Systems Support Analyst Job Trends in England

System Support Analyst
UK > England

The median System Support Analyst salary in England is £35,854 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 547 643 640
Rank change year-on-year +96 -3 +256
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Support Analyst 46 40 39
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.089% 0.082% 0.084%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% 0.088% 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 34 26 36
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,854 £44,375 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.20% +4.41% +21.43%
75th Percentile £39,929 £50,000 £57,000
90th Percentile £49,625 £56,250 £70,000
UK median annual salary £35,854 £42,216 £40,000
% change year-on-year -15.07% +5.54% +17.65%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 47,127 45,334 44,294
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.77% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 29,584 23,965 34,730
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% -1.67%

Systems Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Systems Support Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Systems Support Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support Analyst job vacancies in England

Systems Support Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Support Analyst in England over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Support Analyst in England

Systems Support Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. 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
East of England +35 14 £27,500 -32.40%
South East +30 11 £35,854 -1.09%
London +51 10 £37,500 -25.00%
Midlands +24 6 £37,500 +3.45% 2
East Midlands +5 6 £37,500 -6.25%
North West +30 5 £35,854 +11.61%
North of England +22 5 £35,854 +11.61%
Systems Support Analyst
UK

Systems Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, Systems Support Analyst 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 England region featuring Systems Support Analyst in the job title.

1 24 (52.17%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (39.13%) Microsoft
3 16 (34.78%) SQL
4 13 (28.26%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (26.09%) Power BI
5 12 (26.09%) Power Platform
6 11 (23.91%) Data Quality
6 11 (23.91%) ITIL
6 11 (23.91%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 11 (23.91%) Oracle
6 11 (23.91%) Oracle Fusion
6 11 (23.91%) SQL Server
7 10 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
7 10 (21.74%) HTML
8 9 (19.57%) Azure
8 9 (19.57%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (19.57%) Change Control
8 9 (19.57%) Data Analysis
8 9 (19.57%) Data Security
8 9 (19.57%) Knowledge Management
8 9 (19.57%) Oracle Reports
9 8 (17.39%) Customer Service
9 8 (17.39%) Data Management
9 8 (17.39%) ERP
10 6 (13.04%) FTP
10 6 (13.04%) JSON
10 6 (13.04%) MySQL
10 6 (13.04%) REST
10 6 (13.04%) SOAP
10 6 (13.04%) Web Services

Systems Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 5 (10.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (6.52%) PeopleSoft Financials
2 2 (4.35%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 12 (26.09%) Power Platform
2 9 (19.57%) Azure
3 4 (8.70%) dbt
3 4 (8.70%) Power Automate
4 3 (6.52%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (13.04%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (26.09%) Power BI
2 11 (23.91%) SQL Server
3 9 (19.57%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (13.04%) MySQL
5 5 (10.87%) Metabase
6 4 (8.70%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (2.17%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (10.87%) Visual Studio
General
1 26 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 13 (28.26%) Police
3 9 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (19.57%) Finance
4 4 (8.70%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (6.52%) Legal
6 2 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.35%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (23.91%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (21.74%) HTML
3 6 (13.04%) JSON
3 6 (13.04%) REST
3 6 (13.04%) SOAP
3 6 (13.04%) Web Services
3 6 (13.04%) XML
4 4 (8.70%) CSS
5 1 (2.17%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 9 (19.57%) Management Information System
2 4 (8.70%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.52%) Data Structures
4 2 (4.35%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (52.17%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (28.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (23.91%) ITIL
4 10 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
5 9 (19.57%) Change Control
5 9 (19.57%) Data Analysis
5 9 (19.57%) Data Security
5 9 (19.57%) Knowledge Management
6 8 (17.39%) Customer Service
6 8 (17.39%) Data Management
6 8 (17.39%) ERP
7 5 (10.87%) Analytics
7 5 (10.87%) Data Analytics
7 5 (10.87%) Process Improvement
7 5 (10.87%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (8.70%) Agile
8 4 (8.70%) Data Pipeline
8 4 (8.70%) Data Transformation
8 4 (8.70%) Facilities Management
8 4 (8.70%) Scenario Testing
Programming Languages
1 16 (34.78%) SQL
2 3 (6.52%) Apex Code
2 3 (6.52%) Python
3 1 (2.17%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (23.91%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 9 (19.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (10.87%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.17%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (23.91%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.17%) GDPR
2 1 (2.17%) QA
Vendors
1 18 (39.13%) Microsoft
2 11 (23.91%) Oracle
3 3 (6.52%) Intapp
3 3 (6.52%) PeopleSoft
3 3 (6.52%) Salesforce
3 3 (6.52%) ServiceNow
3 3 (6.52%) Workday
4 2 (4.35%) SAP