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Operating Systems & Server Administration

A skill group in IT & Software › IT Operations & Systems Administration: 260 skills, 203 of them carrying a SynapseScope Skill Rating, named in 733,480 open US roles at the latest reading.

SkillOrganisation ratingOpen rolesMedian salary
Operating SystemsMaintain86,683$107,500
LinuxMaintain83,424$142,500
SAPMaintain30,766$102,500
Systems AdministrationNot rated28,181$117,500
IT InfrastructureNot rated27,975$122,500
IT SystemsNot rated25,874$112,500
BashMaintain24,631$142,500
PowerShellInvest22,258$127,500
IT ServicesNot rated21,933$107,500
ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)Maintain20,262$117,500
Microsoft WindowsNot rated17,797$72,500
Systems AnalysisMaintain17,320$117,500
Systems MaintenanceMaintain15,626$77,500
ShellMaintain14,585$142,500
System UpgradeMaintain13,866$97,500
IT OperationsMaintain13,550$122,500
Windows ServerMaintain11,416$107,500
Systems ConfigurationNot rated10,299$112,500
Computer OperationsNot rated10,245$67,500
Shell scriptMaintain9,678$142,500
Windows 10Migrate9,410$52,500
UNIXMigrate8,559$137,500
System DocumentationNot rated8,370$107,500
Legacy System ManagementMigrate7,619$157,500
Systems InstallationMaintain7,576$62,500
Command LineMaintain7,010$122,500
Mainframe ComputingMigrate6,660$112,500
IT Infrastructure ManagementMaintain6,637$152,500
RTOS DevelopmentInvest6,615$152,500
Linux administrationMaintain5,953$137,500
IT Service Management (ITSM)Maintain5,777$112,500
Patch ManagementMaintain5,120$122,500
Shared ResourcesMaintain5,083$72,500
MacOSMaintain4,487$107,500
IT ManagementNot rated4,109$107,500
RHELMaintain4,085$137,500
Platform ManagementNot rated4,059$107,500
Windows Operating SystemMaintain3,990$72,500
Software ConfigurationMaintain3,710$117,500
Server AdministrationMaintain3,628$112,500
Linux command lineMaintain3,429$132,500
Application ManagementNot rated3,170$127,500
Oracle ERPMaintain3,015$127,500
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxMaintain2,929$127,500
Web ServerNot rated2,778$127,500
Device DriversMaintain2,683$152,500
KernelNot rated2,667$182,500
IBM iSeriesMigrate2,543$62,500
MCSEObsolete2,479$102,500
UbuntuMaintain2,479$137,500
System SetupMaintain2,467$52,500
Server ManagementNot rated2,391$97,500
Infrastructure ModernizationNot rated2,291$152,500
Performance optimizationNot rated2,231$162,500
Email ServicesMaintain2,122$62,500
System Center Configuration ManagerMigrate2,107$107,500
UNIX ShellMaintain2,046$142,500
Command Line ToolsMaintain1,995$122,500
JCL (Job Control Language)Migrate1,987$127,500
Microsoft Exchange ServerMaintain1,977$102,500
Remote AdministrationMaintain1,865$37,500
IT ArchitectureNot rated1,830$142,500
NginxMaintain1,827$147,500
CentOSMigrate1,800$137,500
IT Service DeliveryMaintain1,738$102,500
Technical MaintenanceMaintain1,596$67,500
KVMMonitor1,571$137,500
AppFolio Property ManagerMaintain1,501$47,500
Systems OperationMaintain1,499$137,500
Windows AdministrationMaintain1,439$117,500
Application ConfigurationMaintain1,405$122,500
Windows Server AdministrationMaintain1,214$117,500
Technical SetupNot rated1,152$92,500
Server ArchitectureNot rated1,130$157,500
RedundancyNot rated1,123$137,500
Unix EnvironmentsMaintain1,104$112,500
Command Line InterfaceMaintain1,070$122,500
Driver DevelopmentInvest1,069$167,500
HypervisorMaintain1,011$152,500
Server ConfigurationMaintain981$107,500
IBM AIXMaintain944$117,500
ITIL FrameworkMaintain927$112,500
Linux ScriptingMaintain925$92,500
Oracle SolarisMigrate887$132,500
UNIX CommandsMaintain857$142,500
IBM iSeries AccessMigrate817$72,500
Kernel developmentInvest802$207,500
Windows Server 2008Not rated793$82,500
Microsoft System CenterMaintain791$87,500
QNXInvest784$162,500
Server VirtualizationMaintain710$107,500
IT DocumentationMaintain666$67,500
Windows ServicesMonitor666$112,500
Microsoft Virtual ServerNot rated641$97,500
Software Installation and ConfigurationMaintain632$62,500
IT AutomationInvest627$137,500
DebianMaintain608$137,500
System MigrationInvest590$77,500
Computing ArchitecturesNot rated564$162,500
Server HandlingMaintain561$97,500
Desktop VirtualizationInvest537$127,500
Microsoft Windows XPNot rated522$62,500
System CoordinationNot rated520$112,500
QEMUMaintain477$177,500
Red Hat SatelliteMaintain468$92,500
Infrastructure SetupMaintain467$152,500
AS/400 SystemsMigrate458$92,500
UNIX AdministrationMigrate456$137,500
SAP Solution ManagerMigrate441$147,500
Time sharing option (TSO)Migrate414$102,500
OS ManagementMaintain387$122,500
Operating System ConceptsMaintain386$137,500
IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)Maintain367$117,500
Oracle Enterprise ManagerMaintain364$122,500
Kaseya VSAMaintain362$72,500
Mainframe DevelopmentMigrate345$112,500
OS InstallationMigrate332$107,500
SUSEMaintain321$147,500
POSIXMaintain309$182,500
ArchibusMaintain299$117,500
Operating System DevelopmentMaintain284$102,500
Linux kernel developmentInvest255$202,500
Windows Server 2003Not rated247$142,500
Background ServicesMaintain243$152,500
Email ConfigurationMaintain231$72,500
Infor CloudSuiteMaintain216$97,500
IBM MVSMigrate203$102,500
OS FundamentalsNot rated202$172,500
Remote OperationMaintain200$87,500
Operating System ConfigurationMaintain196$97,500
C shellMigrate191$157,500
Virtual Memory ManagementMaintain184$182,500
Email ServersMaintain180$62,500
Background ProcessingMaintain175$192,500
Graphics DriverMigrate152$202,500
OS ConfigurationMaintain152$127,500
KornShellMigrate140$117,500
Remote Installation ServicesNot rated139$62,500
DOS shell scriptNot rated133$92,500
FedoraMaintain133$152,500
System CustomizationMaintain133$117,500
IBM TivoliMigrate130$122,500
IBM Power SystemsMaintain129$117,500
macOS DevelopmentMaintain127$202,500
Computer Systems DesignNot rated126$112,500
IT Infrastructure DesignNot rated125$137,500
Oracle Application ServerMigrate123$127,500
Operating System DesignMaintain119$187,500
Amazon LinuxMaintain115$122,500
Logical partition (LPAR)Migrate115$122,500
ZshNot rated107$117,500
Mainframe ManagementMigrate104$142,500
System CleanupMigrate95$72,500
Command Line ProficiencyMaintain91$122,500
Game Streaming SetupMaintain88$172,500
Daemon ProcessesMaintain84$102,500
Application Server ManagementNot rated82$102,500
Microsoft Windows Pre-installation EnvironmentMaintain81$82,500
macOS AdministrationMaintain80$92,500
IBM z/OS operatingMaintain78$112,500
Server Performance MonitoringMaintain77—
FreeBSDMaintain74$147,500
Facilities Data CenterInvest72$122,500
Terminal AccessMaintain70$72,500
Operating System ManagementNot rated68$142,500
Web Server ManagementNot rated67$127,500
PleskMaintain66$37,500
Web Server ConfigurationMaintain65$122,500
Command-line usageMaintain63$82,500
Windows ConfigurationMaintain63$87,500
IBM DominoMigrate61$137,500
DOSObsolete59$67,500
zSeriesMaintain59$112,500
UNIX ToolsMaintain58$157,500
Terminal EmulationMonitor57$127,500
Customer information control system CICSMigrate56$137,500
IT Support and AdministrationNot rated51$47,500
VMWare WorkstationMaintain47$112,500
PuTTYMaintain46$102,500
Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMSMigrate43$167,500
IT Service AlignmentNot rated38—
Automated Response SystemsInvest35$102,500
PostfixMaintain35$152,500
Windows Cloud-Managed Server OperationsMaintain35—
IBM CICSMaintain32$147,500
Middleware ConfigurationMaintain32$167,500
Edge Computing Fleet ManagementInvest31$182,500
Bourne ShellMigrate30$217,500
Email HostingNot rated29$82,500
Hewlett Packard HP-UXMigrate28—
CygwinMigrate25—
WSLMaintain25—
aptMaintain25—
AlmaLinuxMaintain22—
Microsoft Systems Management ServerMigrate21—
Payara ServerMigrate20—
Microsoft Windows SysprepMaintain18—
Puppet EnterpriseMigrate17—
Automated installation softwareNot rated16—
DLL ManagementMaintain15—
Middleware ManagementNot rated15$107,500
Redundancy SolutionsInvest14$147,500
Synchronization ServicesMaintain14$172,500
MobaXtermMaintain13—
CPanelMigrate12—
Decommissioning ProceduresInvest11—
Custom Linux DistributionMaintain10—
Server Based ComputingMigrate8—
Arch LinuxMaintain7—
Win CEMigrate7$52,500
Command interpretersMaintain6—
Oracle iPlanet Web ServerObsolete6—
Linux Container Host HardeningInvest5—
Windows Media ServicesMigrate5—
openSUSEMonitor5—
System RestoreMigrate4—
The Administrator (LIDP)Not rated4—
UA Business Software Professional EditionMigrate4—
Unix System ManagementMigrate4—
Gentoo LinuxMaintain3—
Platinum For WindowsNot rated3—
virtualBoxMonitor3—
JRunMigrate2—
Microsoft Windows XP ProfessionalNot rated2—
OpenBSDMaintain2—
Operating system shellsNot rated2—
Rasmussen Software AnzioNot rated2—
Settings for DisabledNot rated2—
CPU TrackerNot rated1—
LogicalBit EimasNot rated1—
Microarchitecture simulation softwareMaintain1—
SystemwareNot rated1—
Zimbra Collaboration SuiteMigrate1—
ClustermaticMonitor——
CoVirt VirtGateMonitor——
Computer Systems Company R4 (ACERT)Not rated——
Device Drivers or System SoftwareMaintain——
Hoffman Computer Systems AmsoftObsolete——
IBM DirectorMigrate——
IDX GroupcastMonitor——
IT Maintenance SchedulingNot rated——
Intel Graphics DriversMigrate——
LAMP AdministrationMigrate——
Lynchval Systems LvadminNot rated——
Lynchval Systems LvvalNot rated——
Lynchval Systems LvxactMonitor——
Mac OSX AdministrationMaintain——
MicroFocus GroupWiseNot rated——
Microsoft WindowsMaintain——
Microsoft Windows Vista BusinessNot rated——
New World Systems Logos.NETMaintain——
Nginx ExpertsMaintain——
OctToolsNot rated——
Patch managementNot rated——
RailTech Software Systems Mars for the 21st CenturyMonitor——
RegMonMigrate——
SimWindowsMonitor——
Virtual Systems Mail-ShopMigrate——
Windows Embedded CompactMigrate——
ZOC TerminalMigrate——

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