Systems Administrator Jobs in East Sussex

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
South East > East Sussex

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in East Sussex is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 May 2025.

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

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 74 88
Rank change year-on-year +28 +14 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 1 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 0.24% 0.14% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.15% 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £32,375
25th Percentile £30,000 - £34,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £30,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £40,000 - £37,500
90th Percentile - - £42,000
South East median annual salary £49,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +22.50% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Sussex. 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 East Sussex with a recognized job title 384 649 804
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 92.19% 85.44%
Number of salaries quoted 210 506 584
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,000 £31,411
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -4.04%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in East Sussex

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in East Sussex

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

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in East Sussex

Systems Administrator
Job Locations in East Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the East Sussex region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
Lewes - 1 £35,000 -
Systems Administrator
South East

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in East Sussex

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, 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 East Sussex region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) XML
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Debian
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) XMPP
1 1 (100.00%) Ubuntu
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Asterisk PBX
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) Multicast
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in East Sussex 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 1 (100.00%) Asterisk PBX
1 1 (100.00%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XML
1 1 (100.00%) XMPP
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Debian
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree