Administrator Job Trends in London

Administrator
England > London

The median Administrator salary in London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 218 229
Rank change year-on-year -28 +11 +96
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 152 219 229
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.11% 1.39% 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% 1.49% 1.36%
Number of salaries quoted 107 128 195
10th Percentile £26,700 £31,175 £31,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £45,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £82,250
England median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +11.11% -10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,453 14,685 16,817
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 92.97% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 8,230 8,588 13,582
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £96,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Administrator' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Administrator job vacancy trend in London

Administrator
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in London

Administrator
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Administrator in London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Administrator in London

Administrator
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the London region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Central London +25 25 £60,000 +20.00% 12
West London +5 7 £29,350 -9.69% 11
East London -10 4 £31,750 +7.63% 8
South London +32 2 £30,000 -45.45% 2
Administrator
England

Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Administrator 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 permanent job ads across the London region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 40 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 36 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (19.08%) Linux
4 23 (15.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 22 (14.47%) Azure
6 21 (13.82%) Microsoft Excel
6 21 (13.82%) VMware
7 19 (12.50%) CRM
7 19 (12.50%) Security Cleared
8 18 (11.84%) Salesforce
9 17 (11.18%) Microsoft Office
9 17 (11.18%) VMware Infrastructure
10 16 (10.53%) Active Directory
10 16 (10.53%) Degree
11 15 (9.87%) AWS
11 15 (9.87%) DevOps
11 15 (9.87%) Python
11 15 (9.87%) QA
11 15 (9.87%) SQL
11 15 (9.87%) Windows
12 14 (9.21%) Continuous Improvement
12 14 (9.21%) DV Cleared
12 14 (9.21%) SQL Server
13 13 (8.55%) Bash
13 13 (8.55%) Change Management
13 13 (8.55%) Red Hat
14 12 (7.89%) Mentoring
15 11 (7.24%) Ansible
15 11 (7.24%) ERP
15 11 (7.24%) Microsoft 365

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (4.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.95%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.29%) WordPress
4 3 (1.97%) Moodle
5 1 (0.66%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (13.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (11.18%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (3.29%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (1.97%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (1.97%) Temenos T24
3 2 (1.32%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (1.32%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.66%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.66%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 22 (14.47%) Azure
2 15 (9.87%) AWS
3 11 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.58%) Entra ID
5 7 (4.61%) Power Platform
5 7 (4.61%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 6 (3.95%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 5 (3.29%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (3.29%) OneDrive
7 5 (3.29%) SaaS
8 4 (2.63%) GitHub
9 3 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.97%) GCP
9 3 (1.97%) Mimecast
9 3 (1.97%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 3 (1.97%) Zapier
10 2 (1.32%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.32%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.66%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 1 (0.66%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.61%) Firewall
2 6 (3.95%) Intranet
2 6 (3.95%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.63%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (2.63%) DNS
3 4 (2.63%) Internet
3 4 (2.63%) Network Security
4 3 (1.97%) Cisco ISE
4 3 (1.97%) LAN
5 2 (1.32%) WAN
5 2 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.66%) HTTP
6 1 (0.66%) VPN
6 1 (0.66%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (9.21%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.29%) Power BI
3 4 (2.63%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.97%) Power Query
4 3 (1.97%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 3 (1.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.32%) MongoDB
5 2 (1.32%) MySQL
5 2 (1.32%) RDBMS
5 2 (1.32%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.66%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 8 (5.26%) JIRA
2 5 (3.29%) Git
3 4 (2.63%) GitLab
4 2 (1.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 49 (32.24%) Social Skills
2 35 (23.03%) Finance
3 23 (15.13%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (5.92%) Japanese Language
6 7 (4.61%) General Ledger
6 7 (4.61%) Law
7 6 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.29%) Advertising
8 5 (3.29%) Back Office
8 5 (3.29%) Banking
8 5 (3.29%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.29%) Legal
9 4 (2.63%) Marketing
9 4 (2.63%) Multimedia
10 2 (1.32%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.32%) Games
11 1 (0.66%) Local Government
11 1 (0.66%) Mandarin Language
11 1 (0.66%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.63%) CSS
1 4 (2.63%) HTML
2 3 (1.97%) LAMP
3 1 (0.66%) Lightning Web Components
3 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.66%) OAuth
3 1 (0.66%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.58%) Management Information System
2 8 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (3.95%) Hybrid Cloud
4 5 (3.29%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.63%) Clustering
5 4 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.63%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.63%) PKI
5 4 (2.63%) Replication
5 4 (2.63%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.97%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.32%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.66%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.66%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.66%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (19.08%) Linux
2 23 (15.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 15 (9.87%) Windows
4 7 (4.61%) CentOS
5 6 (3.95%) Ubuntu
6 3 (1.97%) Unix
6 3 (1.97%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.66%) AIX
7 1 (0.66%) Debian
7 1 (0.66%) Solaris
7 1 (0.66%) VMS
7 1 (0.66%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (23.68%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (12.50%) CRM
3 15 (9.87%) DevOps
4 14 (9.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (8.55%) Change Management
6 12 (7.89%) Mentoring
7 11 (7.24%) ERP
8 10 (6.58%) Agile
8 10 (6.58%) Cybersecurity
8 10 (6.58%) Performance Tuning
9 9 (5.92%) Migration
10 8 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
10 8 (5.26%) Infrastructure as Code
10 8 (5.26%) ITIL
10 8 (5.26%) Time Management
11 7 (4.61%) Accounts Payable
11 7 (4.61%) Performance Optimisation
11 7 (4.61%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (4.61%) Task Automation
12 6 (3.95%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.87%) Python
1 15 (9.87%) SQL
2 13 (8.55%) Bash
3 9 (5.92%) PowerShell
4 7 (4.61%) T-SQL
5 5 (3.29%) Shell Script
6 4 (2.63%) JavaScript
6 4 (2.63%) R
7 2 (1.32%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 19 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 16 (10.53%) Degree
3 14 (9.21%) DV Cleared
4 7 (4.61%) DBS Check
4 7 (4.61%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.29%) AWS Certification
5 5 (3.29%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.63%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 4 (2.63%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.97%) AAT
7 3 (1.97%) MCP
7 3 (1.97%) MCSA
7 3 (1.97%) MCSE
8 2 (1.32%) City & Guilds
8 2 (1.32%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (0.66%) ACCA
9 1 (0.66%) CIMA
9 1 (0.66%) RHCE
9 1 (0.66%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (9.87%) QA
2 3 (1.97%) PMO
3 2 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.66%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.66%) GDPR
System Software
1 17 (11.18%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (10.53%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.97%) KVM
4 1 (0.66%) Docker
4 1 (0.66%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.66%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 11 (7.24%) Ansible
2 7 (4.61%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.63%) Terraform
4 3 (1.97%) Nagios
5 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Clustering
5 2 (1.32%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.66%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.66%) Podman
6 1 (0.66%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.66%) Puppet
6 1 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 40 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 21 (13.82%) VMware
3 18 (11.84%) Salesforce
4 13 (8.55%) Red Hat
5 6 (3.95%) Oracle
6 4 (2.63%) Cisco
6 4 (2.63%) CrowdStrike
6 4 (2.63%) Fortinet
6 4 (2.63%) LogicMonitor
6 4 (2.63%) Okta
6 4 (2.63%) Palo Alto
6 4 (2.63%) Zscaler
7 3 (1.97%) Bloomberg
7 3 (1.97%) RedGate
7 3 (1.97%) Reuters
7 3 (1.97%) Sophos
7 3 (1.97%) Temenos
7 3 (1.97%) Workday
7 3 (1.97%) Xero
8 2 (1.32%) Apple