Systems Support Job Trends in England

Systems Support
UK > England

The median Systems Support salary in England is £35,854 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 446 586 587
Rank change year-on-year +140 +1 +273
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Support 163 89 80
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.31% 0.18% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.19% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 134 51 69
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £38,890 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,854 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.29% - +47.06%
75th Percentile £52,250 £60,625 £55,000
90th Percentile £59,500 £68,750 £66,409
UK median annual salary £35,854 £48,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -26.45% +8.33% +28.57%

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 47,242 46,225 43,242
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 93.21% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,630 24,644 33,926
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% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Systems Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Systems Support job vacancy trend in England

Systems Support
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support job vacancies in England

Systems Support
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Support in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Support in England

Systems Support
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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
South East +73 59 £58,000 +78.46% 7
North West +50 38 £35,854 -28.29% 5
North of England +40 38 £35,854 -28.29% 6
Midlands +51 31 £29,000 -38.95% 11
East of England +35 20 £27,500 -32.40% 8
East Midlands +1 19 £37,500 -21.05% 3
London +38 13 £37,500 -40.00% 9
West Midlands - 12 £29,000 - 8
South West +10 2 £45,000 -
Systems Support
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Systems Support 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 in the job title.

1 84 (51.53%) Microsoft
2 53 (32.52%) Problem-Solving
3 41 (25.15%) Microsoft Exchange
3 41 (25.15%) SQL
4 40 (24.54%) Windows
5 38 (23.31%) Oracle
6 37 (22.70%) Active Directory
6 37 (22.70%) Microsoft Excel
6 37 (22.70%) Security Cleared
7 35 (21.47%) VMware
8 31 (19.02%) Degree
9 30 (18.40%) Continuous Improvement
10 29 (17.79%) Microsoft 365
10 29 (17.79%) PowerShell
11 28 (17.18%) ERP
12 27 (16.56%) Data Analysis
13 24 (14.72%) Microsoft Office
14 23 (14.11%) DHCP
14 23 (14.11%) DNS
14 23 (14.11%) HPUX
14 23 (14.11%) Incident Management
14 23 (14.11%) Oracle Database
14 23 (14.11%) Oracle Database 10g
14 23 (14.11%) SLA
14 23 (14.11%) Solaris
14 23 (14.11%) SQL Server
14 23 (14.11%) Unix
15 22 (13.50%) Azure
15 22 (13.50%) DV Cleared
15 22 (13.50%) Exchange Server 2003

Systems Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 41 (25.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (13.50%) Exchange Server 2003
3 8 (4.91%) SharePoint
Applications
1 37 (22.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (14.72%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 13 (7.98%) Unit4 Business World
2 7 (4.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.84%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 29 (17.79%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (13.50%) Azure
3 21 (12.88%) Entra ID
4 20 (12.27%) Power Platform
5 5 (3.07%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Copilot
5 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Purview
6 4 (2.45%) dbt
6 4 (2.45%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.61%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (14.11%) DHCP
1 23 (14.11%) DNS
2 6 (3.68%) FTP
2 6 (3.68%) VoIP
2 6 (3.68%) Wireless
3 5 (3.07%) Firewall
3 5 (3.07%) Unified Communications
4 4 (2.45%) LAN
4 4 (2.45%) VPN
4 4 (2.45%) WAN
5 3 (1.84%) VLAN
6 1 (0.61%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (14.11%) Oracle Database
1 23 (14.11%) Oracle Database 10g
1 23 (14.11%) SQL Server
2 20 (12.27%) Power BI
3 13 (7.98%) Oracle Reports
4 7 (4.29%) Power Query
5 6 (3.68%) MySQL
6 5 (3.07%) Metabase
7 4 (2.45%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.23%) Oracle BI EE
9 1 (0.61%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (3.07%) Visual Studio
General
1 69 (42.33%) Social Skills
2 16 (9.82%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (9.20%) Police
4 12 (7.36%) Finance
5 10 (6.13%) Public Sector
6 7 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
7 6 (3.68%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (1.84%) Law
8 3 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (1.84%) Retail
9 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.23%) Legal
9 2 (1.23%) Local Government
10 1 (0.61%) Advertising
10 1 (0.61%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (9.20%) Oracle Fusion
2 10 (6.13%) HTML
3 6 (3.68%) JSON
3 6 (3.68%) REST
3 6 (3.68%) SOAP
3 6 (3.68%) Web Services
3 6 (3.68%) XML
4 4 (2.45%) CSS
5 1 (0.61%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 29 (17.79%) Driving Licence
2 17 (10.43%) Management Information System
3 9 (5.52%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.91%) FMCG
4 8 (4.91%) SCADA
5 6 (3.68%) Pricing Data
6 4 (2.45%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.84%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.23%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 40 (24.54%) Windows
2 23 (14.11%) HPUX
2 23 (14.11%) Solaris
2 23 (14.11%) Unix
3 22 (13.50%) Windows 7
3 22 (13.50%) Windows Server 2003
3 22 (13.50%) Windows Server 2008
4 7 (4.29%) Windows 10
5 6 (3.68%) Windows Server
6 2 (1.23%) Linux
6 2 (1.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (32.52%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (18.40%) Continuous Improvement
3 28 (17.18%) ERP
4 27 (16.56%) Data Analysis
5 23 (14.11%) Incident Management
6 21 (12.88%) ITIL
7 20 (12.27%) Business Intelligence
8 16 (9.82%) Knowledge Management
8 16 (9.82%) Mathematics
9 14 (8.59%) Collaborative Working
10 13 (7.98%) Customer Service
11 11 (6.75%) Change Control
11 11 (6.75%) Data Management
11 11 (6.75%) Data Security
12 10 (6.13%) ITSM
12 10 (6.13%) Process Improvement
12 10 (6.13%) Workflow
13 9 (5.52%) System Testing
14 7 (4.29%) CRM
15 6 (3.68%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (25.15%) SQL
2 29 (17.79%) PowerShell
3 22 (13.50%) Perl
4 4 (2.45%) Python
5 3 (1.84%) Apex Code
6 2 (1.23%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.61%) C#
7 1 (0.61%) C++
Qualifications
1 37 (22.70%) Security Cleared
2 31 (19.02%) Degree
3 22 (13.50%) DV Cleared
3 22 (13.50%) SC Cleared
4 13 (7.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 11 (6.75%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (3.07%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.23%) CCNA
7 2 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.23%) MCSE
7 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (0.61%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.61%) MCP
8 1 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (14.11%) SLA
2 19 (11.66%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.61%) GDPR
3 1 (0.61%) QA
System Software
1 37 (22.70%) Active Directory
2 11 (6.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.23%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.23%) vSphere
4 1 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.61%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 1 (0.61%) WMI
Vendors
1 84 (51.53%) Microsoft
2 38 (23.31%) Oracle
3 35 (21.47%) VMware
4 17 (10.43%) SAP
5 10 (6.13%) Zoho
6 8 (4.91%) Allen-Bradley
6 8 (4.91%) Rockwell
6 8 (4.91%) Salesforce
6 8 (4.91%) Siemens
7 6 (3.68%) HubSpot
8 5 (3.07%) Mitel
9 4 (2.45%) HP
10 3 (1.84%) Sage
10 3 (1.84%) ServiceNow
11 2 (1.23%) Cisco