Systems Management Server (SMS) Job Trends in Manchester

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Systems Management Server (SMS) skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 154 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs citing Systems Management Server (SMS) 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.031% 0.078% -
As % of the Systems Management category 0.48% 0.70% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - -
75th Percentile £33,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £32,000 - £26,000
% change year-on-year - - -28.77%

All Systems Management Skills
Manchester

Systems Management Server (SMS) falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 208 286 348
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 6.55% 11.10% 10.48%
Number of salaries quoted 155 158 318
10th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £48,125 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,750 £93,778 £82,548
North West median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Systems Management Server (SMS) relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Systems Management Server (SMS) job vacancy trend in Manchester

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Systems Management Server (SMS).

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Systems Management Server (SMS)

Systems Management Server (SMS)
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree