IT System Administrator
UK
The median IT System Administrator salary in the UK is £37,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 797 | 888 | 1127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +91 | +239 | -309 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Systems Administrator | 99 | 82 | 105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.078% | 0.068% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.086% | 0.071% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 94 | 65 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £25,750 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £26,375 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £37,500 | £38,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.60% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,500 | £43,250 | £51,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £46,500 | £50,000 | £67,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,750 | £28,125 | £33,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.11% | -14.77% | -5.71% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
IT Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Systems Administrator.
IT Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
IT Systems Administrator
Top 15 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | +126 | 93 | £37,500 | - | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 83 | £35,750 | +27.11% | 17 |
| Midlands | +32 | 29 | £35,500 | +27.93% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 24 | £37,500 | -3.23% | 4 |
| North of England | +67 | 22 | £35,000 | +14.75% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 19 | £35,500 | +27.93% | 2 |
| London | +119 | 16 | £43,000 | +4.24% | 1 |
| North West | +23 | 13 | £45,000 | +73.08% | 2 |
| South East | +28 | 12 | £35,000 | +32.08% | 3 |
| South West | -9 | 12 | £37,500 | +7.91% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 10 | £35,750 | +22.22% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +98 | 8 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 3 |
| Scotland | -59 | 6 | £36,000 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +13 | 2 | £29,500 | -43.81% | 2 |
| North East | -2 | 1 | £32,500 | +18.18% |
IT Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 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 featuring IT Systems Administrator in the job title.
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IT Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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