Administrator Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Administrator
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Administrator daily rate in Leicester is £489, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 18 16
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 +5
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 7 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 7.61% 1.16% 3.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.24% 1.47% 3.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £442 - -
25th Percentile £458 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 - £575
75th Percentile £516 - £588
90th Percentile £530 - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £413 - £575
% change year-on-year - - +12.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £13.87 - -
25th Percentile £14.48 - -
Median hourly rate £15.49 - -
75th Percentile £16.49 - -
90th Percentile £17.10 - -
Leicestershire median hourly rate £15.49 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 85 68 89
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 79.07% 94.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 43 62
10th Percentile £313 £123 £267
25th Percentile £409 £185 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £430 £425
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% +1.18% -5.56%
75th Percentile £575 £484 £530
90th Percentile £700 £525 £604
Leicestershire median daily rate £438 £360 £425
% change year-on-year +21.67% -15.29% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile £15.08 - -
25th Percentile £17.50 - £22.50
Median hourly rate £22.00 - £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +66.67%
75th Percentile - - £28.13
90th Percentile - - £28.50
Leicestershire median hourly rate £16.28 £20.75 £25.00
% change year-on-year -21.57% -17.00% +36.02%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in Leicester

Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Leicester

Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Leicester

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

For the 6 months to 16 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 Leicester region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) CRM
2 3 (42.86%) Fintech
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (42.86%) PowerShell
2 3 (42.86%) Windows
3 2 (28.57%) Azure
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Software Packaging
4 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
4 1 (14.29%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (14.29%) Ansible
4 1 (14.29%) AWS
4 1 (14.29%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (14.29%) Data ONTAP
4 1 (14.29%) Database Security
4 1 (14.29%) Database Tuning
4 1 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
4 1 (14.29%) GCP
4 1 (14.29%) Google
4 1 (14.29%) High Availability
4 1 (14.29%) Linux
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (14.29%) MongoDB
4 1 (14.29%) MSI
4 1 (14.29%) MySQL

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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 1 (14.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) AWS
2 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
2 1 (14.29%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Amazon RDS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (14.29%) MongoDB
1 1 (14.29%) MySQL
1 1 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (14.29%) RDBMS
1 1 (14.29%) Relational Database
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
1 1 (14.29%) VLDB
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) MSI
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
3 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Replication
1 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Data ONTAP
2 1 (14.29%) Linux
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) CRM
1 3 (42.86%) Fintech
2 1 (14.29%) Database Security
2 1 (14.29%) Database Tuning
2 1 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (14.29%) High Availability
2 1 (14.29%) Operational Stability
2 1 (14.29%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (14.29%) Server Building
2 1 (14.29%) Software Distribution
2 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) PowerShell
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Ansible
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (14.29%) SCCM
1 1 (14.29%) SCOM
Vendors
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Google
2 1 (14.29%) NetApp
2 1 (14.29%) Oracle