Administrator Contract Job Trends in England

Administrator
UK > England

The median Administrator daily rate in England is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 149 172
Rank change year-on-year -13 +23 +54
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 548 508 570
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.75% 1.75% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% 1.88% 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 235 199 341
10th Percentile £163 £198 £181
25th Percentile £300 £300 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £420 £400
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £516 £540 £510
90th Percentile £588 £607 £594
UK median daily rate £400 £400 £400
% change year-on-year - - -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 48 53
10th Percentile £12.82 £12.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £15.16 £14.30 £16.40
Median hourly rate £17.69 £18.00 £23.24
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% -22.55% +36.71%
75th Percentile £22.47 £26.12 £48.40
90th Percentile £23.75 £47.04 £63.77
UK median hourly rate £17.00 £20.24 £21.64
% change year-on-year -15.99% -6.49% +27.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 28,580 26,974 34,934
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 92.91% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,273 16,797 23,997
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,755 871 1,356
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.63 £15.33
25th Percentile £18.20 £21.25 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.30 £36.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.94% -20.00% +38.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.30 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.03% -24.44% +50.00%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in England

Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in England

Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Administrator in England over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Administrator in England

Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in England

Administrator
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Administrator in England over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Administrator in England

Administrator
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 16 December 2025. 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
London +22 174 £400 -4.76% 76
North of England -13 112 £402 +7.20% 76
South East -27 91 £395 +5.33% 85
North West -12 71 £400 +28.00% 38
South West -7 69 £450 -10.45% 37
Midlands -27 58 £385 +0.52% 58
West Midlands -17 47 £325 -12.46% 36
East of England -16 42 £445 +135.76% 67
Yorkshire -32 35 £420 -30.00% 30
East Midlands -19 11 £1,300 +239.43% 21
North East -11 6 £140 -61.38% 12
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, 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 England region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 153 (27.92%) Microsoft
2 117 (21.35%) Security Cleared
3 89 (16.24%) Microsoft Excel
4 77 (14.05%) Windows
5 75 (13.69%) Problem-Solving
5 75 (13.69%) SC Cleared
6 67 (12.23%) Linux
7 56 (10.22%) Change Management
8 55 (10.04%) Migration
9 53 (9.67%) Azure
9 53 (9.67%) Microsoft Office
9 53 (9.67%) SAP
9 53 (9.67%) SharePoint
10 51 (9.31%) DevOps
11 47 (8.58%) JIRA
12 44 (8.03%) ITIL
12 44 (8.03%) Microsoft 365
13 43 (7.85%) Agile
14 42 (7.66%) Python
15 37 (6.75%) Active Directory
16 35 (6.39%) PowerShell
16 35 (6.39%) SQL
17 33 (6.02%) CI/CD
17 33 (6.02%) Continuous Improvement
18 32 (5.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
18 32 (5.84%) Time Management
19 31 (5.66%) Data Protection
19 31 (5.66%) Disaster Recovery
19 31 (5.66%) Red Hat
20 30 (5.47%) Bash

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 53 (9.67%) SharePoint
2 22 (4.01%) Confluence
3 14 (2.55%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.91%) CMS
5 3 (0.55%) Apache
5 3 (0.55%) NetWeaver
5 3 (0.55%) SAS
6 2 (0.36%) Moodle
6 2 (0.36%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.18%) CICS
7 1 (0.18%) Drupal
7 1 (0.18%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 89 (16.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (9.67%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (4.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.82%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.73%) Trello
6 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.18%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.73%) ContrOCC
3 4 (0.73%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.55%) SAP IBP
4 3 (0.55%) Shopify
5 2 (0.36%) Maximo
5 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.18%) iTrent
6 1 (0.18%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.18%) StreamServe
6 1 (0.18%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 53 (9.67%) Azure
2 44 (8.03%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (5.11%) Entra ID
4 26 (4.74%) Power Platform
5 25 (4.56%) AWS
6 17 (3.10%) Serverless
7 16 (2.92%) SaaS
8 14 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (2.55%) GitHub
9 13 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (2.01%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 10 (1.82%) Azure Monitor
11 10 (1.82%) GCP
12 9 (1.64%) IaaS
12 9 (1.64%) OpenShift
12 9 (1.64%) Power Automate
13 8 (1.46%) Azure Functions
13 8 (1.46%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.46%) OneDrive
13 8 (1.46%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.11%) DNS
2 21 (3.83%) Network Security
3 19 (3.47%) Firewall
4 15 (2.74%) DHCP
5 13 (2.37%) VPN
6 12 (2.19%) SAN
7 7 (1.28%) LAN
7 7 (1.28%) Wireless
8 6 (1.09%) WAN
9 5 (0.91%) SD-WAN
9 5 (0.91%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.91%) VLAN
9 5 (0.91%) WebEx
10 4 (0.73%) Kerberos
10 4 (0.73%) WLAN
11 3 (0.55%) BGP
11 3 (0.55%) Intrusion Detection
11 3 (0.55%) OSPF
11 3 (0.55%) SSL
12 2 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.28%) PostgreSQL
2 17 (3.10%) Power BI
3 13 (2.37%) MongoDB
3 13 (2.37%) SQL Server
4 12 (2.19%) NoSQL
5 9 (1.64%) Oracle Database
6 7 (1.28%) MySQL
7 5 (0.91%) DB2
7 5 (0.91%) RDBMS
7 5 (0.91%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.91%) Tableau
8 4 (0.73%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.73%) Hadoop
8 4 (0.73%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.55%) Apache Hive
9 3 (0.55%) Big Data
9 3 (0.55%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 3 (0.55%) Metadata
9 3 (0.55%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.55%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 47 (8.58%) JIRA
2 16 (2.92%) Git
3 9 (1.64%) GitLab
4 8 (1.46%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.28%) Bitbucket
5 7 (1.28%) TeamCity
6 5 (0.91%) Subversion
7 3 (0.55%) Vagrant
8 2 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.18%) Browser DevTools
9 1 (0.18%) Fiddler
General
1 166 (30.29%) Social Skills
2 77 (14.05%) Finance
3 49 (8.94%) Organisational Skills
4 43 (7.85%) Public Sector
5 30 (5.47%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (3.65%) Banking
7 18 (3.28%) Legal
7 18 (3.28%) Retail
8 14 (2.55%) Marketing
9 12 (2.19%) Aerospace
9 12 (2.19%) Aviation
10 11 (2.01%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.28%) French Language
13 6 (1.09%) Electronics
14 5 (0.91%) Law
14 5 (0.91%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.91%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.73%) Financial Institution
16 3 (0.55%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.37%) REST
2 9 (1.64%) .NET
2 9 (1.64%) JSON
3 8 (1.46%) Elastic Stack
3 8 (1.46%) ISPF
3 8 (1.46%) YAML
4 7 (1.28%) Node.js
4 7 (1.28%) SAP Basis
5 6 (1.09%) .NET Core
5 6 (1.09%) ASP.NET
6 5 (0.91%) XML
7 4 (0.73%) HTML
7 4 (0.73%) OAuth
8 3 (0.55%) CSS
8 3 (0.55%) Kafka
8 3 (0.55%) LAMP
8 3 (0.55%) OpenID
8 3 (0.55%) SAML
8 3 (0.55%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.55%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 53 (9.67%) Onboarding
2 14 (2.55%) Management Information System
2 14 (2.55%) PKI
3 12 (2.19%) Replication
4 11 (2.01%) Clustering
4 11 (2.01%) Mainframe
5 10 (1.82%) Enterprise Storage
6 9 (1.64%) Cloud Native
6 9 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (1.46%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.09%) NHS
9 5 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.91%) Data Centre
9 5 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.73%) Hedge funds
10 4 (0.73%) HP Storage
10 4 (0.73%) SCADA
10 4 (0.73%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 77 (14.05%) Windows
2 67 (12.23%) Linux
3 32 (5.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 13 (2.37%) Unix
5 11 (2.01%) Windows Server
6 8 (1.46%) CentOS
7 7 (1.28%) Solaris
7 7 (1.28%) Windows 10
8 6 (1.09%) Ubuntu
8 6 (1.09%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.55%) AIX
11 3 (0.55%) Debian
11 3 (0.55%) VMS
12 2 (0.36%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.18%) OpenVMS
13 1 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.18%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (13.69%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (10.22%) Change Management
3 55 (10.04%) Migration
4 51 (9.31%) DevOps
5 44 (8.03%) ITIL
6 43 (7.85%) Agile
7 33 (6.02%) CI/CD
7 33 (6.02%) Continuous Improvement
8 32 (5.84%) Time Management
9 31 (5.66%) Data Protection
9 31 (5.66%) Disaster Recovery
10 30 (5.47%) Customer Service
11 27 (4.93%) Data Entry
12 24 (4.38%) Project Delivery
12 24 (4.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 23 (4.20%) Business Intelligence
13 23 (4.20%) CRM
13 23 (4.20%) Data Management
14 22 (4.01%) Performance Tuning
14 22 (4.01%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.66%) Python
2 35 (6.39%) PowerShell
2 35 (6.39%) SQL
3 30 (5.47%) Bash
4 25 (4.56%) Shell Script
5 9 (1.64%) C#
5 9 (1.64%) CLIST
5 9 (1.64%) Perl
5 9 (1.64%) REXX
6 8 (1.46%) COBOL
6 8 (1.46%) JCL
7 6 (1.09%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.55%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.36%) AWK
9 2 (0.36%) Bicep
9 2 (0.36%) PHP
9 2 (0.36%) sed
9 2 (0.36%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 117 (21.35%) Security Cleared
2 75 (13.69%) SC Cleared
3 25 (4.56%) DV Cleared
4 17 (3.10%) Degree
5 16 (2.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.46%) MOS
8 7 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (0.91%) CCNP
10 4 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.55%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.55%) CCIE
11 3 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.55%) HNC
12 2 (0.36%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.36%) OCP
12 2 (0.36%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.36%) RHCE
12 2 (0.36%) RHCSA
12 2 (0.36%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.56%) GDPR
2 19 (3.47%) SLA
3 13 (2.37%) PMO
4 11 (2.01%) QA
5 10 (1.82%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.73%) NIST
6 4 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.55%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.36%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.36%) NCSC
8 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.18%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.18%) GAMP
9 1 (0.18%) GRC
9 1 (0.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.18%) PERC
System Software
1 37 (6.75%) Active Directory
2 18 (3.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.64%) Docker
4 8 (1.46%) ACF2
4 8 (1.46%) Firmware
4 8 (1.46%) NFS
4 8 (1.46%) RACF
4 8 (1.46%) Time Sharing Option
5 7 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.73%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.73%) KVM
7 4 (0.73%) Veritas File System
7 4 (0.73%) Veritas Volume Manager
8 3 (0.55%) GPFS
8 3 (0.55%) HDFS
9 2 (0.36%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 2 (0.36%) VirtualBox
10 1 (0.18%) Apache ZooKeeper
10 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (5.29%) Ansible
2 18 (3.28%) Single Sign-On
2 18 (3.28%) Terraform
3 14 (2.55%) SCCM
4 9 (1.64%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.64%) NetBackup
5 8 (1.46%) CA Endevor
5 8 (1.46%) Grafana
5 8 (1.46%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.28%) Norton AntiVirus
6 7 (1.28%) Progress Chef
6 7 (1.28%) Puppet
6 7 (1.28%) Red Hat Satellite
6 7 (1.28%) Tivoli
6 7 (1.28%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 4 (0.73%) QRadar
7 4 (0.73%) Salt
8 3 (0.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (0.55%) Nagios
8 3 (0.55%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 153 (27.92%) Microsoft
2 53 (9.67%) SAP
3 31 (5.66%) Red Hat
4 26 (4.74%) Oracle
4 26 (4.74%) VMware
5 25 (4.56%) ServiceNow
6 18 (3.28%) Salesforce
7 15 (2.74%) Google
8 14 (2.55%) Dell
8 14 (2.55%) HP
8 14 (2.55%) Workday
9 13 (2.37%) Atlassian
9 13 (2.37%) Cisco
10 10 (1.82%) Veritas
11 9 (1.64%) 3PAR
12 8 (1.46%) NetApp
12 8 (1.46%) Nimble Storage
12 8 (1.46%) Symantec
13 7 (1.28%) McAfee
14 6 (1.09%) IFS