System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £40,400 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 439 | 556 | 667 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +117 | +111 | -168 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 549 | 483 | 666 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.48% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.52% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 440 | 371 | 497 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,750 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £36,481 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,400 | £48,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.83% | +6.67% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,550 | £75,000 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £41,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | - |
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 | 93,776 | 92,678 | 150,788 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,209 | 58,362 | 84,200 |
| 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 | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 9 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 9 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 | 482 | £40,420 | -15.35% | 98 |
| UK excluding London | +100 | 453 | £40,000 | -2.44% | 80 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 140 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 26 |
| North of England | +122 | 124 | £35,000 | -5.41% | 16 |
| South East | +13 | 97 | £40,000 | - | 18 |
| Midlands | +45 | 85 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 16 |
| London | +16 | 74 | £49,000 | -18.33% | 23 |
| South West | -37 | 74 | £43,750 | -2.78% | 18 |
| North West | +39 | 63 | £36,407 | -23.35% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 46 | £40,000 | +25.98% | 10 |
| Scotland | -37 | 45 | £36,000 | -10.00% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +119 | 43 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 39 | £36,250 | -9.38% | 6 |
| East of England | +25 | 24 | £30,000 | -33.33% | 8 |
| North East | +11 | 18 | £44,500 | +11.25% | 2 |
| Wales | +7 | 4 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 2 |
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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