Top skills for Systems Administrator jobs
Based on 267 active Systems Administrator postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Systems Administrator postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Linux42%
- Scripting40%
- Automation37%
- Computer Science34%
- Design32%
- Patching31%
- System Administration28%
- Networks24%
- Cybersecurity24%
- Virtualization23%
- VMware23%
- Group Policy18%
- Remediation18%
- Computing14%
- Firewalls13%
- System Security13%
- Authentication12%
- System Upgrades11%
- Network Administration11%
- Access Management10%
- Licensing10%
- Endpoint Management10%
- End Users9%
- Enterprise IT9%
- Kubernetes9%
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