System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK
The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 469 | 439 | 557 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +118 | +109 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator | 241 | 549 | 483 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.55% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.49% | 0.59% | 0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 191 | 440 | 371 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £28,000 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £33,500 | £36,481 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £40,400 | £48,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.76% | -15.83% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £59,550 | £75,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,000 | £40,000 | £41,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.50% | -2.44% | +2.50% |
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 | 49,356 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,595 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 10 May 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 10 May 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 | -65 | 216 | £50,000 | +23.70% | 237 |
| UK excluding London | -29 | 177 | £49,000 | +22.50% | 217 |
| Work from Home | +73 | 64 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 99 |
| South West | +89 | 52 | £50,000 | +14.29% | 34 |
| London | +83 | 50 | £55,000 | +12.24% | 42 |
| North of England | -18 | 46 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 44 |
| South East | +41 | 38 | £49,000 | +22.50% | 62 |
| North West | -14 | 36 | £40,000 | +9.87% | 20 |
| East of England | +37 | 18 | £53,000 | +76.67% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | +28 | 10 | £52,500 | +50.00% | 20 |
| Scotland | +96 | 9 | £50,000 | +38.89% | 8 |
| Midlands | -7 | 9 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 38 |
| Wales | +41 | 5 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 5 | £32,500 | -10.34% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 4 | £33,750 | -15.63% | 17 |
Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 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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