IT Systems Administrator Job Trends in Suffolk

IT System Administrator
East of England > Suffolk

The median IT System Administrator salary in Suffolk is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2026.

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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Systems Administrator 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 0.19% - 0.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,500 - £27,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £29,500
75th Percentile £36,500 - £31,750
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £36,500 - £29,500
% change year-on-year - - -43.81%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 495 438 463
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.11% 92.41% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 258 262 300
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £24,725
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £66,100 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.92% +65.25% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,253 £53,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £66,340 £61,250
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.90% +7.30% -13.64%

IT Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

IT Systems Administrator job vacancy trend in Suffolk

IT Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for IT Systems Administrator job vacancies in Suffolk.

Salary distribution trend for IT Systems Administrator job vacancies in Suffolk

IT Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, IT 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 Suffolk region featuring IT Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012

IT Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory