Systems Administrator Jobs in England

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK > England

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in England is £40,400 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 413 531 651
Rank change year-on-year +118 +120 -184
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 469 451 567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.55% 0.49% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.53% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 398 351 442
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £29,200
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,713 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,400 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.95% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £50,000 £62,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,750 £75,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £40,400 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -14.95% +5.56% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,172 84,782 125,764
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.46% 91.52% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 60,024 53,688 75,723
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in England

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in England

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Administrator in England

Systems Administrator
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
North of England +104 122 £35,000 -9.09% 18
South East +29 96 £41,250 +3.13% 13
Midlands +53 84 £40,000 +6.67% 16
London +44 72 £49,000 -18.33% 19
South West -40 69 £43,000 -4.44% 14
North West +44 62 £32,815 -30.92% 12
East Midlands +27 44 £40,000 +23.08% 8
Yorkshire +120 43 £35,000 +7.69% 5
West Midlands +42 40 £36,500 -8.75% 8
East of England +19 23 £30,000 -33.33% 7
North East +9 17 £47,500 +15.15% 1
Systems Administrator
UK

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 April 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 England region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 160 (34.12%) Windows
2 134 (28.57%) Azure
3 132 (28.14%) Microsoft
4 117 (24.95%) Problem-Solving
5 111 (23.67%) Active Directory
6 105 (22.39%) Social Skills
6 105 (22.39%) Microsoft 365
7 99 (21.11%) Linux
8 92 (19.62%) VMware
9 70 (14.93%) Windows Server
10 64 (13.65%) PowerShell
11 63 (13.43%) Finance
11 63 (13.43%) Firewall
12 59 (12.58%) SQL
12 59 (12.58%) DNS
13 55 (11.73%) Degree
14 54 (11.51%) Entra ID
15 51 (10.87%) Security Cleared
15 51 (10.87%) VMware Infrastructure
16 49 (10.45%) Analytical Skills
17 48 (10.23%) Python
18 47 (10.02%) LAN
18 47 (10.02%) WAN
18 47 (10.02%) Cybersecurity
19 43 (9.17%) TCP/IP
20 41 (8.74%) Microsoft Exchange
20 41 (8.74%) Hyper-V
21 39 (8.32%) Customer Service
22 37 (7.89%) DHCP
23 36 (7.68%) Bash

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 41 (8.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (6.40%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.28%) Confluence
3 6 (1.28%) Exchange Server 2013
4 5 (1.07%) Site Server
5 3 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.64%) IIS
5 3 (0.64%) Moodle
6 2 (0.43%) Apache
7 1 (0.21%) CMS
7 1 (0.21%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.21%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.85%) Trello
4 1 (0.21%) 1Password
Business Applications
1 9 (1.92%) Oracle HRMS
2 4 (0.85%) BASE24
2 4 (0.85%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.64%) iTrent
3 3 (0.64%) Magento
3 3 (0.64%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.21%) MetaTrader
Cloud Services
1 134 (28.57%) Azure
2 105 (22.39%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (11.51%) Entra ID
4 35 (7.46%) AWS
5 15 (3.20%) Power Platform
6 14 (2.99%) SaaS
7 11 (2.35%) Cloud Computing
7 11 (2.35%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.13%) GCP
9 9 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (1.92%) OneDrive
10 7 (1.49%) IaaS
10 7 (1.49%) WhatsApp
11 6 (1.28%) Mimecast
12 4 (0.85%) Slack
13 3 (0.64%) OpenShift
13 3 (0.64%) PaaS
14 2 (0.43%) Azure App Service
14 2 (0.43%) Azure Logic Apps
14 2 (0.43%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 63 (13.43%) Firewall
2 59 (12.58%) DNS
3 47 (10.02%) LAN
3 47 (10.02%) WAN
4 43 (9.17%) TCP/IP
5 37 (7.89%) DHCP
6 20 (4.26%) NAS
7 18 (3.84%) VLAN
8 15 (3.20%) VPN
9 14 (2.99%) VSAN
10 12 (2.56%) Intrusion Detection
11 11 (2.35%) SAN
12 9 (1.92%) Wireshark
13 8 (1.71%) 802.11
13 8 (1.71%) VoIP
13 8 (1.71%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (1.28%) Remote Desktop
15 5 (1.07%) Internet
15 5 (1.07%) SMTP
15 5 (1.07%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.90%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.20%) Power BI
3 13 (2.77%) MySQL
4 9 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.49%) Crystal Reports
5 7 (1.49%) Ingres
5 7 (1.49%) NonStop SQL
6 4 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.21%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.21%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (2.35%) Git
2 7 (1.49%) JIRA
3 4 (0.85%) AdminStudio
4 2 (0.43%) GitLab
5 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.21%) Subversion
General
1 105 (22.39%) Social Skills
2 63 (13.43%) Finance
3 49 (10.45%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (3.62%) Manufacturing
5 16 (3.41%) Retail
6 15 (3.20%) Public Sector
7 12 (2.56%) Marketing
7 12 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (1.71%) Aerospace
8 8 (1.71%) Law
9 6 (1.28%) Automotive
10 5 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (0.85%) Legal
11 4 (0.85%) Local Government
11 4 (0.85%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.64%) French Language
12 3 (0.64%) Italian Language
12 3 (0.64%) Police
12 3 (0.64%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.13%) EDI
2 9 (1.92%) HTML
3 8 (1.71%) 802.1X
4 7 (1.49%) REST
5 6 (1.28%) Software Packaging
6 5 (1.07%) CSS
7 4 (0.85%) Oracle GoldenGate
8 3 (0.64%) JSON
8 3 (0.64%) XML
9 2 (0.43%) .NET
9 2 (0.43%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.43%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (0.43%) Itk
9 2 (0.43%) LDAP
9 2 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.43%) SAML
9 2 (0.43%) SPFx
10 1 (0.21%) PHP-FPM
10 1 (0.21%) ServiceStack
10 1 (0.21%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.04%) Management Information System
2 20 (4.26%) Data Centre
2 20 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (3.20%) PKI
4 13 (2.77%) Wiki
5 11 (2.35%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.49%) VAX
7 6 (1.28%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.28%) Cyberattack
8 5 (1.07%) Clustering
8 5 (1.07%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (1.07%) Replication
8 5 (1.07%) Security Posture
9 4 (0.85%) Client/Server
9 4 (0.85%) Life Science
10 3 (0.64%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (0.64%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (0.64%) NHS
11 2 (0.43%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.43%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 160 (34.12%) Windows
2 99 (21.11%) Linux
3 70 (14.93%) Windows Server
4 30 (6.40%) Windows 10
5 29 (6.18%) Windows Server 2016
6 26 (5.54%) Unix
6 26 (5.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 22 (4.69%) CentOS
8 18 (3.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 17 (3.62%) Windows 7
10 15 (3.20%) Debian
11 14 (2.99%) Apple iOS
12 13 (2.77%) Android
12 13 (2.77%) Windows Server 2008
13 12 (2.56%) Mac OS
13 12 (2.56%) Windows Server 2012
14 11 (2.35%) SUSE
15 8 (1.71%) Ubuntu
16 6 (1.28%) VMS
17 4 (0.85%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (24.95%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (10.02%) Cybersecurity
3 39 (8.32%) Customer Service
4 34 (7.25%) ITIL
5 32 (6.82%) Patch Management
6 30 (6.40%) Computer Science
7 26 (5.54%) ERP
8 25 (5.33%) DevOps
9 24 (5.12%) Disaster Recovery
10 22 (4.69%) Agile
10 22 (4.69%) Project Management
11 21 (4.48%) Collaborative Working
12 19 (4.05%) Time Management
13 18 (3.84%) CRM
13 18 (3.84%) Migration
14 17 (3.62%) Roadmaps
15 16 (3.41%) Business Intelligence
16 15 (3.20%) Information Security
16 15 (3.20%) Load Balancing
17 14 (2.99%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 64 (13.65%) PowerShell
2 59 (12.58%) SQL
3 48 (10.23%) Python
4 36 (7.68%) Bash
5 20 (4.26%) Perl
6 6 (1.28%) Shell Script
7 4 (0.85%) C#
8 3 (0.64%) AWK
8 3 (0.64%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.64%) sed
9 2 (0.43%) PHP
9 2 (0.43%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.21%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.21%) Java
10 1 (0.21%) Korn
10 1 (0.21%) tcsh
10 1 (0.21%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 55 (11.73%) Degree
2 51 (10.87%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
4 18 (3.84%) DV Cleared
5 13 (2.77%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.56%) CCNA
6 12 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.71%) CCNP
7 8 (1.71%) HNC
8 7 (1.49%) MCSE
9 6 (1.28%) MCSA
10 5 (1.07%) RHCE
10 5 (1.07%) RHCSA
11 4 (0.85%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.64%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.64%) HND
12 3 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.64%) SC Cleared
13 2 (0.43%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 1 (0.21%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.62%) Cyber Essentials
2 12 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (1.28%) GDPR
4 5 (1.07%) ISO 9001
4 5 (1.07%) QA
5 4 (0.85%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.64%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.21%) SLA
System Software
1 111 (23.67%) Active Directory
2 51 (10.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (8.74%) Hyper-V
4 18 (3.84%) vSphere
5 14 (2.99%) VMware ESXi
6 12 (2.56%) Docker
7 9 (1.92%) Virtual Servers
8 8 (1.71%) VMware NSX
9 7 (1.49%) XenApp
10 5 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
11 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
12 2 (0.43%) Postfix
13 1 (0.21%) Dovecot
13 1 (0.21%) Lustre
13 1 (0.21%) NFS
13 1 (0.21%) Shibboleth
13 1 (0.21%) Slurm Workload Manager
13 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 24 (5.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (4.05%) SCCM
3 14 (2.99%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (2.35%) Ansible
5 8 (1.71%) Failover Clustering
5 8 (1.71%) Puppet
6 7 (1.49%) EMC VPLEX
6 7 (1.49%) Nagios
6 7 (1.49%) WSUS
7 6 (1.28%) McAfee ePO
7 6 (1.28%) Progress Chef
7 6 (1.28%) SCVMM
7 6 (1.28%) Terraform
8 4 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.64%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.43%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.43%) systemd
11 1 (0.21%) Icinga
11 1 (0.21%) SCOM
Vendors
1 132 (28.14%) Microsoft
2 92 (19.62%) VMware
3 22 (4.69%) Oracle
3 22 (4.69%) Veeam
4 18 (3.84%) Citrix
4 18 (3.84%) Red Hat
5 14 (2.99%) Cisco
6 10 (2.13%) HP
7 9 (1.92%) Dell
7 9 (1.92%) Epicor
7 9 (1.92%) SAP
8 7 (1.49%) Centreon
8 7 (1.49%) EMC
8 7 (1.49%) Sybase
9 6 (1.28%) Apple
9 6 (1.28%) McAfee
10 5 (1.07%) Juniper
11 3 (0.64%) Autodesk
11 3 (0.64%) BT
11 3 (0.64%) Salesforce