Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in South Wales

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Wales > South Wales

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in South Wales is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 April 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - 40
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.73% - 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% - 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £370 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 - £257
75th Percentile £410 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £433 - £283
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.50 - -
Wales median hourly rate £13.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 387 236 309
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 93.65% 89.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 177 229
10th Percentile £251 £167 £169
25th Percentile £363 £259 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £550 £500 £563
90th Percentile £675 £625 £639
Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 22 21
10th Percentile £12.21 £16.00 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.30 £18.91 £15.20
Median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £22.68
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -0.79% +25.03%
75th Percentile £23.19 £41.25 £53.75
90th Percentile £46.85 £45.00 £87.80
Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £21.51 £19.09
% change year-on-year -1.19% +12.68% +5.21%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in South Wales

Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in South Wales

Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in South Wales

Systems Administrator
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Cardiff - 3 £390 - 2
Systems Administrator
Wales

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 23 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 South Wales region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) GSM
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
1 1 (33.33%) WAN
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) GSM
1 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
1 1 (33.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
1 1 (33.33%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco