Systems Administrator Jobs in Dorset

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
South West > Dorset

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Dorset is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 88 76 77
Rank change year-on-year -12 +1 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 10 3 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 0.84% 0.43% 2.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 0.51% 2.33%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26,000 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £60,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% +17.07% -6.82%
75th Percentile £38,750 - £56,563
90th Percentile - - £57,500
South West median annual salary £43,625 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.06% -10.00% +17.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 1,127 585 773
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 84.05% 97.85%
Number of salaries quoted 661 371 598
10th Percentile £27,000 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,500 £72,500 £74,125
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in Dorset

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Dorset.

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in Dorset

Systems Administrator
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 8 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
Bournemouth -39 6 £26,000 -56.67%
Verwood - 4 £37,500 -
Systems Administrator
South West

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 8 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 across the Dorset region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 4 (40.00%) Firewall
1 4 (40.00%) CRM
1 4 (40.00%) ERP
1 4 (40.00%) LAN
1 4 (40.00%) WAN
1 4 (40.00%) Finance
1 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (40.00%) Azure
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
1 4 (40.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (20.00%) Back Office
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (10.00%) Project Management
3 1 (10.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (10.00%) Time Management
3 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (40.00%) Azure
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Firewall
1 4 (40.00%) LAN
1 4 (40.00%) WAN
General
1 4 (40.00%) Finance
1 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Back Office
3 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (40.00%) CRM
1 4 (40.00%) ERP
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (10.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (10.00%) Project Management
2 1 (10.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft