IT Administrator Jobs

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 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 614 607 840
Rank change year-on-year -7 +233 +203
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Administrator 88 315 128
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 79 209 110
10th Percentile £24,841 £22,000 £23,250
25th Percentile £25,480 £25,750 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £33,966 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.04% +4.51% -
75th Percentile £37,750 £42,000 £39,688
90th Percentile £45,450 £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 50,444 98,297 87,491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.33% 94.81% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 26,384 69,991 55,965
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,748 £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% +6.49%

IT Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Administrator in the UK

IT Administrator
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Administrator.

Salary trend for IT Administrator in the UK

IT Administrator
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Administrator over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Administrator in the UK

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 31 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
England -25 82 £27,500 -19.04% 37
UK excluding London +4 74 £27,500 -15.38% 27
Work from Home +95 34 £27,500 -26.67% 14
North of England +16 25 £25,480 -15.07% 3
North West -3 22 £25,480 -15.07% 1
East of England +15 20 £27,500 -5.17% 9
London +82 14 £40,000 +1.91% 12
South East +8 10 £27,500 -21.43% 5
Midlands +39 8 £26,125 -25.35% 6
West Midlands +41 7 £26,500 -24.27% 3
Scotland +114 5 £50,000 +42.86%
South West +80 5 £32,500 +1.56% 3
Yorkshire +40 3 £33,750 +7.14% 2
Wales +41 1 £24,205 - 2
East Midlands +32 1 £25,000 -26.40% 3

IT Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 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.

1 68 (77.27%) Microsoft
2 62 (70.45%) Active Directory
2 62 (70.45%) Social Skills
3 54 (61.36%) Microsoft 365
4 51 (57.95%) Windows
5 33 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
5 33 (37.50%) Customer Service
6 30 (34.09%) Microsoft Office
7 27 (30.68%) Azure
8 26 (29.55%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (26.14%) Microsoft Intune
10 22 (25.00%) Data Protection
10 22 (25.00%) VMware
10 22 (25.00%) Windows 10
11 20 (22.73%) Asset Management
11 20 (22.73%) Microsoft Excel
12 19 (21.59%) Windows Server
12 19 (21.59%) Organisational Skills
13 18 (20.45%) Process Improvement
14 17 (19.32%) Line Management
15 16 (18.18%) DBS Check
15 16 (18.18%) Entra ID
15 16 (18.18%) Social Media
15 16 (18.18%) Data Protection Act
15 16 (18.18%) SLA
16 15 (17.05%) Linux
16 15 (17.05%) Self-Motivation
17 13 (14.77%) Microsoft Exchange
17 13 (14.77%) Firewall
17 13 (14.77%) ISO/IEC 27001

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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (14.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (13.64%) SharePoint
3 9 (10.23%) IIS
3 9 (10.23%) Tomcat
4 2 (2.27%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 30 (34.09%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (22.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.14%) AutoCAD
3 1 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (6.82%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.14%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 54 (61.36%) Microsoft 365
2 27 (30.68%) Azure
3 16 (18.18%) Entra ID
4 11 (12.50%) OneDrive
5 9 (10.23%) Microsoft Copilot
5 9 (10.23%) Power Automate
6 2 (2.27%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.14%) AWS
7 1 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.14%) Azure Stack
7 1 (1.14%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.14%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (14.77%) Firewall
2 9 (10.23%) DMARC
2 9 (10.23%) SSL
3 6 (6.82%) LAN
3 6 (6.82%) SAN
3 6 (6.82%) WebEx
4 5 (5.68%) TCP/IP
4 5 (5.68%) WAN
4 5 (5.68%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (5.68%) Wireless
5 3 (3.41%) DHCP
5 3 (3.41%) DNS
6 2 (2.27%) VPN
7 1 (1.14%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (1.14%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (1.14%) PBX
7 1 (1.14%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (12.50%) SQL Server
2 9 (10.23%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (1.14%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.14%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (1.14%) JIRA
General
1 62 (70.45%) Social Skills
2 19 (21.59%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (10.23%) Czech Language
3 9 (10.23%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (7.95%) Manufacturing
5 5 (5.68%) Law
6 4 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.27%) Advertising
8 1 (1.14%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.14%) Automotive
8 1 (1.14%) Finance
8 1 (1.14%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.14%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (10.23%) JSON
1 9 (10.23%) REST
1 9 (10.23%) SOAP
1 9 (10.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (18.18%) Data Protection Act
1 16 (18.18%) Social Media
2 15 (17.05%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (10.23%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (5.68%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (4.55%) Onboarding
6 3 (3.41%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.27%) Cyber Security Posture
7 2 (2.27%) Life Science
7 2 (2.27%) Management Information System
7 2 (2.27%) Wiki
8 1 (1.14%) Device Driver
8 1 (1.14%) Handset
8 1 (1.14%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 51 (57.95%) Windows
2 22 (25.00%) Windows 10
3 19 (21.59%) Windows Server
4 15 (17.05%) Linux
5 9 (10.23%) Unix
5 9 (10.23%) Windows Server 2019
6 6 (6.82%) Mac OS
7 5 (5.68%) Apple iOS
8 4 (4.55%) Android
8 4 (4.55%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (3.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (1.14%) Mac OS X
10 1 (1.14%) VMS
10 1 (1.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (37.50%) Customer Service
1 33 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (29.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 22 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 20 (22.73%) Asset Management
5 18 (20.45%) Process Improvement
6 17 (19.32%) Line Management
7 12 (13.64%) Project Management
8 11 (12.50%) Data Privacy
9 10 (11.36%) ITIL
10 9 (10.23%) Agile
10 9 (10.23%) CRM
10 9 (10.23%) Infrastructure Management
10 9 (10.23%) Inventory Management
10 9 (10.23%) Portfolio Management
10 9 (10.23%) Roadmaps
10 9 (10.23%) Technology Roadmap
11 7 (7.95%) Cybersecurity
12 6 (6.82%) Break/Fix
12 6 (6.82%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (11.36%) PowerShell
1 10 (11.36%) SQL
1 10 (11.36%) VBA
2 9 (10.23%) Java
2 9 (10.23%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (18.18%) DBS Check
2 7 (7.95%) Degree
2 7 (7.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.41%) CCNA
3 3 (3.41%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (3.41%) MCSE
3 3 (3.41%) Security Cleared
3 3 (3.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (1.14%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (18.18%) SLA
2 13 (14.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (7.95%) GDPR
4 2 (2.27%) ISO 9001
5 1 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.14%) PCI DSS
5 1 (1.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 62 (70.45%) Active Directory
2 13 (14.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (3.41%) Hyper-V
3 3 (3.41%) vSphere
4 1 (1.14%) RHEV
4 1 (1.14%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (1.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 23 (26.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (10.23%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (3.41%) SCCM
4 2 (2.27%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (1.14%) Ansible
5 1 (1.14%) Backup Exec
5 1 (1.14%) Graylog
5 1 (1.14%) Nagios
5 1 (1.14%) Opsgenie
Vendors
1 68 (77.27%) Microsoft
2 22 (25.00%) VMware
3 11 (12.50%) Apple
4 9 (10.23%) Oracle
5 6 (6.82%) Cisco
5 6 (6.82%) HP
6 5 (5.68%) Progress
7 4 (4.55%) Samsung
8 3 (3.41%) SAP
9 2 (2.27%) Aruba
9 2 (2.27%) Palo Alto
9 2 (2.27%) Ubiquiti
10 1 (1.14%) Google
10 1 (1.14%) IBM
10 1 (1.14%) Salesforce
10 1 (1.14%) Sophos
10 1 (1.14%) Veeam
10 1 (1.14%) Veritas