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 19 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 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 523 | 800 | 890 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +277 | +90 | -152 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager | 424 | 198 | 322 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.19% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.20% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 348 | 120 | 224 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £44,356 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,453 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.45% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,375 | £80,000 | £73,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +4.55% | +4.27% |
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 | 91,989 | 97,583 | 147,027 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.61% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,379 | 61,119 | 85,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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 19 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 19 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 | +304 | 401 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | +208 | 327 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 68 |
| North of England | +143 | 118 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +134 | 117 | £60,000 | +7.53% | 28 |
| London | +150 | 78 | £60,000 | +13.41% | 20 |
| South East | +64 | 77 | £50,000 | -38.46% | 28 |
| North West | +78 | 76 | £50,000 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | +36 | 54 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 9 |
| East of England | +60 | 40 | £54,500 | -1.80% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +125 | 35 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +35 | 29 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 5 |
| South West | +10 | 29 | £61,000 | +14.02% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 25 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 4 |
| North East | -4 | 7 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 2 |
| Scotland | -61 | 7 | £50,000 | -21.26% | 3 |
| Wales | +7 | 2 | £49,000 | -14.78% | 1 |
Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 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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