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 1 September 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 735 634 776
Rank change year-on-year -101 +142 -66
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Administrator 63 45 36
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.057% 0.090% 0.044%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.10% 0.046%
Number of salaries quoted 32 18 21
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,500 £24,250
25th Percentile £26,438 £25,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,718 £26,750 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.36% -17.69% -12.16%
75th Percentile £31,595 £28,750 £36,000
90th Percentile £40,000 - £60,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £28,718 £26,750 £30,000
% change year-on-year +7.36% -10.83% -14.64%

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 103,099 44,902 77,500
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 89.81% 95.18%
Number of salaries quoted 70,871 26,693 49,456
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £74,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Administrator over the 6 months to 1 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Administrator 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 1 September 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 -109 47 £28,718 +7.36% 41
UK excluding London -100 41 £28,718 +7.36% 44
North of England -26 28 £28,718 +7.36% 14
North West - 20 £28,718 - 5
London - 10 £40,000 - 8
Yorkshire -38 8 £26,000 -2.80% 2
Work from Home -38 7 £33,718 +26.05% 10
South West -71 5 £25,000 +6.13% 1
Wales - 3 £30,000 - 3
South East -51 2 - - 13
West Midlands -23 1 £26,500 - 3
East of England -32 1 £35,000 - 5
Midlands -48 1 £26,500 -0.93% 4
Scotland - 1 £27,000 - 4

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

For the 6 months to 1 September 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 33 (52.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (22.22%) Power BI
2 14 (22.22%) Power Platform
3 12 (19.05%) Microsoft
4 10 (15.87%) Data Quality
4 10 (15.87%) Performance Improvement
5 9 (14.29%) SAP
6 8 (12.70%) Data Entry
6 8 (12.70%) SQL
7 7 (11.11%) Data Analysis
7 7 (11.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (9.52%) Data Management
8 6 (9.52%) ERP
8 6 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (9.52%) Workflow
9 5 (7.94%) CRM
9 5 (7.94%) Process Improvement
9 5 (7.94%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (7.94%) Zoho
10 4 (6.35%) Customer Service
10 4 (6.35%) Logistics
11 3 (4.76%) Analytics
11 3 (4.76%) DBS Check
11 3 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
11 3 (4.76%) NetSuite
11 3 (4.76%) Python
11 3 (4.76%) R
12 2 (3.17%) Accessibility
12 2 (3.17%) Alteryx
12 2 (3.17%) B2B

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 (3.17%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 33 (52.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (7.94%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (4.76%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 14 (22.22%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.59%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.59%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (22.22%) Power BI
2 2 (3.17%) KNIME
2 2 (3.17%) MS Access
2 2 (3.17%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.59%) Data Mining
3 1 (1.59%) Power Query
General
1 14 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 10 (15.87%) Law
2 10 (15.87%) Military
2 10 (15.87%) Telecoms
3 9 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (7.94%) Publishing
6 3 (4.76%) Marketing
7 2 (3.17%) Billing
7 2 (3.17%) Finance
7 2 (3.17%) Legal
7 2 (3.17%) Retail
8 1 (1.59%) Advertising
8 1 (1.59%) Fire and Rescue
8 1 (1.59%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.17%) Data Structures
1 2 (3.17%) Legacy Applications
1 2 (3.17%) Management Information System
1 2 (3.17%) NHS
2 1 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (1.59%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (1.59%) Onboarding
2 1 (1.59%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (15.87%) Performance Improvement
2 8 (12.70%) Data Entry
3 7 (11.11%) Data Analysis
4 6 (9.52%) Data Management
4 6 (9.52%) ERP
4 6 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (9.52%) Workflow
5 5 (7.94%) CRM
5 5 (7.94%) Process Improvement
6 4 (6.35%) Customer Service
6 4 (6.35%) Logistics
7 3 (4.76%) Analytics
8 2 (3.17%) Collaborative Culture
8 2 (3.17%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (3.17%) Data Strategy
8 2 (3.17%) Master Data Management
8 2 (3.17%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (3.17%) Statistical Analysis
8 2 (3.17%) Validation
8 2 (3.17%) Visual Analytics
Programming Languages
1 8 (12.70%) SQL
2 3 (4.76%) Python
2 3 (4.76%) R
3 2 (3.17%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (4.76%) DBS Check
2 2 (3.17%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (3.17%) Degree
2 2 (3.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (15.87%) Data Quality
2 7 (11.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (3.17%) Accessibility
4 1 (1.59%) GDPR
Vendors
1 12 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 9 (14.29%) SAP
3 5 (7.94%) Zoho
4 2 (3.17%) Alteryx
5 1 (1.59%) Google
5 1 (1.59%) Salesforce