IT Systems Administrator Jobs in the South East

IT System Administrator
England > South East

The median IT System Administrator salary in the South East is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 382 400 476
Rank change year-on-year +18 +76 -126
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Systems Administrator 12 15 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.072% 0.099% 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.11% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 12 14 12
10th Percentile £23,475 - £23,500
25th Percentile £31,875 £25,750 £29,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £26,500 £34,875
Median % change year-on-year +32.08% -24.01% -22.50%
75th Percentile £39,063 £27,250 £35,281
90th Percentile £40,000 - £38,488
England median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year - +7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 15,621 13,714 18,970
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 90.60% 96.39%
Number of salaries quoted 11,330 8,594 12,572
10th Percentile £27,250 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £39,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

IT Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Systems Administrator in the South East

IT Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Systems Administrator in the South East.

Salary trend for IT Systems Administrator in the South East

IT Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Systems Administrator in the South East over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Systems Administrator in the South East

IT Systems Administrator
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Systems Administrator within the South East region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Sussex - 6 £35,000 -
Thames Valley +19 3 £40,000 - 1
Buckinghamshire -14 2 £38,750 -
Hampshire - 2 £23,500 -
East Sussex +20 1 £30,000 -33.33%
Oxfordshire - 1 £40,000 - 1
IT Systems Administrator
England

IT Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, IT 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 South East region featuring IT Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 7 (58.33%) Customer Service
3 6 (50.00%) Windows
3 6 (50.00%) Azure
4 5 (41.67%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (41.67%) Active Directory
4 5 (41.67%) SharePoint
4 5 (41.67%) Windows Server
4 5 (41.67%) OneDrive
5 4 (33.33%) Windows 10
5 4 (33.33%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
5 4 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
5 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (33.33%) Citrix
5 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (33.33%) VMS
5 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (33.33%) Retail
5 4 (33.33%) Firewall
6 2 (16.67%) Law
6 2 (16.67%) Legal
6 2 (16.67%) SQL
6 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (16.67%) Case Management
6 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (8.33%) Power BI
7 1 (8.33%) Budgeting
7 1 (8.33%) Power Platform
7 1 (8.33%) PowerApps

IT Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (41.67%) SharePoint
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) Azure
2 5 (41.67%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (41.67%) OneDrive
3 1 (8.33%) Power Platform
3 1 (8.33%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (8.33%) Ethernet
2 1 (8.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Power BI
General
1 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (33.33%) Retail
2 2 (16.67%) Law
2 2 (16.67%) Legal
3 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 6 (50.00%) Windows
2 5 (41.67%) Windows Server
3 4 (33.33%) VMS
3 4 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Customer Service
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
2 4 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (16.67%) Case Management
3 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (8.33%) Budgeting
4 1 (8.33%) Business Case
4 1 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (8.33%) Change Control
4 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) CRM
4 1 (8.33%) ERP
4 1 (8.33%) Open Source
4 1 (8.33%) Practice Management
4 1 (8.33%) Project Management
4 1 (8.33%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) SQL
2 1 (8.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
System Software
1 5 (41.67%) Active Directory
2 4 (33.33%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (33.33%) Citrix
3 1 (8.33%) Apple
3 1 (8.33%) Mitel