IT Administrator
UK
The median IT Administrator salary in the UK is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 622 | 614 | 831 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +217 | +192 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Administrator | 87 | 312 | 131 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.30% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.32% | 0.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 78 | 206 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,762 | £22,000 | £23,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,480 | £25,563 | £25,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,500 | £33,233 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.25% | +2.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £38,500 | £42,375 | £39,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,675 | £48,750 | £48,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £27,500 | £32,500 | £29,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +10.17% | -1.67% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
IT Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Administrator
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Administrator.
IT Administrator
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Administrator over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
IT 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 IT Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
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| England | -38 | 81 | £27,500 | -19.04% | 28 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 73 | £27,500 | -15.38% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +94 | 34 | £27,500 | -23.08% | 11 |
| North of England | +31 | 25 | £25,480 | -15.07% | 3 |
| North West | +4 | 22 | £25,480 | -15.07% | 1 |
| East of England | +11 | 19 | £27,500 | -5.17% | 9 |
| London | +92 | 14 | £40,000 | +3.90% | 4 |
| South East | +18 | 10 | £27,500 | -21.43% | 7 |
| Midlands | +60 | 8 | £26,125 | -25.35% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +43 | 7 | £26,500 | -24.27% | 5 |
| Scotland | +110 | 5 | £50,000 | +42.86% | |
| South West | +74 | 5 | £32,500 | +1.56% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +45 | 3 | £33,750 | +7.14% | 2 |
| Wales | +47 | 1 | £24,205 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | +35 | 1 | £25,000 | -26.40% | 3 |
IT Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, IT Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring IT Administrator in the job title.
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IT Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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