System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £41,234 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 | |
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| Rank | 426 | 544 | 665 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +118 | +121 | -152 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 573 | 476 | 684 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.57% | 0.48% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 463 | 368 | 502 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,750 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £36,250 | £35,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,234 | £47,762 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.67% | +6.14% | +9.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,900 | £74,125 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
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 Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator.
Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
Systems Administrator
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 Administrator 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 | +125 | 502 | £40,827 | -14.94% | 107 |
| UK excluding London | +116 | 469 | £40,000 | - | 102 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 139 | £45,000 | -13.38% | 41 |
| North of England | +108 | 125 | £35,000 | +0.72% | 8 |
| South East | +28 | 100 | £40,000 | - | 40 |
| Midlands | +45 | 86 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 15 |
| London | +34 | 82 | £49,000 | -18.33% | 34 |
| South West | -22 | 79 | £45,000 | -1.10% | 12 |
| North West | +27 | 63 | £36,407 | -23.35% | 5 |
| Scotland | -26 | 49 | £36,500 | -1.35% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 48 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +108 | 43 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 38 | £37,500 | - | 5 |
| East of England | +18 | 26 | £32,500 | -38.10% | 12 |
| North East | +10 | 19 | £41,500 | +3.75% | 1 |
| Wales | +12 | 4 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 2 |
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, 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 Systems Administrator in the job title.
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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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