IT System Administrator
UK
The median IT System Administrator salary in the UK is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 793 | 853 | 1152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +299 | -272 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Systems Administrator | 115 | 82 | 114 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.088% | 0.066% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.097% | 0.069% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 110 | 69 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £25,750 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,617 | £26,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £32,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -18.75% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £43,000 | £53,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,000 | £63,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £29,000 | £34,875 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.31% | -16.85% | -0.36% |
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 | 103,724 | 84,717 | 165,173 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.76% | 91.22% | 95.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,308 | 55,181 | 85,146 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,605 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
IT Systems Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Systems Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Systems Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Systems Administrator.
IT Systems Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Systems Administrator over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
IT 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 IT Systems Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 11 June 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 |
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| England | +81 | 109 | £38,500 | +18.46% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 100 | £37,500 | +29.31% | 21 |
| Midlands | -7 | 26 | £37,500 | +20.97% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 25 | £37,500 | +19.05% | 14 |
| North of England | +39 | 25 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 3 |
| South East | -21 | 21 | £40,000 | +50.94% | 3 |
| South West | -24 | 19 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 15 | £42,000 | +51.35% | |
| London | +75 | 14 | £40,750 | -1.81% | 4 |
| North West | -8 | 13 | £45,000 | +73.08% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 11 | £32,500 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 11 | £37,000 | +19.35% | 5 |
| Scotland | -59 | 6 | £36,000 | -20.00% | 2 |
| East of England | -5 | 3 | £29,500 | - | 3 |
| North East | -18 | 1 | £32,500 | +18.18% |
IT Systems Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, IT 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 IT Systems Administrator in the job title.
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IT 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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