Systems Administrator Jobs in Reading

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Berkshire > Reading

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Reading is £51,350 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 106 - 114
Rank change year-on-year - - -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 17 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.99% - 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% - 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 1
10th Percentile £24,500 - -
25th Percentile £39,688 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,350 - £50,000
75th Percentile £58,688 - £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £51,350 £43,738 £49,000
% change year-on-year +17.40% -10.74% +30.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,616 1,486 1,699
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.56% 93.34% 97.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,039 805 1,033
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £73,863
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,000 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in Reading

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Reading.

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in Reading

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator in Reading over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Administrator in Reading

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, 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 Reading region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 12 (70.59%) Microsoft
2 10 (58.82%) Security Cleared
3 7 (41.18%) Decision-Making
3 7 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (41.18%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 7 (41.18%) Windows
3 7 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (35.29%) Change Management
4 6 (35.29%) Windows Server 2016
4 6 (35.29%) Windows Server 2019
5 5 (29.41%) Roadmaps
5 5 (29.41%) Windows 10
5 5 (29.41%) Finance
5 5 (29.41%) VMware
5 5 (29.41%) ITIL
5 5 (29.41%) HNC
5 5 (29.41%) Active Directory
5 5 (29.41%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (29.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (29.41%) PowerShell
5 5 (29.41%) Windows 7
5 5 (29.41%) Degree
5 5 (29.41%) Problem Management
5 5 (29.41%) SCCM
6 4 (23.53%) DV Cleared
6 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
7 3 (17.65%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (17.65%) DBS Check
7 3 (17.65%) DevOps
7 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 3 (17.65%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) NonStop SQL
General
1 5 (29.41%) Finance
2 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Police
3 3 (17.65%) Public Sector
3 3 (17.65%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) Itk
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (41.18%) Windows
2 6 (35.29%) Windows Server 2016
2 6 (35.29%) Windows Server 2019
3 5 (29.41%) Windows 10
3 5 (29.41%) Windows 7
3 5 (29.41%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (5.88%) Linux
4 1 (5.88%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (41.18%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 7 (41.18%) Decision-Making
1 7 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (35.29%) Change Management
3 5 (29.41%) ITIL
3 5 (29.41%) Problem Management
3 5 (29.41%) Roadmaps
4 3 (17.65%) DevOps
4 3 (17.65%) ERP
4 3 (17.65%) Time Management
5 1 (5.88%) Computer Security
5 1 (5.88%) Configuration Management
5 1 (5.88%) Incident Management
5 1 (5.88%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (29.41%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.88%) Bash
2 1 (5.88%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) Security Cleared
2 5 (29.41%) Degree
2 5 (29.41%) HNC
3 4 (23.53%) DV Cleared
4 3 (17.65%) DBS Check
System Software
1 5 (29.41%) Active Directory
1 5 (29.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (29.41%) SCCM
2 1 (5.88%) SCOM
Vendors
1 12 (70.59%) Microsoft
2 5 (29.41%) VMware