Unix System Administrator (Unix Sysadmin)
UK
The median Unix System Administrator (Unix Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £51,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 867 | 956 | 1177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +221 | -279 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Unix Systems Administrator | 18 | 30 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.018% | 0.029% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.019% | 0.032% | 0.030% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 15 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,520 | £45,150 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,640 | £57,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,250 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.58% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £73,750 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74,650 | £62,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £54,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.26% | +3.81% | +10.53% |
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 | 93,044 | 95,188 | 149,713 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,821 | 59,863 | 85,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,750 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.08% | - | +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% |
Unix Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Unix Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Unix Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Unix Systems Administrator.
Unix Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Unix Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Unix Systems Administrator
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix Systems Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 | +99 | 18 | £51,250 | -14.58% | |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 17 | £50,000 | -8.26% | |
| South West | -14 | 13 | £52,500 | - | |
| South East | +12 | 4 | £35,520 | - | |
| London | +117 | 1 | £82,500 | +37.50% | |
| Work from Home | +63 | 1 | £82,500 | +104.97% |
Unix Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Unix 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 Unix Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Unix 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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