Project Administrator Job Trends

Project Administrator
UK

The median Project Administrator salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 793 656 751
Rank change year-on-year -137 +95 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Administrator 25 10 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.021% 0.020% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.022% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 14 7 16
10th Percentile £28,392 - -
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £27,750
Median % change year-on-year - +26.13% -7.50%
75th Percentile - £40,000 £29,813
90th Percentile £38,500 - £32,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £26,000
% change year-on-year - +34.62% -13.33%

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 109,799 44,474 69,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.81% 89.76% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 74,691 25,606 40,305
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £35,718 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,566 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.11% -6.87% -4.76%

Project Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Project Administrator' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Project Administrator job vacancy trend in the UK

Project Administrator
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Project Administrator job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Project Administrator job vacancies in the UK

Project Administrator
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Administrator over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Administrator in the UK

Project Administrator
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Administrator within the UK over the 6 months to 6 October 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
UK excluding London -127 25 £35,000 - 19
England -115 22 £35,000 - 21
East of England - 9 £35,000 - 1
West Midlands - 7 - - 1
Midlands - 7 - - 4
South East -39 6 £32,500 -7.14% 5
Wales - 3 £28,392 - 2

Project Administrator Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 October 2026, Project 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 Project Administrator in the job title.

1 8 (32.00%) Project Planning
2 7 (28.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (28.00%) QA
2 7 (28.00%) Resource Management
2 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
2 7 (28.00%) Security Cleared
3 6 (24.00%) Project Delivery
4 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (12.00%) AI
5 3 (12.00%) GDPR
5 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (12.00%) Quality Management
5 3 (12.00%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (12.00%) Structured Cabling
6 2 (8.00%) CRM
7 1 (4.00%) Asana
7 1 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (4.00%) Customer Service
7 1 (4.00%) ERP
7 1 (4.00%) JIRA
7 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (4.00%) Programme Governance
7 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (4.00%) Wireless

Project 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:

Applications
1 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (12.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.00%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.00%) Structured Cabling
2 1 (4.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (24.00%) Telecoms
2 4 (16.00%) Organisational Skills
2 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (12.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (32.00%) Project Planning
2 7 (28.00%) Resource Management
3 6 (24.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (12.00%) AI
4 3 (12.00%) Quality Management
5 2 (8.00%) CRM
6 1 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (4.00%) Customer Service
6 1 (4.00%) ERP
6 1 (4.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (4.00%) Programme Governance
6 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (28.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (28.00%) QA
2 3 (12.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 7 (28.00%) Microsoft