Data Administrator Job Trends

Data Administrator
UK

The median Data Administrator salary in the UK is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 November 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 593 709 681
Rank change year-on-year +116 -28 +369
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Administrator 39 33 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.072% 0.050% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.080% 0.053% 0.070%
Number of salaries quoted 12 21 25
10th Percentile £24,650 £24,250 -
25th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £25,615
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £35,000 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% -5.41% +48.00%
75th Percentile £28,750 £36,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - £60,000 £66,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 £32,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% -15.58% +129.85%

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 48,825 61,698 48,588
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.25% 94.27% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 30,770 34,403 37,837
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,855 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.60% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,416 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.38% -0.16% -

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 13 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 30 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
UK excluding London +92 34 £27,500 -15.38% 31
England +109 33 £28,000 -20.00% 28
South East +53 12 £28,000 -22.22% 11
Work from Home +100 11 - - 5
East of England +34 10 - - 5
North of England +53 5 £31,000 -16.78% 5
Midlands +50 4 - - 4
Yorkshire - 4 - - 1
Scotland +10 3 £26,000 -13.33% 2
London +67 2 £27,500 -21.43% 4
West Midlands +52 2 - - 3
East Midlands +24 2 - - 1
North West +48 1 £31,000 -16.78% 3

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 14 (35.90%) Microsoft
2 13 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (30.77%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (23.08%) Validation
6 7 (17.95%) Customer Service
6 7 (17.95%) Data Management
7 6 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (15.38%) Data Protection
7 6 (15.38%) Data Validation
7 6 (15.38%) DataOps
7 6 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
8 5 (12.82%) Adobe
8 5 (12.82%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (12.82%) GDPR
9 4 (10.26%) DBS Check
9 4 (10.26%) Process Improvement
10 3 (7.69%) CRM
10 3 (7.69%) Data Entry
10 3 (7.69%) Data Quality
10 3 (7.69%) Decision-Making
10 3 (7.69%) Impact Analysis
10 3 (7.69%) Inventory Management
10 3 (7.69%) Master Data Management
10 3 (7.69%) Project Management
10 3 (7.69%) Service Delivery
10 3 (7.69%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (7.69%) System Testing
11 2 (5.13%) Business Development
11 2 (5.13%) Degree

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 (2.56%) CMS
1 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (30.77%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (7.69%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (2.56%) Acrobat
4 1 (2.56%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Magento
1 1 (2.56%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) Google Sheets
1 1 (2.56%) Power Automate
1 1 (2.56%) Power Platform
1 1 (2.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.56%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (2.56%) Metadata
1 1 (2.56%) Power BI
General
1 13 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (17.95%) Finance
3 6 (15.38%) Billing
4 5 (12.82%) Legal
5 3 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (5.13%) Law
7 1 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Local Government
7 1 (2.56%) Marketing
7 1 (2.56%) Military
7 1 (2.56%) Retail
7 1 (2.56%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) Django
1 1 (2.56%) EDI
1 1 (2.56%) JSON
1 1 (2.56%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (20.51%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (10.26%) Learning Management System
2 4 (10.26%) NHS
3 3 (7.69%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.56%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.56%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (23.08%) Validation
3 7 (17.95%) Customer Service
3 7 (17.95%) Data Management
4 6 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (15.38%) Data Protection
4 6 (15.38%) Data Validation
4 6 (15.38%) DataOps
4 6 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (12.82%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (10.26%) Process Improvement
7 3 (7.69%) CRM
7 3 (7.69%) Data Entry
7 3 (7.69%) Decision-Making
7 3 (7.69%) Impact Analysis
7 3 (7.69%) Inventory Management
7 3 (7.69%) Master Data Management
7 3 (7.69%) Project Management
7 3 (7.69%) Service Delivery
7 3 (7.69%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (10.26%) DBS Check
2 2 (5.13%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.82%) GDPR
2 3 (7.69%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.56%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 14 (35.90%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.82%) Adobe
3 1 (2.56%) Google
3 1 (2.56%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.56%) SAP