Systems Administrator Job Trends in Portsmouth

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Portsmouth is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 May 2026.

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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - 54
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.21% - 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £24,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -46.67%
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -16.67% +50.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 455 169 470
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.64% 95.48% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 323 106 406
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,625 £24,500
25th Percentile £44,750 £40,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £58,000 £44,250
Median % change year-on-year - +31.07% -11.50%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -3.85%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Portsmouth

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 8 May 2026, 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 Portsmouth region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft