Systems Manager Job Trends in South Wales

System Manager
Wales > South Wales

The median System Manager salary in South Wales is £54,537 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 70 76
Rank change year-on-year +12 +6 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 2 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.30% 0.27% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.30% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £46,500 -
25th Percentile - £46,875 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,537 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.07% -13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile - £53,500 £58,750
90th Percentile - £54,100 -
Wales median annual salary £52,269 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.54% +25.00% -38.46%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 576 995 616
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.01% 90.70% 91.67%
Number of salaries quoted 432 689 492
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,700 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.85%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £65,769
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £73,750
Wales median annual salary £48,500 £45,000 £45,696
% change year-on-year +7.78% -1.52% -8.61%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured Systems Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Manager in South Wales

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in South Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in South Wales

Systems Manager
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Manager within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 19 September 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
Cardiff +26 2 £54,537 +2.90% 3
Systems Manager
Wales

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, Systems Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South Wales region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) Data Security
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) CIPD
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Business One
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) iTrent
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) iTrent
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Business One
General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Data Security
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CIPD
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP