Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
England > East Midlands

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in the East Midlands is £444, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 49 66
Rank change year-on-year -20 +17 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 12 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 1.19% 0.20% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.33% 0.22% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £401 - £529
25th Percentile £411 £535 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £536 £563
Median % change year-on-year -17.13% -4.80% +87.50%
75th Percentile £473 £536 £584
90th Percentile £482 - £586
England median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - +0.22%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 903 452 719
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.58% 90.76% 94.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 500 312 492
10th Percentile £190 £200 £160
25th Percentile £360 £320 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £422
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +0.83% -6.33%
75th Percentile £540 £520 £550
90th Percentile £625 £588 £638
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 20 78
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.67 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.35 £18.34 £14.04
Median hourly rate £18.75 £24.18 £17.71
Median % change year-on-year -22.46% +36.51% -5.53%
75th Percentile £25.15 £30.08 £24.25
90th Percentile £30.48 £35.38 £33.78
England median hourly rate £40.54 £34.11 £32.50
% change year-on-year +18.85% +4.95% -24.42%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in the East Midlands

Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in the East Midlands

Systems Administrator
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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
Leicestershire -1 7 £413 -22.97% 1
Nottinghamshire - 4 - -
Lincolnshire - 1 £475 - 2
Systems Administrator
England

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 27 March 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 East Midlands region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 6 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (8.33%) AI
3 1 (8.33%) DNS
3 1 (8.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) Security Patching
3 1 (8.33%) Task Automation

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 6 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) DNS
General
1 4 (33.33%) Fire and Rescue
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) AI
3 1 (8.33%) Generative AI
3 1 (8.33%) Security Patching
3 1 (8.33%) Task Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (50.00%) Microsoft