Senior System Administrator (Senior Sysadmin)
UK
The median Senior System Administrator (Senior Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £51,350 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 | 845 | 922 | 1162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +77 | +240 | -289 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Administrator | 39 | 53 | 80 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.039% | 0.053% | 0.049% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.041% | 0.058% | 0.051% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 44 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,500 | £33,800 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,025 | £45,250 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,350 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.42% | +14.29% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,588 | £67,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £76,825 | £101,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,350 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.70% | +9.52% | +23.53% |
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% |
Senior Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Systems Administrator.
Senior Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Senior Systems Administrator
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Systems Administrator 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 | +73 | 35 | £51,350 | -14.42% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 33 | £51,350 | -10.70% | 5 |
| North of England | +48 | 17 | £50,000 | +53.85% | |
| Work from Home | +84 | 14 | £50,000 | -18.37% | 6 |
| South East | +10 | 11 | £51,350 | -3.43% | 2 |
| North East | - | 9 | £50,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +85 | 7 | £51,498 | +58.45% | |
| London | +100 | 3 | £72,500 | +16.00% | 3 |
| East of England | +6 | 2 | £57,500 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | -9 | 2 | £47,500 | -28.84% | |
| West Midlands | +12 | 1 | £55,000 | -23.88% | |
| North West | -1 | 1 | £56,509 | +82.29% | |
| East Midlands | -19 | 1 | £40,000 | -37.25% | |
| Scotland | -66 | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
Senior Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Senior Systems Administrator 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 Senior Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Senior Systems Administrator 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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