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 23 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 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 477 | 760 | 944 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +283 | +184 | -215 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager | 474 | 192 | 297 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.47% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.50% | 0.21% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 392 | 115 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £44,562 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,750 | £48,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.36% | -8.33% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,563 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £83,500 | £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 | 95,626 | 90,111 | 157,385 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.48% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,292 | 56,801 | 84,606 |
| 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 | £70,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,250 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +6.13% | +5.63% |
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 23 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 23 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 | +311 | 450 | £52,000 | -5.45% | 93 |
| UK excluding London | +215 | 365 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 69 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 124 | £63,000 | +11.21% | 34 |
| North of England | +134 | 122 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 21 |
| South East | +84 | 91 | £50,000 | -39.39% | 22 |
| London | +139 | 89 | £60,000 | +13.41% | 28 |
| North West | +64 | 74 | £50,000 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | +28 | 70 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 43 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +112 | 41 | £45,000 | -26.53% | 11 |
| East of England | +32 | 39 | £54,500 | -1.36% | 2 |
| South West | +6 | 34 | £60,000 | +19.40% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 27 | £42,965 | -21.88% | 4 |
| North East | -5 | 7 | £50,000 | +5.02% | 5 |
| Scotland | -60 | 7 | £50,000 | -21.26% | 5 |
| Wales | +10 | 2 | £49,000 | -14.78% | 1 |
Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 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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