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 21 October 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 610 710 700
Rank change year-on-year +100 -10 +413
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Administrator 42 40 44
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.086% 0.058% 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.061% 0.082%
Number of salaries quoted 15 22 28
10th Percentile £24,700 £24,250 -
25th Percentile £25,000 £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 £44,563
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% +33.70%

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 44,066 65,835 53,518
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.75% 95.36% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 25,983 37,615 41,369
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,345 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,252 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -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 21 October 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 +98 37 £26,750 -23.57% 26
UK excluding London +81 37 £26,750 -17.69% 27
Work from Home +78 21 £26,750 -10.83% 5
East of England +17 14 - - 6
South East +31 9 £27,500 -23.61% 6
Midlands +28 6 £26,750 -10.83% 7
North of England +19 6 £26,000 -30.20% 6
East Midlands +21 5 £26,750 -10.83% 2
Yorkshire - 5 £26,000 - 1
London +55 1 - - 3
West Midlands +46 1 - - 5
South West +45 1 - - 1
North West +15 1 £31,000 -16.78% 3
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 21 October 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 17 (40.48%) Data Management
2 16 (38.10%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (35.71%) Microsoft Excel
4 13 (30.95%) Customer Service
5 11 (26.19%) Data Entry
6 10 (23.81%) Data Validation
6 10 (23.81%) DataOps
6 10 (23.81%) Microsoft
6 10 (23.81%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (23.81%) Validation
7 8 (19.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
9 6 (14.29%) Adobe
9 6 (14.29%) Data Protection
9 6 (14.29%) SAP
9 6 (14.29%) SQL
10 5 (11.90%) Agile
10 5 (11.90%) CRM
10 5 (11.90%) Data Analysis
10 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
10 5 (11.90%) GDPR
10 5 (11.90%) Master Data Management
10 5 (11.90%) Oracle
10 5 (11.90%) Oracle EBS
10 5 (11.90%) Oracle Reports
11 4 (9.52%) DBS Check
11 4 (9.52%) Spreadsheet
12 3 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
12 3 (7.14%) Impact Analysis
12 3 (7.14%) Inventory 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 2 (4.76%) CMS
2 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (35.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (9.52%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (4.76%) Photoshop
5 1 (2.38%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 5 (11.90%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (4.76%) Magento
3 1 (2.38%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.76%) Google Sheets
2 1 (2.38%) Power Automate
2 1 (2.38%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.38%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.90%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (2.38%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (2.38%) Metadata
2 1 (2.38%) Power BI
General
1 21 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (23.81%) Billing
3 9 (21.43%) Finance
4 6 (14.29%) Legal
5 5 (11.90%) Manufacturing
6 4 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (4.76%) Local Government
8 1 (2.38%) Law
8 1 (2.38%) Marketing
8 1 (2.38%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.76%) Django
2 1 (2.38%) EDI
2 1 (2.38%) JSON
2 1 (2.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (28.57%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (11.90%) Management Information System
2 5 (11.90%) Pricing Data
3 4 (9.52%) NHS
4 2 (4.76%) Learning Management System
5 1 (2.38%) Data Centre
5 1 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.38%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (40.48%) Data Management
2 16 (38.10%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (30.95%) Customer Service
4 11 (26.19%) Data Entry
5 10 (23.81%) Data Validation
5 10 (23.81%) DataOps
5 10 (23.81%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (23.81%) Validation
6 8 (19.05%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (14.29%) Data Protection
8 5 (11.90%) Agile
8 5 (11.90%) CRM
8 5 (11.90%) Data Analysis
8 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.90%) Master Data Management
9 3 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (7.14%) Impact Analysis
9 3 (7.14%) Inventory Management
10 2 (4.76%) Deadline-Driven
10 2 (4.76%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.52%) DBS Check
2 1 (2.38%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.90%) GDPR
2 1 (2.38%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.38%) SLA
Vendors
1 10 (23.81%) Microsoft
2 6 (14.29%) Adobe
2 6 (14.29%) SAP
3 5 (11.90%) Oracle
4 2 (4.76%) Google
4 2 (4.76%) Salesforce