System Manager
UK
The median System Manager salary in the UK is £51,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 504 | 776 | 923 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +272 | +147 | -197 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager | 443 | 197 | 314 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.45% | 0.19% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.47% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 362 | 122 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £44,562 | £41,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,938 | £48,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,500 | £55,650 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.46% | -7.25% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,688 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,925 | £81,125 | £73,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £59,250 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.61% | +7.73% | +1.85% |
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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 9 May 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 9 May 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 | +297 | 419 | £52,000 | -5.45% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | +196 | 344 | £50,000 | -15.61% | 65 |
| Work from Home | +110 | 123 | £63,000 | +9.57% | 26 |
| North of England | +143 | 118 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 15 |
| South East | +72 | 88 | £50,000 | -42.86% | 19 |
| London | +113 | 79 | £60,000 | +13.41% | 21 |
| North West | +75 | 74 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | +14 | 60 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 15 |
| East of England | +44 | 39 | £54,500 | -1.36% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +117 | 37 | £47,500 | -22.45% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 35 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 8 |
| South West | -4 | 30 | £60,500 | -3.20% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 25 | £42,500 | -22.73% | 7 |
| North East | -3 | 7 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 1 |
| Scotland | -68 | 7 | £50,000 | -21.26% | 3 |
| Wales | +5 | 2 | £49,000 | -14.78% |
Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 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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