System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £40,400 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 436 | 549 | 672 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | +123 | -190 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 536 | 489 | 655 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.51% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 431 | 369 | 505 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,750 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £37,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,400 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.95% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,500 | £75,000 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +3.13% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator.
Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Systems Administrator
Top 16 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 27 April 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 |
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| England | +118 | 469 | £40,400 | -14.95% | 85 |
| UK excluding London | +104 | 443 | £40,000 | -3.03% | 74 |
| Work from Home | +51 | 141 | £45,000 | -12.20% | 30 |
| North of England | +119 | 122 | £35,000 | -9.09% | 18 |
| South East | +37 | 96 | £41,250 | +3.13% | 13 |
| Midlands | +62 | 84 | £40,000 | - | 16 |
| London | +41 | 72 | £49,000 | -18.33% | 18 |
| South West | -26 | 69 | £43,000 | -4.44% | 13 |
| North West | +40 | 62 | £32,815 | -30.92% | 12 |
| Scotland | -35 | 45 | £36,000 | -10.00% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 44 | £40,000 | +12.68% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +120 | 43 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 40 | £36,500 | -8.75% | 8 |
| East of England | +19 | 23 | £30,000 | -33.33% | 7 |
| North East | +11 | 17 | £47,500 | +15.15% | 1 |
| Wales | +16 | 4 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 3 |
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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 featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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