Systems Administrator Jobs with Work from Home Options

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK > Work from Home

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary for remote or hybrid work is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 458 486 657
Rank change year-on-year +28 +171 -194
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 146 148 248
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.41% 0.39% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.41% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 131 123 198
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,350 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,875 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +2.86%
75th Percentile £52,500 £65,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £62,500 £165,000 £63,625
UK median annual salary £41,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -12.63% +5.56% +7.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 34,224 35,954 73,616
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.28% 95.93% 97.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,903 26,270 42,683
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,875 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Systems Administrator
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Systems Administrator trend for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Systems Administrator.

Systems Administrator salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Systems Administrator salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 jobs with remote work options featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 49 (33.56%) Azure
2 47 (32.19%) Microsoft
3 43 (29.45%) Windows
4 36 (24.66%) Microsoft 365
5 34 (23.29%) Linux
6 33 (22.60%) Social Skills
7 31 (21.23%) Problem-Solving
7 31 (21.23%) Finance
8 30 (20.55%) VMware
9 22 (15.07%) DNS
10 19 (13.01%) Analytical Skills
11 18 (12.33%) Firewall
11 18 (12.33%) Active Directory
12 17 (11.64%) WAN
12 17 (11.64%) TCP/IP
12 17 (11.64%) LAN
12 17 (11.64%) ITIL
12 17 (11.64%) SaaS
12 17 (11.64%) Self-Motivation
13 16 (10.96%) DevOps
13 16 (10.96%) Entra ID
14 15 (10.27%) Data Management
14 15 (10.27%) PowerShell
15 14 (9.59%) Windows Server
15 14 (9.59%) Microsoft Exchange
15 14 (9.59%) DHCP
16 13 (8.90%) ERP
16 13 (8.90%) Management Information System
16 13 (8.90%) VMware Infrastructure
17 12 (8.22%) CentOS

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (9.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (5.48%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.42%) Confluence
4 3 (2.05%) Moodle
5 1 (0.68%) Apache
5 1 (0.68%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.68%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.68%) WebLogic
Applications
1 10 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.05%) Trello
4 1 (0.68%) 1Password
Business Applications
1 4 (2.74%) BASE24
1 4 (2.74%) Oracle HRMS
2 3 (2.05%) iTrent
2 3 (2.05%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.68%) Cognos Controller
Cloud Services
1 49 (33.56%) Azure
2 36 (24.66%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (11.64%) SaaS
4 16 (10.96%) Entra ID
5 12 (8.22%) AWS
6 7 (4.79%) WhatsApp
7 5 (3.42%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.74%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (2.74%) GCP
8 4 (2.74%) IaaS
8 4 (2.74%) Power Platform
9 3 (2.05%) Slack
10 2 (1.37%) Azure App Service
10 2 (1.37%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.68%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Purview
11 1 (0.68%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.68%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 22 (15.07%) DNS
2 18 (12.33%) Firewall
3 17 (11.64%) LAN
3 17 (11.64%) TCP/IP
3 17 (11.64%) WAN
4 14 (9.59%) DHCP
5 8 (5.48%) HTTPS
5 8 (5.48%) SSL
6 6 (4.11%) VPN
7 5 (3.42%) NAS
7 5 (3.42%) SAN
7 5 (3.42%) VoIP
8 4 (2.74%) VSAN
8 4 (2.74%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (2.05%) SMTP
9 3 (2.05%) VLAN
10 2 (1.37%) Fibre Channel
10 2 (1.37%) Wireless
11 1 (0.68%) IPsec
11 1 (0.68%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.11%) NonStop SQL
1 6 (4.11%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.74%) Power BI
3 3 (2.05%) Ingres
3 3 (2.05%) MySQL
3 3 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (5.48%) Vagrant
2 5 (3.42%) Git
2 5 (3.42%) JIRA
3 1 (0.68%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.68%) Subversion
General
1 33 (22.60%) Social Skills
2 31 (21.23%) Finance
3 19 (13.01%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (6.85%) Telecoms
5 9 (6.16%) Manufacturing
5 9 (6.16%) Public Sector
6 4 (2.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (2.74%) Retail
7 3 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (2.05%) Police
8 2 (1.37%) Back Office
9 1 (0.68%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.74%) Oracle GoldenGate
1 4 (2.74%) REST
2 3 (2.05%) EDI
3 2 (1.37%) .NET
3 2 (1.37%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.37%) ASP.NET MVC
3 2 (1.37%) CSS
3 2 (1.37%) HTML
3 2 (1.37%) Itk
3 2 (1.37%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (1.37%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.64%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (8.90%) Management Information System
3 9 (6.16%) Onboarding
4 8 (5.48%) Data Centre
5 5 (3.42%) Cloud Native
6 4 (2.74%) PKI
6 4 (2.74%) Replication
7 3 (2.05%) Cyber Security Posture
7 3 (2.05%) Enterprise Storage
7 3 (2.05%) Life Science
7 3 (2.05%) Security Posture
7 3 (2.05%) VAX
8 2 (1.37%) Learning Management System
8 2 (1.37%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.68%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.68%) Device Driver
9 1 (0.68%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (0.68%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.68%) iPhone
9 1 (0.68%) YubiKey
Operating Systems
1 43 (29.45%) Windows
2 34 (23.29%) Linux
3 14 (9.59%) Windows Server
4 12 (8.22%) CentOS
5 11 (7.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (6.16%) Ubuntu
6 9 (6.16%) Unix
6 9 (6.16%) Windows 10
7 8 (5.48%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (4.79%) Android
8 7 (4.79%) Apple iOS
9 4 (2.74%) Debian
9 4 (2.74%) Mac OS
9 4 (2.74%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (2.05%) SUSE
10 3 (2.05%) Windows 7
10 3 (2.05%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (1.37%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.68%) Amazon Linux
12 1 (0.68%) OpenBSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (21.23%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (11.64%) ITIL
3 16 (10.96%) DevOps
4 15 (10.27%) Data Management
5 13 (8.90%) ERP
6 11 (7.53%) Customer Experience
6 11 (7.53%) Time Management
7 10 (6.85%) Cybersecurity
7 10 (6.85%) Migration
8 9 (6.16%) Customer Service
8 9 (6.16%) Data Security
8 9 (6.16%) Disaster Recovery
9 8 (5.48%) Business Transformation
9 8 (5.48%) Capacity Management
9 8 (5.48%) Inventory Management
9 8 (5.48%) Software Delivery
10 7 (4.79%) Data Migration
10 7 (4.79%) Information Security
10 7 (4.79%) Project Management
11 6 (4.11%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 15 (10.27%) PowerShell
2 12 (8.22%) SQL
3 9 (6.16%) Python
3 9 (6.16%) Shell Script
4 7 (4.79%) Bash
5 3 (2.05%) AWK
5 3 (2.05%) sed
6 2 (1.37%) C#
6 2 (1.37%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.68%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 11 (7.53%) Degree
2 7 (4.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (3.42%) Security Cleared
5 4 (2.74%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.05%) DBS Check
7 2 (1.37%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.37%) CCNA
7 2 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 1 (0.68%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
8 1 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.68%) MCSE
8 1 (0.68%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.05%) GDPR
4 2 (1.37%) ISO 9001
4 2 (1.37%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.37%) QA
4 2 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.68%) SLA
System Software
1 18 (12.33%) Active Directory
2 13 (8.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (7.53%) Docker
3 11 (7.53%) Hyper-V
4 8 (5.48%) vSphere
5 4 (2.74%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 4 (2.74%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (2.05%) XenApp
7 1 (0.68%) Lustre
7 1 (0.68%) Postfix
7 1 (0.68%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 11 (7.53%) Ansible
2 4 (2.74%) McAfee ePO
2 4 (2.74%) SCVMM
2 4 (2.74%) WSUS
3 3 (2.05%) EMC VPLEX
3 3 (2.05%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.05%) Nagios
3 3 (2.05%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.37%) Terraform
5 1 (0.68%) Icinga
5 1 (0.68%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.68%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 47 (32.19%) Microsoft
2 30 (20.55%) VMware
3 11 (7.53%) HP
4 9 (6.16%) Dell
4 9 (6.16%) Oracle
5 6 (4.11%) Cisco
5 6 (4.11%) Veeam
6 5 (3.42%) Apple
7 4 (2.74%) Citrix
7 4 (2.74%) EMC
7 4 (2.74%) McAfee
8 3 (2.05%) Centreon
8 3 (2.05%) Red Hat
8 3 (2.05%) SolarWinds
8 3 (2.05%) Sybase
9 2 (1.37%) Fortinet
9 2 (1.37%) Google
10 1 (0.68%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.68%) Cognos
10 1 (0.68%) Juniper