As of 3 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Unix System Administrator (Unix Sysadmin) salary in the UK.
6 months to 3 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
698
860
948
Rank change year-on-year
+162
+88
+233
Permanent jobs requiring a Unix Systems Administrator
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
47,358
93,248
95,013
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
90.32%
94.63%
91.53%
Number of salaries quoted
27,451
66,908
59,769
10th Percentile
£30,000
£28,500
£32,500
25th Percentile
£42,000
£38,500
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£52,550
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
+9.42%
-12.42%
-
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
£52,750
% change year-on-year
+4.00%
-5.21%
+5.50%
Unix Systems Administrator Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Unix Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Unix Systems Administrator Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Unix Systems Administrator.
Unix Systems Administrator Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Unix Systems Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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.
Unix Systems Administrator Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Unix 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 Unix Systems Administrator in the job title.
Unix 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:
