IT Administrator
UK
The median IT Administrator daily rate in the UK is £198, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 May 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 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 494 | 528 | 659 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | +131 | +97 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Administrator | 29 | 62 | 46 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.099% | 0.14% | 0.079% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.084% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 26 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £145 | £130 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £188 | £201 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £198 | £340 | £304 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.91% | +11.93% | +38.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £354 | £575 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £425 | £675 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £165 | £400 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.75% | +45.45% | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 24 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.27 | £11.85 | £32.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.91 | £12.00 | £33.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £13.41 | £35.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.31% | -62.54% | +123.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.13 | £31.05 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £17.79 | £51.91 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.00 | £13.00 | £35.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.08% | -63.69% | +146.90% |
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 | 27,188 | 39,941 | 54,901 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.48% | 92.76% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,734 | 26,001 | 38,348 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,055 | 2,673 | 1,536 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.60 | £36.65 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.96% | -18.56% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.73% | +115.78% |
IT Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Administrator
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Administrator.
IT Administrator
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Administrator over the 6 months to 10 May 2025.
IT Administrator
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Administrator.
IT Administrator
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +34 | 25 | £223 | -34.56% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +29 | 20 | £165 | -58.75% | 31 |
| London | +44 | 8 | £325 | -4.41% | 9 |
| South East | +27 | 8 | £165 | -70.00% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 3 | £150 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +11 | 3 | £359 | +59.56% | 5 |
| Midlands | +7 | 3 | £150 | +50.00% | 4 |
| East of England | +29 | 2 | £425 | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | +38 | 1 | £250 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| Scotland | +13 | 1 | £152 | - | |
| North West | +8 | 1 | £359 | +59.56% | 5 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - |
IT Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, IT 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 IT Administrator in the job title.
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IT 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: