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 24 July 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 206 142
Rank change year-on-year +101 -64 +42
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 1,169 502 1,197
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.60% 1.48% 1.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% 1.65% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 800 332 939
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,125 £22,500
25th Percentile £29,750 £26,188 £25,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £34,375 £35,520
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -3.22% -16.42%
75th Percentile £45,000 £50,438 £52,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £58,750 £61,250
UK median annual salary £37,500 £38,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -2.60% -3.75% -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 69,080 30,398 62,327
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.84% 89.71% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 47,750 17,453 43,175
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,929 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.21%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £78,083
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,389
% change year-on-year - +1.12% -9.35%

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 24 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 24 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 +90 284 £35,000 +20.69% 75
Midlands +72 235 £40,000 -4.76% 55
South East +40 215 £40,000 +3.76% 80
South West -9 170 £31,500 -30.00% 42
North West +74 161 £35,000 +32.08% 41
East of England +53 161 £35,000 +7.69% 43
East Midlands +34 121 £40,000 +25.98% 28
West Midlands +49 114 £37,500 -30.15% 27
Yorkshire +20 95 £35,000 -14.63% 25
Scotland +76 81 £44,250 +70.19% 19
North East -26 28 £39,500 +41.07% 10
Wales -41 22 £30,000 -36.84% 13
Northern Ireland -62 10 £45,000 +73.08% 8
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 24 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.

1 219 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 127 (10.86%) Problem-Solving
3 111 (9.50%) Azure
4 110 (9.41%) Microsoft Excel
5 109 (9.32%) CRM
6 108 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
7 104 (8.90%) SQL
8 91 (7.78%) Continuous Improvement
9 90 (7.70%) Linux
10 86 (7.36%) Customer Service
10 86 (7.36%) Windows
11 75 (6.42%) Active Directory
12 70 (5.99%) ERP
13 67 (5.73%) AWS
13 67 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
14 65 (5.56%) Salesforce
15 59 (5.05%) Security Cleared
16 55 (4.70%) Python
17 54 (4.62%) Data Quality
17 54 (4.62%) Microsoft Exchange
18 53 (4.53%) Cybersecurity
19 51 (4.36%) Logistics
19 51 (4.36%) Windows Server
20 49 (4.19%) Entra ID
20 49 (4.19%) SharePoint
21 47 (4.02%) Power Platform
22 46 (3.93%) Internet
23 45 (3.85%) GitHub
23 45 (3.85%) JavaScript
23 45 (3.85%) QA

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 54 (4.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 49 (4.19%) SharePoint
3 36 (3.08%) WordPress
4 5 (0.43%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.26%) Confluence
6 1 (0.086%) Apache
6 1 (0.086%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.086%) CMS
6 1 (0.086%) ExpressionEngine
6 1 (0.086%) IIS
6 1 (0.086%) JBoss
6 1 (0.086%) Mendix
6 1 (0.086%) nginx
6 1 (0.086%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 110 (9.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.086%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 18 (1.54%) NetSuite
2 16 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.11%) Primavera
4 9 (0.77%) iTrent
5 7 (0.60%) Odoo
6 6 (0.51%) Sage 200
7 5 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.17%) Magento
8 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.086%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 111 (9.50%) Azure
2 108 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (5.73%) AWS
4 49 (4.19%) Entra ID
5 47 (4.02%) Power Platform
6 45 (3.85%) GitHub
7 32 (2.74%) SaaS
8 15 (1.28%) Mimecast
9 12 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (1.03%) OpenShift
9 12 (1.03%) Power Automate
10 10 (0.86%) PaaS
11 8 (0.68%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 8 (0.68%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.43%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (0.43%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (0.43%) GCP
12 5 (0.43%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.34%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 46 (3.93%) Internet
2 42 (3.59%) Firewall
3 24 (2.05%) DNS
4 22 (1.88%) Wireless
5 17 (1.45%) DHCP
6 15 (1.28%) Broadband
7 14 (1.20%) VPN
7 14 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (1.03%) SAN
9 9 (0.77%) Network Security
10 6 (0.51%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.43%) LAN
11 5 (0.43%) WAN
12 3 (0.26%) SSH
13 2 (0.17%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.17%) SSL
13 2 (0.17%) VLAN
13 2 (0.17%) VoIP
14 1 (0.086%) iSCSI
14 1 (0.086%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (3.76%) SQL Server
2 37 (3.17%) Power BI
3 24 (2.05%) MySQL
4 11 (0.94%) SAP HANA
4 11 (0.94%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 9 (0.77%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (0.68%) Oracle Database
7 7 (0.60%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.34%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.34%) Power Query
10 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.26%) GIS
11 3 (0.26%) Tableau
12 2 (0.17%) KNIME
12 2 (0.17%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.17%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 44 (3.76%) Git
2 10 (0.86%) JIRA
3 3 (0.26%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.086%) Ant
4 1 (0.086%) Apache Ivy
4 1 (0.086%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.086%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.086%) IBM UrbanCode
4 1 (0.086%) Maven
4 1 (0.086%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.086%) Selenium
4 1 (0.086%) TeamCity
General
1 191 (16.34%) Social Skills
2 125 (10.69%) Finance
3 82 (7.01%) Organisational Skills
4 54 (4.62%) Marketing
5 51 (4.36%) Analytical Skills
6 41 (3.51%) Manufacturing
7 39 (3.34%) Retail
8 35 (2.99%) Multimedia
9 34 (2.91%) Law
10 31 (2.65%) Telecoms
11 23 (1.97%) Legal
12 19 (1.63%) Public Sector
13 17 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (1.20%) Military
15 12 (1.03%) Back Office
16 10 (0.86%) Billing
17 9 (0.77%) Aerospace
17 9 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
18 8 (0.68%) Games
19 6 (0.51%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.34%) CSS
1 39 (3.34%) HTML
2 7 (0.60%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (0.43%) SAP Basis
4 3 (0.26%) AngularJS
4 3 (0.26%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.17%) OpenID
5 2 (0.17%) REST
6 1 (0.086%) CSS3
6 1 (0.086%) HTML5
6 1 (0.086%) Keycloak
6 1 (0.086%) Middleware
6 1 (0.086%) OAuth
6 1 (0.086%) OAuth2
6 1 (0.086%) ODBC
6 1 (0.086%) React
6 1 (0.086%) Redfish
6 1 (0.086%) SAML
6 1 (0.086%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 34 (2.91%) Replication
2 28 (2.40%) Clustering
3 27 (2.31%) Onboarding
4 24 (2.05%) Management Information System
5 21 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.28%) Data Structures
7 10 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (0.68%) NHS
9 8 (0.68%) Social Media
10 6 (0.51%) Private Cloud
11 5 (0.43%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (0.43%) Cyberattack
11 5 (0.43%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.43%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.43%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (0.43%) PKI
11 5 (0.43%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.26%) CCTV
12 3 (0.26%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 90 (7.70%) Linux
2 86 (7.36%) Windows
3 51 (4.36%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.71%) Mac OS
5 19 (1.63%) Apple iOS
6 18 (1.54%) Android
7 15 (1.28%) Unix
8 12 (1.03%) Ubuntu
9 9 (0.77%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 9 (0.77%) Windows 10
10 8 (0.68%) Debian
11 3 (0.26%) CentOS
11 3 (0.26%) Solaris
12 1 (0.086%) CoreOS
12 1 (0.086%) Rocky
12 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (10.86%) Problem-Solving
2 109 (9.32%) CRM
3 91 (7.78%) Continuous Improvement
4 86 (7.36%) Customer Service
5 70 (5.99%) ERP
6 53 (4.53%) Cybersecurity
7 51 (4.36%) Logistics
8 42 (3.59%) DevOps
8 42 (3.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 40 (3.42%) Web Development
10 36 (3.08%) Service Delivery
11 35 (2.99%) High Availability
12 34 (2.91%) Data Management
13 33 (2.82%) Business Intelligence
14 32 (2.74%) ITIL
14 32 (2.74%) Time Management
15 30 (2.57%) Data Entry
15 30 (2.57%) Process Improvement
16 29 (2.48%) Project Delivery
17 27 (2.31%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 104 (8.90%) SQL
2 55 (4.70%) Python
3 45 (3.85%) JavaScript
4 44 (3.76%) R
5 37 (3.17%) PowerShell
6 18 (1.54%) Bash
7 16 (1.37%) Shell Script
8 7 (0.60%) C
9 6 (0.51%) Ruby
10 5 (0.43%) Go
10 5 (0.43%) VBA
11 3 (0.26%) C++
11 3 (0.26%) PHP
11 3 (0.26%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.086%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.086%) C#
12 1 (0.086%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.086%) Java
Qualifications
1 59 (5.05%) Security Cleared
2 41 (3.51%) AWS Certification
2 41 (3.51%) Azure Certification
2 41 (3.51%) SC Cleared
3 39 (3.34%) Microsoft Certification
4 35 (2.99%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 28 (2.40%) DV Cleared
6 23 (1.97%) Degree
7 21 (1.80%) DBS Check
8 18 (1.54%) A+ Certification
8 18 (1.54%) Network+ Certification
9 7 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.60%) CIPD
10 5 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.26%) HND
12 2 (0.17%) AAT
12 2 (0.17%) Computer Science Degree
13 1 (0.086%) CCNA
13 1 (0.086%) CCNP
13 1 (0.086%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (4.62%) Data Quality
2 45 (3.85%) QA
3 28 (2.40%) GDPR
4 20 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.37%) SLA
6 13 (1.11%) ISO 9001
7 9 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.43%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.34%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.26%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.26%) PMO
11 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.086%) GRC
12 1 (0.086%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.086%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.086%) NIST
12 1 (0.086%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.086%) SOC 2
System Software
1 75 (6.42%) Active Directory
2 43 (3.68%) Hyper-V
3 13 (1.11%) Docker
3 13 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.43%) iptables
5 4 (0.34%) Ceph
5 4 (0.34%) Firmware
6 2 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.086%) NFS
7 1 (0.086%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.086%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.086%) Xen
Systems Management
1 25 (2.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (1.88%) Ansible
3 19 (1.63%) Kubernetes
4 17 (1.45%) Nessus
5 16 (1.37%) Terraform
6 13 (1.11%) Prometheus
6 13 (1.11%) Proxmox
7 9 (0.77%) Grafana
7 9 (0.77%) Puppet
8 6 (0.51%) Failover Clustering
8 6 (0.51%) Microsoft Clustering
8 6 (0.51%) SCCM
9 5 (0.43%) Podman
10 4 (0.34%) Argo
10 4 (0.34%) Check_MK
10 4 (0.34%) Istio
10 4 (0.34%) Progress Chef
10 4 (0.34%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.26%) systemd
12 2 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 219 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 65 (5.56%) Salesforce
3 45 (3.85%) SAP
4 26 (2.22%) VMware
5 23 (1.97%) Red Hat
6 22 (1.88%) HubSpot
7 19 (1.63%) Sage
8 15 (1.28%) Oracle
9 13 (1.11%) HP
9 13 (1.11%) ServiceNow
9 13 (1.11%) Veeam
10 10 (0.86%) Zoho
11 8 (0.68%) CrowdStrike
11 8 (0.68%) Google
12 7 (0.60%) Dell
12 7 (0.60%) Facebook
12 7 (0.60%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 7 (0.60%) SonicWALL
13 5 (0.43%) Cisco
14 4 (0.34%) SYSPRO