Systems Administrator Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber
Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber.
Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber
£33,401
gross, per year
▲ 4.6% change on the previous year
Mean
£36,657
What most systems administrators actually earn
Half of systems administrators across the UK earn between £28,218 and £43,949. Earning above £43,949 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of systems administrators earn less than this.
How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for systems administrator pay
5th
of 9 GB regions with a published figure
North West tops the table on £38,695 and East sits at the bottom on £31,316. Yorkshire and The Humber is £5,294 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- IT operations technicians
- SOC 2020 code
- 3131
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “systems administrator” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “IT operations technicians”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Systems Administrator salary FAQs
What is the average Systems Administrator salary in Yorkshire and The Humber?
The median is £33,401 a year and the mean is £36,657, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Systems Administrator salary?
Half of systems administrators earn between £28,218 and £43,949. Anything above £43,949 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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