Systems Manager Job Trends in Reading

System Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median System Manager salary in Reading is £78,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 August 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 65 99
Rank change year-on-year -16 +34 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 4 2 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.26% 0.37% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.42% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £57,875 - -
25th Percentile £69,688 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,750 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £78,750 £70,000 -
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,461 478 1,375
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.56% 87.71% 93.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,064 289 839
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -2.70%
75th Percentile £76,250 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,750 £81,250
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

Systems Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Reading

Systems Manager
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Manager in Reading over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Manager in Reading

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 27 August 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 Reading region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (75.00%) Data Validation
1 3 (75.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (75.00%) ERP
1 3 (75.00%) Middleware
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) RBAC
1 3 (75.00%) Time Management
1 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Power BI
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) User Stories

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (75.00%) Onboarding
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (75.00%) Data Validation
1 3 (75.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (75.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (75.00%) ERP
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) RBAC
1 3 (75.00%) Time Management
1 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) User Stories
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) SAP