Systems Manager Jobs in the Thames Valley

System Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median System Manager salary in the Thames Valley is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2025.

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

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 218 257
Rank change year-on-year +164 +39 -29
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 167 28 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 4.92% 0.42% 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.88% 0.44% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 4 22 0
10th Percentile £41,625 - -
25th Percentile £42,188 £34,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% - -
75th Percentile £53,125 £53,438 -
90th Percentile £63,250 £60,000 -
South East median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £87,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -42.86% +45.83%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,839 6,361 5,387
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.70% 94.69% 89.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,275 4,463 3,154
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Manager in the Thames Valley

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Manager in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Systems Manager in the Thames Valley

Systems Manager
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Manager in the Thames Valley

Systems Manager
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Oxfordshire +82 106 £42,500 +6.25% 6
Berkshire +93 55 £70,000 +54.70% 7
Buckinghamshire +40 8 £45,000 -25.00% 13
Systems Manager
South East

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 10 May 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 Thames Valley region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 165 (98.80%) ERP
1 165 (98.80%) Continuous Improvement
1 165 (98.80%) Social Skills
2 163 (97.60%) Finance
3 162 (97.01%) Data Management
3 162 (97.01%) Analytics
4 3 (1.80%) Project Management
5 2 (1.20%) Windows
5 2 (1.20%) MCSE
5 2 (1.20%) MCSA
5 2 (1.20%) Microsoft
5 2 (1.20%) Active Directory
5 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (1.20%) Oracle
5 2 (1.20%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.20%) SAP
5 2 (1.20%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.20%) Degree
5 2 (1.20%) SAP Business One
5 2 (1.20%) Computer Science
5 2 (1.20%) Logistics
5 2 (1.20%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.20%) Process Improvement
5 2 (1.20%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.20%) Network Security
5 2 (1.20%) Data Protection
5 2 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (1.20%) Technology Transformation
5 2 (1.20%) Operational Technology

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (1.20%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.60%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.60%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.20%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.60%) IaaS
2 1 (0.60%) PaaS
2 1 (0.60%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.20%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.20%) SQL Server
General
1 165 (98.80%) Social Skills
2 163 (97.60%) Finance
3 2 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (0.60%) Public Sector
4 1 (0.60%) Retail
4 1 (0.60%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.20%) Management Information System
1 2 (1.20%) Operational Technology
2 1 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (0.60%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.20%) Windows
1 2 (1.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (98.80%) Continuous Improvement
1 165 (98.80%) ERP
2 162 (97.01%) Analytics
2 162 (97.01%) Data Management
3 3 (1.80%) Project Management
4 2 (1.20%) Budgeting
4 2 (1.20%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 2 (1.20%) Computer Science
4 2 (1.20%) Data Development
4 2 (1.20%) Data Protection
4 2 (1.20%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (1.20%) IT Strategy
4 2 (1.20%) Logistics
4 2 (1.20%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (1.20%) Process Improvement
4 2 (1.20%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (1.20%) Technology Transformation
5 1 (0.60%) Business Case
5 1 (0.60%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (0.60%) Digital Transformation Programme
Qualifications
1 2 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (1.20%) Degree
1 2 (1.20%) MCSA
1 2 (1.20%) MCSE
1 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.60%) GDPR
1 1 (0.60%) ISO 14001
1 1 (0.60%) NEBOSH
1 1 (0.60%) QA
1 1 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (1.20%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (1.20%) Microsoft
1 2 (1.20%) Oracle
1 2 (1.20%) SAP