System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 506 | 398 | 527 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -108 | +129 | +222 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 223 | 663 | 458 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.38% | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.65% | 0.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 154 | 543 | 362 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,913 | £28,000 | £28,283 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,438 | £33,966 | £34,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,000 | £46,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -10.16% | +3.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £52,500 | £62,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,875 | £65,000 | £68,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
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 | 52,512 | 102,387 | 81,388 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.85% | 94.81% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,421 | 72,229 | 54,035 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| 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 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator.
Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.
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 Systems Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 2 July 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 | -112 | 205 | £45,000 | +7.14% | 360 |
| UK excluding London | -68 | 173 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 217 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 64 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 140 |
| South West | +88 | 59 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 37 |
| London | +31 | 38 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 153 |
| South East | -3 | 37 | £49,000 | -1.01% | 48 |
| North of England | -31 | 37 | £40,000 | +5.96% | 31 |
| North West | -10 | 27 | £39,250 | -5.42% | 15 |
| East of England | +25 | 17 | £51,250 | +46.43% | 36 |
| Midlands | -13 | 15 | £32,500 | -13.33% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 10 | £52,500 | +50.00% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 10 | £31,000 | -17.33% | 29 |
| Wales | +46 | 6 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 5 | £38,500 | -0.65% | 19 |
| Scotland | +35 | 2 | £60,000 | +50.00% | 8 |
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, 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 Systems Administrator in the job title.
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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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