System center configuration manager vs senior system administrator

The differences between system center configuration managers and senior system administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a system center configuration manager and a senior system administrator. Additionally, a senior system administrator has an average salary of $98,146, which is higher than the $52,908 average annual salary of a system center configuration manager.

The top three skills for a system center configuration manager include SCCM, microsoft system center and powershell. The most important skills for a senior system administrator are linux, windows server, and troubleshoot.

System center configuration manager vs senior system administrator overview

	System Center Configuration Manager	Senior System Administrator
Yearly salary	$52,908	$98,146
Hourly rate	$25.44	$47.19
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	46,951	100,873
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

System center configuration manager vs senior system administrator salary

System center configuration managers and senior system administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	System Center Configuration Manager	Senior System Administrator
Average salary	$52,908	$98,146
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $78,000	Between $75,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Cambridge Associates
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between system center configuration manager and senior system administrator education

There are a few differences between a system center configuration manager and a senior system administrator in terms of educational background:

	System Center Configuration Manager	Senior System Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Computer Science	Computer Science
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

System center configuration manager vs senior system administrator demographics

Here are the differences between system center configuration managers' and senior system administrators' demographics:

	System Center Configuration Manager	Senior System Administrator
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 89.0% Female, 11.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 10.2% White, 62.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 11.8% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between system center configuration manager and senior system administrator duties and responsibilities

System center configuration manager example responsibilities.

Manage resources including projects to consolidate servers, move additional systems to SAN and re-architecture of data and applications.
Utilize PowerShell scripting to monitor environment and automate processes.
Configure & troubleshoot TCP/IP, DNS, and Internet connectivity issues.
Implement SCVMM 2012 and SCOM 2012.
Update DNS and DHCP configurations as required.
Use PowerShell to execute scripts and provide reporting.

Senior system administrator example responsibilities.

Manage and optimize the design and delivery of project associate with AIX arena.
Manage all installs and setup of new servers, and server upgrades to server 2008 R2.
Implement IIS servers for both the internal and external web servers and managing security on all web servers.
Design, implement, and manage a network and domain extension in a remote location via a secure VPN link.
Manage Cisco network equipment including firewalls and switches.
Administer and manage daily backups via Symantec NetBackup.

System center configuration manager vs senior system administrator skills

Common system center configuration manager skills

SCCM, 20%
Microsoft System Center, 10%
PowerShell, 7%
Patch Management, 5%
OS, 4%
Workstations, 3%

Common senior system administrator skills

Linux, 7%
Windows Server, 6%
Troubleshoot, 5%
System Administration, 4%
PowerShell, 4%
SAN, 4%

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