Systems Manager Job Trends in Yorkshire

System Manager
England > Yorkshire

The median System Manager salary in Yorkshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 147 172
Rank change year-on-year -3 +25 +103
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 12 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.35% 0.13% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.13% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 8
10th Percentile £60,500 £63,250 -
25th Percentile £63,750 £64,375 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +40.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile - £76,875 £51,250
90th Percentile £66,000 £78,750 £57,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £59,059
% change year-on-year +4.35% -2.64% -5.51%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 3,140 3,018 3,174
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 96.51% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,878 1,218 2,528
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Systems Manager job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire

Systems Manager
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Manager within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 15 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
West Yorkshire - 7 £65,000 - 1
North Yorkshire - 5 - - 2
Systems Manager
England

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Systems Manager 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 across the Yorkshire region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 4 (33.33%) Internal Audit
2 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (8.33%) Agile
3 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (8.33%) Degree
3 1 (8.33%) IBM
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 1 (8.33%) JIRA
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (8.33%) Requirements Management
3 1 (8.33%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (8.33%) Systems Thinking
3 1 (8.33%) Validation
3 1 (8.33%) Waterfall

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
1 1 (8.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (33.33%) Internal Audit
2 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (8.33%) Agile
3 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Requirements Management
3 1 (8.33%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (8.33%) Systems Thinking
3 1 (8.33%) Validation
3 1 (8.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) IBM