IT Administrator Jobs in England

IT Administrator
UK > England

The median IT Administrator salary in England is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

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

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 595 561 801
Rank change year-on-year -34 +240 +151
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Administrator 78 277 129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.32% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.34% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 69 177 108
10th Percentile £24,300 £22,044 £23,250
25th Percentile £25,480 £26,000 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - +3.17%
75th Percentile £37,250 £41,250 £39,063
90th Percentile £45,000 £48,000 £45,275
UK median annual salary £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 43,811 81,137 82,278
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.57% 94.49% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 24,794 60,555 52,271
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,280 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,688 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,443 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.41% -12.50% -

IT Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured IT Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Administrator in England

IT Administrator
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Administrator in England.

Salary trend for IT Administrator in England

IT Administrator
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Administrator in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Administrator in England

IT Administrator
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Administrator within the England region over the 6 months to 11 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +45 25 £25,480 -15.07% 5
North West -2 22 £25,480 -15.07% 5
East of England +2 16 £23,000 -20.69% 11
London +87 13 £41,250 +7.14% 10
South East +36 10 £27,500 -21.43% 10
South West +81 7 £32,500 +8.33% 5
West Midlands +44 7 £26,500 -24.27% 4
Midlands +38 7 £26,500 -24.27% 6
Yorkshire +54 3 £33,750 +5.47%
IT Administrator
UK

IT Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, IT Administrator 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring IT Administrator in the job title.

1 58 (74.36%) Microsoft
2 54 (69.23%) Active Directory
3 51 (65.38%) Social Skills
4 49 (62.82%) Microsoft 365
5 40 (51.28%) Windows
6 33 (42.31%) Customer Service
7 25 (32.05%) Microsoft Office
8 23 (29.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 23 (29.49%) Azure
9 22 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
10 21 (26.92%) Asset Management
11 19 (24.36%) Microsoft Excel
11 19 (24.36%) Data Protection
12 18 (23.08%) Process Improvement
12 18 (23.08%) DBS Check
13 17 (21.79%) Windows 10
13 17 (21.79%) Microsoft Intune
13 17 (21.79%) Line Management
13 17 (21.79%) Organisational Skills
14 16 (20.51%) Social Media
14 16 (20.51%) Data Protection Act
14 16 (20.51%) SLA
15 13 (16.67%) VMware
16 12 (15.38%) Linux
16 12 (15.38%) Entra ID
16 12 (15.38%) Windows Server
17 11 (14.10%) Self-Motivation
17 11 (14.10%) Firewall
17 11 (14.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
18 9 (11.54%) SharePoint

IT Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (11.54%) SharePoint
2 7 (8.97%) IIS
2 7 (8.97%) Tomcat
3 6 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (2.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 25 (32.05%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (24.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.28%) AutoCAD
3 1 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (5.13%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.28%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 49 (62.82%) Microsoft 365
2 23 (29.49%) Azure
3 12 (15.38%) Entra ID
4 7 (8.97%) Microsoft Copilot
4 7 (8.97%) Power Automate
5 6 (7.69%) OneDrive
6 2 (2.56%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.28%) AWS
7 1 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.28%) Azure Stack
7 1 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.28%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (14.10%) Firewall
2 7 (8.97%) DMARC
2 7 (8.97%) SSL
3 4 (5.13%) SAN
3 4 (5.13%) WebEx
4 3 (3.85%) DHCP
4 3 (3.85%) DNS
4 3 (3.85%) LAN
4 3 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (2.56%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.56%) VPN
5 2 (2.56%) WAN
5 2 (2.56%) Wireless
6 1 (1.28%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (1.28%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (1.28%) PBX
6 1 (1.28%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (10.26%) SQL Server
2 7 (8.97%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (1.28%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 3 (3.85%) JIRA
General
1 51 (65.38%) Social Skills
2 17 (21.79%) Organisational Skills
3 7 (8.97%) Czech Language
3 7 (8.97%) Manufacturing
3 7 (8.97%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (6.41%) Law
5 4 (5.13%) Advertising
6 1 (1.28%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.28%) Automotive
6 1 (1.28%) Finance
6 1 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.28%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.28%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.97%) JSON
1 7 (8.97%) REST
1 7 (8.97%) SOAP
1 7 (8.97%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (20.51%) Data Protection Act
1 16 (20.51%) Social Media
2 11 (14.10%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (8.97%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (6.41%) Onboarding
5 3 (3.85%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (2.56%) Cyber Security Posture
6 2 (2.56%) Life Science
6 2 (2.56%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.56%) Wiki
7 1 (1.28%) Device Driver
7 1 (1.28%) Driving Licence
7 1 (1.28%) Handset
7 1 (1.28%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 40 (51.28%) Windows
2 17 (21.79%) Windows 10
3 12 (15.38%) Linux
3 12 (15.38%) Windows Server
4 7 (8.97%) Unix
5 6 (7.69%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (6.41%) Mac OS
7 3 (3.85%) Apple iOS
8 2 (2.56%) VMS
9 1 (1.28%) Android
9 1 (1.28%) Mac OS X
9 1 (1.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (42.31%) Customer Service
2 23 (29.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 22 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (26.92%) Asset Management
5 19 (24.36%) Data Protection
6 18 (23.08%) Process Improvement
7 17 (21.79%) Line Management
8 9 (11.54%) Agile
9 8 (10.26%) Project Management
10 7 (8.97%) CRM
10 7 (8.97%) Data Privacy
10 7 (8.97%) Portfolio Management
10 7 (8.97%) Roadmaps
10 7 (8.97%) Technology Roadmap
11 5 (6.41%) Cybersecurity
11 5 (6.41%) Inventory Management
11 5 (6.41%) ITIL
11 5 (6.41%) Time Management
12 4 (5.13%) ERP
12 4 (5.13%) Trend Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.26%) PowerShell
1 8 (10.26%) SQL
2 7 (8.97%) Java
2 7 (8.97%) JavaScript
2 7 (8.97%) VBA
Qualifications
1 18 (23.08%) DBS Check
2 5 (6.41%) Degree
3 2 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.28%) CCNA
4 1 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.28%) MCSE
4 1 (1.28%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.28%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.28%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (20.51%) SLA
2 11 (14.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (7.69%) GDPR
4 2 (2.56%) ISO 9001
5 1 (1.28%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.28%) PCI DSS
5 1 (1.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 54 (69.23%) Active Directory
2 9 (11.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (5.13%) Hyper-V
4 2 (2.56%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (1.28%) RHEV
5 1 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (1.28%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (21.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (8.97%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (3.85%) SCCM
4 2 (2.56%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.28%) Ansible
5 1 (1.28%) Backup Exec
5 1 (1.28%) Graylog
5 1 (1.28%) Nagios
5 1 (1.28%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 58 (74.36%) Microsoft
2 13 (16.67%) VMware
3 7 (8.97%) Oracle
4 6 (7.69%) Apple
5 5 (6.41%) Progress
6 4 (5.13%) Cisco
6 4 (5.13%) HP
7 2 (2.56%) Aruba
7 2 (2.56%) Palo Alto
7 2 (2.56%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (1.28%) Facebook
8 1 (1.28%) Google
8 1 (1.28%) IBM
8 1 (1.28%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.28%) Samsung
8 1 (1.28%) SAP
8 1 (1.28%) Sophos
8 1 (1.28%) Veeam
8 1 (1.28%) Veritas