System Administrator (Sysadmin) Lancashire> Preston
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in Preston is £678, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title
72
40
85
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.31%
65.57%
87.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
45
28
29
10th Percentile
£290
£200
£277
25th Percentile
£405
£400
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£575
£436
Median % change year-on-year
-21.74%
+31.84%
+16.31%
75th Percentile
£610
£646
£500
90th Percentile
£665
£835
£625
Lancashire median daily rate
£475
£484
£500
% change year-on-year
-1.86%
-3.24%
+0.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
5
47
10th Percentile
-
£24.31
£20.58
25th Percentile
£26.88
£25.30
£29.30
Median hourly rate
£40.83
£28.00
£42.50
Median % change year-on-year
+45.80%
-34.12%
+12.43%
75th Percentile
£64.40
£51.88
£50.25
90th Percentile
£74.10
£61.25
£74.30
Lancashire median hourly rate
£37.29
£40.33
£44.44
% change year-on-year
-7.53%
-9.26%
+14.24%
Systems Administrator Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Systems Administrator Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Preston.
Systems Administrator Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Preston.
Systems Administrator Skill Set Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, Systems Administrator contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.
Systems Administrator Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
