Systems Support Job Trends

Systems Support
UK

The median Systems Support 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 481 599 609
Rank change year-on-year +118 +10 +265
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Support 174 100 112
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.29% 0.19% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.20% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 135 57 90
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,334 £30,000
25th Percentile £27,875 £36,250 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,854 £50,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.29% +4.17% +37.14%
75th Percentile £50,750 £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £59,500 £68,750 £65,114
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,854 £41,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year -12.55% +5.13% +14.71%

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
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Systems Support job vacancy trend in the UK

Systems Support
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Systems Support job vacancies in the UK

Systems Support
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Systems Support in the UK

Systems Support
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support 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
UK excluding London +147 156 £35,854 -12.55% 25
England +124 151 £36,500 -27.00% 27
South East +72 52 £58,000 +78.46% 8
Midlands +54 38 £29,000 -38.95% 7
North West +32 27 £36,500 -27.00% 1
North of England +16 27 £36,500 -27.00% 4
East Midlands +10 23 £28,000 -41.05% 5
Work from Home +61 20 £36,177 -23.84% 11
East of England +38 19 £27,500 -32.40% 6
West Midlands - 15 £29,000 - 2
Northern Ireland - 14 £30,000 -
London +35 13 £37,500 -40.00% 4
Scotland 0 3 £26,000 -25.71%
South West +6 2 £45,000 - 1
Wales - 1 £30,000 - 1

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

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

1 82 (47.13%) Microsoft
2 51 (29.31%) Problem-Solving
3 42 (24.14%) Security Cleared
4 38 (21.84%) Windows
5 37 (21.26%) Degree
6 36 (20.69%) Active Directory
6 36 (20.69%) Microsoft Exchange
7 34 (19.54%) Microsoft Excel
8 33 (18.97%) Oracle
8 33 (18.97%) VMware
9 32 (18.39%) SQL
10 29 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (16.67%) ERP
11 27 (15.52%) Customer Service
11 27 (15.52%) Data Analysis
11 27 (15.52%) PowerShell
11 27 (15.52%) SC Cleared
12 26 (14.94%) Continuous Improvement
13 24 (13.79%) Microsoft 365
14 23 (13.22%) DHCP
14 23 (13.22%) DNS
14 23 (13.22%) HPUX
14 23 (13.22%) Incident Management
14 23 (13.22%) Oracle Database
14 23 (13.22%) Oracle Database 10g
14 23 (13.22%) SLA
14 23 (13.22%) Solaris
14 23 (13.22%) Unix
15 22 (12.64%) DV Cleared
15 22 (12.64%) Exchange Server 2003

Systems Support 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 36 (20.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (12.64%) Exchange Server 2003
3 7 (4.02%) SharePoint
Applications
1 34 (19.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (12.07%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (4.02%) Unit4 Business World
2 6 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.57%) SAP Business ByDesign
3 1 (0.57%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 24 (13.79%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (12.07%) Azure
3 18 (10.34%) Entra ID
3 18 (10.34%) Power Platform
4 4 (2.30%) dbt
4 4 (2.30%) Dynamics 365
4 4 (2.30%) Power Automate
5 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (1.72%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (1.15%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (13.22%) DHCP
1 23 (13.22%) DNS
2 6 (3.45%) VoIP
2 6 (3.45%) Wireless
3 5 (2.87%) Firewall
3 5 (2.87%) FTP
3 5 (2.87%) Unified Communications
4 4 (2.30%) LAN
4 4 (2.30%) VPN
4 4 (2.30%) WAN
5 3 (1.72%) VLAN
6 1 (0.57%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (13.22%) Oracle Database
1 23 (13.22%) Oracle Database 10g
2 18 (10.34%) Power BI
3 16 (9.20%) SQL Server
4 9 (5.17%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (4.02%) Power Query
6 5 (2.87%) Metabase
6 5 (2.87%) MySQL
7 4 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.15%) Oracle BI EE
9 1 (0.57%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (2.87%) JIRA
1 5 (2.87%) Visual Studio
General
1 63 (36.21%) Social Skills
2 18 (10.34%) Finance
3 14 (8.05%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (4.60%) Police
5 6 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (3.45%) Public Sector
6 4 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (1.72%) Law
7 3 (1.72%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.15%) Legal
8 2 (1.15%) Local Government
8 2 (1.15%) Retail
9 1 (0.57%) Advertising
9 1 (0.57%) Electronics
9 1 (0.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.75%) Oracle Fusion
2 9 (5.17%) EDI
2 9 (5.17%) HTML
3 5 (2.87%) JSON
3 5 (2.87%) REST
3 5 (2.87%) SOAP
3 5 (2.87%) Web Services
3 5 (2.87%) XML
4 4 (2.30%) CSS
5 1 (0.57%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 30 (17.24%) Driving Licence
2 13 (7.47%) Management Information System
3 9 (5.17%) FMCG
4 8 (4.60%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.60%) SCADA
5 6 (3.45%) Pricing Data
6 5 (2.87%) CCTV
7 4 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (2.30%) Learning Management System
7 4 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.72%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.57%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.57%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 38 (21.84%) Windows
2 23 (13.22%) HPUX
2 23 (13.22%) Solaris
2 23 (13.22%) Unix
3 22 (12.64%) Windows 7
3 22 (12.64%) Windows Server 2003
3 22 (12.64%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (3.45%) Windows Server
5 5 (2.87%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (29.31%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 29 (16.67%) ERP
3 27 (15.52%) Customer Service
3 27 (15.52%) Data Analysis
4 26 (14.94%) Continuous Improvement
5 23 (13.22%) Incident Management
6 19 (10.92%) Process Improvement
7 16 (9.20%) Mathematics
8 15 (8.62%) Disaster Recovery
8 15 (8.62%) ITIL
9 14 (8.05%) Collaborative Working
10 11 (6.32%) Data Management
11 10 (5.75%) Cybersecurity
11 10 (5.75%) Knowledge Management
12 9 (5.17%) ITSM
12 9 (5.17%) Kalman Filter
12 9 (5.17%) Performance Metrics
13 7 (4.02%) Asset Management
13 7 (4.02%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 32 (18.39%) SQL
2 27 (15.52%) PowerShell
3 22 (12.64%) Perl
4 4 (2.30%) Python
5 3 (1.72%) Apex Code
6 2 (1.15%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.57%) C#
7 1 (0.57%) C++
Qualifications
1 42 (24.14%) Security Cleared
2 37 (21.26%) Degree
3 27 (15.52%) SC Cleared
4 22 (12.64%) DV Cleared
5 9 (5.17%) HNC
5 9 (5.17%) HND
6 8 (4.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 7 (4.02%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.87%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.57%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.57%) MCP
9 1 (0.57%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (13.22%) SLA
2 14 (8.05%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.57%) GDPR
3 1 (0.57%) QA
System Software
1 36 (20.69%) Active Directory
2 11 (6.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.15%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.57%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 1 (0.57%) WMI
Vendors
1 82 (47.13%) Microsoft
2 33 (18.97%) Oracle
2 33 (18.97%) VMware
3 16 (9.20%) SAP
4 9 (5.17%) Adobe
4 9 (5.17%) Zoho
5 8 (4.60%) Allen-Bradley
5 8 (4.60%) Rockwell
5 8 (4.60%) Siemens
6 7 (4.02%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.87%) HubSpot
7 5 (2.87%) Mitel
8 4 (2.30%) HP
9 3 (1.72%) Sage
9 3 (1.72%) ServiceNow