Administration Assistant Contracts in the South East

Administrative Assistant
England > South East

The median Administrative Assistant daily rate in the South East is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an Administration Assistant 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 - -
England median daily rate £250 - £221
% change year-on-year - - +10.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.85 - -
England median hourly rate £13.85 - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the South East with a recognized job title 3,194 4,415 5,322
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.20% 92.27% 95.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,050 2,667 3,650
10th Percentile £205 £250 £213
25th Percentile £375 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £630 £613
90th Percentile £675 £688 £700
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 360 231
10th Percentile £13.75 £16.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £27.50 £19.12
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +122.22%
75th Percentile £57.50 £74.90 £65.63
90th Percentile £74.63 £80.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.85
% change year-on-year -44.11% +2.63% +68.64%

Administration Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Administration Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Administration Assistant in the South East

Administration Assistant
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administration Assistant job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administration Assistant job vacancies in the South East

Administration Assistant
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administration Assistant job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administration Assistant job vacancies in the South East

Administration Assistant
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Administration Assistant within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Surrey - 1 - -
Sussex - 1 - -
West Sussex - 1 - - 2
Administration Assistant
England

Administration Assistant Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, Administration Assistant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Administration Assistant in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (40.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (40.00%) COSHH
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (20.00%) Fund Management
3 1 (20.00%) Time Management
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Resource Management
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (20.00%) Accounts Payable
3 1 (20.00%) Cost Control
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service

Administration Assistant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (40.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
1 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Accounts Payable
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Fund Management
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Resource Management
2 1 (20.00%) Time Management
2 1 (20.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) COSHH
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow