Administrator Contract Job Trends in Central London

Administrator
London > Central London

The median Administrator daily rate in Central London is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 101 116
Rank change year-on-year -35 +15 +8
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 19 27 15
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.77% 1.39% 0.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% 1.49% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 20 7
10th Percentile £358 £225 £215
25th Percentile £425 £277 £283
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £452 £415
Median % change year-on-year -0.44% +8.92% +12.16%
75th Percentile £475 £518 £521
90th Percentile - £675 £609
London median daily rate £450 £411 £400
% change year-on-year +9.42% +2.81% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 2,332 1,809 2,182
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 93.25% 93.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,580 1,223 1,397
10th Percentile £355 £315 £363
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £775 £788
London median daily rate £550 £543 £550
% change year-on-year +1.29% -1.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 28 27
10th Percentile £17.60 £18.33 £21.40
25th Percentile £18.75 £22.75 £25.98
Median hourly rate £28.07 £27.83 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.86% -20.50% -1.41%
75th Percentile £55.56 £45.85 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.88 £64.30 £122.20
London median hourly rate £40.00 £28.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year +39.13% -17.86% -6.27%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Administrator' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Administrator job vacancy trend in Central London

Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Central London

Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Administrator in Central London over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Administrator in Central London

Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Central London

Administrator
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the Central London region over the 6 months to 24 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London -26 19 £450 -6.25% 16
Administrator
London

Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 24 September 2026, Administrator contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 11 (57.89%) Migration
2 7 (36.84%) SharePoint
3 4 (21.05%) DevOps
3 4 (21.05%) SC Cleared
3 4 (21.05%) Security Cleared
3 4 (21.05%) SharePoint 2013
4 3 (15.79%) Data Modelling
4 3 (15.79%) Data Quality
4 3 (15.79%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (10.53%) CI/CD
5 2 (10.53%) Content Development
5 2 (10.53%) JIRA
5 2 (10.53%) Linux
5 2 (10.53%) Microsoft
5 2 (10.53%) PCRE
5 2 (10.53%) Perl
5 2 (10.53%) PowerShell
5 2 (10.53%) Python
5 2 (10.53%) Regular Expression
5 2 (10.53%) SaaS
5 2 (10.53%) Splunk
5 2 (10.53%) SQL
5 2 (10.53%) SQL Server
5 2 (10.53%) SSL
5 2 (10.53%) Unix
5 2 (10.53%) Windows
6 1 (5.26%) API Development
6 1 (5.26%) Collaborative Working

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (36.84%) SharePoint
2 4 (21.05%) SharePoint 2013
3 1 (5.26%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (5.26%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.53%) SaaS
2 1 (5.26%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
2 1 (5.26%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.53%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.53%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.26%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) JIRA
2 1 (5.26%) Git
2 1 (5.26%) GitLab
General
1 2 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Aerospace
2 1 (5.26%) Finance
2 1 (5.26%) Legal
2 1 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.53%) PCRE
1 2 (10.53%) Regular Expression
2 1 (5.26%) JDBC
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.53%) Hybrid Cloud
1 2 (10.53%) Onboarding
2 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.26%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.53%) Linux
1 2 (10.53%) Unix
1 2 (10.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (57.89%) Migration
2 4 (21.05%) DevOps
3 3 (15.79%) Data Modelling
3 3 (15.79%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (15.79%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (15.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (10.53%) CI/CD
4 2 (10.53%) Content Development
5 1 (5.26%) API Development
5 1 (5.26%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (5.26%) Data Migration
5 1 (5.26%) High Availability
5 1 (5.26%) PLM
5 1 (5.26%) PQQ
5 1 (5.26%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (5.26%) User Experience
5 1 (5.26%) Validation
5 1 (5.26%) Visualisation
5 1 (5.26%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.53%) Perl
1 2 (10.53%) PowerShell
1 2 (10.53%) Python
1 2 (10.53%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (21.05%) SC Cleared
1 4 (21.05%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.79%) Data Quality
2 1 (5.26%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (10.53%) Microsoft
1 2 (10.53%) Splunk
2 1 (5.26%) HubSpot
2 1 (5.26%) Oracle
2 1 (5.26%) PTC
2 1 (5.26%) Salesforce