Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in Bolton

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Manchester > Bolton

As of 1 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in Bolton.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 2.94% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Manchester median daily rate £438 £280 -
% change year-on-year +56.25% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £24.16 - -
Manchester median hourly rate £18.83 £24.77 -
% change year-on-year -23.97% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 32 35 17
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.12% 77.78% 94.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 6
10th Percentile - £231 £363
25th Percentile - £300 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £425 £474
Median % change year-on-year -52.94% -10.29% +2.43%
75th Percentile £313 £623 £529
90th Percentile £380 £624 £538
Manchester median daily rate £490 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +3.16% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 18 6
10th Percentile £22.68 £21.51 £24.15
25th Percentile £24.04 £22.16 £26.39
Median hourly rate £28.63 £22.63 £64.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.49% -64.64% +26.11%
75th Percentile £30.00 £58.87 £99.38
90th Percentile £47.50 £75.75 £100.00
Manchester median hourly rate £60.00 £20.26 £45.00
% change year-on-year +196.22% -54.99% +136.84%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Administrator' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Bolton

Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Bolton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Bolton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Bolton

Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Bolton.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Bolton

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 1 August 2026, Systems Administrator contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bolton region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CIPD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Document Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Workday

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Document Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CIPD
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Workday