Administration Assistant Contract Job Trends in London

Administrative Assistant
England > London

The median Administrative Assistant daily rate in London is £293, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 364 386 432
Rank change year-on-year +22 +46 +158
Contract jobs requiring an Administration Assistant 4 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.030% 0.019% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.020% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £191
25th Percentile £289 - £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £293 - £221
Median % change year-on-year - - +47.00%
75th Percentile £296 - £241
90th Percentile - - £250
England median daily rate £232 - £221
% change year-on-year - - +26.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £14.25 - -
Median hourly rate £14.50 - -
75th Percentile £14.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £14.34 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,369 15,044 19,770
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 94.06% 94.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,240 9,769 14,398
10th Percentile £335 £342 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £667 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 212 169 215
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.25 £18.40
25th Percentile £22.38 £23.80 £22.39
Median hourly rate £26.54 £37.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.24% -7.41% +25.58%
75th Percentile £48.38 £58.75 £60.77
90th Percentile £67.31 £79.15 £76.15
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +62.04%

Administration Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Administration Assistant job vacancy trend in London

Administration Assistant
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administration Assistant job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administration Assistant job vacancies in London

Administration Assistant
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administration Assistant job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administration Assistant job vacancies in London

Administration Assistant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, Administration Assistant 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 London region featuring Administration Assistant in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Logistics
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (50.00%) MS Visio
2 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Time Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cognos Impromptu
3 1 (25.00%) Mac OS

Administration Assistant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (50.00%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Cognos Impromptu
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Logistics
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft