System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK > England
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in England is £47,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 372 | 420 | 658 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +48 | +238 | -56 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 473 | 365 | 517 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.65% | 0.65% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | 0.69% | 0.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 338 | 286 | 375 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £26,375 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £34,686 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -5.26% | +12.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £62,500 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £63,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £46,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.17% | +15.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 69,088 | 53,050 | 124,485 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.38% | 94.36% | 95.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,631 | 39,423 | 73,022 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in England.
Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator in England over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.
Systems Administrator
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 20 September 2024. 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 |
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| London | +22 | 108 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 23 |
| South West | +31 | 98 | £50,000 | +3.09% | 14 |
| South East | +8 | 92 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 14 |
| Midlands | +1 | 74 | £40,000 | +11.89% | 13 |
| North of England | +20 | 72 | £35,000 | -12.81% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 42 | £40,000 | +13.48% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 32 | £37,500 | -1.32% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 31 | £33,750 | +3.85% | 4 |
| North West | -23 | 27 | £45,000 | +0.83% | 7 |
| East of England | -37 | 25 | £40,000 | -31.62% | 1 |
| North East | -11 | 14 | £35,000 | -6.14% | |
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Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 20 September 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 England region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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