Hybrid/Remote IT Administrator Contract Job Trends

IT Administrator
UK > Work from Home

The median IT Administrator daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 306 352
Rank change year-on-year -24 +46 +118
Contract jobs requiring an IT Administrator 3 1 7
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.025% 0.010% 0.046%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.011% 0.049%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £183
25th Percentile £425 - £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £213
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.73%
75th Percentile £475 - £576
90th Percentile - - £680
UK median daily rate £300 £195 £250
% change year-on-year +53.85% -22.00% -23.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £13.85 -
UK median hourly rate £20.35 £16.00 £13.41
% change year-on-year +27.19% +19.31% -62.54%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,212 9,372 14,389
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 93.80% 93.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,201 6,407 9,614
10th Percentile £350 £332 £325
25th Percentile £415 £415 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.33%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £748
UK median daily rate £500 £516 £525
% change year-on-year -3.10% -1.71% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 531 228 563
10th Percentile £17.50 £14.00 £14.27
25th Percentile £27.74 £18.43 £22.68
Median hourly rate £57.50 £39.02 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +47.36% -9.26% -21.82%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.38 £62.50
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £29.25 £35.96
% change year-on-year +47.01% -18.66% -20.09%

IT Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Administrator' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

IT Administrator job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

IT Administrator
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Administrator job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Administrator job vacancies

IT Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Administrator job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid IT Administrator job vacancies

IT Administrator Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 27 April 2026, IT 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring IT Administrator in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Budgeting
2 2 (66.67%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (33.33%) Task-Oriented
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Workflow

IT Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (66.67%) Dynamics 365
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
2 2 (66.67%) Budgeting
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Task-Oriented
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow