Data Administrator Job Trends

Data Administrator
UK

The median Data Administrator salary in the UK is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 606 679 682
Rank change year-on-year +73 +3 +280
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Administrator 29 30 26
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.049% 0.055% 0.050%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% 0.059% 0.053%
Number of salaries quoted 11 18 19
10th Percentile £24,500 £23,695 £23,900
25th Percentile £25,500 £30,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £32,500 £25,615
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +26.88% +2.46%
75th Percentile £28,000 £36,000 £37,000
90th Percentile £28,750 £40,550 £37,650
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,000 £32,500 £24,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +35.42% +10.34%

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 53,612 51,163 49,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 93.12% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 32,999 26,912 38,093
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
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
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 2 January 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 +55 24 £27,750 -14.62% 16
UK excluding London +46 24 £26,000 -20.00% 15
South East +28 10 £28,000 -22.22% 2
Work from Home +71 6 - - 4
East of England +21 4 - - 1
London +49 3 £27,500 -15.38% 1
North of England +22 3 £31,000 -16.78% 7
Midlands +21 3 - - 5
Scotland +1 3 £26,000 -13.33%
East Midlands -17 2 - - 4
Yorkshire - 2 - - 2
North West +34 1 £31,000 -16.78% 5
West Midlands +27 1 - - 1
South West +13 1 £25,000 +11.61% 4

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

For the 6 months to 2 January 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 10 (34.48%) Microsoft
1 10 (34.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (20.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (17.24%) Customer Service
4 5 (17.24%) Process Improvement
5 4 (13.79%) Adobe
5 4 (13.79%) Data Protection
5 4 (13.79%) GDPR
5 4 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (13.79%) Validation
6 3 (10.34%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (10.34%) Data Quality
6 3 (10.34%) Decision-Making
6 3 (10.34%) Impact Analysis
6 3 (10.34%) Inventory Management
6 3 (10.34%) Master Data Management
6 3 (10.34%) Project Management
6 3 (10.34%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (10.34%) System Testing
7 2 (6.90%) Business Development
7 2 (6.90%) Data Entry
7 2 (6.90%) Mathematics
8 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
8 1 (3.45%) Acrobat
8 1 (3.45%) AI
8 1 (3.45%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (3.45%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (3.45%) Data Cleansing
8 1 (3.45%) Data Management

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 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (34.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (31.03%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (10.34%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (3.45%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.45%) Power Automate
1 1 (3.45%) Power Platform
1 1 (3.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) Internet
1 1 (3.45%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (3.45%) Metadata
1 1 (3.45%) Power BI
General
1 6 (20.69%) Finance
1 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
2 4 (13.79%) Legal
2 4 (13.79%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (3.45%) Billing
3 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (3.45%) Law
3 1 (3.45%) Military
3 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) JSON
1 1 (3.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.34%) Driving Licence
1 3 (10.34%) Learning Management System
1 3 (10.34%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.45%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (20.69%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (17.24%) Customer Service
2 5 (17.24%) Process Improvement
3 4 (13.79%) Data Protection
3 4 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (13.79%) Validation
4 3 (10.34%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (10.34%) Decision-Making
4 3 (10.34%) Impact Analysis
4 3 (10.34%) Inventory Management
4 3 (10.34%) Master Data Management
4 3 (10.34%) Project Management
4 3 (10.34%) System Testing
5 2 (6.90%) Business Development
5 2 (6.90%) Data Entry
5 2 (6.90%) Mathematics
6 1 (3.45%) Data Cleansing
6 1 (3.45%) Data Validation
6 1 (3.45%) Service Delivery
6 1 (3.45%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (3.45%) DBS Check
1 1 (3.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.79%) GDPR
2 3 (10.34%) Data Quality
3 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 10 (34.48%) Microsoft
2 4 (13.79%) Adobe
3 1 (3.45%) SAP