Windows Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Windows System Administrator (Windows Sysadmin)
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Windows System Administrator (Windows Sysadmin) daily rate in Leicester is £438, 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 16 16 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Windows Systems Administrator 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 1.33% 1.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 1.59% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £431 £535 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £536 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.30% - -
75th Percentile £444 £536 -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £438 £536 -
% change year-on-year -18.30% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 70 63 108
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 76.83% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 36 75
10th Percentile £313 £126 £260
25th Percentile £409 £291 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £498
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -7.13% +17.18%
75th Percentile £575 £526 £588
90th Percentile £700 £630 £625
Leicestershire median daily rate £438 £386 £449
% change year-on-year +13.27% -13.98% +8.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 4
10th Percentile £13.52 - £14.98
25th Percentile £16.51 - £19.81
Median hourly rate £20.00 - £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +49.79%
75th Percentile £22.00 - £27.81
90th Percentile £23.58 - £28.38
Leicestershire median hourly rate £16.28 £19.75 £25.00
% change year-on-year -17.59% -21.00% +29.20%

Windows Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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 Leicester.

Windows Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Leicester

Windows Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

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

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

Windows Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

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

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

Windows Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

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 Leicester region featuring Windows Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) SCOM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Server Building
1 1 (100.00%) Software Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Windows Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Software Packaging
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Server Building
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) SCOM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft