Administrator Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Administrator
North West > Merseyside

The median Administrator daily rate in Merseyside is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 29 27
Rank change year-on-year -13 -2 +19
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 2 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 0.66% 0.52% 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.56% 1.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £275 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
75th Percentile £325 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £400 £350 £375
% change year-on-year +14.29% -6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £10.55
25th Percentile - £21.00 £11.04
Median hourly rate - £22.00 £11.98
Median % change year-on-year - +83.72% +4.13%
75th Percentile - £23.00 £12.79
90th Percentile - - £13.22
North West median hourly rate £22.07 £22.50 £13.48
% change year-on-year -1.93% +66.91% -72.97%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 271 179 199
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.74% 92.75% 92.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 132 103 98
10th Percentile £133 £143 £143
25th Percentile £135 £204 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £212 £375 £375
Median % change year-on-year -43.47% - -21.05%
75th Percentile £441 £513 £475
90th Percentile £560 £598 £629
North West median daily rate £455 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -4.21% -5.00% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 8 33
10th Percentile - £13.07 £11.50
25th Percentile £15.18 £14.11 £15.50
Median hourly rate £41.86 £17.22 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +143.06% -1.60% +73.44%
75th Percentile £51.02 £20.89 £34.21
90th Percentile - £26.33 £37.18
North West median hourly rate £42.84 £31.51 £26.20
% change year-on-year +35.96% +20.29% -11.65%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Merseyside

Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Merseyside

Administrator
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 26 February 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
Liverpool -18 2 £300 - 4
Administrator
North West

Administrator Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 26 February 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 Merseyside region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Atlassian
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) ScriptRunner
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) ScriptRunner
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Compliance Audit
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Atlassian
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow