Systems Administrator Contracts in Birmingham

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in Birmingham is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 57 72 96
Rank change year-on-year +15 +24 -17
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 8 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 1.12% 0.36% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 0.37% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £198
25th Percentile £288 £363 £207
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £375 £223
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +68.54% -
75th Percentile £363 £388 £237
90th Percentile - - £245
West Midlands median daily rate £325 £338 £223
% change year-on-year -3.70% +51.69% -44.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £52.50 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £12.25 £52.50 -
% change year-on-year -76.67% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 688 804 1,288
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.22% 96.06% 95.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 451 538 865
10th Percentile £200 £260 £216
25th Percentile £363 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - +7.47%
75th Percentile £627 £600 £588
90th Percentile £738 £700 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £488 £495
% change year-on-year +2.56% -1.52% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 26 17
10th Percentile £15.53 £13.10 £13.31
25th Percentile £20.88 £15.22 £14.50
Median hourly rate £43.00 £19.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +126.32% +5.56% +11.63%
75th Percentile £53.75 £64.06 £20.00
90th Percentile £56.45 £67.50 £21.56
West Midlands median hourly rate £21.59 £22.10 £18.00
% change year-on-year -2.31% +22.78% +16.77%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in Birmingham

Systems Administrator
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Systems Administrator in Birmingham

Systems Administrator
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Birmingham.

Hourly rate trend for Systems Administrator in Birmingham

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 20 September 2024, Systems Administrator contract 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 contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Finance
2 5 (62.50%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) SC Cleared
2 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 5 (62.50%) Public Sector
3 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
3 4 (50.00%) SAP
3 4 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
3 4 (50.00%) Enterprise Storage
3 4 (50.00%) Statistics
3 4 (50.00%) Marketing
3 4 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
3 4 (50.00%) Windows Server
3 4 (50.00%) Tech Ops
3 4 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (50.00%) Electronics
3 4 (50.00%) Telecoms
3 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 4 (50.00%) Programme Management
4 2 (25.00%) Local Government
5 1 (12.50%) Salesforce
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (75.00%) Finance
2 5 (62.50%) Public Sector
3 4 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Electronics
3 4 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 4 (50.00%) Marketing
3 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (50.00%) Telecoms
4 2 (25.00%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
2 4 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
1 4 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
1 4 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 4 (50.00%) Statistics
1 4 (50.00%) Tech Ops
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) SC Cleared
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (12.50%) Salesforce
2 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow