Administrator Contract Job Trends in England

Administrator
UK > England

The median Administrator daily rate in England is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 149 132
Rank change year-on-year -32 -17 +90
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 515 460 691
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.57% 1.73% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 1.86% 2.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 176 349
10th Percentile £163 £188 £175
25th Percentile £300 £309 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%
75th Percentile £503 £505 £545
90th Percentile £593 £588 £595
UK median daily rate £425 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 35 166
10th Percentile £12.82 £12.47 £11.17
25th Percentile £14.50 £15.28 £12.00
Median hourly rate £17.69 £21.50 £13.99
Median % change year-on-year -17.72% +53.68% -31.76%
75th Percentile £20.35 £24.50 £18.72
90th Percentile £27.90 £57.62 £48.40
UK median hourly rate £16.35 £20.94 £13.99
% change year-on-year -21.92% +49.68% -24.38%

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 30,104 24,750 34,622
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.60% 93.03% 92.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,189 15,273 23,378
10th Percentile £300 £300 £275
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,859 740 1,933
10th Percentile £14.84 £15.99 £13.31
25th Percentile £18.57 £21.25 £17.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -6.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £70.14 £75.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £29.60 £32.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -8.92% -13.33% +7.14%

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 29 January 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 29 January 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 29 January 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 -2 155 £408 -1.51% 60
North of England -34 106 £400 +14.29% 92
South East -48 71 £388 +3.33% 96
South West -5 69 £525 -4.55% 22
Midlands -39 61 £413 +7.70% 49
North West -10 60 £400 +14.29% 55
East of England +7 55 £450 +31.39% 47
West Midlands -20 43 £363 +9.85% 21
Yorkshire -37 39 £420 -23.64% 30
East Midlands -25 18 £1,300 +221.68% 28
North East -16 7 £143 -36.67% 11
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 29 January 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.

1 136 (26.41%) Microsoft
2 123 (23.88%) Security Cleared
3 92 (17.86%) SC Cleared
4 76 (14.76%) Problem-Solving
5 73 (14.17%) Microsoft Excel
6 65 (12.62%) Linux
7 57 (11.07%) Windows
8 56 (10.87%) Azure
9 51 (9.90%) DevOps
10 50 (9.71%) Migration
11 49 (9.51%) Microsoft 365
12 47 (9.13%) SharePoint
13 42 (8.16%) SAP
14 39 (7.57%) Continuous Improvement
14 39 (7.57%) Microsoft Office
15 37 (7.18%) Active Directory
15 37 (7.18%) ITIL
16 36 (6.99%) SLA
16 36 (6.99%) Time Management
17 34 (6.60%) Change Management
18 33 (6.41%) Data Protection
18 33 (6.41%) Python
19 32 (6.21%) Agile
19 32 (6.21%) CI/CD
19 32 (6.21%) DV Cleared
20 30 (5.83%) ServiceNow
20 30 (5.83%) SQL
21 29 (5.63%) Red Hat
22 28 (5.44%) Customer Service
22 28 (5.44%) Entra ID

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 47 (9.13%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.33%) Confluence
3 11 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.97%) CMS
5 2 (0.39%) Drupal
5 2 (0.39%) Moodle
5 2 (0.39%) SAS
5 2 (0.39%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.19%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 73 (14.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (7.57%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (4.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (3.69%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.78%) Trello
6 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 11 (2.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.78%) Sage 200
4 3 (0.58%) Maximo
4 3 (0.58%) Shopify
5 1 (0.19%) iTrent
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.19%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 56 (10.87%) Azure
2 49 (9.51%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (5.44%) Entra ID
4 25 (4.85%) Power Platform
5 22 (4.27%) AWS
6 16 (3.11%) GCP
7 15 (2.91%) SaaS
7 15 (2.91%) Serverless
8 14 (2.72%) GitHub
9 12 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.33%) OpenShift
9 12 (2.33%) Power Automate
10 11 (2.14%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 11 (2.14%) PowerApps
11 9 (1.75%) Azure Monitor
11 9 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (1.75%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.55%) Amazon S3
12 8 (1.55%) Azure Functions
12 8 (1.55%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.69%) Network Security
2 16 (3.11%) Firewall
3 15 (2.91%) DNS
4 10 (1.94%) VPN
5 9 (1.75%) DHCP
5 9 (1.75%) LAN
6 7 (1.36%) Wireless
7 6 (1.17%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.97%) VLAN
8 5 (0.97%) WAN
8 5 (0.97%) WebEx
8 5 (0.97%) WLAN
9 4 (0.78%) Kerberos
9 4 (0.78%) SAN
10 3 (0.58%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.58%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.58%) VoIP
11 2 (0.39%) PSTN
11 2 (0.39%) RTP
11 2 (0.39%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.11%) PostgreSQL
2 15 (2.91%) Power BI
3 14 (2.72%) Oracle Database
4 13 (2.52%) MongoDB
5 12 (2.33%) NoSQL
6 10 (1.94%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.36%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (1.17%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.97%) RDBMS
9 5 (0.97%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
10 4 (0.78%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.78%) SAP Data Services
10 4 (0.78%) Tableau
11 3 (0.58%) Apache Hive
11 3 (0.58%) Big Data
11 3 (0.58%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
11 3 (0.58%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.58%) Impala
11 3 (0.58%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 26 (5.05%) JIRA
2 22 (4.27%) Git
3 16 (3.11%) GitLab
3 16 (3.11%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.97%) Sonatype Nexus
4 5 (0.97%) Subversion
5 4 (0.78%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.19%) Browser DevTools
7 1 (0.19%) Fiddler
General
1 144 (27.96%) Social Skills
2 78 (15.15%) Finance
3 44 (8.54%) Organisational Skills
4 41 (7.96%) Public Sector
5 30 (5.83%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (4.66%) Banking
7 23 (4.47%) Documentation Skills
8 21 (4.08%) Legal
9 12 (2.33%) Marketing
10 11 (2.14%) Aerospace
11 9 (1.75%) Retail
12 8 (1.55%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.17%) Publishing
14 5 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.97%) Local Government
14 5 (0.97%) Manufacturing
14 5 (0.97%) Military
15 4 (0.78%) Financial Institution
15 4 (0.78%) Fire and Rescue
16 3 (0.58%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.14%) Elastic Stack
1 11 (2.14%) ISPF
2 10 (1.94%) .NET
3 9 (1.75%) JSON
3 9 (1.75%) REST
3 9 (1.75%) SAP Basis
4 8 (1.55%) LDAP
5 7 (1.36%) Middleware
5 7 (1.36%) Node.js
6 6 (1.17%) .NET Core
6 6 (1.17%) ASP.NET
6 6 (1.17%) YAML
7 5 (0.97%) XML
8 3 (0.58%) HTML
8 3 (0.58%) Kafka
8 3 (0.58%) OAuth
8 3 (0.58%) OpenID
8 3 (0.58%) SAML
8 3 (0.58%) XMPP
9 2 (0.39%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 61 (11.84%) Onboarding
2 16 (3.11%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.72%) PKI
4 11 (2.14%) Data Centre
4 11 (2.14%) Mainframe
5 10 (1.94%) Cloud Native
6 9 (1.75%) Clustering
6 9 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.55%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (1.55%) Taxonomies
8 7 (1.36%) NHS
8 7 (1.36%) Replication
9 5 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (0.97%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.78%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.78%) Hedge funds
10 4 (0.78%) LIMS
10 4 (0.78%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 65 (12.62%) Linux
2 57 (11.07%) Windows
3 26 (5.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 11 (2.14%) CentOS
5 9 (1.75%) Unix
6 8 (1.55%) Windows Server
7 7 (1.36%) Solaris
7 7 (1.36%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.58%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.58%) VMS
8 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.39%) AIX
9 2 (0.39%) Debian
9 2 (0.39%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.19%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (14.76%) Problem-Solving
2 51 (9.90%) DevOps
3 50 (9.71%) Migration
4 39 (7.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (7.18%) ITIL
6 36 (6.99%) Time Management
7 34 (6.60%) Change Management
8 33 (6.41%) Data Protection
9 32 (6.21%) Agile
9 32 (6.21%) CI/CD
10 28 (5.44%) Customer Service
11 26 (5.05%) High Availability
12 25 (4.85%) Data Management
13 24 (4.66%) Data Entry
13 24 (4.66%) Project Delivery
14 23 (4.47%) Business Intelligence
14 23 (4.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 22 (4.27%) Disaster Recovery
15 22 (4.27%) Task Automation
16 21 (4.08%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.41%) Python
2 30 (5.83%) SQL
3 24 (4.66%) PowerShell
4 22 (4.27%) Shell Script
5 21 (4.08%) Bash
6 11 (2.14%) CLIST
6 11 (2.14%) COBOL
6 11 (2.14%) JCL
6 11 (2.14%) REXX
7 10 (1.94%) C#
8 7 (1.36%) MATLAB
8 7 (1.36%) Perl
9 5 (0.97%) JavaScript
10 4 (0.78%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.58%) VBA
12 2 (0.39%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.39%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.19%) Bicep
13 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 123 (23.88%) Security Cleared
2 92 (17.86%) SC Cleared
3 32 (6.21%) DV Cleared
4 20 (3.88%) Microsoft Certification
5 15 (2.91%) Degree
6 10 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (1.55%) MOS
9 7 (1.36%) CCNP
9 7 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.97%) CCIE
11 3 (0.58%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.58%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (0.39%) OCP
12 2 (0.39%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.39%) RHCE
12 2 (0.39%) RHCSA
13 1 (0.19%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.19%) CWSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (6.99%) SLA
2 23 (4.47%) GDPR
3 14 (2.72%) PMO
4 11 (2.14%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.55%) QA
6 4 (0.78%) NIST
6 4 (0.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.19%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.19%) GAMP
9 1 (0.19%) GRC
9 1 (0.19%) NCSC
9 1 (0.19%) PERC
System Software
1 37 (7.18%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.91%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.14%) ACF2
3 11 (2.14%) RACF
3 11 (2.14%) Time Sharing Option
4 7 (1.36%) Docker
4 7 (1.36%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (0.97%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.78%) Firmware
6 4 (0.78%) KVM
6 4 (0.78%) NFS
6 4 (0.78%) Veritas File System
6 4 (0.78%) Veritas Volume Manager
7 3 (0.58%) HDFS
8 2 (0.39%) QEMU
8 2 (0.39%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.19%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 1 (0.19%) GPFS
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 27 (5.24%) Ansible
2 17 (3.30%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (2.72%) Red Hat Satellite
3 14 (2.72%) SCCM
3 14 (2.72%) Terraform
4 13 (2.52%) Kubernetes
5 12 (2.33%) Prometheus
6 11 (2.14%) CA Endevor
6 11 (2.14%) Grafana
7 10 (1.94%) Tivoli
7 10 (1.94%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 9 (1.75%) Podman
9 8 (1.55%) Norton AntiVirus
10 7 (1.36%) Check_MK
11 4 (0.78%) QRadar
12 2 (0.39%) Cisco CUCM
12 2 (0.39%) Data Guard
12 2 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.39%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.39%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 136 (26.41%) Microsoft
2 42 (8.16%) SAP
3 30 (5.83%) ServiceNow
4 29 (5.63%) Red Hat
5 24 (4.66%) Oracle
5 24 (4.66%) VMware
6 19 (3.69%) Google
7 15 (2.91%) Cisco
8 14 (2.72%) Workday
9 12 (2.33%) Salesforce
10 10 (1.94%) Dell
11 9 (1.75%) Symantec
12 8 (1.55%) HP
12 8 (1.55%) McAfee
12 8 (1.55%) Okta
13 6 (1.17%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.97%) Splunk
15 4 (0.78%) Cloudera
15 4 (0.78%) CyberArk
15 4 (0.78%) Palo Alto