Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 April 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 208 136
Rank change year-on-year +83 -72 +72
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 829 351 1,373
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.44% 1.36% 2.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% 1.52% 2.27%
Number of salaries quoted 601 258 1,063
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,449 £22,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,688 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £47,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.42% +35.71% -17.65%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,391 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,875 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +38.89% -21.31%

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 53,237 23,120 60,360
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 89.29% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 34,134 14,419 44,867
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,640 £68,568 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,995
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.10% -8.34%

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 3 April 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 3 April 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 +29 206 £34,000 +4.62% 83
South East +49 180 £35,000 -28.57% 88
Midlands +60 173 £32,500 - 65
East of England +37 129 £33,250 -36.67% 39
South West 0 110 £35,000 -30.00% 17
North West +23 109 £32,500 +14.04% 34
East Midlands +16 94 £32,500 -31.58% 25
West Midlands +29 79 £32,119 -1.17% 40
Yorkshire -1 77 £34,000 -35.24% 30
Scotland -22 24 £31,000 -4.62% 23
North East -10 20 £35,000 +40.00% 20
Wales -14 14 £30,000 -36.84% 12
Northern Ireland -31 7 £34,000 - 2
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 3 April 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.

1 190 (22.92%) Microsoft
2 114 (13.75%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (12.67%) Azure
4 87 (10.49%) CRM
5 81 (9.77%) Microsoft Excel
6 80 (9.65%) Python
7 78 (9.41%) AWS
8 69 (8.32%) GitHub
8 69 (8.32%) JavaScript
9 68 (8.20%) AWS Certification
9 68 (8.20%) Microsoft Certification
10 66 (7.96%) Internet
11 65 (7.84%) CSS
11 65 (7.84%) HTML
12 63 (7.60%) Azure Certification
12 63 (7.60%) SQL
13 62 (7.48%) Process Improvement
14 61 (7.36%) Git
14 61 (7.36%) R
14 61 (7.36%) WordPress
15 60 (7.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 60 (7.24%) Web Development
16 57 (6.88%) Microsoft 365
17 56 (6.76%) Customer Service
18 53 (6.39%) ERP
19 50 (6.03%) Linux
20 49 (5.91%) Salesforce
21 48 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
22 44 (5.31%) Continuous Improvement
23 43 (5.19%) SAP

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 61 (7.36%) WordPress
2 30 (3.62%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.36%) CMS
4 3 (0.36%) Confluence
4 3 (0.36%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.36%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.36%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 81 (9.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 48 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (3.02%) iTrent
2 19 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.09%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.09%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.36%) Magento
5 3 (0.36%) Odoo
5 3 (0.36%) Primavera
5 3 (0.36%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.24%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.24%) Shopify
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 105 (12.67%) Azure
2 78 (9.41%) AWS
3 69 (8.32%) GitHub
4 57 (6.88%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (3.38%) Power Platform
6 16 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (1.69%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.09%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 8 (0.97%) Amazon EKS
9 8 (0.97%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (0.84%) Power Automate
10 7 (0.84%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.72%) OCI
11 6 (0.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 5 (0.60%) SaaS
12 5 (0.60%) Smartsheet
13 4 (0.48%) Mimecast
14 3 (0.36%) GCP
14 3 (0.36%) Veeva
15 2 (0.24%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 66 (7.96%) Internet
2 28 (3.38%) Firewall
3 20 (2.41%) Wireless
4 15 (1.81%) VPN
5 8 (0.97%) Broadband
5 8 (0.97%) Network Security
6 7 (0.84%) DNS
6 7 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.60%) WAN
8 4 (0.48%) LAN
9 3 (0.36%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.36%) SAN
10 2 (0.24%) DHCP
10 2 (0.24%) HTTP
10 2 (0.24%) VoIP
11 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.12%) SSH
11 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.12%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.12%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (3.98%) SQL Server
2 20 (2.41%) Power BI
3 13 (1.57%) Oracle Database
4 10 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (0.97%) Tableau
6 7 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (0.84%) MySQL
7 6 (0.72%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.60%) Oracle Database 12c
9 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database 10g
9 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database 11g
9 4 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.36%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.36%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.36%) Oracle Discoverer
10 3 (0.36%) Power Query
11 2 (0.24%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 61 (7.36%) Git
2 4 (0.48%) JIRA
3 3 (0.36%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
General
1 150 (18.09%) Social Skills
2 111 (13.39%) Finance
3 69 (8.32%) Organisational Skills
4 60 (7.24%) Multimedia
5 52 (6.27%) Analytical Skills
6 38 (4.58%) Retail
7 33 (3.98%) Marketing
8 25 (3.02%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.29%) Law
10 18 (2.17%) Back Office
11 15 (1.81%) Public Sector
12 10 (1.21%) Legal
13 9 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.09%) Military
14 8 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (0.97%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.60%) Automotive
15 5 (0.60%) Billing
16 4 (0.48%) Games
16 4 (0.48%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (7.84%) CSS
1 65 (7.84%) HTML
2 5 (0.60%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (0.36%) .NET
3 3 (0.36%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.36%) JSON
3 3 (0.36%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.36%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.36%) WebCenter
3 3 (0.36%) XML
4 2 (0.24%) jQuery
4 2 (0.24%) ODBC
5 1 (0.12%) Laravel
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 19 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (2.17%) Management Information System
3 15 (1.81%) Onboarding
4 14 (1.69%) Replication
5 12 (1.45%) Private Cloud
6 10 (1.21%) FMCG
7 9 (1.09%) Clustering
7 9 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (0.97%) Data Structures
9 5 (0.60%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.60%) Learning Management System
9 5 (0.60%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (0.48%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.48%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.48%) Smart Meter
11 3 (0.36%) Blog
11 3 (0.36%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.36%) iSeries
12 2 (0.24%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 50 (6.03%) Linux
2 42 (5.07%) Windows
3 14 (1.69%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.97%) Android
4 8 (0.97%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (0.84%) Unix
6 5 (0.60%) CentOS
6 5 (0.60%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.24%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.24%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.12%) Debian
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.12%) VMS
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (13.75%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (10.49%) CRM
3 62 (7.48%) Process Improvement
4 60 (7.24%) Web Development
5 56 (6.76%) Customer Service
6 53 (6.39%) ERP
7 44 (5.31%) Continuous Improvement
8 36 (4.34%) Cybersecurity
9 34 (4.10%) Business Intelligence
10 31 (3.74%) Logistics
11 28 (3.38%) Data Management
12 24 (2.90%) Data Entry
12 24 (2.90%) ITIL
12 24 (2.90%) Time Management
13 23 (2.77%) Data Protection
14 22 (2.65%) Analytics
14 22 (2.65%) Migration
15 21 (2.53%) Decision-Making
16 19 (2.29%) Service Delivery
17 18 (2.17%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 80 (9.65%) Python
2 69 (8.32%) JavaScript
3 63 (7.60%) SQL
4 61 (7.36%) R
5 20 (2.41%) PowerShell
6 15 (1.81%) Bash
7 9 (1.09%) T-SQL
8 8 (0.97%) Go
9 5 (0.60%) VBA
10 3 (0.36%) C
10 3 (0.36%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.24%) C#
11 2 (0.24%) Perl
11 2 (0.24%) PHP
12 1 (0.12%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 68 (8.20%) AWS Certification
1 68 (8.20%) Microsoft Certification
2 63 (7.60%) Azure Certification
3 60 (7.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 29 (3.50%) Security Cleared
5 22 (2.65%) DV Cleared
6 20 (2.41%) A+ Certification
7 18 (2.17%) Network+ Certification
8 15 (1.81%) CIPD
9 13 (1.57%) SC Cleared
10 8 (0.97%) Degree
11 7 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.36%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.24%) AAT
15 1 (0.12%) CCNA
15 1 (0.12%) CCNP
15 1 (0.12%) MCSA
15 1 (0.12%) MCSE
15 1 (0.12%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.10%) GDPR
2 28 (3.38%) Data Quality
3 15 (1.81%) QA
4 9 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (0.60%) ISO 9001
6 4 (0.48%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.48%) ISO 14001
7 3 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.36%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.36%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.24%) PMO
8 2 (0.24%) SLA
9 1 (0.12%) COSHH
9 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 39 (4.70%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.45%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.60%) Docker
5 4 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.36%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) iptables
Systems Management
1 13 (1.57%) Ansible
1 13 (1.57%) Terraform
2 12 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.45%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.33%) Proxmox
4 10 (1.21%) Grafana
4 10 (1.21%) Prometheus
5 8 (0.97%) Nessus
6 5 (0.60%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 4 (0.48%) Data Guard
7 4 (0.48%) Puppet
8 3 (0.36%) Nagios
8 3 (0.36%) WSUS
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.12%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.12%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.12%) systemd
Vendors
1 190 (22.92%) Microsoft
2 49 (5.91%) Salesforce
3 43 (5.19%) SAP
4 19 (2.29%) Oracle
5 18 (2.17%) VMware
6 15 (1.81%) HubSpot
6 15 (1.81%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.33%) Red Hat
7 11 (1.33%) Sage
8 7 (0.84%) Facebook
8 7 (0.84%) Zoho
9 6 (0.72%) HP
10 4 (0.48%) Cisco
10 4 (0.48%) SYSPRO
10 4 (0.48%) Veeam
11 3 (0.36%) Google
11 3 (0.36%) Meraki
11 3 (0.36%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.36%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.36%) SonicWALL