The first table below looks at the demand for the Windows Systems Administrator role in IT jobs advertised for the South East 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 20 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Windows System Administrator
Rank 409 428 405
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -23
Permanent jobs requiring a Windows Systems Administrator 17 8 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.077% 0.034% 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% 0.035% 0.080%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 17
Average salary £30,000 £38,500 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-22.07% +4.05%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £35,000 £32,600
10% offered a salary of more than £38,500 £39,300 £48,000
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-12.00% -
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20815 22625 21200
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.89% 95.21% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 17267 19553 18212
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 20 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
East Sussex +12 13 £30,000 -20.52%
Surrey +13 2 £27,500 -29.48%
Berkshire +5 1 £41,500 +18.57%
Kent -13 1 £37,500 +7.14%
Windows Systems Administrator
England

Windows Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 39 (100.00%) Windows
2 36 (92.31%) Windows Server 2008
3 29 (74.36%) VMware
4 28 (71.79%) SQL Server
5 25 (64.10%) Linux
5 25 (64.10%) MS Excel
5 25 (64.10%) VMware ESXi
6 24 (61.54%) MySQL
6 24 (61.54%) SQL
7 23 (58.97%) Ubuntu
8 22 (56.41%) CentOS
9 16 (41.03%) VMware Infrastructure
10 11 (28.21%) Windows Server 2003
11 9 (23.08%) Microsoft
12 8 (20.51%) Firewall
13 7 (17.95%) Active Directory
14 6 (15.38%) Red Hat
14 6 (15.38%) Clustering
15 5 (12.82%) LAN
15 5 (12.82%) WAN
15 5 (12.82%) FortiGate
16 4 (10.26%) EqualLogic
16 4 (10.26%) FalconStor
16 4 (10.26%) Veeam
16 4 (10.26%) DHCP
16 4 (10.26%) MS Exchange
16 4 (10.26%) DNS
16 4 (10.26%) Replication
16 4 (10.26%) HP
17 3 (7.692%) SAN

Windows Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 Development
1 1 (2.564%) .NET
1 1 (2.564%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 4 (10.26%) MS Exchange
2 3 (7.692%) IIS
3 2 (5.128%) MS Project Server
4 1 (2.564%) Zimbra
4 1 (2.564%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (2.564%) Lync
4 1 (2.564%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (2.564%) Lotus Notes
4 1 (2.564%) Apache
4 1 (2.564%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.564%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 1 (2.564%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 25 (64.10%) MS Excel
2 3 (7.692%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 8 (20.51%) Firewall
2 5 (12.82%) LAN
2 5 (12.82%) WAN
3 4 (10.26%) DHCP
3 4 (10.26%) DNS
4 3 (7.692%) TCP/IP
4 3 (7.692%) VPN
4 3 (7.692%) SAN
5 1 (2.564%) Internet
5 1 (2.564%) IP Telephony
5 1 (2.564%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (2.564%) Network Security
5 1 (2.564%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (2.564%) SSL
5 1 (2.564%) ADSL
5 1 (2.564%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (71.79%) SQL Server
2 24 (61.54%) MySQL
3 2 (5.128%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (2.564%) SQL Server 2000
4 1 (2.564%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 1 (2.564%) Subversion
General
1 1 (2.564%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 6 (15.38%) Clustering
2 4 (10.26%) EqualLogic
2 4 (10.26%) Replication
3 2 (5.128%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 39 (100.00%) Windows
2 36 (92.31%) Windows Server 2008
3 25 (64.10%) Linux
4 23 (58.97%) Ubuntu
5 22 (56.41%) CentOS
6 11 (28.21%) Windows Server 2003
7 2 (5.128%) Windows 2000
7 2 (5.128%) Windows XP
8 1 (2.564%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (7.692%) Migration
2 2 (5.128%) Operations Management
2 2 (5.128%) Network Management
2 2 (5.128%) ITIL
2 2 (5.128%) Configuration Management
3 1 (2.564%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (61.54%) SQL
2 1 (2.564%) VB
2 1 (2.564%) Python
2 1 (2.564%) Perl
2 1 (2.564%) PHP
Qualifications
1 2 (5.128%) MCSE
1 2 (5.128%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (5.128%) SC Cleared
1 2 (5.128%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.128%) SLA
System Software
1 25 (64.10%) VMware ESXi
2 16 (41.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (17.95%) Active Directory
4 2 (5.128%) Hyper-V
4 2 (5.128%) vSphere
5 1 (2.564%) NFS
5 1 (2.564%) Postfix
5 1 (2.564%) XenApp
5 1 (2.564%) ISA Server
5 1 (2.564%) VMware ESX
5 1 (2.564%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (2.564%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 5 (12.82%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.564%) NetBackup
2 1 (2.564%) SCCM
2 1 (2.564%) SCOM
Vendors
1 29 (74.36%) VMware
2 9 (23.08%) Microsoft
3 6 (15.38%) Red Hat
4 4 (10.26%) Veeam
4 4 (10.26%) FalconStor
4 4 (10.26%) HP
5 2 (5.128%) Citrix
5 2 (5.128%) IBM
6 1 (2.564%) Cisco
6 1 (2.564%) Sophos
6 1 (2.564%) Brocade
6 1 (2.564%) Avaya
6 1 (2.564%) Juniper
6 1 (2.564%) CommVault
6 1 (2.564%) NetApp
6 1 (2.564%) Veritas
6 1 (2.564%) Lotus
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Pioneering Software Development Company developing high-volume transactional software is looking for a Windows Systems Administrator!... Essential skills: IIS (v6 or v7) Clustering or Load Balancing. Server 2008...
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Kent
Leading IT Solutions provider is looking for a Windows Hosting Administrator!... Essential experience: DNS, DHCP, Active Directory. Windows Hyper-V administration. Multi-site IIS farm administration. Storage & SAN...
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: From £55,000 to £62,000 per annum + superb benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Middlesex
The successful candidate will have a solid and broad Windows Systems Administration experience, an excellent grasp of Exchange 2007/2010, Windows Server 2003/2008, VMware and a good...
Involved Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + On Call + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013