Systems Administrator Job Trends in Preston

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Lancashire > Preston

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Preston is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 0.34% - 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £46,339 £42,134 £28,000
% change year-on-year +9.98% +50.48% -41.05%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 283 77 175
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.25% 91.67% 89.74%
Number of salaries quoted 153 45 135
10th Percentile £28,800 £44,650 £25,200
25th Percentile £31,000 £47,683 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,793 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.87% +28.92% +0.96%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,950 £74,200 £63,250
Lancashire median annual salary £45,497 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.11% +11.23% -4.76%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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 Preston.

Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Preston

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Administrator job vacancies in Preston

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 12 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 Preston region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM

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

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) SIEM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat