Administrator Job Trends in the West Midlands

Administrator
England > West Midlands

The median Administrator salary in the West Midlands is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2026.

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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 150 127
Rank change year-on-year +37 -23 +38
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 95 25 134
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 1.12% 0.79% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% 0.87% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 62 14 104
10th Percentile £26,025 £25,113 £22,575
25th Percentile £28,000 £25,656 £28,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £32,050 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% -19.88% -2.44%
75th Percentile £45,000 £56,547 £60,000
90th Percentile £58,600 £66,375 £63,750
England median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -22.22% +28.57% -26.32%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 7,812 2,868 7,012
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 90.25% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 5,077 1,763 5,244
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £53,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +7.48% -12.01%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Administrator
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the West Midlands

Administrator
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Administrator in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 17 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Administrator in the West Midlands

Administrator
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Shropshire 0 31 £28,000 -13.85% 5
Birmingham -11 15 £56,000 +59.77% 16
Worcestershire -9 13 £27,500 - 2
Staffordshire 0 10 £26,000 -56.19% 7
Coventry - 10 £45,000 - 1
Warwickshire -8 8 £26,000 +0.97% 2
Wolverhampton - 2 £33,250 - 3
Dudley - 1 £30,000 -
Administrator
England

Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 17 May 2026, 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 19 (20.00%) CRM
2 13 (13.68%) Microsoft
3 12 (12.63%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (10.53%) Azure
4 10 (10.53%) Data Analysis
4 10 (10.53%) ERP
4 10 (10.53%) HubSpot
5 9 (9.47%) Linux
6 8 (8.42%) Microsoft Excel
6 8 (8.42%) Security Cleared
7 7 (7.37%) ITIL
7 7 (7.37%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (6.32%) AWS
8 6 (6.32%) Customer Service
8 6 (6.32%) SAP
8 6 (6.32%) SAP HANA
8 6 (6.32%) SC Cleared
9 5 (5.26%) Change Management
9 5 (5.26%) Internet
9 5 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (5.26%) Project Planning
9 5 (5.26%) Python
10 4 (4.21%) A+ Certification
10 4 (4.21%) AWS Certification
10 4 (4.21%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 4 (4.21%) Azure Certification
10 4 (4.21%) C
10 4 (4.21%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (4.21%) CSS
10 4 (4.21%) Data Entry

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 4 (4.21%) WordPress
2 2 (2.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (12.63%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (8.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (4.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.05%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 10 (10.53%) Azure
2 6 (6.32%) AWS
3 5 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (4.21%) GitHub
5 2 (2.11%) GCP
6 1 (1.05%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (1.05%) dbt
6 1 (1.05%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (5.26%) Internet
2 4 (4.21%) Wireless
3 3 (3.16%) Firewall
4 2 (2.11%) Network Security
5 1 (1.05%) DNS
5 1 (1.05%) VLAN
5 1 (1.05%) VPN
5 1 (1.05%) WireGuard
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.32%) SAP HANA
2 1 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.05%) RDBMS
2 1 (1.05%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.05%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (4.21%) Git
General
1 20 (21.05%) Social Skills
2 11 (11.58%) Marketing
3 6 (6.32%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (4.21%) Billing
5 4 (4.21%) Multimedia
6 3 (3.16%) Legal
7 2 (2.11%) Finance
7 2 (2.11%) Retail
8 1 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.21%) CSS
1 4 (4.21%) HTML
2 2 (2.11%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.42%) Management Information System
2 4 (4.21%) FMCG
3 3 (3.16%) Replication
4 2 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.05%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.05%) Distributed Computing
5 1 (1.05%) Educational Technology
5 1 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.05%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 9 (9.47%) Linux
2 3 (3.16%) Ubuntu
3 2 (2.11%) CentOS
3 2 (2.11%) Debian
4 1 (1.05%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.05%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (20.00%) CRM
2 10 (10.53%) Data Analysis
2 10 (10.53%) ERP
3 7 (7.37%) ITIL
3 7 (7.37%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (6.32%) Customer Service
5 5 (5.26%) Change Management
5 5 (5.26%) Project Planning
6 4 (4.21%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (4.21%) Data Entry
6 4 (4.21%) Data Management
6 4 (4.21%) Data Protection
6 4 (4.21%) High Availability
6 4 (4.21%) Logistics
6 4 (4.21%) Migration
6 4 (4.21%) Runbook
6 4 (4.21%) Statistics
6 4 (4.21%) Web Development
7 3 (3.16%) Regulatory Compliance
7 3 (3.16%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.26%) Python
2 4 (4.21%) C
2 4 (4.21%) JavaScript
2 4 (4.21%) R
3 2 (2.11%) Bash
3 2 (2.11%) Shell Script
4 1 (1.05%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (8.42%) Security Cleared
2 6 (6.32%) SC Cleared
3 4 (4.21%) A+ Certification
3 4 (4.21%) AWS Certification
3 4 (4.21%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 4 (4.21%) Azure Certification
3 4 (4.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (4.21%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.21%) GDPR
2 3 (3.16%) Accessibility
2 3 (3.16%) HIPAA
2 3 (3.16%) QA
3 2 (2.11%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.05%) COSHH
4 1 (1.05%) ISO 22301
4 1 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.05%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (3.16%) Active Directory
1 3 (3.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (3.16%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.11%) Ansible
2 2 (2.11%) Progress Chef
2 2 (2.11%) Puppet
2 2 (2.11%) Terraform
3 1 (1.05%) Podman
Vendors
1 13 (13.68%) Microsoft
2 10 (10.53%) HubSpot
3 6 (6.32%) SAP
4 3 (3.16%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.11%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.05%) Oracle
6 1 (1.05%) ServiceNow