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System Administrator And Automation Specialist

A System Administrator And Automation Specialist is responsible for key functions within their domain of expertise. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across bahrain with 2 recent postings.

In brief

A System Administrator And Automation Specialist in the GCC region requires sql, excel, oracle, communication, customer service. A System Administrator And Automation Specialist is responsible for key functions within their domain of expertise. This role is in demand across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Salary across the GCC

Salary across the GCC

Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.

System Administrator And Automation Specialist — Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.
CountryJuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead / Principal
United Arab Emirates15,500 AED26,500 AED41,000 AED57,000 AED
Saudi Arabia14,500 SAR25,000 SAR39,000 SAR54,000 SAR
Qatar16,000 QAR27,500 QAR43,000 QAR59,500 QAR
Kuwait1,250 KWD2,150 KWD3,350 KWD4,650 KWD
Oman1,400 OMR2,400 OMR3,700 OMR5,150 OMR
Bahrain1,300 BHD2,300 BHD3,550 BHD4,900 BHD
Salary breakdown

How System Administrator And Automation Specialist pay varies in the UAE

UAE · mid-level · monthly gross in AED

Based on 500 data points · updated June 15, 2026 · How we estimate

Sample size
500
verified reports
Year-over-year
+9%
vs 2025
Hiring demand
Medium
roles open now
Remote share
26%
fully or hybrid

By company size

Median compensation varies with headcount.

Startup (<50)22,500
Scale-up (50–500)26,500
Enterprise (500+)34,500

Top-paying industries

Median for this role, ranked by sector.

01Fintech
32,500
02Cloud & SaaS
29,500
03E-commerce
26,500
04Government tech
24,500
05Telecom
23,000

Estimates modelled from GCC pay surveys and live posting volume — a directional guide, not a live salary feed.

Required skills

sqlexceloraclecommunicationcustomer servicecloudawsazure

Top hiring companies

  • Arab Banking Corporation
  • بنك ABC

Active markets

  • bahrain
What a System Administrator And Automation Specialist does
  • 01

    M application software installation, configuration, deployment and upgrades.</li> <li>Advise on improving the way of working by bringing an automation

  • 02

    based perspective, proactively suggesting areas of improvement.</li> <li>Ensure all the Control

  • 03

    M jobs.</li> <li>Install and manage Control

  • 04

    M modules i.e., Control

  • 05

    M for backups, Control

  • 06

    M for database, Control

  • 07

    M for applications.</li> <li>Install Control

  • 08

    M Server, EM and Agents (Windows, Unix and Linux) along with monitoring and troubleshooting.</li> <li>Keep everything documented and all documents constantly up

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Seniority level
Based on 14,820 verified salaries across the GCC · Updated monthly
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