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 10 October 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 724 624 713
Rank change year-on-year -100 +89 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Administrator 81 43 39
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.069% 0.087% 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.074% 0.097% 0.056%
Number of salaries quoted 33 15 21
10th Percentile £25,870 £24,500 £24,250
25th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,718 £26,750 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.36% -23.57% -5.41%
75th Percentile £29,859 £28,313 £36,000
90th Percentile £33,750 £28,750 £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,718 £26,750 £32,500
% change year-on-year +7.36% -17.69% +5.69%

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 109,405 44,412 69,302
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 89.84% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 74,287 25,750 39,695
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £35,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,396 £53,688 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.77% -2.39% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -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
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Administrator over the 6 months to 10 October 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 10 October 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 -103 59 £28,718 +7.36% 50
UK excluding London -108 58 £28,718 +7.36% 39
North of England -25 38 £28,718 +10.45% 12
North West - 24 £28,718 - 6
London -38 11 £32,500 - 16
Yorkshire -25 10 £28,250 +8.65% 2
Work from Home -64 10 £33,718 +26.05% 16
Wales - 6 £31,250 - 1
South East -62 4 £29,000 +5.45% 8
North East - 4 - - 4
Scotland - 4 £26,740 -
Midlands -45 2 £26,500 -0.93% 9
West Midlands -45 2 £26,500 - 4
East of England -48 2 £28,000 - 2
South West -74 2 £28,500 +20.98% 6

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

For the 6 months to 10 October 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 44 (54.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (30.86%) Microsoft
3 23 (28.40%) Data Entry
4 17 (20.99%) Data Quality
5 15 (18.52%) Power BI
5 15 (18.52%) Power Platform
6 13 (16.05%) Data Management
6 13 (16.05%) Spreadsheet
7 11 (13.58%) Microsoft Office
8 10 (12.35%) Performance Improvement
8 10 (12.35%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (12.35%) SQL
9 8 (9.88%) Analytics
9 8 (9.88%) CRM
9 8 (9.88%) Data Analysis
10 7 (8.64%) Business Intelligence
10 7 (8.64%) Customer Service
10 7 (8.64%) Logistics
10 7 (8.64%) SAP
10 7 (8.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (8.64%) Zoho
11 6 (7.41%) Data Cleansing
11 6 (7.41%) Data Visualisation
11 6 (7.41%) Degree
11 6 (7.41%) Validation
11 6 (7.41%) Visualisation
12 5 (6.17%) Collaborative Culture
12 5 (6.17%) Collaborative Working
12 5 (6.17%) Continuous Improvement
12 5 (6.17%) Data Governance

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 (3.70%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 44 (54.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (16.05%) Spreadsheet
3 11 (13.58%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (3.70%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 15 (18.52%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.23%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.47%) Broadband
2 1 (1.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (18.52%) Power BI
2 3 (3.70%) Power Query
3 2 (2.47%) KNIME
3 2 (2.47%) MS Access
4 1 (1.23%) Data Mining
General
1 20 (24.69%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.99%) Organisational Skills
3 15 (18.52%) Telecoms
4 14 (17.28%) Law
5 10 (12.35%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (12.35%) Military
6 9 (11.11%) Finance
7 8 (9.88%) Billing
8 5 (6.17%) Publishing
9 4 (4.94%) Financial Institution
9 4 (4.94%) General Ledger
9 4 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (4.94%) Retail
10 3 (3.70%) Legal
10 3 (3.70%) Marketing
11 2 (2.47%) Advertising
12 1 (1.23%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (1.23%) Manufacturing
12 1 (1.23%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.41%) Management Information System
2 4 (4.94%) Taxonomies
3 3 (3.70%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.47%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.47%) NHS
4 2 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.23%) Blog
5 1 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.23%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (28.40%) Data Entry
2 13 (16.05%) Data Management
3 10 (12.35%) Performance Improvement
3 10 (12.35%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (9.88%) Analytics
4 8 (9.88%) CRM
4 8 (9.88%) Data Analysis
5 7 (8.64%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (8.64%) Customer Service
5 7 (8.64%) Logistics
6 6 (7.41%) Data Cleansing
6 6 (7.41%) Data Visualisation
6 6 (7.41%) Validation
6 6 (7.41%) Visualisation
7 5 (6.17%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (6.17%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (6.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (6.17%) Data Governance
7 5 (6.17%) ERP
7 5 (6.17%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.35%) SQL
2 3 (3.70%) Python
2 3 (3.70%) R
Qualifications
1 6 (7.41%) Degree
2 3 (3.70%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (20.99%) Data Quality
2 7 (8.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (2.47%) Accessibility
3 2 (2.47%) GDPR
4 1 (1.23%) GMP
Vendors
1 25 (30.86%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.64%) SAP
2 7 (8.64%) Zoho
3 4 (4.94%) Aderant
4 2 (2.47%) Alteryx
5 1 (1.23%) Facebook
5 1 (1.23%) Google
5 1 (1.23%) Salesforce