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 23 April 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 662 627 829
Rank change year-on-year -35 +202 -114
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Administrator 56 16 45
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.064% 0.038% 0.047%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.043% 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 37 12 44
10th Percentile £25,300 - £18,050
25th Percentile £26,000 £26,250 £22,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,718 £27,500 £23,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.43% +17.02% +2.17%
75th Percentile £30,000 £34,000 £24,750
90th Percentile £49,250 £34,750 £27,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,718 £27,500 £23,500
% change year-on-year +4.43% +17.02% +5.62%

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 81,705 37,434 89,731
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 89.27% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 52,263 23,569 66,364
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 23 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Administrator in the UK

Data Administrator
Top 14 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 23 April 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 -12 53 £28,718 +4.43% 15
UK excluding London -27 49 £28,718 +4.43% 15
North of England -50 18 £28,718 +6.36% 4
North West -14 15 £28,718 +8.37% 2
Work from Home +21 14 £28,750 +4.55% 3
Midlands - 11 £28,750 - 3
South East -31 9 £28,000 -13.85% 4
East Midlands - 8 £28,750 -
London -5 7 £40,000 +23.08% 3
South West -42 7 £25,000 +6.13% 1
Yorkshire -52 3 £26,000 -5.45%
West Midlands - 3 £30,000 - 3
Scotland - 3 £26,000 - 2
East of England - 1 £35,000 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 23 April 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 29 (51.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (23.21%) Power BI
2 13 (23.21%) Power Platform
3 11 (19.64%) Data Entry
3 11 (19.64%) Data Quality
3 11 (19.64%) Decision-Making
3 11 (19.64%) ERP
3 11 (19.64%) Microsoft
3 11 (19.64%) Process Improvement
4 10 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (16.07%) CRM
5 9 (16.07%) Data Management
5 9 (16.07%) Microsoft Office
6 8 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (14.29%) ETL
7 7 (12.50%) GDPR
7 7 (12.50%) SQL
7 7 (12.50%) Visualisation
8 6 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (10.71%) Data Analysis
8 6 (10.71%) Data Protection
8 6 (10.71%) Data Visualisation
8 6 (10.71%) E-Commerce
8 6 (10.71%) Master Data Management
8 6 (10.71%) Validation
9 5 (8.93%) Degree
9 5 (8.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 5 (8.93%) Performance Improvement
9 5 (8.93%) Service Delivery
9 5 (8.93%) SQL Server

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 3 (5.36%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.79%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 29 (51.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (16.07%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (8.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (5.36%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (5.36%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (23.21%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.36%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (23.21%) Power BI
2 5 (8.93%) SQL Server
3 3 (5.36%) Power Query
3 3 (5.36%) Tableau
4 1 (1.79%) MySQL
4 1 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 14 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (23.21%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (16.07%) Finance
4 7 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.93%) Law
5 5 (8.93%) Military
5 5 (8.93%) Telecoms
6 4 (7.14%) Retail
7 3 (5.36%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.71%) Management Information System
2 5 (8.93%) Legacy Applications
3 3 (5.36%) Data Structures
3 3 (5.36%) Driving Licence
3 3 (5.36%) Learning Management System
3 3 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.79%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.79%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (19.64%) Data Entry
1 11 (19.64%) Decision-Making
1 11 (19.64%) ERP
1 11 (19.64%) Process Improvement
2 10 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (16.07%) CRM
3 9 (16.07%) Data Management
4 8 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (14.29%) ETL
5 7 (12.50%) Visualisation
6 6 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (10.71%) Data Analysis
6 6 (10.71%) Data Protection
6 6 (10.71%) Data Visualisation
6 6 (10.71%) E-Commerce
6 6 (10.71%) Master Data Management
6 6 (10.71%) Validation
7 5 (8.93%) Performance Improvement
7 5 (8.93%) Service Delivery
8 4 (7.14%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.50%) SQL
2 5 (8.93%) VBA
3 1 (1.79%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (8.93%) Degree
2 3 (5.36%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (5.36%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (19.64%) Data Quality
2 7 (12.50%) GDPR
3 3 (5.36%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (5.36%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (19.64%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.14%) SAP
3 1 (1.79%) Salesforce