Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in Kensington and Chelsea

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Central London > Kensington and Chelsea

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in Kensington and Chelsea is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kensington and Chelsea 11.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
Central London median daily rate £200 £332 £275
% change year-on-year -39.71% +20.64% -40.54%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Kensington and Chelsea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kensington and Chelsea. 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 Kensington and Chelsea with a recognized job title 9 8 6
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 4
10th Percentile £538 - £212
25th Percentile £563 £435 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £440 £325
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% +35.38% -40.91%
75th Percentile £669 £445 £409
90th Percentile £803 - £426
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile £23.40 - £24.00
25th Percentile £24.00 - £25.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £29.07 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% +3.82% -
75th Percentile £26.00 - £30.50
90th Percentile £26.60 - £32.00
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £32.50 £27.81
% change year-on-year -19.66% +16.86% -20.54%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Kensington and Chelsea

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 Kensington and Chelsea.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Kensington and Chelsea

Systems Administrator
Contract Job Locations in Kensington and Chelsea

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 Kensington and Chelsea region over the 6 months to 19 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
Chelsea - 1 £500 - 1
Kensington - 1 £500 - 2
Systems Administrator
Central London

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea

For the 6 months to 19 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 Kensington and Chelsea region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Escalation Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kensington and Chelsea 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Escalation Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle