Senior Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Senior System Administrator (Senior Sysadmin)
East of England > Cambridgeshire

As of 20 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior System Administrator (Senior Sysadmin) daily rate in Cambridgeshire.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Systems Administrator 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.07% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate £454 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28.31 - -
Median hourly rate £31.47 - -
75th Percentile £34.62 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £31.47 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 352 218 404
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.12% 82.89% 84.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 123 164
10th Percentile £200 £308 £235
25th Percentile £335 £406 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.16% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £593 £550 £575
90th Percentile £675 £650 £675
East of England median daily rate £475 £495 £454
% change year-on-year -4.04% +9.15% -4.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 30 171
10th Percentile £13.33 £14.98 £14.00
25th Percentile £13.80 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £16.00 £21.46 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year -25.44% +31.66% +5.16%
75th Percentile £27.50 £22.81 £25.00
90th Percentile £39.50 £58.25 £61.75
East of England median hourly rate £23.83 £60.00 £39.55
% change year-on-year -60.29% +51.71% +13.00%

Senior Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Senior Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Senior Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Systems Administrator job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Senior Systems Administrator
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Systems Administrator within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 20 March 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge - 4 - -
Senior Systems Administrator
East of England

Senior Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, Senior 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Senior Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Leadership

Senior Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:

Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Cloud Security
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Leadership