Systems Administrator Jobs in England

System Administrator (Sysadmin)
UK > England

The median System Administrator (Sysadmin) salary in England is £40,420 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 409 529 657
Rank change year-on-year +120 +128 -156
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Administrator 495 449 590
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.57% 0.51% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.55% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 419 353 441
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,420 £48,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.66% +7.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £52,500 £63,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,500 £75,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £40,410 £48,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -16.25% +7.22% +9.40%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,786 81,001 131,568
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 91.55% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 60,839 51,644 75,317
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Administrator in England

Systems Administrator
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Systems Administrator in England

Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Systems Administrator in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Systems Administrator in England

Systems Administrator
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
North of England +105 124 £35,000 -5.41% 7
South East +26 99 £40,000 - 25
Midlands +47 85 £40,000 +6.67% 19
London +23 80 £49,000 -18.33% 31
South West -32 78 £45,000 -1.10% 12
North West +26 63 £36,407 -23.35% 3
East Midlands +22 47 £40,000 +23.08% 11
Yorkshire +111 43 £35,000 +7.69% 3
West Midlands +27 38 £37,500 -6.25% 8
East of England +13 25 £30,000 -38.46% 12
North East +14 18 £44,500 +11.25% 1
Systems Administrator
UK

Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 May 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 England region featuring Systems Administrator in the job title.

1 163 (32.93%) Windows
2 132 (26.67%) Azure
3 128 (25.86%) Microsoft
4 116 (23.43%) Problem-Solving
5 107 (21.62%) Social Skills
6 104 (21.01%) Linux
7 102 (20.61%) Microsoft 365
8 101 (20.40%) Active Directory
9 96 (19.39%) VMware
10 67 (13.54%) Finance
11 65 (13.13%) Security Cleared
12 63 (12.73%) PowerShell
12 63 (12.73%) Firewall
12 63 (12.73%) Windows Server
13 60 (12.12%) DNS
14 57 (11.52%) VMware Infrastructure
15 54 (10.91%) Degree
15 54 (10.91%) Entra ID
16 53 (10.71%) SQL
17 49 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
17 49 (9.90%) Cybersecurity
18 47 (9.49%) LAN
18 47 (9.49%) WAN
19 45 (9.09%) Python
20 44 (8.89%) TCP/IP
21 41 (8.28%) Customer Service
22 40 (8.08%) Microsoft Exchange
23 39 (7.88%) DHCP
24 38 (7.68%) AWS
25 36 (7.27%) ITIL

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

Application Platforms
1 40 (8.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (6.06%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.21%) Confluence
3 6 (1.21%) Exchange Server 2013
4 3 (0.61%) Apache
4 3 (0.61%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (0.61%) IIS
4 3 (0.61%) Moodle
5 2 (0.40%) Site Server
6 1 (0.20%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Application Server
6 1 (0.20%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.81%) Trello
4 1 (0.20%) 1Password
Business Applications
1 9 (1.82%) Oracle HRMS
2 4 (0.81%) BASE24
2 4 (0.81%) SAP Business One
3 3 (0.61%) iTrent
3 3 (0.61%) Magento
3 3 (0.61%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) MetaTrader
Cloud Services
1 132 (26.67%) Azure
2 102 (20.61%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (10.91%) Entra ID
4 38 (7.68%) AWS
5 13 (2.63%) Power Platform
5 13 (2.63%) SaaS
6 12 (2.42%) GCP
7 11 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (1.82%) OneDrive
9 8 (1.62%) WhatsApp
10 6 (1.21%) IaaS
10 6 (1.21%) Mimecast
11 4 (0.81%) Slack
12 3 (0.61%) OpenShift
13 2 (0.40%) Azure App Service
13 2 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.40%) PaaS
13 2 (0.40%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 63 (12.73%) Firewall
2 60 (12.12%) DNS
3 47 (9.49%) LAN
3 47 (9.49%) WAN
4 44 (8.89%) TCP/IP
5 39 (7.88%) DHCP
6 18 (3.64%) VLAN
7 17 (3.43%) NAS
7 17 (3.43%) VSAN
8 13 (2.63%) VPN
9 11 (2.22%) Intrusion Detection
9 11 (2.22%) SAN
10 9 (1.82%) Internet
10 9 (1.82%) Wireshark
11 8 (1.62%) 802.11
11 8 (1.62%) VoIP
11 8 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (1.41%) Wireless
13 6 (1.21%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (1.01%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.65%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.63%) MySQL
2 13 (2.63%) Power BI
3 9 (1.82%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.41%) Crystal Reports
4 7 (1.41%) Ingres
4 7 (1.41%) NonStop SQL
5 3 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.20%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.20%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (2.22%) Git
2 5 (1.01%) AdminStudio
2 5 (1.01%) JIRA
3 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.20%) Subversion
General
1 107 (21.62%) Social Skills
2 67 (13.54%) Finance
3 49 (9.90%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (4.65%) Manufacturing
5 20 (4.04%) Retail
6 14 (2.83%) Public Sector
7 12 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (2.22%) Aerospace
9 10 (2.02%) Marketing
10 8 (1.62%) Law
11 6 (1.21%) Automotive
11 6 (1.21%) Legal
12 5 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (0.81%) Local Government
14 3 (0.61%) French Language
14 3 (0.61%) Health Technology
14 3 (0.61%) Italian Language
14 3 (0.61%) Spanish Language
14 3 (0.61%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.02%) EDI
2 8 (1.62%) 802.1X
3 7 (1.41%) REST
3 7 (1.41%) Software Packaging
4 6 (1.21%) HTML
5 5 (1.01%) CSS
6 4 (0.81%) Oracle GoldenGate
7 3 (0.61%) JSON
7 3 (0.61%) XML
8 2 (0.40%) .NET
8 2 (0.40%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.40%) ASP.NET MVC
8 2 (0.40%) Itk
8 2 (0.40%) LDAP
8 2 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.40%) SAML
8 2 (0.40%) SPFx
9 1 (0.20%) Keycloak
9 1 (0.20%) PHP-FPM
9 1 (0.20%) ServiceStack
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.07%) Management Information System
2 26 (5.25%) PKI
3 23 (4.65%) Data Centre
4 20 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.22%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.22%) Wiki
6 7 (1.41%) VAX
7 6 (1.21%) Client/Server
7 6 (1.21%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.21%) Cyberattack
8 5 (1.01%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (1.01%) Security Posture
9 4 (0.81%) Life Science
9 4 (0.81%) Replication
10 3 (0.61%) Clustering
10 3 (0.61%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (0.61%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (0.61%) NHS
11 2 (0.40%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.40%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 163 (32.93%) Windows
2 104 (21.01%) Linux
3 63 (12.73%) Windows Server
4 30 (6.06%) Windows 10
5 29 (5.86%) Windows Server 2016
6 27 (5.45%) Unix
7 25 (5.05%) Windows Server 2019
8 22 (4.44%) CentOS
9 18 (3.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 18 (3.64%) Windows 7
10 15 (3.03%) Debian
11 13 (2.63%) Android
11 13 (2.63%) Apple iOS
11 13 (2.63%) Mac OS
12 12 (2.42%) Windows Server 2008
12 12 (2.42%) Windows Server 2012
13 11 (2.22%) SUSE
14 10 (2.02%) Ubuntu
15 6 (1.21%) VMS
16 5 (1.01%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (23.43%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (9.90%) Cybersecurity
3 41 (8.28%) Customer Service
4 36 (7.27%) ITIL
5 32 (6.46%) Computer Science
6 31 (6.26%) Patch Management
7 25 (5.05%) Agile
7 25 (5.05%) ERP
8 24 (4.85%) Collaborative Working
8 24 (4.85%) DevOps
9 22 (4.44%) Project Management
10 21 (4.24%) Disaster Recovery
11 18 (3.64%) Data Management
11 18 (3.64%) Roadmaps
11 18 (3.64%) Time Management
12 17 (3.43%) Migration
12 17 (3.43%) Virtual Infrastructure
13 15 (3.03%) Information Security
13 15 (3.03%) Load Balancing
13 15 (3.03%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 63 (12.73%) PowerShell
2 53 (10.71%) SQL
3 45 (9.09%) Python
4 35 (7.07%) Bash
5 19 (3.84%) Perl
6 8 (1.62%) Shell Script
7 4 (0.81%) C#
8 3 (0.61%) AWK
8 3 (0.61%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.61%) sed
9 2 (0.40%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.20%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.20%) Java
10 1 (0.20%) Korn
10 1 (0.20%) PHP
10 1 (0.20%) tcsh
Qualifications
1 65 (13.13%) Security Cleared
2 54 (10.91%) Degree
3 28 (5.66%) DV Cleared
4 22 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.42%) CCNA
6 12 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (1.82%) HNC
8 8 (1.62%) CCNP
9 7 (1.41%) MCSE
10 6 (1.21%) MCSA
10 6 (1.21%) RHCE
11 5 (1.01%) RHCSA
12 4 (0.81%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.81%) SC Cleared
13 3 (0.61%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.61%) HND
13 3 (0.61%) Network+ Certification
14 2 (0.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 1 (0.20%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.43%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (1.82%) QA
4 5 (1.01%) GDPR
4 5 (1.01%) ISO 9001
5 4 (0.81%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.40%) SLA
8 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 101 (20.40%) Active Directory
2 57 (11.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 34 (6.87%) Hyper-V
4 20 (4.04%) vSphere
5 16 (3.23%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (2.63%) Docker
7 11 (2.22%) Virtual Servers
7 11 (2.22%) VMware NSX
8 7 (1.41%) XenApp
9 5 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.40%) KVM
11 2 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.40%) Postfix
11 2 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
12 1 (0.20%) Dovecot
12 1 (0.20%) Lustre
12 1 (0.20%) NFS
12 1 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
12 1 (0.20%) Xen
Systems Management
1 22 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.84%) SCCM
3 14 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (2.42%) Ansible
5 8 (1.62%) Failover Clustering
5 8 (1.62%) Puppet
6 7 (1.41%) EMC VPLEX
6 7 (1.41%) Nagios
7 6 (1.21%) McAfee ePO
7 6 (1.21%) Progress Chef
7 6 (1.21%) SCVMM
7 6 (1.21%) WSUS
8 4 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.81%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.40%) Grafana
10 2 (0.40%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.40%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.40%) systemd
10 2 (0.40%) Terraform
Vendors
1 128 (25.86%) Microsoft
2 96 (19.39%) VMware
3 23 (4.65%) Oracle
4 22 (4.44%) Veeam
5 20 (4.04%) Red Hat
6 19 (3.84%) Citrix
7 13 (2.63%) Cisco
8 10 (2.02%) Epicor
8 10 (2.02%) HP
9 9 (1.82%) Dell
9 9 (1.82%) SAP
10 7 (1.41%) Centreon
10 7 (1.41%) EMC
10 7 (1.41%) Sybase
11 6 (1.21%) Apple
11 6 (1.21%) McAfee
12 3 (0.61%) Autodesk
12 3 (0.61%) BT
12 3 (0.61%) Salesforce
12 3 (0.61%) SolarWinds