IT Systems Administrator Job Trends in London

IT System Administrator
England > London

The median IT System Administrator salary in London is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 429 437
Rank change year-on-year +63 +8 +224
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Systems Administrator 8 4 15
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.058% 0.026% 0.082%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.028% 0.086%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 15
10th Percentile £29,850 £35,850 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,875 £36,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.33% -16.67% +8.43%
75th Percentile £43,750 £40,625 £55,625
90th Percentile £59,500 £41,750 £57,500
England median annual salary £34,000 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +13.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,668 14,309 17,494
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 92.69% 95.21%
Number of salaries quoted 8,385 8,261 14,080
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,216
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,750 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.51% -5.75%

IT Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

IT Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in London

IT Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for IT Systems Administrator job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for IT Systems Administrator job vacancies in London

IT Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Systems Administrator in London over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Systems Administrator in London

IT Systems Administrator
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Systems Administrator within the London region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Central London +36 1 £70,000 +86.67% 1
IT Systems Administrator
England

IT Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, IT 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 London region featuring IT Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) VMware
1 6 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Azure
3 4 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 4 (50.00%) Cisco
3 4 (50.00%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (50.00%) LogicMonitor
3 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (50.00%) Okta
3 4 (50.00%) SQL Server
3 4 (50.00%) Zscaler
4 3 (37.50%) Bloomberg
4 3 (37.50%) Change Management
4 3 (37.50%) Cisco ISE
4 3 (37.50%) Degree
4 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
4 3 (37.50%) JIRA
4 3 (37.50%) MCP
4 3 (37.50%) MCSA
4 3 (37.50%) MCSE
4 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
4 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (37.50%) Mimecast
4 3 (37.50%) Reuters
4 3 (37.50%) Sophos
4 3 (37.50%) TCP/IP
5 1 (12.50%) Citrix
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365

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

Application Platforms
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Azure
2 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
2 3 (37.50%) Mimecast
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Cisco IOS
2 3 (37.50%) Cisco ISE
2 3 (37.50%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) JIRA
General
1 1 (12.50%) Mandarin Language
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
2 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
2 1 (12.50%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Change Management
2 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
1 3 (37.50%) MCP
1 3 (37.50%) MCSA
1 3 (37.50%) MCSE
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 6 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) VMware
2 4 (50.00%) Cisco
2 4 (50.00%) LogicMonitor
2 4 (50.00%) Okta
2 4 (50.00%) Zscaler
3 3 (37.50%) Bloomberg
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
3 3 (37.50%) Reuters
3 3 (37.50%) Sophos
4 1 (12.50%) Citrix