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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Administrator role in IT jobs within the Kent 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Administrator
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7696
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads2710
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.058 %0.679 %
Salaries quoted256
Average minimum salary£38,800£25,500
Average salary£39,600£26,833
% change on same period last year+47.57 %
Average maximum salary£40,400£28,167
UK excluding London average salary£34,533£33,910
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads13121473
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.726 %0.618 %
Salaries quoted10861227
Average minimum salary£32,449£30,700
Average salary£34,847£32,737
% change on same period last year+6.44 %
Average maximum salary£37,246£34,774
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Systems Administrator Salary Trend

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Kent region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
StanstedNew entry-4£25,000-
CanterburyNew entry-2--
DartfordNew entry-1£40,000-
Systems Administrator South EastSystems Administrator
South East

Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

128 (63.64 %)UNIX
225 (56.82 %)Solaris
315 (34.09 %)Linux
315 (34.09 %)Apache
315 (34.09 %)DNS
414 (31.82 %)Perl
414 (31.82 %)Sun Certification
414 (31.82 %)VERITAS
513 (29.55 %)Cisco
513 (29.55 %)Windows
612 (27.27 %)TCP/IP
710 (22.73 %)Java
710 (22.73 %)Sun
89 (20.45 %)Firewall
98 (18.18 %)Active Directory
98 (18.18 %)MySQL
98 (18.18 %)WebServices
107 (15.91 %)Shell Script
107 (15.91 %)Degree
116 (13.64 %)Penetration Testing
116 (13.64 %)Cisco PIX
116 (13.64 %)VMware
116 (13.64 %)VMware Infrastructure
116 (13.64 %)DMZ
116 (13.64 %)VPN
116 (13.64 %)B2B
116 (13.64 %)Oracle
116 (13.64 %)C
125 (11.36 %)AIX
125 (11.36 %)SNMP

Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (18.18 %)WebServices
24 (9.091 %)LAMP
24 (9.091 %)HTML
24 (9.091 %)CSS
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (34.09 %)Apache
24 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
33 (6.818 %)IIS
41 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (2.273 %)Tomcat
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.273 %)MS Office
11 (2.273 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (34.09 %)DNS
212 (27.27 %)TCP/IP
39 (20.45 %)Firewall
46 (13.64 %)DMZ
46 (13.64 %)VPN
46 (13.64 %)Cisco PIX
55 (11.36 %)SNMP
64 (9.091 %)DHCP
64 (9.091 %)LDAP
64 (9.091 %)SSH
64 (9.091 %)Cisco IOS
73 (6.818 %)LAN
73 (6.818 %)WAN
82 (4.545 %)SAN
91 (2.273 %)CTI
91 (2.273 %)Internet
91 (2.273 %)IMAP
91 (2.273 %)IPsec
91 (2.273 %)IP Telephony
91 (2.273 %)POP3
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (18.18 %)MySQL
23 (6.818 %)SQL Server
31 (2.273 %)RDBMS
31 (2.273 %)PostgreSQL
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.273 %)Subversion
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.091 %)Finance
23 (6.818 %)Insurance
31 (2.273 %)Legal
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.091 %)Mathematics
14 (9.091 %)Computer Science
21 (2.273 %)Management Information System
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (63.64 %)UNIX
225 (56.82 %)Solaris
315 (34.09 %)Linux
413 (29.55 %)Windows
55 (11.36 %)AIX
64 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
64 (9.091 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
64 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (9.091 %)Debian
71 (2.273 %)Slackware
71 (2.273 %)CentOS
71 (2.273 %)Windows 2000
71 (2.273 %)FreeBSD
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.64 %)Penetration Testing
16 (13.64 %)B2B
24 (9.091 %)Web Design
24 (9.091 %)Web Development
32 (4.545 %)Service Delivery
41 (2.273 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (2.273 %)Resource Management
41 (2.273 %)SC Cleared
41 (2.273 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (31.82 %)Perl
210 (22.73 %)Java
37 (15.91 %)Shell Script
46 (13.64 %)C
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (31.82 %)Sun Certification
27 (15.91 %)Degree
34 (9.091 %)CCNA
34 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
34 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (6.818 %)RHCE
43 (6.818 %)MCSE
51 (2.273 %)MCSA
51 (2.273 %)IBM AIX Certification
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.273 %)SLA
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (18.18 %)Active Directory
26 (13.64 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (11.36 %)Samba
44 (9.091 %)Xen
52 (4.545 %)VMware Server
61 (2.273 %)Backup Exec
61 (2.273 %)NFS
Kent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.273 %)Tivoli
11 (2.273 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (31.82 %)VERITAS
213 (29.55 %)Cisco
310 (22.73 %)Sun
46 (13.64 %)VMware
46 (13.64 %)Oracle
55 (11.36 %)IBM
64 (9.091 %)Red Hat
71 (2.273 %)Microsoft
71 (2.273 %)Dell
71 (2.273 %)Citrix
71 (2.273 %)Avaya
71 (2.273 %)Genesys
71 (2.273 %)Webroot