Systems Administrator Jobs in the UK excluding London

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK > UK excluding London

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in the UK excluding London is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 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
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 378 478 473
Rank change year-on-year +100 -5 -95
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 453 295 415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.64% 0.49% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.55% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 361 198 286
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £50,938
90th Percentile £57,500 £65,750 £56,250
UK median annual salary £40,400 £48,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.83% +6.67% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 67,217 53,628 67,833
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.16% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 47,585 30,477 42,470
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in the UK excluding London

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in the UK excluding London

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Administrator in the UK excluding London

Systems Administrator
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 May 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 +122 124 £35,000 -5.41% 16
South East +13 97 £40,000 - 18
Midlands +45 85 £40,000 +14.29% 17
South West -37 74 £43,750 -2.78% 17
North West +39 63 £36,407 -23.35% 11
East Midlands +24 46 £40,000 +25.98% 11
Scotland -37 45 £36,000 -10.00% 3
Yorkshire +119 43 £35,000 +7.69% 3
West Midlands +27 39 £36,250 -9.38% 6
East of England +25 24 £30,000 -33.33% 8
North East +11 18 £44,500 +11.25% 2
Wales +7 4 £50,000 -13.04% 2
Systems Administrator
UK

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 May 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 UK excluding London region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 133 (29.36%) Windows
2 125 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
3 117 (25.83%) Azure
4 110 (24.28%) Microsoft
5 102 (22.52%) Active Directory
6 92 (20.31%) Microsoft 365
7 89 (19.65%) Linux
8 88 (19.43%) Social Skills
9 80 (17.66%) VMware
10 74 (16.34%) SQL
11 61 (13.47%) Firewall
12 58 (12.80%) Finance
13 57 (12.58%) Windows Server
14 56 (12.36%) Entra ID
14 56 (12.36%) PowerShell
15 52 (11.48%) Security Cleared
15 52 (11.48%) DNS
16 51 (11.26%) VMware Infrastructure
17 49 (10.82%) Cybersecurity
18 45 (9.93%) TCP/IP
19 42 (9.27%) LAN
19 42 (9.27%) WAN
19 42 (9.27%) Degree
20 40 (8.83%) DHCP
21 39 (8.61%) Python
22 38 (8.39%) Analytical Skills
23 36 (7.95%) ITIL
24 34 (7.51%) Hyper-V
25 32 (7.06%) Patch Management
25 32 (7.06%) Customer Service

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 31 (6.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (5.74%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.32%) Confluence
4 3 (0.66%) IIS
5 1 (0.22%) Apache
5 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.22%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.22%) WebLogic
Applications
1 18 (3.97%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.88%) Trello
4 1 (0.22%) 1Password
Business Applications
1 4 (0.88%) SAP Business One
2 3 (0.66%) iTrent
2 3 (0.66%) Magento
2 3 (0.66%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 117 (25.83%) Azure
2 92 (20.31%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (12.36%) Entra ID
4 29 (6.40%) AWS
5 12 (2.65%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.43%) GCP
6 11 (2.43%) SaaS
7 10 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (1.99%) OneDrive
9 8 (1.77%) WhatsApp
10 7 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.55%) IaaS
11 4 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (0.88%) Slack
12 3 (0.66%) OpenShift
12 3 (0.66%) PaaS
13 2 (0.44%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.44%) SuccessFactors
14 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Purview
14 1 (0.22%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 61 (13.47%) Firewall
2 52 (11.48%) DNS
3 45 (9.93%) TCP/IP
4 42 (9.27%) LAN
4 42 (9.27%) WAN
5 40 (8.83%) DHCP
6 17 (3.75%) VLAN
7 16 (3.53%) VSAN
8 12 (2.65%) Intrusion Detection
9 11 (2.43%) SAN
9 11 (2.43%) VPN
10 10 (2.21%) NAS
11 8 (1.77%) 802.11
11 8 (1.77%) Wireshark
12 7 (1.55%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (1.32%) Internet
13 6 (1.32%) Remote Desktop
13 6 (1.32%) Wireless
14 4 (0.88%) HTTPS
14 4 (0.88%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (5.08%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.87%) MySQL
3 11 (2.43%) Power BI
4 9 (1.99%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.55%) Crystal Reports
5 7 (1.55%) Ingres
6 3 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.44%) NonStop SQL
8 1 (0.22%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.22%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (2.43%) Git
2 5 (1.10%) AdminStudio
2 5 (1.10%) JIRA
3 4 (0.88%) Vagrant
4 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.22%) GitLab
General
1 88 (19.43%) Social Skills
2 58 (12.80%) Finance
3 38 (8.39%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (4.42%) Manufacturing
5 16 (3.53%) Retail
6 12 (2.65%) Public Sector
7 10 (2.21%) Aerospace
8 9 (1.99%) Marketing
9 8 (1.77%) Law
10 7 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.32%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.10%) Legal
13 4 (0.88%) Local Government
13 4 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.66%) French Language
14 3 (0.66%) Health Technology
14 3 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.66%) Italian Language
14 3 (0.66%) Police
14 3 (0.66%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.21%) EDI
2 8 (1.77%) 802.1X
3 7 (1.55%) Software Packaging
4 5 (1.10%) REST
5 3 (0.66%) JSON
5 3 (0.66%) XML
6 2 (0.44%) CSS
6 2 (0.44%) HTML
6 2 (0.44%) Itk
6 2 (0.44%) LDAP
6 2 (0.44%) SAML
7 1 (0.22%) PHP-FPM
7 1 (0.22%) ServiceStack
7 1 (0.22%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.42%) Management Information System
1 20 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (4.19%) Data Centre
3 18 (3.97%) PKI
4 12 (2.65%) Wiki
5 9 (1.99%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.55%) VAX
7 6 (1.32%) Cyberattack
8 5 (1.10%) Client/Server
8 5 (1.10%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (1.10%) Security Posture
9 4 (0.88%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.88%) Clustering
9 4 (0.88%) Driving Licence
9 4 (0.88%) Learning Management System
10 3 (0.66%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (0.66%) Life Science
10 3 (0.66%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (0.66%) NHS
11 2 (0.44%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 133 (29.36%) Windows
2 89 (19.65%) Linux
3 57 (12.58%) Windows Server
4 30 (6.62%) Windows 10
5 24 (5.30%) CentOS
6 23 (5.08%) Windows Server 2016
6 23 (5.08%) Windows Server 2019
7 21 (4.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 20 (4.42%) Unix
9 15 (3.31%) Debian
10 13 (2.87%) Android
10 13 (2.87%) Apple iOS
10 13 (2.87%) Windows 7
11 12 (2.65%) Mac OS
12 11 (2.43%) SUSE
12 11 (2.43%) Ubuntu
13 9 (1.99%) Windows Server 2012
14 8 (1.77%) Windows Server 2008
15 4 (0.88%) Solaris
15 4 (0.88%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (27.59%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (10.82%) Cybersecurity
3 36 (7.95%) ITIL
4 32 (7.06%) Customer Service
4 32 (7.06%) Patch Management
5 24 (5.30%) Agile
6 22 (4.86%) Computer Science
7 21 (4.64%) ERP
8 20 (4.42%) Disaster Recovery
8 20 (4.42%) Project Management
9 19 (4.19%) Roadmaps
10 18 (3.97%) Time Management
11 17 (3.75%) Collaborative Working
11 17 (3.75%) DevOps
12 15 (3.31%) Load Balancing
13 14 (3.09%) Change Management
13 14 (3.09%) CRM
13 14 (3.09%) Data Management
13 14 (3.09%) Service Management
14 13 (2.87%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 74 (16.34%) SQL
2 56 (12.36%) PowerShell
3 39 (8.61%) Python
4 28 (6.18%) Bash
5 14 (3.09%) Perl
6 9 (1.99%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.66%) AWK
7 3 (0.66%) sed
8 2 (0.44%) C#
8 2 (0.44%) PHP
8 2 (0.44%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.22%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.22%) Java
9 1 (0.22%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.22%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 52 (11.48%) Security Cleared
2 42 (9.27%) Degree
3 20 (4.42%) DV Cleared
4 13 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (2.65%) CCNA
5 12 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (1.99%) HNC
7 8 (1.77%) CCNP
7 8 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.10%) RHCE
8 5 (1.10%) RHCSA
9 4 (0.88%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.66%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.66%) HND
10 3 (0.66%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (0.66%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.22%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
11 1 (0.22%) BPSS Clearance
11 1 (0.22%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.75%) Cyber Essentials
2 10 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.10%) GDPR
4 4 (0.88%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.66%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.66%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.66%) QA
5 3 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.44%) SLA
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 102 (22.52%) Active Directory
2 51 (11.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (7.51%) Hyper-V
4 21 (4.64%) vSphere
5 16 (3.53%) Docker
6 15 (3.31%) VMware ESXi
7 10 (2.21%) Virtual Servers
7 10 (2.21%) VMware NSX
8 7 (1.55%) XenApp
9 5 (1.10%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.44%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
12 1 (0.22%) Dovecot
12 1 (0.22%) Lustre
12 1 (0.22%) Postfix
12 1 (0.22%) Shibboleth
12 1 (0.22%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 19 (4.19%) SCCM
2 17 (3.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (3.09%) Ansible
3 14 (3.09%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.77%) Failover Clustering
5 7 (1.55%) EMC VPLEX
5 7 (1.55%) Nagios
5 7 (1.55%) Puppet
6 6 (1.32%) McAfee ePO
6 6 (1.32%) SCVMM
7 5 (1.10%) Progress Chef
8 4 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.88%) WSUS
9 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.44%) Kubernetes
11 1 (0.22%) Grafana
11 1 (0.22%) Icinga
11 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
11 1 (0.22%) systemd
11 1 (0.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 110 (24.28%) Microsoft
2 80 (17.66%) VMware
3 20 (4.42%) Veeam
4 16 (3.53%) Red Hat
5 15 (3.31%) Citrix
6 12 (2.65%) Cisco
7 10 (2.21%) Epicor
8 8 (1.77%) SAP
9 7 (1.55%) Centreon
9 7 (1.55%) EMC
9 7 (1.55%) Sybase
10 6 (1.32%) Apple
10 6 (1.32%) McAfee
11 5 (1.10%) Oracle
12 4 (0.88%) Dell
13 3 (0.66%) Autodesk
13 3 (0.66%) BT
13 3 (0.66%) Fortinet
13 3 (0.66%) SolarWinds
14 2 (0.44%) Salesforce