Systems Administrator Job Trends in Devon

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
South West > Devon

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Devon is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 55 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.39% 0.33% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.34% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
South West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +13.64% -2.22%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 476 585 369
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 97.34% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 311 380 294
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £24,327
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,688 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -5.26% +17.72%
75th Percentile £59,375 £60,313 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £66,750
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% +5.00%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Administrator' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Devon

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Devon.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Devon

Systems Administrator
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the Devon region over the 6 months to 19 November 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Exeter -2 1 - -
Plymouth - 1 £35,000 - 1
Systems Administrator
South West

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, Systems Administrator 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 permanent job ads across the Devon region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Linux
2 1 (50.00%) Case Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing

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

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Case Management
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA