Administrator Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Administrator
England > East Midlands

The median Administrator daily rate in the East Midlands is £319, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 59 47
Rank change year-on-year +22 -12 +14
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 53 12 17
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 4.23% 1.58% 2.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.77% 1.74% 2.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 9 7
10th Percentile £132 £211 £289
25th Percentile £153 £263 £379
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £319 £1,300 £400
Median % change year-on-year -75.48% +225.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £441 - £463
90th Percentile £492 - £535
England median daily rate £450 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 0 7
10th Percentile £12.76 - £32.54
25th Percentile £14.02 - £45.22
Median hourly rate £14.56 - £48.56
75th Percentile £20.03 - £51.91
90th Percentile £22.55 - -
England median hourly rate £16.00 £15.50 £15.87
% change year-on-year +3.23% -2.30% -31.73%

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 1,111 691 708
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.74% 90.80% 94.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 511 467 457
10th Percentile £263 £200 £231
25th Percentile £402 £324 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £403 £450
Median % change year-on-year +21.12% -10.56% -7.69%
75th Percentile £575 £500 £565
90th Percentile £656 £625 £622
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 160 65 58
10th Percentile £13.02 £15.54 £12.62
25th Percentile £14.13 £17.87 £14.07
Median hourly rate £18.16 £21.39 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -15.12% +0.66% +1.19%
75th Percentile £27.18 £25.15 £50.00
90th Percentile £56.25 £28.78 £51.91
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +2.63%

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 27 August 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Administrator in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Administrator 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 27 August 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
Northamptonshire +35 21 - - 13
Nottinghamshire -12 15 £133 -89.81% 13
Leicestershire +2 11 £413 - 10
Derbyshire - 5 - - 11
Lincolnshire -17 2 - - 3
Administrator
England

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

For the 6 months to 27 August 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 18 (33.96%) Microsoft
2 16 (30.19%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (30.19%) SAP
3 11 (20.75%) Logistics
4 10 (18.87%) Microsoft Excel
5 8 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (13.21%) Data Entry
7 6 (11.32%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (9.43%) CRM
8 5 (9.43%) Data Management
8 5 (9.43%) Oracle
8 5 (9.43%) Windows
9 4 (7.55%) Active Directory
9 4 (7.55%) AI
9 4 (7.55%) Asset Management
9 4 (7.55%) Decision-Making
9 4 (7.55%) ERP
9 4 (7.55%) Generative AI
10 3 (5.66%) Dashboard Development
10 3 (5.66%) Data Governance
10 3 (5.66%) Data Migration
10 3 (5.66%) Fintech
10 3 (5.66%) GDPR
10 3 (5.66%) iTrent
10 3 (5.66%) Migration
10 3 (5.66%) PowerShell
10 3 (5.66%) Process Improvement
10 3 (5.66%) SharePoint
10 3 (5.66%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (5.66%) Time Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.66%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.89%) Tomcat
Applications
1 16 (30.19%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (18.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (5.66%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.66%) SuccessFactors
2 2 (3.77%) Azure
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.89%) AWS
3 1 (1.89%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.89%) GCP
3 1 (1.89%) Google Docs
3 1 (1.89%) Google Sheets
3 1 (1.89%) Google Workspace
3 1 (1.89%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.89%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.89%) Amazon RDS
1 1 (1.89%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (1.89%) MongoDB
1 1 (1.89%) MySQL
1 1 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (1.89%) Power BI
1 1 (1.89%) RDBMS
1 1 (1.89%) Relational Database
1 1 (1.89%) SQL Server
1 1 (1.89%) VLDB
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) MSI
General
1 18 (33.96%) Social Skills
2 8 (15.09%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (13.21%) Finance
4 6 (11.32%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (7.55%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.89%) Billing
6 1 (1.89%) Fire and Rescue
6 1 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.89%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.89%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.77%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.66%) EPoS
2 1 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (1.89%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.89%) NHS
2 1 (1.89%) Onboarding
2 1 (1.89%) Replication
2 1 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (1.89%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.43%) Windows
2 1 (1.89%) Data ONTAP
2 1 (1.89%) Linux
2 1 (1.89%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (20.75%) Logistics
2 8 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (13.21%) Data Entry
4 6 (11.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (9.43%) CRM
5 5 (9.43%) Data Management
6 4 (7.55%) AI
6 4 (7.55%) Asset Management
6 4 (7.55%) Decision-Making
6 4 (7.55%) ERP
6 4 (7.55%) Generative AI
7 3 (5.66%) Dashboard Development
7 3 (5.66%) Data Governance
7 3 (5.66%) Data Migration
7 3 (5.66%) Fintech
7 3 (5.66%) Migration
7 3 (5.66%) Process Improvement
7 3 (5.66%) Time Management
7 3 (5.66%) User Experience
7 3 (5.66%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.66%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (3.77%) SC Cleared
1 2 (3.77%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (1.89%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.66%) GDPR
2 1 (1.89%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (7.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.77%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (1.89%) Ansible
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.89%) SCCM
2 1 (1.89%) SCOM
Vendors
1 18 (33.96%) Microsoft
2 16 (30.19%) SAP
3 5 (9.43%) Oracle
4 3 (5.66%) Workday
5 2 (3.77%) Google
5 2 (3.77%) NEC
6 1 (1.89%) NetApp
6 1 (1.89%) Salesforce