Systems Administrators: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Systems Administrators is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2522) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Network administrator
- Systems administrator (computers)
Latest systems administrators job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
3,227 open ads- Systems administrator
German title: Systemadministrator
NORD Engineering Müller GmbH · Kiel · Posted 2026-07-13 - Systems administrator
German title: Systemadministrator
FERCHAU GmbH Wiesbaden Pharma & Life Science · Wiesbaden · Posted 2026-10-19 - Systems administrator
German title: Systemadministrator
FERCHAU GmbH Niederlassung Bremen City · Bremen · Posted 2026-10-19 - Systems administrator
German title: Systemadministrator
Esche Schümann Commichau PartG mbB · Hamburg · Posted 2026-10-09 - Systems administrator
German title: Systemadministrator
DIS AG Germany · Lübeck · Posted 2026-10-16 - Systems administrator
German title: Systemadministrator
DIS AG Germany · Heidelberg, Neckar · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
283 open ads- IT System Administrator Technology and Application
Swedish title: IT Systemförvaltare teknik och applikation
Försvarsmakten · Enköping · Posted 2026-10-19 - Senior Linux and KVM Specialist Enterprise Infrastructure
Swedish title: Senior Linux- och KVM-specialist Enterprise Infrastructure
Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB · Linköping · Posted 2026-10-18 - Application Manager with Microsoft Competencies
Swedish title: Application Manager med Microsoftkompetens
Valora bemanning AB · Ludvika · Posted 2026-10-17 - Senior HRIS Support
Swedish title: Senior HRIS-support
Avaron AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-17 - Temporary System Administrator
Swedish title: Vikarierande systemförvaltare
Lunds Universitet · Lund · Posted 2026-10-16 - TakeCare System Manager - 1st Line Support
Swedish title: Systemförvaltare inom TakeCare - 1st Line Support
Friday Väst AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where systems administrators are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Shortage | €4,602 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Belgium | Shortage | €5,370 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €1,367 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Croatia | Shortage | €2,097 a month * | Zagreb: €1,050 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €5,925 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,904 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Ireland | Shortage | €5,669 a month | Dublin: €2,000 |
| Luxembourg | Shortage | €6,887 a month * | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €4,726 a month | Not yet verified |
| Finland | Shortage and surplus | €4,673 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Czechia | Surplus | €2,276 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €2,136 a month | Riga: €870 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for systems administrators alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What systems administrators do
Systems administrators develop, control, maintain and support the optimal performance and security of information technology systems.
Typical tasks
- 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
Finding systems administrators jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Network administrator".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.