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 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 487 | 779 | 945 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +292 | +166 | -212 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager | 462 | 197 | 303 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.46% | 0.20% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.22% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 381 | 121 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £44,562 | £41,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,750 | £48,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.36% | -4.35% | +2.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £81,250 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +4.55% | - |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 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 | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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 20 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 20 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 | +296 | 438 | £52,000 | -5.45% | 110 |
| UK excluding London | +200 | 356 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 85 |
| Work from Home | +125 | 123 | £63,000 | +9.57% | 40 |
| North of England | +128 | 120 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 27 |
| South East | +85 | 90 | £50,000 | -39.39% | 26 |
| London | +123 | 86 | £60,000 | +13.41% | 35 |
| North West | +61 | 74 | £50,000 | - | 10 |
| Midlands | +25 | 66 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 40 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +111 | 39 | £45,000 | -26.53% | 15 |
| East of England | +30 | 39 | £54,500 | -1.36% | 3 |
| South West | -2 | 32 | £60,000 | +19.40% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 26 | £42,965 | -21.88% | 5 |
| North East | 0 | 7 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 3 |
| Scotland | -67 | 7 | £50,000 | -21.26% | 7 |
| Wales | +10 | 2 | £49,000 | -14.78% | 1 |
Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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