Systems administrators develop, control, maintain and support the optimal performance and security of information technology systems.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- The majority of Systems administrators earn a salary between £1,627 and £4,330 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Systems administrators ranges from £1,627 to £2,945.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between £1,899 and £3,459 per month.
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Job Responsibilities
- Maintaining and administering computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software and all configurations
- Recommending changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determining hardware or software requirements related to such changes
- Diagnosing hardware and software problems
- Performing data backups and disaster recovery operations
- Operating master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use
