Systems Manager Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

System Manager
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median System Manager salary in Cambridgeshire is £55,345 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 80 -
Rank change year-on-year +19 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 12 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.35% 0.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.51% 0.24% -
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,345 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +10.69% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 797 819 565
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.35% 91.41% 93.54%
Number of salaries quoted 546 412 374
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £27,150
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.80% -2.73%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £69,813
90th Percentile £86,250 £81,750 £87,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Systems Manager job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Systems Manager
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Manager within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 31 December 2025. 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
Cambridge - 12 £55,345 - 4
Systems Manager
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) CAFM
2 2 (16.67%) Asset Management
2 2 (16.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (16.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (8.33%) Data Management
3 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (8.33%) Degree
3 1 (8.33%) Document Management
3 1 (8.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (8.33%) Line Management
3 1 (8.33%) Postgraduate
3 1 (8.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (8.33%) Project Management

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 (8.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) CAFM
2 2 (16.67%) Asset Management
2 2 (16.67%) PRINCE2
3 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (8.33%) Data Management
3 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (8.33%) Document Management
3 1 (8.33%) Information Governance
3 1 (8.33%) Line Management
3 1 (8.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (8.33%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (8.33%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) Data Quality