Administrator Job Trends in Manchester

Administrator
North West > Manchester

The median Administrator salary in Manchester is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 137 133 117
Rank change year-on-year -4 -16 +117
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 10 39 37
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.42% 1.07% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 1.13% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 9 22 36
10th Percentile £31,250 £23,000 £28,725
25th Percentile £32,500 £24,511 £31,520
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £43,161 £44,263
Median % change year-on-year -18.91% -2.49% +4.15%
75th Percentile £38,500 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £40,300 £60,000 £61,250
North West median annual salary £30,500 £40,000 £44,263
% change year-on-year -23.75% -9.63% +7.30%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,201 3,459 2,338
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.99% 95.08% 96.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,416 1,755 1,912
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,350 £34,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% -6.78% +7.27%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,750 £84,056
North West median annual salary £48,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in Manchester

Administrator
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Manchester

Administrator
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Administrator in Manchester over the 6 months to 4 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Administrator in Manchester

Administrator
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
Salford +15 1 - -
Stockport +5 1 £45,000 +83.34%
Administrator
North West

Administrator Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, 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 Manchester region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 3 (30.00%) EDRMS
1 3 (30.00%) Information Management
1 3 (30.00%) Intranet
1 3 (30.00%) Metadata
1 3 (30.00%) Migration
1 3 (30.00%) Records Management
1 3 (30.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (30.00%) SharePoint
1 3 (30.00%) Statistics
2 1 (10.00%) Atlassian
2 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (10.00%) Linux
2 1 (10.00%) Logistics
2 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (10.00%) Rapid7
2 1 (10.00%) Vulnerability Management

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (30.00%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) EDRMS
1 3 (30.00%) Metadata
General
1 3 (30.00%) Legal
2 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) e-Learning
1 3 (30.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Information Management
1 3 (30.00%) Migration
1 3 (30.00%) Records Management
1 3 (30.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (30.00%) Statistics
2 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (10.00%) Logistics
2 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (10.00%) Vulnerability Management
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Atlassian
1 1 (10.00%) Rapid7