System Manager
UK
The median System Manager salary in the UK is £52,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 515 | 769 | 908 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +254 | +139 | -191 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager | 430 | 204 | 318 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.20% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 350 | 126 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £44,562 | £42,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £56,650 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.21% | -5.58% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £68,438 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,050 | £80,625 | £74,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £59,250 | £56,742 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.61% | +4.42% | +7.57% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,813 | 95,219 | 148,250 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,625 | 59,878 | 85,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Manager.
Systems Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Manager over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Systems Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 |
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| England | +279 | 406 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 80 |
| UK excluding London | +179 | 332 | £50,000 | -15.61% | 62 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 121 | £61,500 | +6.96% | 25 |
| North of England | +124 | 117 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 13 |
| South East | +86 | 84 | £50,000 | -35.48% | 26 |
| London | +136 | 78 | £60,000 | +13.41% | 19 |
| North West | +78 | 75 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +17 | 54 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 13 |
| East of England | +37 | 39 | £54,500 | -1.36% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +118 | 35 | £50,000 | -18.37% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 29 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 9 |
| South West | -4 | 29 | £61,000 | +5.17% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 25 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 4 |
| North East | -3 | 7 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 1 |
| Scotland | -62 | 7 | £50,000 | -21.26% | 3 |
| Wales | +15 | 2 | £49,000 | -14.78% |
Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 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 featuring Systems Manager in the job title.
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Systems Manager 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:
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