System Administrator Salary

The average salary for a System Administrator in the UK is:

£29,618

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UNIX system administration, network administration, firewalls, design

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System Administrator Salary Comparison

In 2008, the average salary for this job was £25,438.

The average salary in 2009 was £30,656, based on 34 respondents (a difference of 21% from the 2008 figure.

The average salary in 2010 was £26,828, based on 43 respondents (a difference of -14% from the 2009 figure.

The average salary in 2011 was £30,147, based on 27 respondents (a difference of 12% from the 2010 figure.

The average salary in 2012 was £28,905, based on 19 respondents (a difference of -4% from the 2011 figure.

The median salary for a System Administrator based on all salary survey responses is: £27,000

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About the Salary Survey Data in this survey is based on over 368,000 individual salary records. The date period for which job information was gathered varies, but is usually between 2008 - 2012. For precise date related information, custom reports may be ordered with greater granularity. Working 8 hours a day, 250 days of the year, the data suggests the hourly rate for System Administrator is £14.81.


Assorted System Administrator Salary Information

SalaryLocationDate
£30,000London19-September-14
£32,500South East26-August-14
£33,000North West13-March-14
£34,963Midlands9-August-13
£21,000London3-July-13
Chart to the right shows ten most recent raw datapoints. Outlying points may be discarded.
Graph of System Administrator salary data

System Administrator Salary By UK Region

SalaryRegion
£32,729London
£33,186Midlands
£28,419South East
£20,000East of England
£25,000Scotland

With regard to age and impact on salary for a System Administrator, a statistical average weighting (that is based on how salary varies by age and not for a specific job which may vary considerably) suggests these figures: £22,214 for a worker in their 20s, £29,026 (30s), £34,357 (40s) and £34,357 (50s).
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The average salary figure above for a System Administrator is considered highly likely to be representative of the UK market average due to the high number of respondents who had this exact job title.

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