System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £41,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 421 | 544 | 680 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +123 | +136 | -161 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 594 | 475 | 675 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.58% | 0.49% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.61% | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 484 | 365 | 497 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,750 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £36,250 | £35,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.63% | +5.56% | +6.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £73,750 | £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 | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +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 28 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 28 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 | +111 | 520 | £41,367 | -12.93% | 97 |
| UK excluding London | +116 | 485 | £40,000 | - | 85 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 138 | £45,000 | -12.45% | 39 |
| North of England | +114 | 126 | £35,000 | +0.72% | 11 |
| South East | +22 | 103 | £40,000 | - | 22 |
| Midlands | +53 | 91 | £40,000 | +17.65% | 20 |
| London | +67 | 86 | £49,000 | -18.33% | 23 |
| South West | -31 | 82 | £45,000 | -1.10% | 15 |
| North West | +31 | 63 | £36,407 | -23.35% | 7 |
| Scotland | -23 | 51 | £40,000 | +8.11% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 49 | £40,000 | +20.30% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +106 | 44 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 42 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 7 |
| East of England | +9 | 28 | £35,000 | -34.88% | 6 |
| North East | +10 | 19 | £41,500 | +3.75% | |
| Wales | +5 | 4 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 3 |
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 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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