Systems Support Job Trends in London

Systems Support
England > London

The median Systems Support salary in London is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 361 396 406
Rank change year-on-year +35 +10 +227
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Support 13 32 37
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.092% 0.21% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.22% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 7 20 33
10th Percentile £27,150 £49,625 £47,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £50,000 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +13.64% +22.91%
75th Percentile £54,325 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £57,150 £82,300 £79,250
England median annual salary £36,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.00% - +42.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,862 14,378 17,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.68% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,531 8,295 13,928
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Systems Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Systems Support job vacancy trend in London

Systems Support
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support job vacancies in London

Systems Support
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Support in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Support in London

Systems Support
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support within the London region over the 6 months to 14 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
Central London +32 5 - -
Systems Support
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 London region featuring Systems Support in the job title.

1 9 (69.23%) Microsoft
2 8 (61.54%) SQL
3 6 (46.15%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (46.15%) Data Analysis
3 6 (46.15%) Power BI
3 6 (46.15%) Power Platform
3 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (38.46%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (38.46%) Data Management
4 5 (38.46%) ERP
4 5 (38.46%) Metabase
4 5 (38.46%) SQL Server
4 5 (38.46%) Visual Studio
5 4 (30.77%) Azure
5 4 (30.77%) Data Pipeline
5 4 (30.77%) Data Transformation
5 4 (30.77%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (30.77%) dbt
5 4 (30.77%) Facilities Management
5 4 (30.77%) Power Automate
6 3 (23.08%) Agile
6 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (15.38%) Backlog Management
7 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
7 2 (15.38%) Logistics
7 2 (15.38%) Oracle
7 2 (15.38%) Oracle BI EE
7 2 (15.38%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (15.38%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (15.38%) Sprint Review

Systems Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (46.15%) Power Platform
2 4 (30.77%) Azure
2 4 (30.77%) dbt
2 4 (30.77%) Power Automate
3 1 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (46.15%) Power BI
2 5 (38.46%) Metabase
2 5 (38.46%) SQL Server
3 4 (30.77%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (15.38%) Oracle BI EE
4 2 (15.38%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (7.69%) Power Query
5 1 (7.69%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (38.46%) Visual Studio
General
1 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 7 (53.85%) Finance
3 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (30.77%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (15.38%) Local Government
5 2 (15.38%) Public Sector
6 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (7.69%) CSS
2 1 (7.69%) HTML
2 1 (7.69%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (15.38%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (46.15%) Data Analysis
1 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (38.46%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (38.46%) Data Management
2 5 (38.46%) ERP
3 4 (30.77%) Data Pipeline
3 4 (30.77%) Data Transformation
3 4 (30.77%) Facilities Management
4 3 (23.08%) Agile
5 2 (15.38%) Backlog Management
5 2 (15.38%) Logistics
5 2 (15.38%) Sprint Review
6 1 (7.69%) Budgeting
6 1 (7.69%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (7.69%) Data Modelling
6 1 (7.69%) Data Protection
6 1 (7.69%) Lean Software Development
6 1 (7.69%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) SQL
2 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
3 1 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) GDPR
1 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) Oracle
3 1 (7.69%) Salesforce