Administrator Job Trends in the South West

Administrator
England > South West

The median Administrator salary in the South West is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 79 85
Rank change year-on-year -10 +6 +64
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 152 92 259
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 1.83% 2.77% 2.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.94% 3.01% 2.76%
Number of salaries quoted 81 53 195
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,250 £22,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +28.57% -28.21%
75th Percentile £40,000 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £58,750
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -19.79%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 7,836 3,057 9,381
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 91.91% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5,392 2,057 6,990
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,125
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,500 £37,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,950 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +3.77% -11.67%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in the South West

Administrator
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the South West

Administrator
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Administrator in the South West over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Administrator in the South West

Administrator
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the South West region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
Bristol +3 34 £35,000 -38.60% 9
Gloucestershire -19 33 £35,000 -3.45% 7
Dorset +18 31 £26,000 -20.00% 1
Devon -8 19 £28,000 -46.67% 9
Somerset -30 17 £60,000 +33.33% 11
Wiltshire -37 16 £39,500 -21.00% 4
Cornwall +6 1 - - 1
Administrator
England

Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 16 July 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 South West region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 27 (17.76%) Microsoft
2 26 (17.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (15.79%) Security Cleared
4 22 (14.47%) Customer Service
5 19 (12.50%) SC Cleared
6 18 (11.84%) DV Cleared
6 18 (11.84%) Microsoft Office
7 15 (9.87%) Problem-Solving
8 12 (7.89%) Linux
9 10 (6.58%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (6.58%) CRM
9 10 (6.58%) Process Improvement
10 9 (5.92%) Data Quality
10 9 (5.92%) Decision-Making
11 8 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
11 8 (5.26%) Data Management
11 8 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 8 (5.26%) Power BI
11 8 (5.26%) Power Platform
11 8 (5.26%) Unix
12 7 (4.61%) Order Management
12 7 (4.61%) SaaS
12 7 (4.61%) Salesforce
13 6 (3.95%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (3.95%) Information Management
13 6 (3.95%) Microsoft 365
13 6 (3.95%) Roadmaps
13 6 (3.95%) Service Delivery
13 6 (3.95%) Windows
13 6 (3.95%) Workflow

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 4 (2.63%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.66%) WordPress
Applications
1 26 (17.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (11.84%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.97%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (5.26%) Power Platform
2 7 (4.61%) SaaS
3 6 (3.95%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.29%) OpenShift
4 5 (3.29%) PaaS
5 4 (2.63%) AWS
6 3 (1.97%) Azure
6 3 (1.97%) GitHub
7 1 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.66%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.97%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.66%) DHCP
2 1 (0.66%) DNS
2 1 (0.66%) Internet
2 1 (0.66%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.26%) Power BI
2 3 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (1.97%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.32%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.97%) Git
General
1 37 (24.34%) Finance
1 37 (24.34%) Social Skills
2 19 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 13 (8.55%) Manufacturing
4 12 (7.89%) Back Office
5 11 (7.24%) Telecoms
6 10 (6.58%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (5.92%) Marketing
8 7 (4.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (3.95%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.63%) Military
10 4 (2.63%) Retail
11 3 (1.97%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.97%) Billing
11 3 (1.97%) Law
12 2 (1.32%) Advertising
12 2 (1.32%) Legal
13 1 (0.66%) French Language
13 1 (0.66%) Local Government
13 1 (0.66%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.97%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (0.66%) CSS
2 1 (0.66%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.61%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.29%) NHS
2 5 (3.29%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (1.97%) Data Structures
3 3 (1.97%) e-Learning
3 3 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (1.97%) Fibre Optics
3 3 (1.97%) Onboarding
3 3 (1.97%) Replication
3 3 (1.97%) Web Conferencing
4 2 (1.32%) Educational Technology
5 1 (0.66%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (7.89%) Linux
2 8 (5.26%) Unix
3 6 (3.95%) Windows
4 5 (3.29%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.32%) Debian
5 2 (1.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (14.47%) Customer Service
2 15 (9.87%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (6.58%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (6.58%) CRM
3 10 (6.58%) Process Improvement
4 9 (5.92%) Decision-Making
5 8 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
5 8 (5.26%) Data Management
6 7 (4.61%) Order Management
7 6 (3.95%) Information Management
7 6 (3.95%) Roadmaps
7 6 (3.95%) Service Delivery
7 6 (3.95%) Workflow
8 5 (3.29%) Budget Management
8 5 (3.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 5 (3.29%) Financial Analysis
8 5 (3.29%) Performance Analysis
8 5 (3.29%) Performance Monitoring
8 5 (3.29%) Root Cause Analysis
8 5 (3.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.63%) PowerShell
2 3 (1.97%) Python
2 3 (1.97%) SQL
3 2 (1.32%) Bash
3 2 (1.32%) PHP
3 2 (1.32%) Ruby
4 1 (0.66%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.66%) R
Qualifications
1 24 (15.79%) Security Cleared
2 19 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 18 (11.84%) DV Cleared
4 6 (3.95%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.66%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.66%) AWS Certification
5 1 (0.66%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 1 (0.66%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.66%) Degree
5 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.66%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.92%) Data Quality
2 3 (1.97%) SLA
3 2 (1.32%) QA
4 1 (0.66%) GDPR
4 1 (0.66%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (1.97%) Firmware
2 2 (1.32%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (1.97%) Puppet
2 2 (1.32%) Ansible
2 2 (1.32%) Data Guard
2 2 (1.32%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
2 2 (1.32%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 27 (17.76%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.61%) Salesforce
3 4 (2.63%) Cisco
3 4 (2.63%) HP
4 3 (1.97%) Dell
4 3 (1.97%) HubSpot
4 3 (1.97%) Oracle
4 3 (1.97%) Red Hat
5 1 (0.66%) Meraki