Systems Support Analyst Job Trends

System Support Analyst
UK

The median System Support Analyst salary in the UK is £35,854 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 604 653 665
Rank change year-on-year +49 +12 +290
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Support Analyst 49 46 56
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.082% 0.086% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.093% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 27 31 47
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £26,750 £36,875 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,854 £43,750 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.05% +12.18% +14.71%
75th Percentile £39,340 £50,000 £53,875
90th Percentile £49,250 £55,000 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,854 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -4.39% +7.14% +2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Systems Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Support Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Systems Support Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Systems Support Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Systems Support Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Support Analyst over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Systems Support Analyst in the UK

Systems Support Analyst
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
England +62 40 £35,854 -20.32% 7
UK excluding London +73 39 £35,854 -4.39% 5
East of England +36 13 £27,500 -32.40% 2
Work from Home +62 12 £35,854 -10.37% 4
London +43 10 £37,500 -25.00% 2
Northern Ireland - 9 - -
Midlands +28 8 £37,500 +3.45% 1
South East +38 5 £35,854 -1.09%
East Midlands -3 5 £37,500 -6.25%
North West +19 4 £35,854 +11.61%
North of England +7 4 £35,854 +11.61% 2
West Midlands - 3 - - 1

Systems Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Systems Support Analyst 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 featuring Systems Support Analyst in the job title.

1 31 (63.27%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (51.02%) Microsoft
3 19 (38.78%) Business Intelligence
4 16 (32.65%) ERP
5 15 (30.61%) Customer Service
6 14 (28.57%) Process Improvement
6 14 (28.57%) SQL
7 11 (22.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (22.45%) Power BI
7 11 (22.45%) Power Platform
8 10 (20.41%) Cybersecurity
8 10 (20.41%) Degree
8 10 (20.41%) SQL Server
9 9 (18.37%) Adobe
9 9 (18.37%) Azure
9 9 (18.37%) Data Analysis
9 9 (18.37%) Disaster Recovery
9 9 (18.37%) EDI
9 9 (18.37%) HNC
9 9 (18.37%) HND
9 9 (18.37%) HTML
9 9 (18.37%) Kalman Filter
9 9 (18.37%) Performance Metrics
10 8 (16.33%) Data Quality
10 8 (16.33%) ITIL
10 8 (16.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 8 (16.33%) Oracle
10 8 (16.33%) Oracle Fusion
11 7 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (14.29%) Change Control

Systems Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) PeopleSoft Financials
1 1 (2.04%) SAP Business ByDesign
1 1 (2.04%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 11 (22.45%) Power Platform
2 9 (18.37%) Azure
3 4 (8.16%) dbt
3 4 (8.16%) Power Automate
4 3 (6.12%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.04%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.20%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (22.45%) Power BI
2 10 (20.41%) SQL Server
3 7 (14.29%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (10.20%) Metabase
4 5 (10.20%) MySQL
5 4 (8.16%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (2.04%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (10.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 21 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 16 (32.65%) Finance
3 9 (18.37%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (16.33%) Police
5 4 (8.16%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (8.16%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (6.12%) Manufacturing
7 2 (4.08%) Retail
8 1 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.04%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (18.37%) EDI
1 9 (18.37%) HTML
2 8 (16.33%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (10.20%) JSON
3 5 (10.20%) REST
3 5 (10.20%) SOAP
3 5 (10.20%) Web Services
3 5 (10.20%) XML
4 4 (8.16%) CSS
5 1 (2.04%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 4 (8.16%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (8.16%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.04%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.04%) FMCG
3 1 (2.04%) NHS
3 1 (2.04%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (63.27%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (38.78%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (32.65%) ERP
4 15 (30.61%) Customer Service
5 14 (28.57%) Process Improvement
6 11 (22.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (20.41%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (18.37%) Data Analysis
8 9 (18.37%) Disaster Recovery
8 9 (18.37%) Kalman Filter
8 9 (18.37%) Performance Metrics
9 8 (16.33%) ITIL
10 7 (14.29%) Change Control
10 7 (14.29%) Data Security
10 7 (14.29%) Knowledge Management
11 6 (12.24%) Data Management
12 5 (10.20%) Analytics
12 5 (10.20%) Data Analytics
12 5 (10.20%) Stakeholder Management
13 4 (8.16%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 14 (28.57%) SQL
2 3 (6.12%) Apex Code
2 3 (6.12%) Python
3 1 (2.04%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (20.41%) Degree
2 9 (18.37%) HNC
2 9 (18.37%) HND
3 8 (16.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 7 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (10.20%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (16.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.04%) GDPR
2 1 (2.04%) QA
Vendors
1 25 (51.02%) Microsoft
2 9 (18.37%) Adobe
3 8 (16.33%) Oracle
4 3 (6.12%) Salesforce
5 2 (4.08%) SAP
6 1 (2.04%) Intapp
6 1 (2.04%) PeopleSoft
6 1 (2.04%) ServiceNow
6 1 (2.04%) Workday