Systems Development Manager Job Trends in Cambridge

System Development Manager
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median System Development Manager salary in Cambridge is £54,550 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Development Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £53,896 - -
25th Percentile £54,109 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,550 - -
75th Percentile £55,077 - -
90th Percentile £55,341 - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £54,550 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 438 528 365
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.44% 95.14% 93.35%
Number of salaries quoted 292 309 241
10th Percentile £26,375 £30,000 £29,023
25th Percentile £34,750 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £92,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

Systems Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Systems Development Manager job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Systems Development Manager
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Systems Development Manager job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Development Manager job vacancies in Cambridge

Systems Development Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Systems Development 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 Cambridge region featuring Systems Development Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) CAFM
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Document Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management

Systems Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) CAFM
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Document Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality