The first table below looks at the demand for the Windows Systems Administrator role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Windows Systems Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows System Administrator
Rank 235 243 231
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Windows Systems Administrator 8 4 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.111% 0.056% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.117% 0.059% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 3
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £26,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +44.23%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,200 £33,900 £24,800
10% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £37,500 £33,200
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £37,500 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-13.33% -1.31%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6864 6805 6559
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.53% 95.87% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 5816 6001 5810
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,807 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Windows Systems Administrator
England

Windows Systems Administrator
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Windows Systems Administrator across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Windows Systems Administrator Jobs Demand Trend

Windows Systems Administrator
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Windows Systems Administrator across the North West region.

North West Windows Systems Administrator Salary Trend

Windows Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Windows Systems Administrator across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West Windows Systems Administrator Salary Histogram

Windows Systems Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Systems Administrator within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester -15 5 £40,000 +21.21%
Cheshire - 2 £35,000 -
Windows Systems Administrator
England

Windows Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Windows 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 Windows Systems Administrator in their job title.

1 19 (100.00%) Windows
2 18 (94.74%) Windows Server 2008
3 16 (84.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (84.21%) MCSE
4 14 (73.68%) HP
4 14 (73.68%) Finance
5 11 (57.89%) Cloud Computing
5 11 (57.89%) Network Design
5 11 (57.89%) CCNA
5 11 (57.89%) VPN
5 11 (57.89%) Cisco
5 11 (57.89%) MS Excel
5 11 (57.89%) MS Exchange
5 11 (57.89%) VoIP
5 11 (57.89%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (57.89%) Office 365
6 5 (26.32%) Linux
6 5 (26.32%) SQL
6 5 (26.32%) TCP/IP
6 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
6 5 (26.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 5 (26.32%) VMware
6 5 (26.32%) Banking
6 5 (26.32%) Terminal Server
6 5 (26.32%) Windows Server 2003
7 4 (21.05%) Citrix Presentation Server
7 4 (21.05%) Citrix
7 4 (21.05%) SharePoint
7 4 (21.05%) SolarWinds
8 3 (15.79%) HTTP

Windows Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Windows 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 Windows Systems Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 11 (57.89%) MS Exchange
2 4 (21.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (57.89%) MS Excel
1 11 (57.89%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (57.89%) VPN
1 11 (57.89%) VoIP
2 5 (26.32%) TCP/IP
3 3 (15.79%) HTTP
3 3 (15.79%) SAN
4 1 (5.263%) NAS
General
1 14 (73.68%) Finance
2 5 (26.32%) Banking
3 3 (15.79%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 11 (57.89%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 19 (100.00%) Windows
2 18 (94.74%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (26.32%) Linux
3 5 (26.32%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (10.53%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (57.89%) Network Design
2 1 (5.263%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (26.32%) SQL
2 2 (10.53%) Shell Script
2 2 (10.53%) PowerShell
2 2 (10.53%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 16 (84.21%) Microsoft Certification
1 16 (84.21%) MCSE
2 11 (57.89%) CCNA
2 11 (57.89%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (26.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 5 (26.32%) Terminal Server
2 4 (21.05%) Citrix Presentation Server
Vendors
1 14 (73.68%) HP
2 11 (57.89%) Cisco
3 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
3 5 (26.32%) VMware
4 4 (21.05%) Citrix
4 4 (21.05%) SolarWinds
5 3 (15.79%) EMC
5 3 (15.79%) IBM
Altrincham, North West
Windows Systems Administrator (2nd line) - ideally with MCSE/CCNA - Altrincham Main skills:Windows Administration (AD configuration, Group Policy, etc). MS Exchange administration Network administration (network design, Cisco, HP,...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £23000 - £32000 per annum + bens
Posted: 18 May 2013
Altrincham, Cheshire
Windows Systems Administrator (2nd line) - ideally with MCSE/CCNA - Altrincham... MS Exchange administration Network administration (network design, Cisco, HP, VPN) (interest in) Cloud Computing Windows Systems Administrator (2nd...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £23000 - £32000 per annum + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013