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Software & IT

it systems administrator

Learned from 27 real résumés for this role.

Across 27 real U.S. résumés for a it systems administrator, the most distinctive skills are Secure Ftp, Amazon Web Service and Lan Installation — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Secure Ftp
11% have it · 1801.8× vs average
Amazon Web Service
11% have it · 1801.8× vs average
Lan Installation
11% have it · 1201.2× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

secure ftp
1801.8×
11% · N=3
amazon web service
1801.8×
11% · N=3
lan installation
1201.2×
11% · N=3
aws migration
900.9×
11% · N=3
client needs analysis
900.9×
11% · N=3
windows 2012 r2
900.9×
11% · N=3
linux operating systems
772.2×
11% · N=3
full disk encryption
720.7×
11% · N=3
alerting
720.7×
11% · N=3
email security
480.5×
22% · N=6
network expansion
600.6×
11% · N=3
citrix environment
514.8×
11% · N=3
centos linux
514.8×
11% · N=3
refunds
470.0×
11% · N=3
product information
386.1×
11% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a It Systems Administrator need?

In 27 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Secure Ftp (11% have it), Amazon Web Service (11% have it), Lan Installation (11% have it), Aws Migration (11% have it), Client Needs Analysis (11% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in It Systems Administrator roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Systems Administrator (9% of moves, N=6), Pos Database Administrator (4% of moves, N=3), It Consultant (4% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into It Systems Administrator?

The roles that most often feed into this one are It Consultant (2% of arrivals, N=6), Desktop Support Analyst (6% of arrivals, N=3), Desktop Support Consultant (33% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show It Systems Administrator salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 27 of them are It Systems Administrator résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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