Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in Leeds

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in Leeds is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 57 -
Rank change year-on-year -12 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 11 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 1.27% 0.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% 0.23% -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £419 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% - -
75th Percentile £456 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £438 £400 -
% change year-on-year +9.38% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 822 437 733
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.81% 96.68% 91.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 524 295 457
10th Percentile £313 £259 £300
25th Percentile £413 £350 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £460 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -7.11%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £635 £638 £675
West Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £463 £490
% change year-on-year +5.41% -5.61% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 14
10th Percentile - £17.08 £11.30
25th Percentile - £31.47 £11.88
Median hourly rate £14.25 £41.00 £12.53
Median % change year-on-year -65.24% +227.21% -71.86%
75th Percentile £46.75 £98.56 £15.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £102.00 £18.27
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £20.15 £24.82 £15.17
% change year-on-year -18.82% +63.61% -43.81%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Leeds

Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Leeds

Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Leeds

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

For the 6 months to 19 April 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 Leeds region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 7 (63.64%) Avature
1 7 (63.64%) Workflow

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Workflow
Vendors
1 7 (63.64%) Avature