System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in Cambridge is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | - | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 4.49% | - | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.13% | - | 0.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £228 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | - | £570 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +42.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £448 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £250 | - | £570 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +42.50% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title | 156 | 161 | 209 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.64% | 91.48% | 93.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 80 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £225 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £340 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £420 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -6.67% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £541 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £638 | £580 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £503 | £442 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.69% | -1.78% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.33 | £22.50 | £17.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.78 | £25.32 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £52.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +196.28% | -55.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.25 | £59.06 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £63.75 | £65.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.30 | £21.37 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.72% | +20.60% | +14.32% |
Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Cambridge.
Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator in Cambridge over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.
Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Cambridge.
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, 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 Cambridge region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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: