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 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 470 | 757 | 968 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +287 | +211 | -230 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager | 511 | 189 | 298 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.49% | 0.20% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.22% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 421 | 112 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £44,562 | £42,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,313 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,500 | £55,650 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.46% | -7.25% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £84,625 | £78,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +9.09% | - |
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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
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 2 June 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 2 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 |
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| England | +315 | 487 | £51,700 | -6.00% | 100 |
| UK excluding London | +197 | 391 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 80 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 130 | £63,000 | +9.57% | 35 |
| North of England | +134 | 128 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 21 |
| London | +140 | 100 | £61,229 | +15.73% | 28 |
| South East | +70 | 100 | £50,000 | -29.82% | 25 |
| Midlands | +38 | 79 | £42,965 | -33.90% | 15 |
| North West | +56 | 77 | £50,000 | -14.89% | 12 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 51 | £40,000 | -38.46% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +95 | 44 | £42,500 | -30.61% | 7 |
| East of England | +19 | 39 | £54,500 | -1.36% | 4 |
| South West | -3 | 38 | £58,700 | +16.82% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 28 | £42,965 | -21.88% | 1 |
| North East | -10 | 7 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 4 |
| Scotland | -70 | 7 | £50,000 | -21.26% | 10 |
| Wales | +6 | 2 | £49,000 | -14.78% | 2 |
Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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 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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