Systems Administrator Jobs in Birmingham

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in Birmingham is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 135 120 185
Rank change year-on-year -15 +65 -51
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 15 10 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.48% 0.56% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.60% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 15 9 5
10th Percentile £30,750 £25,700 £35,400
25th Percentile £34,115 £26,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £41,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.54% -3.53% -10.05%
75th Percentile £44,500 £45,000 £53,000
90th Percentile - £52,600 £56,450
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £41,250
% change year-on-year +14.29% -15.15% -2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,969 1,669 3,023
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.58% 92.88% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 2,354 1,299 2,256
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £33,875
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.90% +0.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in Birmingham

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Administrator in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in Birmingham

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 11 (73.33%) Problem-Solving
1 11 (73.33%) Social Skills
2 9 (60.00%) Wiki
2 9 (60.00%) PowerShell
2 9 (60.00%) Patch Management
2 9 (60.00%) Intrusion Detection
2 9 (60.00%) Firewall
2 9 (60.00%) Perl
2 9 (60.00%) Python
2 9 (60.00%) LAN
2 9 (60.00%) WAN
3 5 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 3 (20.00%) Finance
4 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 3 (20.00%) Local Government
4 3 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (20.00%) Azure
5 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (13.33%) Degree
5 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
5 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (13.33%) Windows
5 2 (13.33%) Linux
6 1 (6.67%) Logistics
6 1 (6.67%) Driving Licence

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) Azure
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (60.00%) Firewall
1 9 (60.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 9 (60.00%) LAN
1 9 (60.00%) WAN
General
1 11 (73.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Finance
2 3 (20.00%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 9 (60.00%) Wiki
2 1 (6.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Linux
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (73.33%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (60.00%) Patch Management
3 3 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
4 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (6.67%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 9 (60.00%) Perl
1 9 (60.00%) PowerShell
1 9 (60.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft