Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in Leicestershire is £413, 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 19 18 23
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 7 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 4.64% 1.05% 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.79% 1.16% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £529
25th Percentile £394 £535 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £536 £563
Median % change year-on-year -22.97% -4.80% -
75th Percentile £431 £536 £584
90th Percentile - - £586
East Midlands median daily rate £444 £536 £563
% change year-on-year -17.13% -4.80% +87.50%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 146 86 134
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.69% 90.53% 93.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 58 100
10th Percentile £131 £225 £130
25th Percentile £360 £282 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £350
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +35.71% -11.39%
75th Percentile £563 £558 £575
90th Percentile £638 £651 £625
East Midlands median daily rate £450 £425 £422
% change year-on-year +5.88% +0.83% -6.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 4
10th Percentile £14.97 £22.13 £14.98
25th Percentile £18.63 £23.44 £19.81
Median hourly rate £22.00 £26.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +5.00% +41.56%
75th Percentile £26.84 £28.44 £27.81
90th Percentile £30.52 £29.38 £28.38
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.75 £24.18 £17.71
% change year-on-year -22.46% +36.51% -5.53%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Systems Administrator
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire 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
Coalville - 6 - -
Systems Administrator
East Midlands

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Collaborative Working
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (85.71%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 1 (14.29%) AI
2 1 (14.29%) DNS
2 1 (14.29%) Generative AI
2 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (14.29%) Task Automation

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 (85.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (85.71%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) DNS
General
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (14.29%) AI
2 1 (14.29%) Generative AI
2 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (14.29%) Task Automation
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft