Systems Administrator Jobs in Cambridge

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Cambridge is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

 6 months to
9 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 76 86 124
Rank change year-on-year +10 +38 -34
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 7 9 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 0.70% 0.94% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% 1.10% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 6
10th Percentile - £43,500 £48,125
25th Percentile £47,500 - £52,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +69.23%
75th Percentile £58,750 £57,500 -
90th Percentile - £61,250 £59,375
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +48.65%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 970 818 1,530
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.10% 85.03% 92.50%
Number of salaries quoted 749 388 562
10th Percentile £30,500 £31,350 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £73,250 £75,000 £72,188
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £83,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% +8.00% -3.85%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in Cambridge

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in Cambridge

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Systems Administrator 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 permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Linux
1 6 (85.71%) Python
2 5 (71.43%) Degree
3 4 (57.14%) Windows
4 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
4 3 (42.86%) VPN
4 3 (42.86%) Red Hat
4 3 (42.86%) IC Design
4 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
4 3 (42.86%) VMware
4 3 (42.86%) Computer Science
4 3 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (42.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (42.86%) Azure
4 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
4 3 (42.86%) Task Automation
4 3 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (28.57%) Docker
5 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
5 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
5 2 (28.57%) Mathematics
5 2 (28.57%) Physics
5 2 (28.57%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (28.57%) DNS
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
6 1 (14.29%) Perl
6 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (14.29%) Law

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Azure
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
1 3 (42.86%) VPN
2 2 (28.57%) DNS
General
1 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Law
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Linux
2 4 (57.14%) Windows
3 3 (42.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Computer Science
1 3 (42.86%) IC Design
1 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (42.86%) Task Automation
2 2 (28.57%) Artificial Intelligence
2 2 (28.57%) Machine Learning
2 2 (28.57%) Mathematics
2 2 (28.57%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) Bash
2 1 (14.29%) Perl
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (28.57%) Docker
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Red Hat
1 3 (42.86%) VMware
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
8 Systems Administrator jobs in the East of England