Systems Manager Job Trends in Bolton

System Manager
Manchester > Bolton

The median System Manager salary in Bolton is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 1.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% -6.38%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 74 126 97
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.22% 88.11% 98.98%
Number of salaries quoted 53 103 66
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £25,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £35,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £58,750 £77,500 £64,375
90th Percentile £71,250 - £74,500
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - +10.09% -5.22%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Systems Manager job vacancy trend in Bolton

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Bolton

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 21 April 2026, Systems Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR