System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 452 | 591 | 624 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +139 | +33 | -178 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 291 | 592 | 541 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.49% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 237 | 389 | 455 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,010 | £30,600 | £27,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £48,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.46% | +12.94% | -2.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,759 | £58,750 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £72,500 | £64,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | - | +6.67% |
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 | 51,419 | 120,484 | 123,121 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.48% | 95.34% | 95.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,696 | 75,234 | 84,392 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 30 November 2023.
Systems Administrator
Top 17 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 30 November 2023. 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 | +120 | 270 | £42,500 | -12.37% | 104 |
| UK excluding London | +103 | 203 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 82 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 95 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 34 |
| London | +176 | 82 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 30 |
| Midlands | +135 | 40 | £38,000 | -2.56% | 7 |
| South East | +64 | 40 | £42,500 | +4.94% | 29 |
| North of England | +148 | 38 | £40,144 | -10.79% | 18 |
| South West | +21 | 35 | £43,250 | -3.89% | 13 |
| East of England | +137 | 33 | £57,500 | +48.44% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +146 | 27 | £40,000 | +2.56% | 3 |
| North West | +106 | 20 | £44,263 | +4.15% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 17 | £36,500 | -16.57% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +51 | 15 | £36,500 | -17.05% | 4 |
| Scotland | +27 | 9 | £50,000 | +42.86% | 6 |
| Wales | +19 | 7 | £39,500 | +12.86% | |
| North East | +40 | 1 | £34,581 | -23.15% | 3 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £55,000 | - |
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 November 2023, 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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