Windows Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in England

Windows System Administrator (Windows Sysadmin)
UK > England

The median Windows System Administrator (Windows Sysadmin) daily rate in England is £406, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 610 495 550
Rank change year-on-year -115 +55 +71
Contract jobs requiring a Windows Systems Administrator 4 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.009% 0.016% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.017% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £381 £425 -
25th Percentile £389 £463 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £406 £525 £519
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% +1.25% +16.52%
75th Percentile £427 £530 £528
90th Percentile £437 £534 -
UK median daily rate £375 £463 £519
% change year-on-year -18.92% -10.80% +24.94%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 40,429 23,502 34,503
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.38% 92.15% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,779 15,373 22,543
10th Percentile £325 £293 £298
25th Percentile £419 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £638
90th Percentile £735 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,896 1,093 2,589
10th Percentile £15.99 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.93 £17.87 £16.74
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.50 £39.55
Median % change year-on-year +57.89% -27.94% -9.83%
75th Percentile £67.50 £57.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £74.51
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £27.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +59.26% -28.00% -12.79%

Windows Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Windows Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in England

Windows Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Windows Systems Administrator job vacancies in England

Windows Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Windows Systems Administrator job vacancies in England

Windows Systems Administrator
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Systems Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 30 June 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
East Midlands -16 1 £438 -18.30% 2
Midlands -60 1 £438 -18.30% 2
London -86 1 £375 -6.25%
South West - 1 - -
Windows Systems Administrator
UK

Windows Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 June 2026, Windows 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 England region featuring Windows Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) PowerShell
3 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) SCCM
3 2 (50.00%) SCOM
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) Server Building
3 2 (50.00%) Software Packaging
4 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
4 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 1 (25.00%) Configuration Management
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) Degree
4 1 (25.00%) DHCP
4 1 (25.00%) DNS
4 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (25.00%) Hyper-V
4 1 (25.00%) Mac OS
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (25.00%) Network Security
4 1 (25.00%) Operational Stability
4 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
4 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Storage Management

Windows Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) DHCP
1 1 (25.00%) DNS
1 1 (25.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (25.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Server Building
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Operational Stability
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Storage Management
2 1 (25.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (25.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (25.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (25.00%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM
1 2 (50.00%) SCOM
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) VMware