Senior System Administrator (Senior Sysadmin)
UK
The median Senior System Administrator (Senior Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 773 | 708 | 994 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -65 | +286 | +52 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Administrator | 14 | 36 | 94 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.019% | 0.067% | 0.075% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.021% | 0.070% | 0.079% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 12 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £41,375 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £42,500 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £53,249 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.49% | +1.43% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £58,250 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £62,975 | £76,600 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £51,498 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.62% | +7.29% | +14.40% |
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 | 68,175 | 51,242 | 119,426 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.97% | 95.45% | 95.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 34,433 | 37,554 | 74,909 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £97,500 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.00% |
Senior Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Systems Administrator.
Senior Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 2 December 2024.
Senior 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 Senior Systems Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 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 | -74 | 14 | £45,000 | -12.62% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -104 | 10 | £45,000 | -12.62% | 3 |
| South East | -32 | 5 | £45,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +15 | 4 | £45,000 | - | 24 |
| London | +10 | 4 | £78,750 | +43.18% | 3 |
| North of England | -37 | 4 | £45,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 2 | £45,000 | - | |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | -8 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Senior Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 December 2024, Senior 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 Senior Systems Administrator in the job title.
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Senior 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: