Systems Administrator Contracts in Wiltshire

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
South West > Wiltshire

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) daily rate in Wiltshire is £490, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 55 93
Rank change year-on-year +3 +38 -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 4 34 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire 0.90% 3.72% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% 4.18% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 34 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £525 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% -8.33% -
75th Percentile - £575 £625
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £475 £550 £450
% change year-on-year -13.64% +22.22% -5.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 395 814 1,006
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.96% 89.06% 93.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 627 806
10th Percentile £263 £315 £363
25th Percentile £460 £463 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.72% -2.18% +3.77%
75th Percentile £638 £643 £669
90th Percentile £688 £725 £725
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 30 12
10th Percentile - £12.79 £23.55
25th Percentile £18.87 £13.16 £56.06
Median hourly rate £21.75 £15.50 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.32% -75.40% +15.60%
75th Percentile £25.15 £30.25 £77.50
90th Percentile - £74.00 £86.50
South West median hourly rate £33.00 £55.25 £63.00
% change year-on-year -40.27% -12.30% +30.52%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in Wiltshire

Systems Administrator
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Wiltshire.

Daily rate trend for Systems Administrator in Wiltshire

Systems Administrator
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Wiltshire.

Hourly rate trend for Systems Administrator in Wiltshire

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 26 June 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 Wiltshire region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Network Management
2 3 (75.00%) Network Security
2 3 (75.00%) Security Patching
2 3 (75.00%) PKI
2 3 (75.00%) Change Management

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Network Security
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Network Management
2 3 (75.00%) Change Management
2 3 (75.00%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared