Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 202 152
Rank change year-on-year +104 -50 +21
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 1,212 510 1,077
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.63% 1.49% 1.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% 1.67% 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 818 335 836
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,125 £22,500
25th Percentile £29,563 £26,250 £25,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £33,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% -12.00% -11.76%
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,250 £52,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £58,750 £61,250
UK median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year - -6.25% -13.98%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 70,386 30,606 59,299
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 89.59% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 48,618 17,587 40,465
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,875 £28,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £33,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.66%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Administrator job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Administrator
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Administrator
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Administrator in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Administrator in the UK excluding London

Administrator
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Administrator within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 July 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
North of England +90 298 £35,000 +20.69% 73
Midlands +76 240 £40,000 -4.76% 72
South East +37 226 £40,000 +14.29% 93
South West -15 178 £31,500 -30.00% 25
North West +75 172 £35,000 +32.08% 38
East of England +42 158 £35,000 +7.69% 34
East Midlands +35 122 £40,000 +25.98% 39
West Midlands +62 118 £37,500 -30.15% 33
Yorkshire +27 96 £35,000 -14.63% 27
Scotland +75 83 £44,250 +70.19% 19
North East -28 30 £39,000 +39.29% 8
Wales -43 24 £30,000 -36.84% 11
Northern Ireland -62 11 £45,000 +73.08% 7
Administrator
UK

Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 30 July 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 UK excluding London region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 235 (19.39%) Microsoft
2 131 (10.81%) Problem-Solving
3 118 (9.74%) Azure
4 113 (9.32%) Microsoft 365
5 112 (9.24%) Microsoft Excel
6 106 (8.75%) CRM
6 106 (8.75%) SQL
7 101 (8.33%) Linux
8 97 (8.00%) Windows
9 95 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
10 94 (7.76%) Customer Service
11 82 (6.77%) Active Directory
12 75 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
13 72 (5.94%) AWS
14 69 (5.69%) ERP
15 65 (5.36%) Salesforce
16 60 (4.95%) Security Cleared
17 59 (4.87%) Windows Server
18 58 (4.79%) Python
19 57 (4.70%) Microsoft Exchange
20 55 (4.54%) Data Quality
21 53 (4.37%) Entra ID
22 52 (4.29%) Cybersecurity
23 51 (4.21%) Logistics
24 50 (4.13%) Git
24 50 (4.13%) QA
24 50 (4.13%) SharePoint
25 48 (3.96%) Hyper-V
26 47 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
26 47 (3.88%) Internet

Administrator Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 57 (4.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (4.13%) SharePoint
3 37 (3.05%) WordPress
4 8 (0.66%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.25%) Confluence
5 3 (0.25%) IIS
6 1 (0.083%) Apache
6 1 (0.083%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.083%) CMS
6 1 (0.083%) ExpressionEngine
6 1 (0.083%) JBoss
6 1 (0.083%) Mendix
6 1 (0.083%) nginx
6 1 (0.083%) OpenEdge
6 1 (0.083%) WebLogic
Applications
1 112 (9.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 75 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.25%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 18 (1.49%) NetSuite
2 16 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.07%) Primavera
4 7 (0.58%) iTrent
5 6 (0.50%) Odoo
5 6 (0.50%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.17%) Shopify
8 1 (0.083%) Magento
8 1 (0.083%) Sage 50
8 1 (0.083%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.083%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 118 (9.74%) Azure
2 113 (9.32%) Microsoft 365
3 72 (5.94%) AWS
4 53 (4.37%) Entra ID
5 47 (3.88%) Power Platform
6 45 (3.71%) GitHub
7 36 (2.97%) SaaS
8 18 (1.49%) OpenShift
9 15 (1.24%) Mimecast
10 13 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (1.07%) PaaS
11 12 (0.99%) Power Automate
12 8 (0.66%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 8 (0.66%) PowerApps
13 5 (0.41%) Amazon EC2
13 5 (0.41%) Amazon EKS
13 5 (0.41%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (0.41%) GCP
13 5 (0.41%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 47 (3.88%) Internet
2 45 (3.71%) Firewall
3 31 (2.56%) DNS
4 23 (1.90%) Wireless
5 22 (1.82%) DHCP
6 18 (1.49%) VPN
7 17 (1.40%) Broadband
8 14 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
9 13 (1.07%) SAN
10 11 (0.91%) TCP/IP
11 9 (0.74%) LAN
11 9 (0.74%) Network Security
11 9 (0.74%) WAN
12 4 (0.33%) VLAN
12 4 (0.33%) VSAN
13 3 (0.25%) SSH
14 2 (0.17%) SSL
14 2 (0.17%) VoIP
15 1 (0.083%) Ethernet
15 1 (0.083%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (3.80%) SQL Server
2 37 (3.05%) Power BI
3 24 (1.98%) MySQL
4 12 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 11 (0.91%) Oracle Database
6 10 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (0.74%) SAP HANA
8 8 (0.66%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.33%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.33%) Power Query
10 4 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.25%) GIS
11 3 (0.25%) Tableau
12 2 (0.17%) KNIME
12 2 (0.17%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.17%) MS Access
12 2 (0.17%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 50 (4.13%) Git
2 12 (0.99%) JIRA
3 3 (0.25%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.17%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.083%) Ant
5 1 (0.083%) Apache Ivy
5 1 (0.083%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.083%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.083%) Maven
5 1 (0.083%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.083%) Selenium
5 1 (0.083%) TeamCity
General
1 205 (16.91%) Social Skills
2 128 (10.56%) Finance
3 86 (7.10%) Organisational Skills
4 62 (5.12%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (4.54%) Marketing
6 42 (3.47%) Manufacturing
7 39 (3.22%) Retail
8 37 (3.05%) Law
9 35 (2.89%) Multimedia
9 35 (2.89%) Telecoms
10 22 (1.82%) Legal
11 20 (1.65%) Public Sector
12 17 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 16 (1.32%) Military
14 11 (0.91%) Billing
15 9 (0.74%) Aerospace
15 9 (0.74%) Back Office
16 8 (0.66%) Games
17 7 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
18 6 (0.50%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (3.14%) CSS
1 38 (3.14%) HTML
2 8 (0.66%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (0.41%) SAP Basis
4 3 (0.25%) AngularJS
4 3 (0.25%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.17%) OpenID
5 2 (0.17%) REST
6 1 (0.083%) CSS3
6 1 (0.083%) HTML5
6 1 (0.083%) Keycloak
6 1 (0.083%) Middleware
6 1 (0.083%) OAuth
6 1 (0.083%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.083%) ODBC
6 1 (0.083%) React
6 1 (0.083%) Redfish
6 1 (0.083%) SAML
6 1 (0.083%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 33 (2.72%) Replication
2 29 (2.39%) Management Information System
2 29 (2.39%) Onboarding
3 28 (2.31%) Clustering
4 24 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (1.24%) Data Structures
6 14 (1.16%) Social Media
7 10 (0.83%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (0.66%) NHS
9 7 (0.58%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.50%) Private Cloud
11 5 (0.41%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (0.41%) Cyberattack
11 5 (0.41%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.41%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (0.41%) PKI
11 5 (0.41%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.33%) Operational Technology
13 3 (0.25%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 101 (8.33%) Linux
2 97 (8.00%) Windows
3 59 (4.87%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.82%) Mac OS
5 21 (1.73%) Apple iOS
6 19 (1.57%) Android
7 16 (1.32%) Unix
8 12 (0.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 12 (0.99%) Ubuntu
9 10 (0.83%) Windows 10
10 8 (0.66%) Debian
11 6 (0.50%) CentOS
12 5 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
12 5 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
13 4 (0.33%) CoreOS
14 3 (0.25%) Solaris
15 1 (0.083%) Rocky
15 1 (0.083%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (10.81%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (8.75%) CRM
3 95 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 94 (7.76%) Customer Service
5 69 (5.69%) ERP
6 52 (4.29%) Cybersecurity
7 51 (4.21%) Logistics
8 47 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 45 (3.71%) DevOps
10 40 (3.30%) Time Management
10 40 (3.30%) Web Development
11 39 (3.22%) Service Delivery
12 38 (3.14%) High Availability
13 37 (3.05%) Data Management
13 37 (3.05%) ITIL
14 33 (2.72%) Business Intelligence
15 31 (2.56%) Data Entry
16 30 (2.48%) Process Improvement
16 30 (2.48%) Project Delivery
17 29 (2.39%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 106 (8.75%) SQL
2 58 (4.79%) Python
3 45 (3.71%) JavaScript
4 44 (3.63%) R
5 40 (3.30%) PowerShell
6 21 (1.73%) Bash
7 17 (1.40%) Shell Script
8 7 (0.58%) C
9 6 (0.50%) Ruby
10 5 (0.41%) Go
10 5 (0.41%) VBA
11 3 (0.25%) C++
11 3 (0.25%) PHP
12 2 (0.17%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.083%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.083%) C#
13 1 (0.083%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.083%) Java
Qualifications
1 60 (4.95%) Security Cleared
2 42 (3.47%) AWS Certification
2 42 (3.47%) SC Cleared
3 41 (3.38%) Azure Certification
3 41 (3.38%) Microsoft Certification
4 35 (2.89%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 29 (2.39%) DV Cleared
6 24 (1.98%) DBS Check
6 24 (1.98%) Degree
7 19 (1.57%) Network+ Certification
8 18 (1.49%) A+ Certification
9 7 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.50%) CIPD
11 5 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.25%) HND
13 2 (0.17%) AAT
13 2 (0.17%) Computer Science Degree
14 1 (0.083%) CCNP
14 1 (0.083%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.083%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (4.54%) Data Quality
2 50 (4.13%) QA
3 29 (2.39%) GDPR
4 20 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.32%) SLA
6 13 (1.07%) ISO 9001
7 9 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.50%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.25%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.25%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.25%) PMO
11 1 (0.083%) GRC
11 1 (0.083%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.083%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.083%) NIST
11 1 (0.083%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.083%) SOC 2
System Software
1 82 (6.77%) Active Directory
2 48 (3.96%) Hyper-V
3 16 (1.32%) Docker
4 13 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.58%) Ceph
6 5 (0.41%) iptables
6 5 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.33%) Firmware
8 1 (0.083%) NFS
8 1 (0.083%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.083%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.083%) Xen
Systems Management
1 27 (2.23%) Ansible
2 25 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (1.82%) Kubernetes
4 18 (1.49%) Nessus
4 18 (1.49%) Terraform
5 16 (1.32%) Prometheus
6 13 (1.07%) Proxmox
7 9 (0.74%) Grafana
7 9 (0.74%) Puppet
8 8 (0.66%) Podman
9 7 (0.58%) Argo
9 7 (0.58%) Check_MK
9 7 (0.58%) Istio
10 6 (0.50%) Failover Clustering
10 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Clustering
10 6 (0.50%) SCCM
11 4 (0.33%) McAfee ePO
11 4 (0.33%) Progress Chef
11 4 (0.33%) SCVMM
11 4 (0.33%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 235 (19.39%) Microsoft
2 65 (5.36%) Salesforce
3 44 (3.63%) SAP
4 29 (2.39%) Red Hat
5 28 (2.31%) VMware
6 23 (1.90%) HubSpot
7 21 (1.73%) Sage
8 18 (1.49%) Oracle
9 14 (1.16%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.16%) Veeam
10 13 (1.07%) HP
11 10 (0.83%) Dell
11 10 (0.83%) Google
11 10 (0.83%) Zoho
12 8 (0.66%) CrowdStrike
13 7 (0.58%) Facebook
13 7 (0.58%) SonicWALL
14 6 (0.50%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 5 (0.41%) Cisco
16 4 (0.33%) McAfee