System Administrator (Sysadmin)
North West > Manchester
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Manchester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 158 | 187 | 230 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +43 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 8 | 36 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.35% | 0.69% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.73% | 0.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 33 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28,573 | £32,475 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,750 | £29,000 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £44,263 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.96% | -15.69% | +43.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £45,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £54,500 | £60,500 | - |
| North West median annual salary | £40,000 | £36,407 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.87% | -23.35% | +18.75% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 2,053 | 4,909 | 4,481 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.39% | 91.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,287 | 3,788 | 2,637 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,800 | £30,000 | £31,660 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,988 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £54,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.26% | -5.22% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,920 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £81,250 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Manchester.
Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Systems Administrator
Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 12 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 |
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| Sale | -8 | 1 | £50,000 | +78.57% | |
| Altrincham | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| Systems Administrator North West |
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Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 12 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 Manchester region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: