Systems Manager Jobs in England

System Manager
UK > England

The median System Manager salary in England is £51,850 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 440 725 924
Rank change year-on-year +285 +199 -216
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 485 176 265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.53% 0.21% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.23% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 402 101 180
10th Percentile £35,000 £44,562 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,750 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,850 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.73% -4.35% +3.60%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,450 £87,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £51,500 £55,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.21% -7.50% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Manager in England

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Manager in England.

Salary trend for Systems Manager in England

Systems Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Manager in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Manager in England

Systems Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
North of England +136 127 £50,000 -13.04% 22
London +147 100 £61,229 +15.73% 23
South East +74 99 £50,000 -29.82% 23
Midlands +36 79 £42,965 -33.90% 15
North West +63 76 £50,000 -14.89% 12
West Midlands +11 51 £40,000 -38.46% 14
Yorkshire +97 44 £42,500 -30.61% 8
East of England +23 39 £54,500 -1.36% 3
South West -1 38 £58,700 +16.82% 6
East Midlands +6 28 £42,965 -21.88% 1
North East -9 7 £50,000 +5.02% 4
Systems Manager
UK

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 across the England region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 92 (18.97%) Social Skills
2 82 (16.91%) Project Management
3 78 (16.08%) Finance
4 74 (15.26%) ERP
5 63 (12.99%) Microsoft
6 60 (12.37%) Continuous Improvement
7 57 (11.75%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (10.52%) SQL
9 48 (9.90%) Degree
10 47 (9.69%) Microsoft 365
11 42 (8.66%) Manufacturing
12 37 (7.63%) Law
12 37 (7.63%) Analytical Skills
13 36 (7.42%) Management Information System
14 35 (7.22%) CRM
15 32 (6.60%) Agile
16 30 (6.19%) QA
17 29 (5.98%) Project Delivery
18 28 (5.77%) Oracle
18 28 (5.77%) Salesforce
19 27 (5.57%) Dynamics 365
20 26 (5.36%) Azure
21 25 (5.15%) QMS
22 24 (4.95%) Risk Management
22 24 (4.95%) Mentoring
23 23 (4.74%) Line Management
23 23 (4.74%) Roadmaps
23 23 (4.74%) Service Delivery
23 23 (4.74%) Validation
24 22 (4.54%) Stakeholder Management

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (3.09%) Confluence
2 13 (2.68%) Documentum
3 8 (1.65%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.41%) CMS
5 2 (0.41%) Drupal
6 1 (0.21%) Moodle
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.21%) Totara
Applications
1 14 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.41%) FileZilla
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (3.71%) Oracle Assets
1 18 (3.71%) Oracle EBS
1 18 (3.71%) Oracle EBS R12
1 18 (3.71%) Oracle General Ledger
1 18 (3.71%) Oracle Payables
1 18 (3.71%) Oracle Receivables
2 13 (2.68%) TrackWise
3 8 (1.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.65%) Oracle Financials
4 6 (1.24%) Sage 200
4 6 (1.24%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (1.03%) iTrent
5 5 (1.03%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.82%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.62%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.62%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.62%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.41%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.41%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 47 (9.69%) Microsoft 365
2 27 (5.57%) Dynamics 365
3 26 (5.36%) Azure
4 15 (3.09%) Power Platform
5 9 (1.86%) SaaS
6 6 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (1.03%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 5 (1.03%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.62%) Dropbox
8 3 (0.62%) Google Drive
8 3 (0.62%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.62%) PowerApps
8 3 (0.62%) Zapier
9 2 (0.41%) AWS
9 2 (0.41%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.41%) PaaS
9 2 (0.41%) WhatsApp
10 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.21%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.21%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.09%) LAN
1 15 (3.09%) WAN
2 7 (1.44%) DHCP
2 7 (1.44%) DNS
2 7 (1.44%) Firewall
3 6 (1.24%) Internet
3 6 (1.24%) NAS
3 6 (1.24%) SAN
3 6 (1.24%) VLAN
3 6 (1.24%) Wireless
4 4 (0.82%) Intranet
4 4 (0.82%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.82%) WLAN
5 3 (0.62%) Network Security
5 3 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.41%) FTP
6 2 (0.41%) IP Telephony
6 2 (0.41%) Structured Cabling
6 2 (0.41%) VPN
6 2 (0.41%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.27%) Power BI
1 11 (2.27%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.65%) Crystal Reports
3 5 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (0.82%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.41%) MS Access
5 2 (0.41%) MySQL
6 1 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.21%) Power Query
6 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (3.30%) JIRA
2 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.21%) Toad
3 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 92 (18.97%) Social Skills
2 78 (16.08%) Finance
3 42 (8.66%) Manufacturing
4 37 (7.63%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (7.63%) Law
5 22 (4.54%) Legal
6 18 (3.71%) Pharmaceutical
7 14 (2.89%) Health Technology
8 13 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 12 (2.47%) Automotive
10 10 (2.06%) Retail
11 8 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.24%) Back Office
13 5 (1.03%) Electronics
14 4 (0.82%) Marketing
15 3 (0.62%) Agriculture
15 3 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.62%) Public Sector
15 3 (0.62%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.41%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.30%) HTML
2 13 (2.68%) CSS
2 13 (2.68%) JSON
3 9 (1.86%) XML
4 4 (0.82%) .NET
5 1 (0.21%) ADO
5 1 (0.21%) ATL
5 1 (0.21%) Blazor
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.21%) React
5 1 (0.21%) Vue
5 1 (0.21%) Web Services
5 1 (0.21%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.42%) Management Information System
2 14 (2.89%) Life Science
2 14 (2.89%) LIMS
3 8 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
4 7 (1.44%) Cyberattack
4 7 (1.44%) Security Posture
4 7 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.24%) Digital Signage
6 5 (1.03%) Embedded Systems
6 5 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (0.82%) Data Centre
7 4 (0.82%) e-Learning
7 4 (0.82%) Learning Management System
8 3 (0.62%) Fat Client
8 3 (0.62%) iPad
8 3 (0.62%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.62%) Robotics
8 3 (0.62%) Social Media
8 3 (0.62%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.51%) Windows
2 11 (2.27%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.03%) Linux
4 2 (0.41%) Android
4 2 (0.41%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.41%) VMS
4 2 (0.41%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (16.91%) Project Management
2 74 (15.26%) ERP
3 60 (12.37%) Continuous Improvement
4 57 (11.75%) Problem-Solving
5 35 (7.22%) CRM
6 32 (6.60%) Agile
7 29 (5.98%) Project Delivery
8 25 (5.15%) QMS
9 24 (4.95%) Mentoring
9 24 (4.95%) Risk Management
10 23 (4.74%) Line Management
10 23 (4.74%) Roadmaps
10 23 (4.74%) Service Delivery
10 23 (4.74%) Validation
11 22 (4.54%) ITIL
11 22 (4.54%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (4.33%) Business Strategy
12 21 (4.33%) Change Management
12 21 (4.33%) Cybersecurity
13 20 (4.12%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 51 (10.52%) SQL
2 13 (2.68%) JavaScript
3 3 (0.62%) C#
3 3 (0.62%) T-SQL
3 3 (0.62%) VBA
4 2 (0.41%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.41%) VBScript
5 1 (0.21%) C++
5 1 (0.21%) Python
Qualifications
1 48 (9.90%) Degree
2 16 (3.30%) PMI Certification
3 15 (3.09%) DBS Check
3 15 (3.09%) PMP
4 14 (2.89%) APMG
5 7 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.03%) MCSA
6 5 (1.03%) MCSE
7 4 (0.82%) Security Cleared
8 3 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.62%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.21%) ACCA
9 1 (0.21%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.21%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.19%) QA
2 15 (3.09%) GMP
3 14 (2.89%) GxP
4 13 (2.68%) Good Clinical Practice
5 10 (2.06%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.65%) ISO 9001
7 7 (1.44%) Data Quality
7 7 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 7 (1.44%) NIST
8 6 (1.24%) IEC 62304
8 6 (1.24%) ISO 13485
9 4 (0.82%) GDPR
10 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.21%) SLA
11 1 (0.21%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (1.44%) Hyper-V
2 6 (1.24%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.21%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.21%) Puppet
2 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 63 (12.99%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.77%) Oracle
2 28 (5.77%) Salesforce
3 22 (4.54%) SAP
4 12 (2.47%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.86%) Google
6 8 (1.65%) Sage
7 5 (1.03%) Adobe
7 5 (1.03%) Iron Mountain
7 5 (1.03%) VMware
8 4 (0.82%) Concur
8 4 (0.82%) Workday
9 3 (0.62%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.62%) Reuters
9 3 (0.62%) SYSPRO
10 2 (0.41%) Apple
10 2 (0.41%) Hyperion
10 2 (0.41%) LexisNexis
10 2 (0.41%) Meraki
10 2 (0.41%) Sophos