Systems Manager Jobs in the South West

System Manager
England > South West

The median System Manager salary in the South West is £54,987 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 July 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 215 255
Rank change year-on-year +52 +40 +60
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 28 45 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.69% 0.52% 0.065%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 0.54% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 3 35 1
10th Percentile £48,997 - -
25th Percentile £51,244 £50,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,987 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.02% -12.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £57,494 £62,200 £63,750
90th Percentile £58,997 £78,000 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £50,507 £53,760
% change year-on-year +28.70% -6.05% -6.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 3,714 8,328 5,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.70% 95.70% 89.70%
Number of salaries quoted 2,355 5,888 3,755
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,605 £30,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £37,500 £39,294
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Manager in the South West

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Manager in the South West.

Salary trend for Systems Manager in the South West

Systems Manager
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 31 July 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
Wiltshire +39 14 - -
Gloucestershire - 6 £52,494 - 5
Dorset - 5 - -
Somerset +5 3 £60,000 +20.00%
Systems Manager
England

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 31 July 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 West region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 25 (89.29%) Data Management
1 25 (89.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 24 (85.71%) Analytics
2 24 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 24 (85.71%) ERP
2 24 (85.71%) Finance
3 2 (7.14%) Service Management
3 2 (7.14%) CAD
3 2 (7.14%) ITIL
3 2 (7.14%) Customer Service
3 2 (7.14%) GDPR
3 2 (7.14%) Decision-Making
3 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (7.14%) Data Protection
3 2 (7.14%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (3.57%) SAP
4 1 (3.57%) Line Management
4 1 (3.57%) Records Management
4 1 (3.57%) Contingency Planning
4 1 (3.57%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (3.57%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.57%) Police
4 1 (3.57%) Data Strategy
4 1 (3.57%) PRINCE2
4 1 (3.57%) Project Management
4 1 (3.57%) Change Management
4 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.57%) Information Security

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 (3.57%) SAP QM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) TETRA
General
1 24 (85.71%) Finance
1 24 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 1 (3.57%) Police
2 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (89.29%) Continuous Improvement
1 25 (89.29%) Data Management
2 24 (85.71%) Analytics
2 24 (85.71%) ERP
3 2 (7.14%) CAD
3 2 (7.14%) Customer Engagement
3 2 (7.14%) Customer Service
3 2 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (7.14%) Data Protection
3 2 (7.14%) Decision-Making
3 2 (7.14%) ITIL
3 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (7.14%) Service Management
4 1 (3.57%) Contingency Planning
4 1 (3.57%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (3.57%) Data Strategy
4 1 (3.57%) Line Management
4 1 (3.57%) Records Management
4 1 (3.57%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (3.57%) Test Scripting
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) SAP