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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TRADES N.E.C.▲ 65% /10yrBUSINESS, RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS N.E.C.▲ 60% /10yrFINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS▲ 55% /10yrASSEMBLERS (VEHICLES AND METAL GOODS)▼ 1% /10yrHIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING PROFESSIONALS▲ 5% /10yrSOFTWARE ENGINEER£55,000▲ 38% /5yrCYBER SECURITY ANALYST£62,000▲ 35% /5yr

IT Support / Systems Admin Salary in East Midlands

The East Midlands offers some of the UK's most affordable living combined with a diverse employment base spanning logistics, manufacturing, food production and professional services. Salaries are generally 10-20% below the national median.

Among the most affordable UK regions for housing, offering strong purchasing power. The cost-of-living advantage can offset lower nominal salaries.

Entry Salary
£21,620
Peak Salary
£63,920
Growth
▲ 196%
Lifetime (25yr)
£1.1m
WINDOW: TRAJECTORY

Salary Trajectory

StageYrs ExpP25MedianP75P90
IT Support Analyst (1st Line)0+£18,800£21,620£24,440£27,260
IT Support Engineer (2nd Line)2+£23,500£27,260£31,960£35,720
Systems Administrator / 3rd Line5+£30,080£35,720£42,300£47,000
Senior Sysadmin / Infrastructure Engineer8+£39,480£47,000£54,520£61,100
IT Manager / Head of Infrastructure13+£51,700£63,920£77,080£89,300

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WINDOW: REGIONAL COMPARISON

How East Midlands Compares

Mid-career IT Support / Systems Admin median salary by region

London
£50,160South East
£40,280Scotland
£39,900East of England
£38,760South West
£37,620North West
£37,620West Midlands
£37,240Northern Ireland
£37,240Yorkshire and The Humber
£36,100Wales
£36,100East Midlands
£35,720North East
£34,580
WINDOW: RELATED

Compare with Other Careers in East Midlands

Cyber Security
£30,080→£131,600
Data Science & Analytics
£26,320→£122,200
DevOps / Cloud Engineering
£31,960→£94,000
Product Management
£32,900→£131,600

IT Support / Systems Admin in Other Regions

LondonSouth EastEast of EnglandSouth WestWest MidlandsNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberNorth EastScotlandWalesNorthern Ireland

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Based on ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) via NOMIS. Regional salary adjustments derived from ONS regional pay differentials. Career progression timelines based on industry research. All figures are gross annual pay estimates for full-time workers.