Systems Manager Job Trends in Croydon

System Manager
South London > Croydon

The median System Manager salary in Croydon is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 46 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon 0.81% 1.00% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.86% 1.18% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £91,250 £51,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,500 £53,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +82.24% - -
75th Percentile £103,750 £55,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £97,500 £58,265 -
% change year-on-year +67.34% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Croydon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title 116 169 176
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 84.50% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 66 34 130
10th Percentile £28,000 - £24,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.89% -6.96% +4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,272 £78,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £68,375 £83,750
South London median annual salary £42,625 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -22.50% -4.35% +4.55%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

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 Croydon.

Systems Manager job vacancy trend in Croydon

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in Croydon

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Croydon.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Croydon

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon

For the 6 months to 29 January 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 Croydon region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) SuccessFactors
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SuccessFactors
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP