System Administrator jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-29, Skillenai has indexed 8 job postings with the title “System Administrator” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is VMware.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-29
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+How many System Administrator jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 8 job postings with the title “System Administrator” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29.
+What skills do System Administrator jobs require?
Across System Administrator postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29, the skills mentioned most often are VMware, Linux, Ansible, system administration, Windows.
+Which cities are hiring the most System Administrator?
As of 2026-08-29, System Administrator postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Folsom, Reston, Arlington, Ashville, Leuven.
+Is System Administrator a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 8 System Administrator postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29. The skill mentioned most often in System Administrator postings is VMware, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly System Administrator postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for System Administrator
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | 7 | 87.5% |
| Linux | 5 | 62.5% |
| Ansible | 5 | 62.5% |
| system administration | 5 | 62.5% |
| Windows | 4 | 50.0% |
| disaster recovery | 4 | 50.0% |
| Scripting | 4 | 50.0% |
| Group policy | 3 | 37.5% |
| virtualization | 3 | 37.5% |
| Security | 3 | 37.5% |
| configuration management | 3 | 37.5% |
| infrastructure-as-code (IaC) | 2 | 25.0% |
| Access controls | 2 | 25.0% |
| device management | 2 | 25.0% |
| PowerShell | 2 | 25.0% |
Top metros hiring System Administrator
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Folsom | 2 | 25.0% |
| Reston | 2 | 25.0% |
| Arlington | 1 | 12.5% |
| Ashville | 1 | 12.5% |
| Leuven | 1 | 12.5% |
| Tampa | 1 | 12.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29, matching postings whose canonical role is “System Administrator”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- System Administrator
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-08-29
- window_days
- 90
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