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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Administrator role in IT jobs within the Berkshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Administrator
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank146164
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads116128
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.055 %
As % of the category below1.313 %1.071 %
Salaries quoted104104
Average minimum salary£33,385£37,769
Average salary£36,216£39,654
% change on same period last year-8.67 %
Average maximum salary£39,046£41,538
UK excluding London average salary£34,843£34,005
% change on same period last year+2.46 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads883211954
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.113 %5.144 %
Salaries quoted75019776
Average minimum salary£38,652£39,332
Average salary£42,100£42,797
% change on same period last year-1.62 %
Average maximum salary£45,547£46,262
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Systems Administrator South EastSystems Administrator
South East

Systems Administrator
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Systems Administrator Salary Trend

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ReadingUp+5661£38,964-15.67 %
SloughNo change012£37,273-10.30 %
MaidenheadUp+378£30,250-5.46 %
NewburyDown-215£22,500-43.03 %
BracknellUp+233£41,333-17.33 %
WokinghamNew entry-2£27,750-
HungerfordNew entry-1£19,000-
ThatchamNew entry-1£19,000-
Systems Administrator South EastSystems Administrator
South East

Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1100 (46.73 %)Windows
275 (35.05 %)Linux
362 (28.97 %)UNIX
457 (26.64 %)Microsoft
546 (21.50 %)SQL
546 (21.50 %)Windows Server 2003
645 (21.03 %)MS Excel
741 (19.16 %)SQL Server
838 (17.76 %)Solaris
936 (16.82 %)DNS
1035 (16.36 %)Oracle
1035 (16.36 %)Red Hat
1133 (15.42 %)Active Directory
1230 (14.02 %)MS Exchange
1328 (13.08 %)TCP/IP
1328 (13.08 %)MySQL
1425 (11.68 %)Red Hat Linux
1524 (11.21 %)Telecoms
1622 (10.28 %)Sun
1720 (9.346 %)Exchange Server 2003
1720 (9.346 %)Microsoft Certification
1720 (9.346 %)Java
1818 (8.411 %)AIX
1818 (8.411 %)MCSE
1917 (7.944 %)Firewall
2016 (7.477 %)Finance
2016 (7.477 %)VMware
2016 (7.477 %)Apache
2016 (7.477 %)Windows XP
2016 (7.477 %)Windows 2000

Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (2.336 %)XML
24 (1.869 %)EDI
24 (1.869 %)Middleware
32 (0.935 %)WebServices
32 (0.935 %)WebSphere
41 (0.467 %)J2EE
41 (0.467 %)WMI
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (14.02 %)MS Exchange
220 (9.346 %)Exchange Server 2003
316 (7.477 %)Apache
415 (7.009 %)IIS
513 (6.075 %)SAS
611 (5.140 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
77 (3.271 %)Tomcat
86 (2.804 %)SharePoint
95 (2.336 %)SharePoint Server 2007
104 (1.869 %)Lotus Domino
104 (1.869 %)GroupWise
104 (1.869 %)Exchange Server 2000
113 (1.402 %)Oracle 10gAS
113 (1.402 %)Oracle 9iAS
122 (0.935 %)WebLogic
122 (0.935 %)Exchange Server 2007
131 (0.467 %)IBM HTTP Server
131 (0.467 %)WPS
131 (0.467 %)WebSphere Application Server
131 (0.467 %)JBoss
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
145 (21.03 %)MS Excel
25 (2.336 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (4.673 %)Dynamics AX
24 (1.869 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.467 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.467 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (16.82 %)DNS
228 (13.08 %)TCP/IP
317 (7.944 %)Firewall
414 (6.542 %)DHCP
511 (5.140 %)FTP
511 (5.140 %)Wireless
610 (4.673 %)SAN
78 (3.738 %)WAN
87 (3.271 %)VPN
95 (2.336 %)SSL
104 (1.869 %)Internet
104 (1.869 %)LDAP
104 (1.869 %)SSH
112 (0.935 %)Cisco IOS
112 (0.935 %)SS7
112 (0.935 %)Network Security
112 (0.935 %)GSM
121 (0.467 %)LAN
121 (0.467 %)PBX
121 (0.467 %)SMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (19.16 %)SQL Server
228 (13.08 %)MySQL
314 (6.542 %)BusinessObjects
44 (1.869 %)Oracle 11g
53 (1.402 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (1.402 %)Informix
62 (0.935 %)RDBMS
62 (0.935 %)OLAP
62 (0.935 %)Oracle OLAP
71 (0.467 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.467 %)Oracle 10g
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.935 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (11.21 %)Telecoms
216 (7.477 %)Finance
315 (7.009 %)Pensions
48 (3.738 %)Manufacturing
57 (3.271 %)Health
64 (1.869 %)Billing
72 (0.935 %)Insurance
72 (0.935 %)Banking
72 (0.935 %)Government
72 (0.935 %)Law
81 (0.467 %)Games
81 (0.467 %)Education
81 (0.467 %)Front Office
81 (0.467 %)Back Office
81 (0.467 %)Electronics
81 (0.467 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (6.075 %)Clustering
212 (5.607 %)Blackberry
38 (3.738 %)HACMP
46 (2.804 %)Management Information System
53 (1.402 %)German Language
53 (1.402 %)Computer Science
62 (0.935 %)Client/Server
62 (0.935 %)Mainframe
71 (0.467 %)French Language
71 (0.467 %)Streaming Media
71 (0.467 %)Statistics
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1100 (46.73 %)Windows
275 (35.05 %)Linux
362 (28.97 %)UNIX
446 (21.50 %)Windows Server 2003
538 (17.76 %)Solaris
625 (11.68 %)Red Hat Linux
718 (8.411 %)AIX
816 (7.477 %)Windows 2000
816 (7.477 %)Windows XP
910 (4.673 %)Windows 2000 Server
109 (4.206 %)HPUX
118 (3.738 %)SUSE
126 (2.804 %)Debian
135 (2.336 %)Fedora
143 (1.402 %)VMS
152 (0.935 %)Ubuntu
152 (0.935 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (4.206 %)ITIL
19 (4.206 %)ERP
28 (3.738 %)Service Delivery
28 (3.738 %)Migration
37 (3.271 %)Change Management
46 (2.804 %)Workflow
46 (2.804 %)Data Analysis
46 (2.804 %)User Acceptance Testing
55 (2.336 %)Test Scripting
55 (2.336 %)Disaster Recovery
64 (1.869 %)CRM
64 (1.869 %)Configuration Management
64 (1.869 %)Revenue Management
73 (1.402 %)Information Management
73 (1.402 %)Problem Management
73 (1.402 %)Systems Analysis
73 (1.402 %)E-business
82 (0.935 %)Benchmarking
82 (0.935 %)Web Development
82 (0.935 %)Content Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (21.50 %)SQL
220 (9.346 %)Java
313 (6.075 %)C#
412 (5.607 %)Perl
510 (4.673 %)Shell Script
67 (3.271 %)PHP
72 (0.935 %)VBScript
72 (0.935 %)JavaScript
72 (0.935 %)C
72 (0.935 %)Python
72 (0.935 %)Korn
81 (0.467 %)Ruby
81 (0.467 %)C++
81 (0.467 %)VB
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (9.346 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (8.411 %)MCSE
311 (5.140 %)MCSA
46 (2.804 %)MCP
46 (2.804 %)Cisco Certification
55 (2.336 %)CCNA
63 (1.402 %)CCSA
72 (0.935 %)Degree
72 (0.935 %)Sun Certification
72 (0.935 %)CCA
72 (0.935 %)Citrix Certification
81 (0.467 %)CISSP
81 (0.467 %)HND
81 (0.467 %)CCNP
81 (0.467 %)IBM AIX Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.869 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (1.402 %)SLA
31 (0.467 %)COBIT
31 (0.467 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
133 (15.42 %)Active Directory
212 (5.607 %)NetBackup
39 (4.206 %)VMware ESX
46 (2.804 %)VMware Infrastructure
54 (1.869 %)Oracle RAC
54 (1.869 %)Oracle RMAN
63 (1.402 %)NFS
72 (0.935 %)Terminal Services
72 (0.935 %)Squid
81 (0.467 %)Samba
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (4.206 %)Legato
19 (4.206 %)EMC NetWorker
21 (0.467 %)Unicenter
21 (0.467 %)Tivoli
21 (0.467 %)Nagios
21 (0.467 %)WSUS
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
157 (26.64 %)Microsoft
235 (16.36 %)Oracle
235 (16.36 %)Red Hat
322 (10.28 %)Sun
416 (7.477 %)VMware
514 (6.542 %)Business Objects
514 (6.542 %)VERITAS
613 (6.075 %)IBM
711 (5.140 %)HP
88 (3.738 %)Altiris
88 (3.738 %)CheckPoint
97 (3.271 %)Brocade
97 (3.271 %)EMC
97 (3.271 %)Intel
97 (3.271 %)Cisco
97 (3.271 %)Hitachi
97 (3.271 %)NetApp
105 (2.336 %)Lotus
114 (1.869 %)Baan
114 (1.869 %)Novell