Unix System Administrator (Unix Sysadmin)
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Unix System Administrator (Unix Sysadmin) salary in Gloucestershire is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 101 | 106 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +5 | +27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Unix Systems Administrator | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 0.15% | 0.35% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.37% | 0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £37,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £40,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £47,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £52,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54,000 | - |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £47,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title | 620 | 1,368 | 970 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.51% | 96.13% | 86.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 385 | 876 | 540 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £29,000 | £29,440 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £37,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £62,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,750 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £48,500 | £50,000 | £54,736 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.00% | -8.65% | +9.47% |
Unix Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings that featured Unix Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Unix Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Unix Systems Administrator in Gloucestershire.
Unix Systems Administrator
Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix Systems Administrator within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 14 August 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 |
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| Cheltenham | +30 | 1 | £52,500 | +5.00% | 1 |
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Unix Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, Unix 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Unix Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Unix Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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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