Administrator
UK
The median Administrator daily rate in the UK is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 180 | 124 | 169 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -56 | +45 | +83 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Administrator | 457 | 813 | 908 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.56% | 1.86% | 1.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.69% | 2.01% | 1.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 228 | 396 | 574 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £160 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £281 | £270 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £425 | £447 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -4.92% | +5.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £491 | £575 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £576 | £605 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £425 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +6.25% | +4.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 237 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £11.12 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | £11.95 | £15.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.60 | £13.05 | £25.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.54% | -49.71% | +78.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.48 | £17.38 | £52.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £29.67 | £46.00 | £57.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £14.00 | £13.00 | £29.45 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -55.86% | +118.15% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Administrator
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Administrator.
Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Administrator over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Administrator
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Administrator.
Administrator
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Administrator over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Administrator
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -47 | 384 | £419 | +4.84% | 578 |
| UK excluding London | -38 | 288 | £400 | -5.88% | 448 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 131 | £400 | -11.11% | 309 |
| London | -28 | 129 | £425 | +6.25% | 175 |
| North of England | +24 | 84 | £359 | -4.27% | 108 |
| North West | +28 | 64 | £355 | +31.91% | 68 |
| South East | -45 | 60 | £400 | +5.82% | 99 |
| South West | -5 | 42 | £470 | -14.55% | 68 |
| Midlands | -8 | 42 | £330 | -22.35% | 82 |
| West Midlands | +9 | 40 | £330 | -22.35% | 41 |
| Scotland | -15 | 36 | £280 | -32.29% | 35 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 16 | £475 | +1.06% | 31 |
| East of England | 0 | 14 | £430 | +14.67% | 48 |
| Wales | +5 | 8 | £238 | -58.70% | 15 |
| North East | -13 | 4 | £338 | -28.95% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 2 | £405 | +27.64% | 41 |
Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Administrator 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 featuring Administrator in the job title.
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Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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