Systems Administrator Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in West Yorkshire 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 79 61 -
Rank change year-on-year -18 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 11 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 1.00% 0.19% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 0.20% -
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 - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £438 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +9.38% - -5.88%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,039 510 933
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 95.51% 92.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 664 339 565
10th Percentile £286 £253 £275
25th Percentile £404 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £463 £490
Median % change year-on-year +5.41% -5.61% -6.67%
75th Percentile £571 £550 £575
90th Percentile £630 £638 £668
Yorkshire median daily rate £476 £463 £475
% change year-on-year +2.92% -2.63% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 16 25
10th Percentile £13.37 £19.61 £11.75
25th Percentile £14.25 £22.14 £12.25
Median hourly rate £20.15 £24.82 £15.17
Median % change year-on-year -18.82% +63.61% -43.81%
75th Percentile £46.25 £55.29 £22.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £100.28 £53.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £42.50 £21.24 £14.25
% change year-on-year +100.09% +49.05% -34.48%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Systems Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Systems Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Systems Administrator
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 19 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
Leeds -12 11 £438 +9.38% 3
Systems Administrator
Yorkshire

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

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 West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire 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