Senior Systems Administrator Job Trends in the North West

Senior System Administrator (Senior Sysadmin)
England > North West

The median Senior System Administrator (Senior Sysadmin) salary in the North West is £52,679 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 March 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 184 269
Rank change year-on-year -20 +85 +28
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Administrator 1 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.012% 0.026% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.029% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,750 - £55,163
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,679 - £56,509
Median % change year-on-year - - +82.29%
75th Percentile £54,607 - £57,854
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £62,500 £45,000 £51,498
% change year-on-year +38.89% -12.62% -8.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 7,551 3,452 7,859
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.96% 90.01% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 4,656 2,222 6,366
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,346 £40,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £69,753 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.69%

Senior Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Senior Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in the North West

Senior Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Administrator job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Systems Administrator job vacancies in the North West

Senior Systems Administrator
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Systems Administrator within the North West region over the 6 months to 22 March 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
Lancashire - 1 £52,679 - 1
Senior Systems Administrator
England

Senior Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 22 March 2026, Senior 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 North West region featuring Senior Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress

Senior Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement