Data Administrator Job Trends

Data Administrator
UK

The median Data Administrator salary in the UK is £26,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 622 708 699
Rank change year-on-year +86 -9 +378
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Administrator 44 34 38
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.087% 0.050% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.053% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 16 22 27
10th Percentile £24,750 £24,250 -
25th Percentile £25,469 £30,000 £25,615
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,750 £33,750 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.74% -8.78% +48.00%
75th Percentile £28,750 £36,000 £48,875
90th Percentile - £58,300 £66,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,750 £32,500 £30,750
% change year-on-year -17.69% +5.69% +83.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 45,700 64,689 50,755
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.10% 95.04% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 28,478 36,679 39,389
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,219 £42,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -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
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 7 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
England +109 39 £26,750 -23.57% 39
UK excluding London +67 38 £26,750 -17.69% 41
Work from Home +74 20 £26,750 -10.83% 2
East of England +36 13 - - 8
South East +32 9 £27,500 -23.61% 7
Midlands +50 7 £26,750 -10.83% 8
North of England +21 7 £26,000 -30.20% 10
East Midlands +29 6 £26,750 -10.83% 2
Yorkshire - 6 £26,000 - 2
London +48 2 £27,500 -21.43% 5
West Midlands +43 1 - - 6
South West +38 1 - - 4
North West +22 1 £31,000 -16.78% 6
Scotland -3 1 £26,000 -13.33% 3

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

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, 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 16 (36.36%) Data Management
1 16 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (29.55%) Customer Service
4 12 (27.27%) Microsoft
5 11 (25.00%) Data Entry
6 9 (20.45%) Data Validation
6 9 (20.45%) DataOps
6 9 (20.45%) Microsoft Office
6 9 (20.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (20.45%) Validation
7 8 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (13.64%) Adobe
8 6 (13.64%) Data Protection
8 6 (13.64%) SAP
8 6 (13.64%) SQL
9 5 (11.36%) Agile
9 5 (11.36%) CRM
9 5 (11.36%) Data Analysis
9 5 (11.36%) Decision-Making
9 5 (11.36%) GDPR
9 5 (11.36%) Master Data Management
9 5 (11.36%) Oracle
9 5 (11.36%) Oracle EBS
9 5 (11.36%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (9.09%) DBS Check
11 3 (6.82%) Collaborative Working
11 3 (6.82%) Impact Analysis
11 3 (6.82%) Inventory Management
11 3 (6.82%) Service Delivery

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 2 (4.55%) CMS
2 1 (2.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (20.45%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (6.82%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (4.55%) Photoshop
5 1 (2.27%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 5 (11.36%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (4.55%) Magento
3 1 (2.27%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.55%) Google Sheets
2 1 (2.27%) Power Automate
2 1 (2.27%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.27%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.36%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (2.27%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (2.27%) Metadata
2 1 (2.27%) Power BI
General
1 20 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 9 (20.45%) Billing
2 9 (20.45%) Finance
3 6 (13.64%) Legal
4 5 (11.36%) Manufacturing
5 4 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.55%) Law
6 2 (4.55%) Local Government
7 1 (2.27%) Marketing
7 1 (2.27%) Military
7 1 (2.27%) Retail
7 1 (2.27%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.55%) Django
2 1 (2.27%) EDI
2 1 (2.27%) JSON
2 1 (2.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (11.36%) Management Information System
2 5 (11.36%) Pricing Data
3 4 (9.09%) NHS
4 3 (6.82%) Learning Management System
5 1 (2.27%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.27%) Driving Licence
5 1 (2.27%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.27%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (36.36%) Data Management
2 14 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (29.55%) Customer Service
4 11 (25.00%) Data Entry
5 9 (20.45%) Data Validation
5 9 (20.45%) DataOps
5 9 (20.45%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (20.45%) Validation
6 8 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (13.64%) Data Protection
8 5 (11.36%) Agile
8 5 (11.36%) CRM
8 5 (11.36%) Data Analysis
8 5 (11.36%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.36%) Master Data Management
9 3 (6.82%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (6.82%) Impact Analysis
9 3 (6.82%) Inventory Management
9 3 (6.82%) Service Delivery
10 2 (4.55%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.64%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.09%) DBS Check
2 2 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.36%) GDPR
2 1 (2.27%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.27%) SLA
Vendors
1 12 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.64%) Adobe
2 6 (13.64%) SAP
3 5 (11.36%) Oracle
4 2 (4.55%) Google
4 2 (4.55%) Salesforce