Administrator Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Administrator
England > East Midlands

The median Administrator daily rate in the East Midlands is £1,300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 44 54
Rank change year-on-year -16 +10 +25
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 21 14 15
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 2.13% 2.41% 1.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.36% 2.64% 2.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 5
10th Percentile £714 £436 -
25th Percentile £1,091 £453 £100
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £1,300 £480 £160
Median % change year-on-year +170.62% +200.23% -46.67%
75th Percentile - £508 £575
90th Percentile - £525 £605
England median daily rate £422 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +5.47% - -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 9
10th Percentile £12.43 - -
25th Percentile £12.76 - £10.90
Median hourly rate £13.06 - £14.00
75th Percentile £13.74 - -
90th Percentile £14.74 - -
England median hourly rate £17.69 £21.75 £13.99
% change year-on-year -18.67% +55.47% -39.17%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 891 531 742
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.18% 91.55% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 514 331 514
10th Percentile £190 £225 £166
25th Percentile £358 £341 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +4.56% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £525 £538
90th Percentile £611 £600 £646
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 19 69
10th Percentile £14.85 £17.00 £11.95
25th Percentile £16.35 £19.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.57 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -19.07% +36.46% +1.26%
75th Percentile £25.15 £27.33 £21.46
90th Percentile £30.25 £38.00 £33.60
England median hourly rate £31.93 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.77% - -12.50%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the East Midlands

Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Administrator in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Administrator in the East Midlands

Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the East Midlands

Administrator
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
Nottinghamshire -6 13 £1,300 - 8
Leicestershire -1 7 - - 6
Lincolnshire -9 1 £475 - 5
Administrator
England

Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 February 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 East Midlands region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 11 (52.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 7 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (23.81%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (19.05%) Data Entry
5 3 (14.29%) Analytics
5 3 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (14.29%) Data Cleansing
5 3 (14.29%) Data Migration
5 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (14.29%) Migration
5 3 (14.29%) Power BI
5 3 (14.29%) Power Platform
5 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (14.29%) Statistics
6 2 (9.52%) Line Management
6 2 (9.52%) Logistics
6 2 (9.52%) Proactive Monitoring
6 2 (9.52%) SLA
6 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
6 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (9.52%) Tech Ops
6 2 (9.52%) Windows
7 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
7 1 (4.76%) AI
7 1 (4.76%) Azure
7 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (4.76%) Customer Service
7 1 (4.76%) Degree
7 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Applications
1 11 (52.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.76%) Azure
2 1 (4.76%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (14.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) MSI
General
1 4 (19.05%) Fire and Rescue
1 4 (19.05%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.76%) CCTV
1 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (23.81%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (19.05%) Data Entry
3 3 (14.29%) Analytics
3 3 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (14.29%) Data Cleansing
3 3 (14.29%) Data Migration
3 3 (14.29%) Migration
3 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (14.29%) Statistics
4 2 (9.52%) Line Management
4 2 (9.52%) Logistics
4 2 (9.52%) Proactive Monitoring
4 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
4 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (9.52%) Tech Ops
5 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.76%) Process Improvement
5 1 (4.76%) Security Patching
5 1 (4.76%) Software Distribution
5 1 (4.76%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (4.76%) Degree
1 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared
1 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft