Junior System Administrator
UK
The median Junior System Administrator salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 699 | 887 | 915 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +188 | +28 | +313 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Systems Administrator | 12 | 17 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.015% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.016% | 0.007% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 17 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,299 | - | £28,725 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,750 | £28,000 | £31,656 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £30,147 | £41,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.10% | -26.92% | +3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,000 | £31,720 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £32,887 | £48,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £30,147 | £30,200 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.10% | -0.18% | -24.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 50,341 | 104,123 | 84,329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.94% | 94.77% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,498 | 73,470 | 54,978 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,850 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Junior Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Systems Administrator.
Junior Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 13 June 2025.
Junior Systems Administrator
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Systems Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 2025. 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 | +168 | 12 | £35,000 | +16.10% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +189 | 11 | £35,000 | +16.10% | 3 |
| South West | - | 5 | £35,000 | - | |
| South East | - | 4 | £49,000 | - | |
| North of England | +62 | 1 | £33,715 | +11.84% | 3 |
| North West | +12 | 1 | £33,715 | +11.84% | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £25,000 | - | |
| London | - | 1 | £36,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £25,000 | - |
Junior Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2025, Junior 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 Junior Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Junior 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: