Systems Administrator Jobs in Southampton

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
Hampshire > Southampton

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Southampton is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 78 -
Rank change year-on-year +40 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 0.61% 0.23% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.24% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £27,750 - -
25th Percentile £31,875 £45,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £46,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -13.98% - -
75th Percentile £49,375 £47,250 -
90th Percentile £54,250 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £48,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year +3.63% +20.63% -6.98%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 326 846 714
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.79% 97.24% 92.97%
Number of salaries quoted 252 716 564
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,625 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £53,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +6.00% -4.76% -

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in Southampton

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Southampton

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

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in Southampton

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator in Southampton over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Systems Administrator in Southampton

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, 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 Southampton region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) ACCA
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) T-SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) System Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) Degree