Administrator Contract Job Trends in England

Administrator
UK > England

The median Administrator daily rate in England is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 June 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 163 117
Rank change year-on-year +10 -46 +58
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 715 411 706
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.70% 1.71% 1.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% 1.85% 2.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 198 336
10th Percentile £200 £191 £169
25th Percentile £339 £286 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £419 £425
Median % change year-on-year +4.54% -1.53% -5.56%
75th Percentile £525 £491 £575
90th Percentile £600 £575 £625
UK median daily rate £438 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +9.38% -5.88% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 72 230
10th Percentile £13.00 - £11.11
25th Percentile £14.00 £13.00 £12.00
Median hourly rate £17.50 £14.00 £13.64
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +2.66% -47.50%
75th Percentile £22.63 £19.13 £17.84
90th Percentile £56.35 £30.59 £46.00
UK median hourly rate £17.00 £14.00 £13.78
% change year-on-year +21.43% +1.63% -44.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 38,745 22,260 34,144
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.36% 92.43% 92.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,913 14,671 22,450
10th Percentile £325 £289 £285
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +2.40% -4.67% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,729 951 2,581
10th Percentile £15.79 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.13 £16.30
Median hourly rate £45.56 £29.27 £37.75
Median % change year-on-year +55.64% -22.46% -16.11%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £62.02
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £43.69 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +56.04% -25.33% -16.67%

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 5 June 2026.

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 5 June 2026.

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 5 June 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
London -9 185 £430 +1.18% 74
North of England -17 150 £438 +25.00% 82
East of England +35 111 £356 -16.67% 44
South East -25 103 £470 +17.50% 74
Midlands -15 95 £443 +34.09% 58
North West -16 80 £424 +21.07% 48
West Midlands -39 65 £445 +34.85% 39
South West -17 61 £550 +15.79% 48
Yorkshire -18 53 £438 -20.45% 24
East Midlands -1 30 £413 +32.00% 20
North East -16 17 £438 +94.44% 10
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 5 June 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 England region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 180 (25.17%) Security Cleared
2 147 (20.56%) Microsoft
3 136 (19.02%) SC Cleared
4 103 (14.41%) Microsoft Excel
5 92 (12.87%) Problem-Solving
6 76 (10.63%) SAP
7 75 (10.49%) Migration
8 62 (8.67%) Active Directory
8 62 (8.67%) Linux
9 61 (8.53%) Oracle
10 60 (8.39%) SharePoint
11 58 (8.11%) Change Management
12 56 (7.83%) Microsoft 365
13 54 (7.55%) Azure
14 53 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
14 53 (7.41%) Windows
15 45 (6.29%) Workflow
16 41 (5.73%) ITIL
16 41 (5.73%) Performance Tuning
17 40 (5.59%) SaaS
18 39 (5.45%) DV Cleared
18 39 (5.45%) Microsoft Office
18 39 (5.45%) SQL
19 37 (5.17%) Data Quality
19 37 (5.17%) Google
19 37 (5.17%) VMware
20 35 (4.90%) Degree
20 35 (4.90%) High Availability
21 34 (4.76%) Data Management
21 34 (4.76%) SLA

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 60 (8.39%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.82%) Confluence
4 10 (1.40%) SharePoint 2013
5 5 (0.70%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.56%) CMS
7 3 (0.42%) IIS
8 2 (0.28%) Drupal
8 2 (0.28%) WordPress
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.14%) CICS
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.14%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 103 (14.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (5.45%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (3.36%) Spreadsheet
4 15 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.42%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.28%) Windchill
7 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 16 (2.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.84%) NetSuite
3 4 (0.56%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.42%) Maximo
4 3 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.42%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.42%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.28%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.14%) Magento
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.14%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.14%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 56 (7.83%) Microsoft 365
2 54 (7.55%) Azure
3 40 (5.59%) SaaS
4 25 (3.50%) Entra ID
5 24 (3.36%) Google Workspace
6 21 (2.94%) GCP
6 21 (2.94%) Power Platform
7 20 (2.80%) AWS
8 14 (1.96%) Google Drive
9 10 (1.40%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 8 (1.12%) Amazon S3
10 8 (1.12%) Asana
10 8 (1.12%) OpenShift
10 8 (1.12%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.12%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (0.84%) GitHub
11 6 (0.84%) IaaS
12 5 (0.70%) OneDrive
12 5 (0.70%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.62%) DNS
2 16 (2.24%) DHCP
3 12 (1.68%) Network Security
4 11 (1.54%) DKIM
4 11 (1.54%) DMARC
4 11 (1.54%) SAN
5 10 (1.40%) Firewall
6 8 (1.12%) SSL
7 6 (0.84%) LAN
7 6 (0.84%) NAS
8 4 (0.56%) Fibre Channel
8 4 (0.56%) NetScaler
9 3 (0.42%) Intranet
9 3 (0.42%) PSTN
9 3 (0.42%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.42%) VPN
9 3 (0.42%) WebEx
9 3 (0.42%) Wireless
10 2 (0.28%) VLAN
10 2 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (4.48%) Oracle Database
2 26 (3.64%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.94%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (2.24%) Power BI
5 10 (1.40%) MongoDB
5 10 (1.40%) MySQL
6 9 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
7 7 (0.98%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.84%) GIS
8 6 (0.84%) Oracle Database 11g
8 6 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.56%) Oracle ODI
11 3 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.42%) Metadata
11 3 (0.42%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.42%) SAP Data Services
12 2 (0.28%) Amazon Aurora
Development Applications
1 32 (4.48%) JIRA
2 19 (2.66%) GitLab
2 19 (2.66%) Jenkins
3 16 (2.24%) Git
4 5 (0.70%) ScriptRunner
5 3 (0.42%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.28%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.28%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.28%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.14%) Hudson
7 1 (0.14%) MSI
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Developer 2000
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.14%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.14%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.14%) Selenium
7 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.14%) Subversion
General
1 156 (21.82%) Social Skills
2 71 (9.93%) Finance
3 67 (9.37%) Public Sector
4 61 (8.53%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (7.83%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (3.50%) Aerospace
6 25 (3.50%) Documentation Skills
7 22 (3.08%) Legal
8 17 (2.38%) Banking
9 16 (2.24%) Aviation
10 12 (1.68%) Military
10 12 (1.68%) Publishing
11 11 (1.54%) Manufacturing
12 10 (1.40%) Law
13 9 (1.26%) Local Government
13 9 (1.26%) Police
14 8 (1.12%) Marketing
15 7 (0.98%) Retail
15 7 (0.98%) Telecoms
16 6 (0.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.94%) Middleware
2 15 (2.10%) SAP Basis
3 11 (1.54%) ISPF
3 11 (1.54%) LDAP
4 7 (0.98%) OAuth
5 6 (0.84%) REST
6 5 (0.70%) CSS
6 5 (0.70%) Elastic Stack
6 5 (0.70%) HTML
6 5 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (0.56%) .NET
8 3 (0.42%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.42%) jQuery
8 3 (0.42%) JSON
8 3 (0.42%) Software Packaging
8 3 (0.42%) XML
8 3 (0.42%) XMPP
8 3 (0.42%) YAML
9 2 (0.28%) Kafka
10 1 (0.14%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 33 (4.62%) Onboarding
2 31 (4.34%) Management Information System
3 25 (3.50%) Data Centre
4 14 (1.96%) Clustering
4 14 (1.96%) Mainframe
4 14 (1.96%) Taxonomies
5 12 (1.68%) Freedom of Information
6 10 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (1.40%) NHS
7 9 (1.26%) Replication
7 9 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (0.98%) PKI
9 6 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.56%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.56%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.56%) Security Posture
11 3 (0.42%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.42%) Life Science
11 3 (0.42%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 62 (8.67%) Linux
2 53 (7.41%) Windows
3 25 (3.50%) Windows Server
4 23 (3.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 13 (1.82%) Unix
6 12 (1.68%) CentOS
7 7 (0.98%) AIX
7 7 (0.98%) zOS
8 5 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.42%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.28%) Debian
10 2 (0.28%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.14%) Android
11 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.14%) Data ONTAP
11 1 (0.14%) MVS
11 1 (0.14%) Solaris
11 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (12.87%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (10.49%) Migration
3 58 (8.11%) Change Management
4 53 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 45 (6.29%) Workflow
6 41 (5.73%) ITIL
6 41 (5.73%) Performance Tuning
7 35 (4.90%) High Availability
8 34 (4.76%) Data Management
9 28 (3.92%) Data Entry
10 27 (3.78%) Customer Service
10 27 (3.78%) Data Protection
10 27 (3.78%) DevOps
11 26 (3.64%) Time Management
12 25 (3.50%) SAP Security
13 24 (3.36%) ITSM
14 23 (3.22%) Data Governance
14 23 (3.22%) ERP
14 23 (3.22%) Validation
15 22 (3.08%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 39 (5.45%) SQL
2 31 (4.34%) PowerShell
3 26 (3.64%) Python
4 21 (2.94%) Shell Script
5 11 (1.54%) Bash
5 11 (1.54%) MATLAB
6 10 (1.40%) PL/SQL
7 9 (1.26%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.70%) C#
9 4 (0.56%) COBOL
9 4 (0.56%) JCL
9 4 (0.56%) REXX
10 3 (0.42%) CLIST
10 3 (0.42%) Groovy
10 3 (0.42%) Perl
11 2 (0.28%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.28%) C++
11 2 (0.28%) VBA
12 1 (0.14%) Java
12 1 (0.14%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 180 (25.17%) Security Cleared
2 136 (19.02%) SC Cleared
3 39 (5.45%) DV Cleared
4 35 (4.90%) Degree
5 31 (4.34%) BPSS Clearance
6 21 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (0.84%) OCP
7 6 (0.84%) Oracle Certification
8 5 (0.70%) CCNP
8 5 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (0.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (0.56%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (0.42%) CCA
10 3 (0.42%) Citrix Certification
10 3 (0.42%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.42%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.42%) MCSA
10 3 (0.42%) MCSE
11 2 (0.28%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.17%) Data Quality
2 34 (4.76%) SLA
3 22 (3.08%) GDPR
4 8 (1.12%) Accessibility
5 6 (0.84%) QA
6 4 (0.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 4 (0.56%) PMO
7 3 (0.42%) JSP 440
7 3 (0.42%) NIST
8 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.14%) GRC
9 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.14%) HL7
9 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.14%) NIST 800
System Software
1 62 (8.67%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (1.96%) Hyper-V
4 12 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
5 10 (1.40%) RACF
6 9 (1.26%) Firmware
7 6 (0.84%) Oracle RAC
7 6 (0.84%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.70%) Docker
9 3 (0.42%) ACF2
9 3 (0.42%) PowerHA
9 3 (0.42%) Time Sharing Option
9 3 (0.42%) vSphere
10 2 (0.28%) HDFS
10 2 (0.28%) QEMU
10 2 (0.28%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.28%) XenApp
10 2 (0.28%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.14%) Apache ZooKeeper
11 1 (0.14%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 27 (3.78%) Ansible
2 25 (3.50%) Single Sign-On
3 16 (2.24%) SCCM
4 13 (1.82%) Podman
5 11 (1.54%) Check_MK
5 11 (1.54%) Red Hat Satellite
5 11 (1.54%) Terraform
6 10 (1.40%) Kubernetes
7 9 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
7 9 (1.26%) Oracle RMAN
8 8 (1.12%) Data Guard
9 7 (0.98%) OMEGAMON
9 7 (0.98%) Prometheus
9 7 (0.98%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 6 (0.84%) Grafana
10 6 (0.84%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.70%) SCOM
12 4 (0.56%) CA Endevor
12 4 (0.56%) WSUS
13 3 (0.42%) vMotion
Vendors
1 147 (20.56%) Microsoft
2 76 (10.63%) SAP
3 61 (8.53%) Oracle
4 37 (5.17%) Google
4 37 (5.17%) VMware
5 33 (4.62%) Salesforce
6 29 (4.06%) Avature
7 26 (3.64%) Red Hat
8 23 (3.22%) ServiceNow
9 16 (2.24%) IBM
10 15 (2.10%) Okta
11 14 (1.96%) Cisco
12 12 (1.68%) Citrix
13 8 (1.12%) Sage
14 7 (0.98%) Atlassian
14 7 (0.98%) SolarWinds
15 4 (0.56%) Brocade
15 4 (0.56%) Dell
15 4 (0.56%) F5
15 4 (0.56%) NetApp