#56 by score · #55 editorially · IT Operations and Support

SysAdmin (infrastructure, general/hybrid)

Tier 3 · Safe if you evolveAI risk: mediumMixed21 offers on SOLID.Jobs

Servers, virtualisation, networks - the company's infrastructure level; a natural start towards the cloud

Overall scoreDerived
3.89/ 10
#56 of 63 by score with the default weights. #55 in the editorial ranking.
  • Salary 30% × 2.30.69
  • AI resistance 35% × 4.01.40
  • Demand 20% × 5.01.00
  • Remote work 10% × 6.00.60
  • Low stress 5% × 4.00.20

Salary, k PLN per month

Estimate
051015202530Estimate≈9–15Market B2B16.8–25.2 · 17 offersMarket employment5.8–11.9 · 4 offers

estimate MID → SENIORmarket: middle half of offersmidpoint, medianjunior (derived)

Range MID → SENIOR
≈9–15
Range midpoint
≈12.0
Junior Derived
≈6.0
Take-home, employment (UoP) Derived
≈8.2
Take-home, B2B flat-rate tax Derived
≈9.8

NOTE: this is NOT a junior salary! The bottom of the range = MID level (or just promoted from junior). The top of the range = an experienced SENIOR. Staff/principal/architect levels can earn above it.

Easiest transitions

Estimate

2-3 roles with the shortest path from this one (overlapping skills)

Key certifications

Estimate
RHCSA/LFCS or the Microsoft pathCCNA basics

Scores 1–10

Estimate
  • AI resistance4/10
    10 = rides the AI wave, 1 = highly automatable
  • Demand5/10
    10 = acute shortage of specialists, 1 = shrinking market
  • Remote work6/10
    10 = fully remote is the norm, 1 = mostly on-site
  • Stress6/10
    10 = heavy on-call / shifts / pressure, 1 = calm
  • Entry barrier4/10
    10 = years of prerequisites, 1 = open to beginners
  • Prestige4/10
    10 = elite reputation in the industry, 1 = underrated role; a subjective view of the title among engineers - informational, not part of the Score formula

The market in job ads

From job ads SOLID.Jobs · 30/10/2026
21offers · 12 employers
19.8kB2B median · 16.8–25.2k
6.8kemployment median · 4 offers
10%remote · 67% hybrid

Most common stack

  • JCL
  • IBM Mainframe
  • Product management
  • DB2
  • HP Servers
  • HTTP/HTTPS
  • ITIL
  • Linux
  • NetView for z/OS
  • REXX
  • SSH
  • storage

requirednice to have% of this role's offers

Experience level

Junior 19%Regular 52%Senior 29%

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Offers per quarter in Administration · hollow dot = quarter in progress

Matching: 13 by title, 8 by category. Pay is the midpoint of each offer's range in PLN per month (B2B net, employment gross); the median and the band holding the middle half of offers are shown.