Systems administrator salary in the UK
Average pay
£50,000 a year
£25.65 an hour at 37.5 hours a week
Systems administrator jobs across the UK pay £50,000 a year on average. Half pay between £45,000 and £57,500.
1 in 10 jobs here pay over £79,000 a year.
Based on 58 jobs from 25 employers in the last day. Updated 5 Nov 2026. Pay offered in job listings, not what people earn.
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Jobs paying £50,000 a year or more
Near London, the city with the most of these jobs. Highest pay first. A pay range counts from its lowest figure.
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See all systems administrator jobsSystems administrator pay by city
Average a year, and the difference from the UK average of £50,000.
- London28 jobs · −£4,000£46,000
- Bristol2 jobsNot enough data yet
- Reading2 jobsNot enough data yet
- Liverpool1 jobNot enough data yet
- Luton1 jobNot enough data yet
- Manchester1 jobNot enough data yet
- Newcastle1 jobNot enough data yet
A city gets its own figure once we have 20 jobs from 5 or more employers.
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Common questions
How much do systems administrators earn in the UK?
Systems administrator jobs across the UK pay £25.65 an hour on average, about £50,000 a year at 37.5 hours a week. 1 in 10 pay under £18.01, and 1 in 10 over £40.51.
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Pay offered in job listings, not what people earn. How we work out pay
