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 8 May 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 791 | 914 | 1127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +123 | +213 | -299 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Systems Administrator | 97 | 81 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.098% | 0.080% | 0.069% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.087% | 0.071% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 64 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £25,750 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £26,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £34,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -13.75% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,500 | £43,063 | £53,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £46,500 | £49,400 | £67,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £36,000 | £28,125 | £33,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.00% | -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 | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +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 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 8 May 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 8 May 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 | +91 | 91 | £37,500 | +8.70% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | +21 | 82 | £36,000 | +28.00% | 20 |
| Midlands | +24 | 27 | £37,500 | +20.97% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +75 | 24 | £37,500 | - | 4 |
| North of England | +57 | 22 | £35,000 | +14.75% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 18 | £37,500 | +35.14% | 2 |
| London | +112 | 14 | £43,000 | +4.88% | 2 |
| North West | +17 | 13 | £45,000 | +73.08% | 2 |
| South West | -31 | 13 | £37,500 | +17.19% | 4 |
| South East | +13 | 12 | £35,000 | +32.08% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 9 | £37,500 | +20.97% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +85 | 8 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 2 |
| Scotland | -54 | 6 | £36,000 | - | |
| East of England | +12 | 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 8 May 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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