System Administrator (Sysadmin)
South West > Bristol
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Bristol is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 8 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
106 |
87 |
150 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-19 |
+63 |
-27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol |
0.037% |
0.11% |
0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.039% |
0.12% |
0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,750 |
- |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£33,500 |
- |
£40,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-11.54% |
| 75th Percentile |
£34,250 |
- |
£44,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£51,000 |
| South West median annual salary |
£38,500 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.00% |
+11.11% |
-1.10% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title |
2,569 |
864 |
3,177 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.94% |
94.63% |
97.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,972 |
617 |
2,478 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,550 |
£29,450 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£59,652 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.80% |
+8.46% |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,886 |
£70,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£91,750 |
£85,000 |
| South West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£51,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.96% |
+2.00% |
-4.76% |