The first table below looks at the demand for the Administrator role in IT jobs advertised for the Lancashire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Administrator in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Lancashire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Administrator
Rank 57 55 24
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -31
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 2 9 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 0.407% 1.601% 7.487%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.434% 1.695% 7.713%
Number of salaries quoted 1 9 27
Average salary £27,500 £30,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.83% -28.23%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £36,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year
+4.16% -
All Job Titles
Lancashire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
461 531 363
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 93.89% 94.48% 97.06%
Number of salaries quoted 412 484 305
Average salary £32,500 £31,500 £31,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.17% -
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £21,500 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Administrator
North West

Administrator
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Administrator across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Lancashire Administrator Jobs Demand Trend

Administrator
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Administrator across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Administrator Salary Trend

Administrator
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Burnley - 1 £27,500 -
Colne - 1 - -
Administrator
North West

Administrator
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Administrator in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Administrator in their job title.

1 20 (95.24%) Windows
2 18 (85.71%) Windows Server 2008
3 16 (76.19%) SQL Server
4 12 (57.14%) T-SQL
4 12 (57.14%) SQL Server 2005
5 11 (52.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (52.38%) SQL Server 2008
5 11 (52.38%) Replication
5 11 (52.38%) Clustering
5 11 (52.38%) SQL
5 11 (52.38%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (52.38%) DTS
5 11 (52.38%) VLDB
5 11 (52.38%) SAN
5 11 (52.38%) Capacity Planning
6 8 (38.10%) Microsoft
7 7 (33.33%) Firewall
7 7 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
8 6 (28.57%) Active Directory
8 6 (28.57%) VMware
9 5 (23.81%) VMware Infrastructure
9 5 (23.81%) MS Exchange
9 5 (23.81%) DHCP
9 5 (23.81%) DNS
10 4 (19.05%) Citrix
10 4 (19.05%) XenApp
11 3 (14.29%) XenServer
11 3 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2010
11 3 (14.29%) CCA
11 3 (14.29%) Citrix Certification

Administrator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire region that cited Administrator in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Administrator in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 5 (23.81%) MS Exchange
2 3 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2010
2 3 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2007
2 3 (14.29%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 3 (14.29%) MS Office
2 2 (9.524%) MS Excel
2 2 (9.524%) Google Apps
2 2 (9.524%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (52.38%) SAN
2 7 (33.33%) Firewall
3 5 (23.81%) DHCP
3 5 (23.81%) DNS
4 1 (4.762%) TCP/IP
4 1 (4.762%) VPN
4 1 (4.762%) SSL
4 1 (4.762%) Network Security
4 1 (4.762%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (76.19%) SQL Server
2 12 (57.14%) SQL Server 2005
3 11 (52.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 11 (52.38%) SQL Server 2008
3 11 (52.38%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (52.38%) DTS
3 11 (52.38%) VLDB
4 1 (4.762%) MS Access
4 1 (4.762%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 1 (4.762%) Finance
1 1 (4.762%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) Replication
1 11 (52.38%) Clustering
2 1 (4.762%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 20 (95.24%) Windows
2 18 (85.71%) Windows Server 2008
3 7 (33.33%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (4.762%) Windows XP
4 1 (4.762%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) Capacity Planning
2 3 (14.29%) ITIL
3 1 (4.762%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (4.762%) Workflow
3 1 (4.762%) Logistics
3 1 (4.762%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 12 (57.14%) T-SQL
2 11 (52.38%) SQL
3 2 (9.524%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) CCA
1 3 (14.29%) Citrix Certification
1 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (14.29%) ITIL Certification
1 3 (14.29%) MCSE
1 3 (14.29%) MCSA
1 3 (14.29%) MCITP
1 3 (14.29%) MCTS
1 3 (14.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 1 (4.762%) HND
System Software
1 6 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 5 (23.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (19.05%) XenApp
4 3 (14.29%) XenServer
5 2 (9.524%) Hyper-V
6 1 (4.762%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 2 (9.524%) Backup Exec
2 1 (4.762%) WSUS
Vendors
1 8 (38.10%) Microsoft
2 6 (28.57%) VMware
3 4 (19.05%) Citrix
4 3 (14.29%) AppSense
5 2 (9.524%) Google
6 1 (4.762%) SYSPRO
6 1 (4.762%) SAP
6 1 (4.762%) NCR
Burnley, Lancashire
Such areas you will need experience in are Windows Server, knowledge of virtual servers and platforms, practical understanding of Storage Area Networks, experience of backup and disaster recovery,...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Burnley, North West
You will also maintain and help develop Servers, make accurate backups to ensure disaster recovery ability, ensure operating systems and applications are kept up to date, administer the...
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 27 April 2013
Burnley, North West
You will also maintain and help develop Servers, make accurate backups to ensure disaster recovery ability, ensure operating systems and applications are kept up to date, administer the...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Burnley, North West
You will also maintain and help develop Servers, make accurate backups to ensure disaster recovery ability, ensure operating systems and applications are kept up to date, administer the...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £26500.00 - £28500.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Burnley, Lancashire
Such areas you will need experience in are Windows Server, knowledge of virtual servers and platforms (Hyper-V would be desirable), practical understanding of SAN's, experience working...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £26500.00 - £28500.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire, Greater Manchester,...
This successful Lancashire based Home Furnishings Manufacturer is looking to appoint a Systems Administrator / Technical Support Analyst to join a small team.THE ROLE - Administration of W2003/2008,...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to £27,000 + bonus + bens
Posted: 3 May 2013
Lancashire, North West
Responsibilities * Ensure that live 24/7 services are monitored and kept up * Pro-actively maintain servers/services to prevent outages * Configuration of new machines/servers/networks * Provide out-...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £20000.00 - £28000.00 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 10 May 2013