System Manager
UK
The median System Manager salary in the UK is £52,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 511 | 790 | 883 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +279 | +93 | -158 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager | 431 | 202 | 318 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.19% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.21% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 352 | 124 | 218 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £44,562 | £41,775 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,255 | £48,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £55,250 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -3.91% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,925 | £80,000 | £74,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £58,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +5.45% | +3.77% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Manager.
Systems Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Manager over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Systems Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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 |
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| England | +295 | 407 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 95 |
| UK excluding London | +187 | 333 | £50,000 | -13.79% | 68 |
| Work from Home | +135 | 122 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 24 |
| North of England | +131 | 119 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 13 |
| South East | +87 | 83 | £50,000 | -38.46% | 31 |
| London | +128 | 78 | £60,000 | +13.41% | 27 |
| North West | +74 | 76 | £50,000 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +27 | 54 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 15 |
| East of England | +52 | 39 | £54,500 | -1.36% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +112 | 35 | £50,000 | -18.37% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 29 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 10 |
| South West | -6 | 29 | £61,000 | +5.17% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 25 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 5 |
| North East | +2 | 8 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 1 |
| Scotland | -62 | 7 | £50,000 | -21.26% | 3 |
| Wales | +6 | 2 | £49,000 | -14.78% |
Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 featuring Systems Manager in the job title.
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Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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