Administrator Contract Job Trends in the North West

Administrator
England > North West

The median Administrator daily rate in the North West is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.

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

	6 months to 24 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	61	81	60
Rank change year-on-year	+20	-21	+28
Contract Administrator jobs	145	53	55
As % of all contract jobs in the North West	3.61%	2.28%	2.35%
As % of the Job Titles category	3.99%	2.50%	2.51%
Number of daily rates quoted	72	15	15
10^th Percentile	£114	£176	£138
25^th Percentile	£384	£283	£200
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£450	£400	£275
Median % change year-on-year	+12.50%	+45.45%	-31.25%
75^th Percentile	£530	£450	£409
90^th Percentile	£600	£455	£470
England median daily rate	£450	£400	£425
% change year-on-year	+12.50%	-5.88%	+6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted	37	28	13
10^th Percentile	£13.25	£14.13	-
25^th Percentile	£13.46	£19.07	£13.49
Median hourly rate	£14.50	£21.50	£22.50
Median % change year-on-year	-32.56%	-4.44%	+9.33%
75^th Percentile	£22.27	£22.63	£30.00
90^th Percentile	£24.19	£24.68	£46.00
England median hourly rate	£15.00	£15.91	£17.50
% change year-on-year	-5.72%	-9.09%	-22.22%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the North West matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

	6 months to 24 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the North West matching a recognised job title	3,630	2,121	2,192
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title	90.37%	91.07%	93.52%
Number of daily rates quoted	2,051	1,412	1,154
10^th Percentile	£300	£222	£267
25^th Percentile	£403	£363	£390
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£500	£450	£475
Median % change year-on-year	+11.11%	-5.26%	-5.00%
75^th Percentile	£600	£575	£575
90^th Percentile	£671	£678	£650
England median daily rate	£525	£512	£525
% change year-on-year	+2.64%	-2.57%	-2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted	451	189	155
10^th Percentile	£14.36	£13.78	£15.54
25^th Percentile	£24.19	£18.87	£18.00
Median hourly rate	£46.80	£27.00	£35.00
Median % change year-on-year	+73.33%	-22.86%	+4.35%
75^th Percentile	£73.12	£51.02	£53.88
90^th Percentile	£85.00	£71.66	£71.26
England median hourly rate	£41.71	£25.15	£42.50
% change year-on-year	+65.84%	-40.82%	-6.69%

Administrator Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Administrator job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Administrator Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the North West.

Administrator Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for Administrator jobs in the North West over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Administrator in the North West

Administrator Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the North West.

Administrator Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Administrator jobs within the North West region over the 6 months to 24 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Manchester	-5	79	£435	+35.94%	17
Cheshire	+8	21	£450	-	5
Lancashire	-3	21	£125	-76.91%
Cumbria	-	19	£520	-
Merseyside	-9	4	-	-	4
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Administrator Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Administrator contract job ads cited 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 Administrator job ads across the North West region.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Microsoft	24.8%	36
2	Security Cleared	24.1%	35
3	SQL	21.4%	31
3	SQL Server	21.4%	31
5	Oracle	20.7%	30
6	SC Cleared	20.0%	29
7	Customer Service	16.6%	24
8	Problem-Solving	14.5%	21
8	SAP	14.5%	21
10	Data Protection	13.8%	20
11	Performance Tuning	12.4%	18
11	PostgreSQL	12.4%	18
13	Microsoft Office	11.7%	17
13	MySQL	11.7%	17
15	Degree	10.3%	15
16	Data Management	9.7%	14
16	Microsoft Certification	9.7%	14
16	Microsoft Excel	9.7%	14
19	Solaris	9.0%	13
20	Azure	8.3%	12
20	Migration	8.3%	12
22	Document Management	7.6%	11
22	Google	7.6%	11
22	Google Workspace	7.6%	11
22	SharePoint	7.6%	11
26	Continuous Improvement	6.9%	10
26	ITIL	6.9%	10
28	Business Intelligence	6.2%	9
28	Power Platform	6.2%	9
28	Root Cause Analysis	6.2%	9

Administrator Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

Rank	Job Title	Share	Job Ads
1	DBA	23.4%	34
2	SQL DBA	11.7%	17
3	SAP Administrator	9.7%	14
3	Technical Administrator	9.7%	14
5	Oracle DBA	9.0%	13
6	Data Administrator	5.5%	8
7	Help Desk Administrator	4.8%	7
8	SharePoint Administrator	2.8%	4
9	SQL Server DBA	2.1%	3
9	Systems Administrator	2.1%	3
11	DevOps Administrator	1.4%	2
11	DV Cleared DBA	1.4%	2
11	Records Administrator	1.4%	2
11	SC Cleared DBA	1.4%	2
11	Solaris Administrator	1.4%	2
11	Splunk Administrator	1.4%	2
11	Unix Administrator	1.4%	2
11	Unix DBA	1.4%	2
19	Administration Assistant	0.7%	1
19	Cloud Administrator	0.7%	1