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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Administrator role in IT jobs within the Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSystem Administrator
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank9169
Rank change on same period last yearDown-22
Matching permanent IT job ads1544
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.998 %2.198 %
Salaries quoted1543
Average minimum salary£27,200£30,766
Average salary£31,483£34,468
% change on same period last year-8.65 %
Average maximum salary£35,767£38,170
UK excluding London average salary£34,873£33,809
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads15032002
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.973 %0.893 %
Salaries quoted13991834
Average minimum salary£31,522£30,876
Average salary£35,419£34,258
% change on same period last year+3.38 %
Average maximum salary£39,317£37,640
UK excluding London average salary£38,454£39,134
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Systems Administrator UKSystems Administrator
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Systems Administrator
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Wales Systems Administrator Demand Trend

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend

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

Wales Systems Administrator Salary Trend

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Systems Administrator across the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Wales Systems Administrator Salary Histogram

Systems Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the Wales region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South WalesDown-2111£31,432-9.40 %
North WalesNew entry-4£31,625-
Systems Administrator UKSystems Administrator
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Systems Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited 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 Systems Administrator in their job title.

123 (63.89 %)Windows
222 (61.11 %)Oracle
320 (55.56 %)Firewall
419 (52.78 %)SQL
419 (52.78 %)Linux
518 (50.00 %)UNIX
617 (47.22 %)Apache
715 (41.67 %)SUSE
715 (41.67 %)Red Hat
715 (41.67 %)Red Hat Linux
812 (33.33 %)PostgreSQL
97 (19.44 %)Windows Server 2003
106 (16.67 %)Active Directory
106 (16.67 %)Cognos
106 (16.67 %)Replication
106 (16.67 %)Clustering
106 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
106 (16.67 %)WebSphere
115 (13.89 %)Shell Script
124 (11.11 %)Microsoft
124 (11.11 %)LAN
124 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
124 (11.11 %)SAP
124 (11.11 %)DB2
124 (11.11 %)Crystal Reports
124 (11.11 %)Java
124 (11.11 %)SAP Basis
124 (11.11 %)Management Information System
124 (11.11 %)SAP BW
124 (11.11 %)Time Management

Systems Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited 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 Systems Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (16.67 %)WebSphere
24 (11.11 %)SAP Basis
33 (8.333 %)SAP XI
41 (2.778 %)ODBC
Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (47.22 %)Apache
21 (2.778 %)WebLogic
Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (8.333 %)MS Excel
22 (5.556 %)MS Office
Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (8.333 %)SAP CRM
Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (55.56 %)Firewall
24 (11.11 %)LAN
32 (5.556 %)VoIP
32 (5.556 %)WAN
32 (5.556 %)Broadband
32 (5.556 %)Wireless
41 (2.778 %)DHCP
41 (2.778 %)VPN
Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (33.33 %)PostgreSQL
24 (11.11 %)DB2
24 (11.11 %)Crystal Reports
24 (11.11 %)SAP BW
32 (5.556 %)MS Access
32 (5.556 %)SQL Server
Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (8.333 %)Mobile Games
13 (8.333 %)Games
21 (2.778 %)Finance
21 (2.778 %)Health
21 (2.778 %)Manufacturing
Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (16.67 %)Replication
16 (16.67 %)Clustering
24 (11.11 %)Management Information System
32 (5.556 %)Streaming Video
32 (5.556 %)PDA
Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (63.89 %)Windows
219 (52.78 %)Linux
318 (50.00 %)UNIX
415 (41.67 %)SUSE
415 (41.67 %)Red Hat Linux
57 (19.44 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
74 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
83 (8.333 %)CentOS
83 (8.333 %)Ubuntu
83 (8.333 %)Debian
83 (8.333 %)Fedora
92 (5.556 %)Windows XP
101 (2.778 %)Windows Vista
101 (2.778 %)Windows NT
Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (11.11 %)Time Management
23 (8.333 %)CRM
32 (5.556 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (2.778 %)Competitive Intelligence
41 (2.778 %)Benchmarking
Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (52.78 %)SQL
25 (13.89 %)Shell Script
34 (11.11 %)Java
41 (2.778 %)ABAP
Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (16.67 %)Active Directory
23 (8.333 %)Samba
32 (5.556 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
41 (2.778 %)Terminal Services
41 (2.778 %)Backup Exec
Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.556 %)Norton AntiVirus
Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (61.11 %)Oracle
215 (41.67 %)Red Hat
36 (16.67 %)Cognos
44 (11.11 %)Microsoft
44 (11.11 %)SAP
52 (5.556 %)Symantec
52 (5.556 %)Citrix
61 (2.778 %)Sony
61 (2.778 %)Toshiba
61 (2.778 %)Novell
61 (2.778 %)VERITAS
61 (2.778 %)HP
61 (2.778 %)McAfee Security
61 (2.778 %)Cisco
61 (2.778 %)IBM