The first table below looks at the demand for the Administrator role in IT jobs advertised for the South Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited 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 South Wales region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Administrator
Rank 50 66 61
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -5
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 38 24 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 3.633% 2.429% 2.744%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.704% 2.479% 2.894%
Number of salaries quoted 35 22 24
Average salary £28,950 £32,250 £43,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.23% -25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £20,350 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £38,750 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £35,500 £35,500
% change year-on-year
+5.63% -
All Job Titles
South Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1026 968 864
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in South Wales 98.09% 97.98% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 933 865 804
Average salary £35,000 £34,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Administrator
Wales

Administrator
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South Wales Administrator Jobs Demand Trend

Administrator
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Administrator across the South Wales region.

South Wales Administrator Salary Trend

Administrator
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Administrator across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South Wales Administrator Salary Histogram

Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the South Wales 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
Cardiff -10 15 £32,500 +0.77%
Newport +5 11 £22,000 -8.33%
Bridgend - 3 £30,000 -
Caerphilly - 2 £29,000 -
Administrator
Wales

Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the South Wales region that cited 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 Administrator in their job title.

1 35 (58.33%) Windows
2 32 (53.33%) Linux
3 25 (41.67%) Firewall
4 23 (38.33%) Cisco
5 22 (36.67%) UNIX
6 17 (28.33%) MS Excel
6 17 (28.33%) SQL Server
6 17 (28.33%) Microsoft
6 17 (28.33%) CCNA
6 17 (28.33%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (26.67%) SQL
8 15 (25.00%) Degree
9 14 (23.33%) CheckPoint
10 13 (21.67%) SQL Server 2005
11 12 (20.00%) SharePoint
12 11 (18.33%) MS Office
12 11 (18.33%) Active Directory
13 9 (15.00%) SQL Server 2008
13 9 (15.00%) Ethernet
14 8 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (13.33%) MySQL
14 8 (13.33%) Oracle
14 8 (13.33%) SQL Server 2012
14 8 (13.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (13.33%) VMware
14 8 (13.33%) Windows Server 2008
15 7 (11.67%) MCDBA
15 7 (11.67%) Management Information System
15 7 (11.67%) Windows Server 2003
16 6 (10.00%) Project Management

Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 1 (1.667%) Web Services
1 1 (1.667%) XML
1 1 (1.667%) CGI
Application Platforms
1 12 (20.00%) SharePoint
2 6 (10.00%) IIS
3 3 (5.000%) Exchange Server 2010
3 3 (5.000%) MS Exchange
4 1 (1.667%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (1.667%) Site Server
Applications
1 17 (28.33%) MS Excel
2 11 (18.33%) MS Office
3 2 (3.333%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 25 (41.67%) Firewall
2 9 (15.00%) Ethernet
3 6 (10.00%) DNS
3 6 (10.00%) IP Telephony
4 5 (8.333%) Internet
5 3 (5.000%) TCP/IP
6 2 (3.333%) LAN
6 2 (3.333%) WAN
6 2 (3.333%) SAN
6 2 (3.333%) NAS
7 1 (1.667%) VLAN
7 1 (1.667%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (28.33%) SQL Server
2 13 (21.67%) SQL Server 2005
3 9 (15.00%) SQL Server 2008
4 8 (13.33%) MySQL
4 8 (13.33%) SQL Server 2012
4 8 (13.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (10.00%) Oracle 8/8i
6 4 (6.667%) SQL Server 2000
6 4 (6.667%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (1.667%) Oracle OLAP
7 1 (1.667%) OLAP
7 1 (1.667%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (1.667%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (3.333%) Advertising
2 1 (1.667%) Marketing
2 1 (1.667%) Retail
2 1 (1.667%) Back Office
2 1 (1.667%) Telecoms
2 1 (1.667%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.67%) Management Information System
2 6 (10.00%) Clustering
3 1 (1.667%) Digital Media
3 1 (1.667%) Data Integration
3 1 (1.667%) Social Network
3 1 (1.667%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 35 (58.33%) Windows
2 32 (53.33%) Linux
3 22 (36.67%) UNIX
4 8 (13.33%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (11.67%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (6.667%) AIX
6 4 (6.667%) HPUX
6 4 (6.667%) Solaris
6 4 (6.667%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (3.333%) Windows 7
8 1 (1.667%) Ubuntu
8 1 (1.667%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (1.667%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (10.00%) Project Management
2 4 (6.667%) Information Security
3 2 (3.333%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (3.333%) Change Control
3 2 (3.333%) Logistics
4 1 (1.667%) Programme Management
4 1 (1.667%) Performance Management
4 1 (1.667%) ETL
4 1 (1.667%) E-Commerce
4 1 (1.667%) Quality Management
4 1 (1.667%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (1.667%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 16 (26.67%) SQL
2 4 (6.667%) T-SQL
3 2 (3.333%) PHP
4 1 (1.667%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.667%) C
4 1 (1.667%) Java
4 1 (1.667%) VB
Qualifications
1 17 (28.33%) CCNA
1 17 (28.33%) Cisco Certification
2 15 (25.00%) Degree
3 8 (13.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (11.67%) MCDBA
5 6 (10.00%) MCITP
6 5 (8.333%) SC Cleared
6 5 (8.333%) Security Cleared
7 3 (5.000%) DV Cleared
8 1 (1.667%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (1.667%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.667%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (5.000%) SLA
3 2 (3.333%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 11 (18.33%) Active Directory
2 6 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (8.333%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 2 (3.333%) Terminal Server
5 1 (1.667%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (1.667%) Hyper-V
5 1 (1.667%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 2 (3.333%) WSUS
2 1 (1.667%) SCCM
2 1 (1.667%) SCOM
Vendors
1 23 (38.33%) Cisco
2 17 (28.33%) Microsoft
3 14 (23.33%) CheckPoint
4 8 (13.33%) Oracle
4 8 (13.33%) VMware
5 6 (10.00%) Red Gate
6 5 (8.333%) Red Hat
7 4 (6.667%) HP
8 3 (5.000%) Blue Coat
9 2 (3.333%) Dell
9 2 (3.333%) Symantec
9 2 (3.333%) Business Objects
10 1 (1.667%) Veeam
10 1 (1.667%) Kaspersky
10 1 (1.667%) 3Com
Newport, Gwent
Key Skills: Linux, Systems Administrator, Ethernet, Networks, Routers, Switches. Our client is looking for a Linux Systems Administrator with good networking skills to provide support in a call...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £22K + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
South Wales
My Client based in Cardiff is urgently looking for a Business Systems Administrator to join the team with strong analytical skills and experience of supporting and troubleshooting corporate...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
IIS 7.x deployment and operations. Active Directory administration and troubleshooting. Microsoft SQL 2008 deployment / admin / troubleshooting experience. Working knowledge of TCP / IP / DNS / VPN / Firewalls / Load Balancers.
Vizolution
Salary: From £20,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013