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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Administrator role in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Administrator
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4762
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads178
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.297 %0.979 %
Salaries quoted168
Average minimum salary£25,875£28,438
Average salary£28,469£30,500
% change on same period last year-6.65 %
Average maximum salary£31,063£32,563
UK excluding London average salary£34,444£33,398
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads740817
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.501 %0.371 %
Salaries quoted605726
Average minimum salary£35,166£34,540
Average salary£37,603£37,899
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Average maximum salary£40,040£41,258
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Systems Administrator East of EnglandSystems Administrator
East of England

Systems Administrator
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bedfordshire Systems Administrator Demand Trend

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Systems Administrator Salary Trend

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Bedfordshire Systems Administrator Salary Histogram

Systems Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordUp+113£28,385+9.17 %
Systems Administrator East of EnglandSystems Administrator
East of England

Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Systems Administrator in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Systems Administrator in their job title.

121 (47.73 %)Windows
216 (36.36 %)SQL Server
314 (31.82 %)Oracle
314 (31.82 %)Firewall
413 (29.55 %)Linux
512 (27.27 %)Apache
512 (27.27 %)Perl
512 (27.27 %)SQL
512 (27.27 %)MySQL
512 (27.27 %)Debian
512 (27.27 %)VMware
512 (27.27 %)Ubuntu
611 (25.00 %)UNIX
710 (22.73 %)MS Excel
89 (20.45 %)Configuration Management
98 (18.18 %)Cisco
107 (15.91 %)Active Directory
107 (15.91 %)Windows Server 2003
107 (15.91 %)TCP/IP
116 (13.64 %)Telecoms
116 (13.64 %)Project Management
125 (11.36 %)IIS
125 (11.36 %)Finance
125 (11.36 %)Data Extraction
134 (9.091 %)VMware Infrastructure
134 (9.091 %)WebServices
134 (9.091 %)Solaris
143 (6.818 %)Citrix
143 (6.818 %)SAN
143 (6.818 %)AIX

Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region that cited Systems Administrator in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Systems Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (9.091 %)WebServices
22 (4.545 %)XML
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (27.27 %)Apache
25 (11.36 %)IIS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (22.73 %)MS Excel
22 (4.545 %)Acrobat
22 (4.545 %)FrameMaker
22 (4.545 %)XMetaL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (31.82 %)Firewall
27 (15.91 %)TCP/IP
33 (6.818 %)SAN
41 (2.273 %)SMTP
41 (2.273 %)DNS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (36.36 %)SQL Server
212 (27.27 %)MySQL
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (13.64 %)Telecoms
25 (11.36 %)Finance
32 (4.545 %)Publishing
41 (2.273 %)Pensions
41 (2.273 %)Health
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (11.36 %)Data Extraction
22 (4.545 %)HACMP
31 (2.273 %)French Language
31 (2.273 %)Spanish Language
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (47.73 %)Windows
213 (29.55 %)Linux
312 (27.27 %)Debian
312 (27.27 %)Ubuntu
411 (25.00 %)UNIX
57 (15.91 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (9.091 %)Solaris
73 (6.818 %)AIX
82 (4.545 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (2.273 %)Mac OS
91 (2.273 %)HPUX
91 (2.273 %)IRIX
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (20.45 %)Configuration Management
26 (13.64 %)Project Management
33 (6.818 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (4.545 %)Business Continuity
42 (4.545 %)Document Management
42 (4.545 %)BCP
51 (2.273 %)Release Management
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (27.27 %)Perl
112 (27.27 %)SQL
22 (4.545 %)Korn
31 (2.273 %)Shell Script
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.545 %)QA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (15.91 %)Active Directory
24 (9.091 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.545 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (31.82 %)Oracle
212 (27.27 %)VMware
38 (18.18 %)Cisco
43 (6.818 %)Citrix
51 (2.273 %)IBM
51 (2.273 %)HP
51 (2.273 %)Dell