0.25%) React
5 1 (0.25%) Vue
5 1 (0.25%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.09%) Management Information System
2 10 (2.46%) Life Science
2 10 (2.46%) LIMS
3 8 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (1.72%) Cyberattack
4 7 (1.72%) Security Posture
4 7 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.47%) Digital Signage
6 5 (1.23%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (0.98%) Data Centre
7 4 (0.98%) e-Learning
7 4 (0.98%) Learning Management System
8 3 (0.74%) Fat Client
8 3 (0.74%) iPad
8 3 (0.74%) Marketing Technology
8 3 (0.74%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.74%) Robotics
8 3 (0.74%) Social Media
8 3 (0.74%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.18%) Windows
2 11 (2.70%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.49%) Android
3 2 (0.49%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.49%) Linux
3 2 (0.49%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.49%) VMS
3 2 (0.49%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (19.90%) Project Management
2 75 (18.43%) ERP
3 57 (14.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 57 (14.00%) Problem-Solving
4 37 (9.09%) CRM
5 34 (8.35%) Agile
6 28 (6.88%) Project Delivery
7 27 (6.63%) Stakeholder Management
8 26 (6.39%) Service Delivery
9 23 (5.65%) Line Management
9 23 (5.65%) Mentoring
9 23 (5.65%) Roadmaps
10 21 (5.16%) ITIL
10 21 (5.16%) QMS
11 20 (4.91%) Business Strategy
12 19 (4.67%) Change Management
12 19 (4.67%) Cybersecurity
12 19 (4.67%) Knowledge Management
12 19 (4.67%) Risk Management
13 18 (4.42%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 49 (12.04%) SQL
2 13 (3.19%) JavaScript
3 5 (1.23%) C#
4 3 (0.74%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.74%) VBA
5 1 (0.25%) C++
5 1 (0.25%) Python
5 1 (0.25%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 43 (10.57%) Degree
2 17 (4.18%) DBS Check
3 15 (3.69%) PMI Certification
4 14 (3.44%) PMP
5 13 (3.19%) APMG
6 8 (1.97%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.23%) MCSA
7 5 (1.23%) MCSE
8 4 (0.98%) Security Cleared
9 3 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.74%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.74%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.14%) QA
2 11 (2.70%) GMP
3 10 (2.46%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.46%) GxP
4 9 (2.21%) Good Clinical Practice
4 9 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.97%) ISO 9001
6 7 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 7 (1.72%) NIST
7 6 (1.47%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.47%) IEC 62304
7 6 (1.47%) ISO 13485
8 4 (0.98%) GDPR
9 3 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.25%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.25%) SLA
10 1 (0.25%) WCAG
System Software
1 6 (1.47%) Active Directory
1 6 (1.47%) Hyper-V
2 4 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.25%) Puppet
2 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 59 (14.50%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.39%) Salesforce
3 24 (5.90%) Oracle
4 23 (5.65%) SAP
5 11 (2.70%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.21%) Google
7 8 (1.97%) Adobe
7 8 (1.97%) Sage
8 5 (1.23%) Iron Mountain
9 4 (0.98%) Concur
9 4 (0.98%) VMware
9 4 (0.98%) Workday
10 3 (0.74%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.74%) Reuters
10 3 (0.74%) SYSPRO
11 2 (0.49%) Apple
11 2 (0.49%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.49%) LexisNexis
11 2 (0.49%) Meraki
11 2 (0.49%) Sophos