IT Administrator Job Trends in the North of England

IT Administrator
England > North of England

The median IT Administrator salary in the North of England is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 267 277
Rank change year-on-year +9 +10 +130
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Administrator 6 11 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.055% 0.12% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 0.13% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 11
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,800 £29,750
25th Percentile £28,313 £27,625 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £30,000 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £31,750 £36,750 £33,750
90th Percentile £38,375 £40,200 £37,500
England median annual salary £32,500 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -18.75% +14.29% +2.80%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 9,636 8,575 8,112
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.75% 94.06% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 5,643 4,043 6,460
10th Percentile £28,122 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £81,928 £80,000 £80,435
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

IT Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

IT Administrator job vacancy trend in the North of England

IT Administrator
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for IT Administrator job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for IT Administrator job vacancies in the North of England

IT Administrator
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Administrator in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Administrator in the North of England

IT Administrator
Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 15 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
Yorkshire -15 4 £30,500 +10.91% 5
North West +23 2 £37,000 +5.71% 4
IT Administrator
England

IT Administrator Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, IT 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 North of England region featuring IT Administrator in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Active Directory
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Network Security
3 3 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (16.67%) A+ Certification
5 1 (16.67%) Azure
5 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (16.67%) Degree
5 1 (16.67%) Entra ID
5 1 (16.67%) Firewall
5 1 (16.67%) Freshdesk
5 1 (16.67%) ITIL
5 1 (16.67%) LAN
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (16.67%) Sage
5 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
5 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
5 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
5 1 (16.67%) VLAN
5 1 (16.67%) VMware
5 1 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (16.67%) VPN
5 1 (16.67%) WAN
5 1 (16.67%) Windows Server

IT Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) Network Security
1 3 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (16.67%) Firewall
2 1 (16.67%) LAN
2 1 (16.67%) VLAN
2 1 (16.67%) VPN
2 1 (16.67%) WAN
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
2 1 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) A+ Certification
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 5 (83.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Freshdesk
2 1 (16.67%) Sage
2 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
2 1 (16.67%) VMware