Data Administrator Job Trends

Data Administrator
UK

The median Data Administrator salary in the UK is £28,718 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 733 630 750
Rank change year-on-year -103 +120 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Administrator 71 45 41
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.062% 0.091% 0.052%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.10% 0.055%
Number of salaries quoted 30 16 24
10th Percentile £25,750 £24,500 £23,725
25th Percentile £27,426 £25,000 £24,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,718 £26,750 £31,250
Median % change year-on-year +7.36% -14.40% -15.54%
75th Percentile £29,965 £28,750 £36,000
90th Percentile £36,380 - £54,900
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,718 £26,750 £30,000
% change year-on-year +7.36% -10.83% -5.63%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 107,455 44,314 74,420
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 89.66% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 73,770 26,055 44,614
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.53% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

Data Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Data Administrator job vacancy trend in the UK

Data Administrator
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Data Administrator job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Data Administrator job vacancies in the UK

Data Administrator
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Administrator over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Administrator in the UK

Data Administrator
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 18 September 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
England -91 54 £28,718 +7.36% 46
UK excluding London -124 48 £28,718 +7.36% 44
North of England -38 34 £28,718 +10.45% 18
North West - 21 £28,718 - 6
Yorkshire -41 11 £27,125 +4.33% 6
London -48 11 £32,500 - 11
Work from Home -39 7 £33,718 +26.05% 8
Wales - 4 £31,250 - 4
South East -51 3 - - 9
South West -85 3 £28,500 +20.98% 2
West Midlands -43 2 £26,500 - 4
Midlands -48 2 £26,500 -0.93% 5
North East - 2 - - 6
East of England -42 1 £35,000 - 4
Scotland - 1 £27,000 - 3

Data Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Data 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 featuring Data Administrator in the job title.

1 40 (56.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (23.94%) Microsoft
3 16 (22.54%) Data Entry
3 16 (22.54%) Power BI
3 16 (22.54%) Power Platform
4 14 (19.72%) Data Quality
5 10 (14.08%) Performance Improvement
6 9 (12.68%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (12.68%) SQL
7 8 (11.27%) CRM
7 8 (11.27%) Data Analysis
7 8 (11.27%) Data Management
7 8 (11.27%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (11.27%) SAP
8 7 (9.86%) Customer Service
8 7 (9.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (9.86%) Zoho
9 6 (8.45%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (7.04%) Analytics
10 5 (7.04%) Collaborative Culture
10 5 (7.04%) Logistics
10 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Office
10 5 (7.04%) Time Management
10 5 (7.04%) Validation
11 4 (5.63%) Data Cleansing
11 4 (5.63%) Degree
11 4 (5.63%) Visualisation
11 4 (5.63%) Workflow
12 3 (4.23%) B2B
12 3 (4.23%) Collaborative Working

Data Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 40 (56.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (12.68%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (4.23%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 16 (22.54%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.41%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.82%) Broadband
2 1 (1.41%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (22.54%) Power BI
2 3 (4.23%) Power Query
3 2 (2.82%) KNIME
3 2 (2.82%) MS Access
4 1 (1.41%) Data Mining
General
1 19 (26.76%) Social Skills
2 17 (23.94%) Organisational Skills
3 13 (18.31%) Telecoms
4 12 (16.90%) Law
5 11 (15.49%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (14.08%) Military
7 6 (8.45%) Billing
8 5 (7.04%) Finance
8 5 (7.04%) Publishing
9 3 (4.23%) Legal
9 3 (4.23%) Marketing
10 2 (2.82%) Financial Institution
10 2 (2.82%) General Ledger
10 2 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (2.82%) Retail
11 1 (1.41%) Advertising
11 1 (1.41%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (1.41%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.45%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.23%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (2.82%) NHS
3 2 (2.82%) Taxonomies
4 1 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.41%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.41%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (22.54%) Data Entry
2 10 (14.08%) Performance Improvement
3 8 (11.27%) CRM
3 8 (11.27%) Data Analysis
3 8 (11.27%) Data Management
3 8 (11.27%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (9.86%) Customer Service
5 6 (8.45%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (7.04%) Analytics
6 5 (7.04%) Collaborative Culture
6 5 (7.04%) Logistics
6 5 (7.04%) Time Management
6 5 (7.04%) Validation
7 4 (5.63%) Data Cleansing
7 4 (5.63%) Visualisation
7 4 (5.63%) Workflow
8 3 (4.23%) B2B
8 3 (4.23%) Data Security
8 3 (4.23%) Data Visualisation
8 3 (4.23%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 9 (12.68%) SQL
2 3 (4.23%) Python
2 3 (4.23%) R
3 1 (1.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (5.63%) Degree
2 3 (4.23%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (19.72%) Data Quality
2 7 (9.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (2.82%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.82%) GDPR
Vendors
1 17 (23.94%) Microsoft
2 8 (11.27%) SAP
3 7 (9.86%) Zoho
4 2 (2.82%) Aderant
4 2 (2.82%) Alteryx
5 1 (1.41%) Facebook
5 1 (1.41%) Google
5 1 (1.41%) Salesforce