Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 February 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 177 126
Rank change year-on-year +28 -51 +105
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 607 514 1,173
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.30% 1.56% 2.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 1.70% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 396 239 890
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,250 £22,475
25th Percentile £27,500 £32,000 £24,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £49,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.67% +40.00% -17.65%
75th Percentile £50,063 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £37,750
% change year-on-year -30.00% +32.45% -20.53%

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 42,471 30,284 47,221
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.03% 91.71% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 26,271 14,673 36,728
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 10 February 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 10 February 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
South East +39 140 £35,000 -26.32% 89
North of England +31 134 £35,000 -14.77% 77
Midlands +45 132 £32,500 -18.75% 49
East of England +31 99 £32,500 -32.29% 56
South West -25 93 £35,000 -30.00% 31
East Midlands +12 71 £32,500 -6.33% 24
North West +42 70 £33,750 -20.59% 45
West Midlands +37 61 £37,500 -14.29% 25
Yorkshire -6 54 £30,500 -12.86% 28
Scotland -19 12 £28,000 -37.78% 14
North East -13 10 £51,000 +79.06% 7
Wales +5 6 £33,750 -11.18% 10
Northern Ireland -16 6 - - 2
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 10 February 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.

1 147 (24.22%) Microsoft
2 99 (16.31%) Problem-Solving
3 64 (10.54%) Azure
4 62 (10.21%) Microsoft Excel
5 55 (9.06%) Linux
6 53 (8.73%) Process Improvement
7 52 (8.57%) CRM
7 52 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
8 50 (8.24%) Customer Service
9 47 (7.74%) Python
10 46 (7.58%) Windows
11 42 (6.92%) AWS
12 41 (6.75%) SQL
13 40 (6.59%) Active Directory
14 39 (6.43%) Microsoft 365
15 37 (6.10%) Security Cleared
16 36 (5.93%) Salesforce
16 36 (5.93%) SAP
17 35 (5.77%) Continuous Improvement
18 32 (5.27%) JavaScript
18 32 (5.27%) Microsoft Certification
18 32 (5.27%) Power Platform
19 31 (5.11%) Business Intelligence
19 31 (5.11%) CSS
19 31 (5.11%) GitHub
19 31 (5.11%) HTML
20 30 (4.94%) AWS Certification
20 30 (4.94%) Internet
21 29 (4.78%) ERP
22 28 (4.61%) Azure Certification

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 25 (4.12%) WordPress
2 23 (3.79%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.66%) Confluence
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.49%) CMS
4 3 (0.49%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.49%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.49%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 62 (10.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.49%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 21 (3.46%) iTrent
2 12 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.32%) Salesforce CRM
4 6 (0.99%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.82%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.82%) Remedy ITSM
6 4 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.66%) Primavera
6 4 (0.66%) Teamcenter
7 3 (0.49%) Magento
7 3 (0.49%) Odoo
7 3 (0.49%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.33%) Oracle EBS R12
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 64 (10.54%) Azure
2 42 (6.92%) AWS
3 39 (6.43%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (5.27%) Power Platform
5 31 (5.11%) GitHub
6 16 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (2.14%) PowerApps
8 12 (1.98%) Entra ID
9 11 (1.81%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.48%) SaaS
11 7 (1.15%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 6 (0.99%) OCI
13 5 (0.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 5 (0.82%) Amazon EKS
13 5 (0.82%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.82%) Smartsheet
14 3 (0.49%) Veeva
15 2 (0.33%) GCP
15 2 (0.33%) Google Ads
16 1 (0.16%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.94%) Internet
2 23 (3.79%) Firewall
3 14 (2.31%) VPN
4 12 (1.98%) DNS
5 7 (1.15%) LAN
5 7 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.99%) WAN
7 5 (0.82%) Network Security
8 3 (0.49%) DHCP
8 3 (0.49%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.49%) IP Telephony
9 2 (0.33%) Broadband
9 2 (0.33%) HTTP
9 2 (0.33%) Wireless
10 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.16%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.16%) VLAN
10 1 (0.16%) VoIP
10 1 (0.16%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.79%) SQL Server
2 19 (3.13%) Power BI
3 10 (1.65%) Oracle Database
4 7 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (0.99%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (0.99%) MySQL
6 5 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.82%) Oracle Database 12c
6 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.82%) Tableau
7 4 (0.66%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.66%) Oracle Database 10g
7 4 (0.66%) Oracle Database 11g
7 4 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.49%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.49%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.49%) Oracle Discoverer
9 2 (0.33%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 2 (0.33%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 26 (4.28%) Git
2 4 (0.66%) JIRA
3 3 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.33%) Bitbucket
General
1 114 (18.78%) Social Skills
2 105 (17.30%) Finance
3 51 (8.40%) Organisational Skills
4 48 (7.91%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (5.11%) Retail
6 25 (4.12%) Multimedia
7 22 (3.62%) Law
7 22 (3.62%) Marketing
8 21 (3.46%) Manufacturing
9 16 (2.64%) Legal
10 13 (2.14%) Back Office
11 11 (1.81%) Public Sector
12 8 (1.32%) Telecoms
13 7 (1.15%) Advertising
14 6 (0.99%) Military
15 5 (0.82%) Banking
16 4 (0.66%) Automotive
16 4 (0.66%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 3 (0.49%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (5.11%) CSS
1 31 (5.11%) HTML
2 3 (0.49%) .NET
2 3 (0.49%) Itk
2 3 (0.49%) JSON
2 3 (0.49%) ModSecurity
2 3 (0.49%) Oracle ADF
2 3 (0.49%) WebCenter
2 3 (0.49%) XML
3 2 (0.33%) jQuery
3 2 (0.33%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (0.33%) Middleware
3 2 (0.33%) Mongoose
3 2 (0.33%) REST
3 2 (0.33%) SOAP
4 1 (0.16%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.16%) Laravel
4 1 (0.16%) ODBC
4 1 (0.16%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.16%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 16 (2.64%) Analytical Mindset
2 14 (2.31%) e-Learning
3 13 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (1.98%) Management Information System
5 11 (1.81%) Replication
6 10 (1.65%) FMCG
7 9 (1.48%) Onboarding
7 9 (1.48%) Private Cloud
8 7 (1.15%) Driving Licence
9 6 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (0.82%) Learning Management System
11 4 (0.66%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.66%) iPad
11 4 (0.66%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (0.49%) Blog
12 3 (0.49%) Clustering
12 3 (0.49%) iSeries
12 3 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.49%) NHS
12 3 (0.49%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 55 (9.06%) Linux
2 46 (7.58%) Windows
3 18 (2.97%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.64%) Unix
5 12 (1.98%) Android
6 9 (1.48%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.66%) CentOS
8 4 (0.66%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.66%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.33%) VMS
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (16.31%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (8.73%) Process Improvement
3 52 (8.57%) CRM
4 50 (8.24%) Customer Service
5 35 (5.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 31 (5.11%) Business Intelligence
7 29 (4.78%) ERP
8 25 (4.12%) Web Development
9 23 (3.79%) Cybersecurity
9 23 (3.79%) High Availability
10 22 (3.62%) ITIL
11 21 (3.46%) Data Protection
11 21 (3.46%) Logistics
11 21 (3.46%) Time Management
12 18 (2.97%) Analytics
13 17 (2.80%) Migration
14 16 (2.64%) Project Management
15 15 (2.47%) AI
15 15 (2.47%) Data Entry
15 15 (2.47%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 47 (7.74%) Python
2 41 (6.75%) SQL
3 32 (5.27%) JavaScript
4 25 (4.12%) R
5 20 (3.29%) PowerShell
6 12 (1.98%) T-SQL
7 11 (1.81%) Bash
8 5 (0.82%) Go
9 3 (0.49%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.49%) Tcl
10 2 (0.33%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.33%) C#
10 2 (0.33%) Perl
10 2 (0.33%) PHP
11 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 37 (6.10%) Security Cleared
2 32 (5.27%) Microsoft Certification
3 30 (4.94%) AWS Certification
4 28 (4.61%) Azure Certification
4 28 (4.61%) DV Cleared
4 28 (4.61%) SC Cleared
5 25 (4.12%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 18 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (2.47%) CCNP
8 13 (2.14%) CCNA
8 13 (2.14%) Degree
9 12 (1.98%) CIPD
10 6 (0.99%) DBS Check
11 5 (0.82%) RHCSA
12 3 (0.49%) HNC
12 3 (0.49%) HND
12 3 (0.49%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.33%) A+ Certification
14 1 (0.16%) MCSA
14 1 (0.16%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.45%) GDPR
2 13 (2.14%) Data Quality
3 6 (0.99%) Accessibility
4 5 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.82%) QA
5 4 (0.66%) SLA
6 3 (0.49%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.49%) ISO 14001
6 3 (0.49%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.33%) PMO
8 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.16%) COSHH
8 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 40 (6.59%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.82%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.33%) Docker
5 1 (0.16%) Firmware
5 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 10 (1.65%) Ansible
2 9 (1.48%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.48%) Terraform
3 7 (1.15%) Grafana
3 7 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.15%) Nessus
3 7 (1.15%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.82%) Proxmox
5 4 (0.66%) SCCM
6 3 (0.49%) Nagios
6 3 (0.49%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.49%) WSUS
7 2 (0.33%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.33%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.16%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.16%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.16%) Puppet
8 1 (0.16%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 147 (24.22%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.93%) Salesforce
2 36 (5.93%) SAP
3 19 (3.13%) Cisco
4 17 (2.80%) VMware
5 16 (2.64%) Oracle
6 12 (1.98%) HubSpot
6 12 (1.98%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.65%) Red Hat
8 8 (1.32%) Remedy
9 4 (0.66%) Sage
9 4 (0.66%) Siemens
10 3 (0.49%) Adobe
10 3 (0.49%) Apple
10 3 (0.49%) Cognos
10 3 (0.49%) Facebook
10 3 (0.49%) Google
10 3 (0.49%) IBM
10 3 (0.49%) McAfee
10 3 (0.49%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud