Administrator Contract Job Trends in England

Administrator
UK > England

The median Administrator daily rate in England is £447, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 145 166
Rank change year-on-year -1 +21 +31
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 863 537 507
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.89% 1.95% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.04% 2.12% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 338 226 287
10th Percentile £200 £206 £177
25th Percentile £352 £283 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £400 £432
Median % change year-on-year +11.75% -7.41% +8.00%
75th Percentile £538 £509 £551
90th Percentile £600 £588 £625
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £444
% change year-on-year +12.50% -9.86% +10.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 135 94
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.00 £11.25
25th Percentile £13.90 £13.50 £12.18
Median hourly rate £16.60 £15.50 £15.87
Median % change year-on-year +7.08% -2.30% -34.31%
75th Percentile £22.63 £22.55 £25.25
90th Percentile £28.75 £27.40 £51.91
UK median hourly rate £16.52 £15.50 £15.87
% change year-on-year +6.56% -2.30% -25.48%

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 42,356 25,309 30,966
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 91.68% 92.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,686 16,403 20,377
10th Percentile £326 £285 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £630 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,156 1,311 1,814
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.65 £14.16
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.65 £21.25
Median hourly rate £43.10 £26.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +65.78% -42.22% +5.88%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% +0.58%

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 8 August 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 8 August 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 8 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
North of England 0 218 £438 +4.98% 104
London -32 198 £450 +9.76% 111
South East -9 158 £525 +31.25% 138
North West -8 126 £438 +9.38% 52
Midlands -11 123 £445 +18.67% 95
East of England +33 102 £300 -20.00% 56
West Midlands -38 76 £445 +15.58% 54
Yorkshire +6 70 £466 -11.33% 34
South West -53 54 £463 -2.12% 59
East Midlands +26 47 £319 -8.93% 42
North East -24 22 £438 -2.78% 19
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 8 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 England region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 198 (22.94%) Security Cleared
2 182 (21.09%) Microsoft
3 147 (17.03%) SC Cleared
4 121 (14.02%) Problem-Solving
5 113 (13.09%) Microsoft Excel
6 106 (12.28%) Migration
7 87 (10.08%) Oracle
8 85 (9.85%) SAP
8 85 (9.85%) SharePoint
9 70 (8.11%) SQL
10 65 (7.53%) Windows
11 63 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
11 63 (7.30%) Microsoft Office
11 63 (7.30%) Performance Tuning
12 61 (7.07%) SQL Server
13 60 (6.95%) Active Directory
14 59 (6.84%) Azure
14 59 (6.84%) Change Management
14 59 (6.84%) Continuous Improvement
15 55 (6.37%) ITIL
16 54 (6.26%) Data Quality
17 52 (6.03%) Customer Service
18 46 (5.33%) Workflow
19 43 (4.98%) Validation
20 42 (4.87%) Linux
21 41 (4.75%) VMware
22 40 (4.63%) Data Entry
22 40 (4.63%) Data Management
22 40 (4.63%) PostgreSQL
23 39 (4.52%) Degree

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 85 (9.85%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (1.85%) Confluence
3 16 (1.85%) SharePoint 2013
4 11 (1.27%) CMS
5 5 (0.58%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.46%) WordPress
7 3 (0.35%) IIS
8 2 (0.23%) JBoss
9 1 (0.12%) CICS
9 1 (0.12%) Mendix
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.12%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
Applications
1 113 (13.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 63 (7.30%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.51%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.35%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.35%) Windchill
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (0.93%) NetSuite
2 7 (0.81%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.70%) Teamcenter
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.46%) iTrent
5 4 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.35%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.12%) Magento
8 1 (0.12%) Maximo
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 63 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
2 59 (6.84%) Azure
3 35 (4.06%) SaaS
4 25 (2.90%) AWS
4 25 (2.90%) Google Workspace
5 21 (2.43%) Power Platform
6 20 (2.32%) Entra ID
7 19 (2.20%) GCP
8 14 (1.62%) Google Drive
9 12 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (1.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 10 (1.16%) ShareGate
12 8 (0.93%) Asana
13 7 (0.81%) Google Sheets
13 7 (0.81%) Power Automate
14 6 (0.70%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (0.70%) GitHub
14 6 (0.70%) OneDrive
14 6 (0.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 37 (4.29%) DNS
2 19 (2.20%) SSL
3 15 (1.74%) DHCP
4 14 (1.62%) Firewall
5 11 (1.27%) DKIM
5 11 (1.27%) DMARC
5 11 (1.27%) SAN
6 6 (0.70%) NAS
6 6 (0.70%) Network Security
7 4 (0.46%) Fibre Channel
7 4 (0.46%) SNMP
7 4 (0.46%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.46%) VPN
7 4 (0.46%) WebEx
8 3 (0.35%) BGP
8 3 (0.35%) Intranet
8 3 (0.35%) NetScaler
8 3 (0.35%) WAN
9 2 (0.23%) Junos
9 2 (0.23%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (7.07%) SQL Server
2 40 (4.63%) PostgreSQL
3 30 (3.48%) Oracle Database
4 23 (2.67%) MySQL
5 18 (2.09%) Power BI
6 12 (1.39%) MongoDB
7 10 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 10 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
8 8 (0.93%) Relational Database
9 7 (0.81%) Oracle Database 11g
10 6 (0.70%) Amazon Aurora
10 6 (0.70%) GIS
11 4 (0.46%) Metadata
11 4 (0.46%) Oracle Database 12c
11 4 (0.46%) Oracle ODI
11 4 (0.46%) RDBMS
11 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 3 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 39 (4.52%) JIRA
2 8 (0.93%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.81%) Git
3 7 (0.81%) GitLab
4 4 (0.46%) ScriptRunner
5 3 (0.35%) MSI
6 2 (0.23%) AdminStudio
6 2 (0.23%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.23%) IntelliJ
6 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.23%) Toad
7 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.12%) Hudson
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Developer 2000
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.12%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
7 1 (0.12%) Selenium
7 1 (0.12%) Subversion
General
1 208 (24.10%) Social Skills
2 90 (10.43%) Organisational Skills
3 87 (10.08%) Finance
4 86 (9.97%) Analytical Skills
5 71 (8.23%) Public Sector
6 30 (3.48%) Manufacturing
7 26 (3.01%) Legal
8 23 (2.67%) Aerospace
9 21 (2.43%) Banking
10 15 (1.74%) Marketing
11 14 (1.62%) Aviation
11 14 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
12 12 (1.39%) Military
13 11 (1.27%) Law
13 11 (1.27%) Police
14 10 (1.16%) Retail
15 9 (1.04%) Local Government
16 6 (0.70%) Back Office
16 6 (0.70%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.32%) Middleware
2 14 (1.62%) ISPF
3 10 (1.16%) REST
4 7 (0.81%) OAuth
5 6 (0.70%) HTML
5 6 (0.70%) SAP Basis
6 5 (0.58%) CSS
6 5 (0.58%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (0.58%) Software Packaging
7 4 (0.46%) LDAP
8 3 (0.35%) .NET
8 3 (0.35%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.35%) jQuery
8 3 (0.35%) Kafka
8 3 (0.35%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (0.35%) XML
8 3 (0.35%) XMPP
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle Streams
9 2 (0.23%) PCRE
9 2 (0.23%) Regular Expression
Miscellaneous
1 41 (4.75%) Management Information System
2 31 (3.59%) Onboarding
3 30 (3.48%) Clustering
4 24 (2.78%) Data Centre
5 20 (2.32%) Replication
6 18 (2.09%) Mainframe
7 14 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (1.39%) Freedom of Information
9 8 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.70%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (0.70%) NHS
11 6 (0.70%) Taxonomies
12 5 (0.58%) CMDB
12 5 (0.58%) PKI
13 4 (0.46%) e-Learning
13 4 (0.46%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.46%) Product Ownership
14 3 (0.35%) Cloud Native
14 3 (0.35%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 65 (7.53%) Windows
2 42 (4.87%) Linux
3 27 (3.13%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.97%) Unix
5 16 (1.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 14 (1.62%) zOS
7 9 (1.04%) AIX
8 5 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.46%) CentOS
9 4 (0.46%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.35%) Solaris
11 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.12%) Android
12 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.12%) Data ONTAP
12 1 (0.12%) MVS
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (14.02%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (12.28%) Migration
3 63 (7.30%) Performance Tuning
4 59 (6.84%) Change Management
4 59 (6.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 55 (6.37%) ITIL
6 52 (6.03%) Customer Service
7 46 (5.33%) Workflow
8 43 (4.98%) Validation
9 40 (4.63%) Data Entry
9 40 (4.63%) Data Management
10 39 (4.52%) Disaster Recovery
11 37 (4.29%) CRM
12 36 (4.17%) High Availability
13 35 (4.06%) DevOps
14 34 (3.94%) ERP
15 33 (3.82%) Data Protection
16 29 (3.36%) Time Management
17 28 (3.24%) Root Cause Analysis
17 28 (3.24%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (8.11%) SQL
2 39 (4.52%) PowerShell
3 31 (3.59%) Python
4 10 (1.16%) Shell Script
5 9 (1.04%) Bash
5 9 (1.04%) C#
5 9 (1.04%) JavaScript
6 7 (0.81%) Perl
6 7 (0.81%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.58%) Apex Code
7 5 (0.58%) Java
8 4 (0.46%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.35%) Groovy
10 2 (0.23%) C++
10 2 (0.23%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.12%) Bicep
11 1 (0.12%) COBOL
11 1 (0.12%) JCL
11 1 (0.12%) REXX
11 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 198 (22.94%) Security Cleared
2 147 (17.03%) SC Cleared
3 39 (4.52%) Degree
4 37 (4.29%) DV Cleared
5 26 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
6 25 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (1.27%) Oracle Certification
8 10 (1.16%) OCP
9 5 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 5 (0.58%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (0.46%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.35%) CCA
11 3 (0.35%) Citrix Certification
11 3 (0.35%) MCSA
11 3 (0.35%) MCSE
11 3 (0.35%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.23%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 2 (0.23%) CompTIA Security+
13 1 (0.12%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.26%) Data Quality
2 25 (2.90%) QA
3 24 (2.78%) GDPR
4 18 (2.09%) SLA
5 9 (1.04%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 4 (0.46%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.23%) NIST
7 2 (0.23%) PMO
8 1 (0.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.12%) GRC
8 1 (0.12%) HL7
8 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.12%) NIST 800
System Software
1 60 (6.95%) Active Directory
2 25 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (1.62%) Oracle RAC
4 13 (1.51%) RACF
5 11 (1.27%) Firmware
6 10 (1.16%) Hyper-V
6 10 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
8 5 (0.58%) PowerHA
9 3 (0.35%) vSphere
10 2 (0.23%) Apache ZooKeeper
10 2 (0.23%) Docker
10 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.23%) VMware Workstation
10 2 (0.23%) XenApp
10 2 (0.23%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.12%) OpenSSH
11 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 18 (2.09%) SCCM
2 17 (1.97%) Ansible
3 16 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
4 14 (1.62%) Data Guard
5 13 (1.51%) OMEGAMON
6 12 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
7 11 (1.27%) Terraform
8 10 (1.16%) Oracle RMAN
9 7 (0.81%) SCOM
10 6 (0.70%) Red Hat Satellite
10 6 (0.70%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 6 (0.70%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
11 5 (0.58%) WSUS
12 4 (0.46%) Check_MK
12 4 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
12 4 (0.46%) Kubernetes
12 4 (0.46%) Podman
13 3 (0.35%) Prometheus
13 3 (0.35%) vMotion
Vendors
1 182 (21.09%) Microsoft
2 87 (10.08%) Oracle
3 85 (9.85%) SAP
4 41 (4.75%) VMware
5 38 (4.40%) Salesforce
6 34 (3.94%) Google
7 29 (3.36%) Avature
8 25 (2.90%) IBM
9 17 (1.97%) Citrix
10 14 (1.62%) Cisco
10 14 (1.62%) Red Hat
11 13 (1.51%) ServiceNow
12 9 (1.04%) Atlassian
13 8 (0.93%) SolarWinds
14 7 (0.81%) Juniper
14 7 (0.81%) Okta
14 7 (0.81%) Qualys
14 7 (0.81%) Remedy
14 7 (0.81%) Sage
15 6 (0.70%) Splunk