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 7 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 7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 498 | 403 | 513 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -95 | +110 | +239 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 235 | 654 | 465 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.65% | 0.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 164 | 536 | 366 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,250 | £28,413 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £33,966 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,000 | £45,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -8.20% | +1.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £52,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,875 | £64,375 | £67,500 |
| 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 | 53,714 | 100,740 | 80,928 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,328 | 70,958 | 54,765 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,501 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £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% | +4.24% |
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 7 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 7 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 | -82 | 217 | £45,000 | +7.14% | 91 |
| UK excluding London | -69 | 183 | £45,000 | +12.50% | 70 |
| Work from Home | +55 | 68 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 53 |
| South West | +78 | 64 | £45,000 | - | 11 |
| South East | -14 | 41 | £49,000 | -1.51% | 19 |
| London | +49 | 39 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 30 |
| North of England | -28 | 38 | £40,000 | +5.96% | 10 |
| North West | -30 | 27 | £39,250 | -5.42% | 5 |
| East of England | +26 | 18 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 16 |
| Midlands | +7 | 15 | £32,500 | -16.13% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 11 | £47,500 | +35.71% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 10 | £30,000 | -20.00% | 7 |
| Wales | +36 | 6 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 5 | £38,500 | -3.75% | 3 |
| Scotland | +24 | 1 | £60,000 | +50.00% | 3 |
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 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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