Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 193 148 181
Rank change year-on-year -45 +33 +75
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 489 842 609
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.43% 1.72% 1.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.60% 1.80% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 297 498 484
10th Percentile £25,125 £24,000 £22,700
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £40,960 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.43% -8.98% +5.88%
75th Percentile £47,500 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £37,000 £45,000 £49,990
% change year-on-year -17.78% -9.98% +4.15%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 30,552 46,802 30,972
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.64% 95.41% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 17,554 25,602 23,176
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £40,000 £38,039
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £79,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% -

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 19 October 2025.

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 19 October 2025. 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 West +3 116 £42,000 -16.00% 58
South East -32 116 £29,500 -30.59% 148
North of England -46 88 £33,000 -5.71% 99
East of England -7 76 £32,500 -18.75% 54
Midlands -32 71 £42,000 -6.67% 71
North West -27 41 £30,000 -27.71% 60
Yorkshire +2 38 £41,000 +17.14% 33
West Midlands +11 36 £50,000 +11.11% 41
East Midlands -21 35 £26,750 -27.70% 27
Scotland -14 17 £27,500 -31.25% 17
North East -18 9 £47,500 +66.77% 7
Northern Ireland +11 6 £26,000 -4.59%
Wales +5 5 £34,825 -27.45% 13
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, 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.

1 169 (34.56%) Microsoft
2 106 (21.68%) Linux
3 103 (21.06%) Problem-Solving
4 102 (20.86%) Microsoft Office
5 97 (19.84%) Microsoft Excel
6 91 (18.61%) Windows
7 78 (15.95%) Customer Service
8 75 (15.34%) Microsoft 365
9 74 (15.13%) Security Cleared
10 73 (14.93%) Cisco
11 67 (13.70%) Active Directory
11 67 (13.70%) CRM
12 64 (13.09%) SC Cleared
13 63 (12.88%) Azure
14 62 (12.68%) Cisco Certification
15 57 (11.66%) DV Cleared
15 57 (11.66%) High Availability
16 49 (10.02%) CCNP
16 49 (10.02%) Innovative Thinking
17 45 (9.20%) Data Management
17 45 (9.20%) Time Management
18 44 (9.00%) Windows Server
19 42 (8.59%) SQL
20 41 (8.38%) VMware
21 40 (8.18%) Unix
22 39 (7.98%) Salesforce
23 38 (7.77%) CCNA
23 38 (7.77%) ITIL
23 38 (7.77%) PowerShell
24 35 (7.16%) Continuous Improvement

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 35 (7.16%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.25%) Tomcat
4 10 (2.04%) IIS
5 8 (1.64%) CMS
6 6 (1.23%) Confluence
7 2 (0.41%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.41%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.41%) WordPress
8 1 (0.20%) Apache
8 1 (0.20%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 102 (20.86%) Microsoft Office
2 97 (19.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (2.04%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.23%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.61%) Siemens NX
6 3 (0.61%) Windchill
7 2 (0.41%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.41%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.84%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.23%) Dynamics NAV
3 6 (1.23%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (1.02%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.61%) Primavera
5 3 (0.61%) Raiser’s Edge
5 3 (0.61%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.41%) Magento
6 2 (0.41%) Maximo
6 2 (0.41%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.20%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.20%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 75 (15.34%) Microsoft 365
2 63 (12.88%) Azure
3 30 (6.13%) AWS
4 27 (5.52%) Entra ID
5 26 (5.32%) Power Platform
6 21 (4.29%) Power Automate
7 16 (3.27%) PowerApps
8 12 (2.45%) OneDrive
9 11 (2.25%) Microsoft Copilot
10 9 (1.84%) SaaS
11 7 (1.43%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 5 (1.02%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (1.02%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (0.82%) Azure Storage
13 4 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (0.82%) GitHub
13 4 (0.82%) Google Sheets
14 3 (0.61%) GCP
15 2 (0.41%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.52%) Firewall
2 17 (3.48%) Wireless
3 15 (3.07%) DNS
4 14 (2.86%) VPN
5 9 (1.84%) DMARC
5 9 (1.84%) SSL
6 8 (1.64%) Internet
6 8 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.43%) DHCP
8 6 (1.23%) LAN
8 6 (1.23%) SAN
8 6 (1.23%) VLAN
9 5 (1.02%) Intranet
9 5 (1.02%) NAS
10 4 (0.82%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.82%) Wireless Security
11 3 (0.61%) Asterisk PBX
11 3 (0.61%) IP Telephony
11 3 (0.61%) Multicast
12 2 (0.41%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.91%) SQL Server
2 15 (3.07%) PostgreSQL
3 14 (2.86%) Power BI
4 8 (1.64%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (1.43%) Metadata
6 6 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (1.02%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.61%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.41%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.41%) MySQL
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database 10g
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database 11g
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database 12c
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Discoverer
9 2 (0.41%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.41%) Tableau
10 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (1.64%) JIRA
2 4 (0.82%) Git
3 3 (0.61%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.41%) GitLab
4 2 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (0.41%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
General
1 163 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 96 (19.63%) Finance
3 66 (13.50%) Organisational Skills
4 36 (7.36%) Manufacturing
5 32 (6.54%) Legal
6 28 (5.73%) Public Sector
7 24 (4.91%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (4.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (2.86%) Law
11 13 (2.66%) Marketing
12 11 (2.25%) Billing
12 11 (2.25%) Retail
12 11 (2.25%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.84%) Czech Language
14 8 (1.64%) Back Office
15 7 (1.43%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.43%) Automotive
15 7 (1.43%) Local Government
16 6 (1.23%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.66%) XML
2 11 (2.25%) REST
2 11 (2.25%) SOAP
3 10 (2.04%) JSON
4 3 (0.61%) CSS
4 3 (0.61%) HTML
4 3 (0.61%) Itk
4 3 (0.61%) LDAP
4 3 (0.61%) XMPP
5 2 (0.41%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (0.41%) Middleware
5 2 (0.41%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.41%) Mongoose
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle ADF
5 2 (0.41%) WebCenter
6 1 (0.20%) .NET
6 1 (0.20%) Ember.js
6 1 (0.20%) SAML
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Basis
6 1 (0.20%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.84%) e-Learning
2 40 (8.18%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.91%) Management Information System
4 13 (2.66%) Driving Licence
5 11 (2.25%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.84%) Data Centre
7 9 (1.84%) NHS
8 7 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.43%) CMDB
9 5 (1.02%) Pricing Data
9 5 (1.02%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.02%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.82%) FMCG
10 4 (0.82%) iPad
10 4 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.82%) Replication
11 3 (0.61%) Fibre Optics
11 3 (0.61%) Learning Management System
11 3 (0.61%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 106 (21.68%) Linux
2 91 (18.61%) Windows
3 44 (9.00%) Windows Server
4 40 (8.18%) Unix
5 24 (4.91%) Windows 10
6 21 (4.29%) Android
7 18 (3.68%) Apple iOS
8 15 (3.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 15 (3.07%) Windows Server 2019
9 13 (2.66%) Mac OS
10 10 (2.04%) Windows Server 2016
11 5 (1.02%) CentOS
11 5 (1.02%) VMS
12 4 (0.82%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
13 3 (0.61%) Debian
13 3 (0.61%) Solaris
13 3 (0.61%) Ubuntu
14 2 (0.41%) AIX
14 2 (0.41%) CoreOS
14 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (21.06%) Problem-Solving
2 78 (15.95%) Customer Service
3 67 (13.70%) CRM
4 57 (11.66%) High Availability
5 49 (10.02%) Innovative Thinking
6 45 (9.20%) Data Management
6 45 (9.20%) Time Management
7 38 (7.77%) ITIL
8 35 (7.16%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (6.54%) ERP
10 28 (5.73%) Collaborative Working
10 28 (5.73%) Cybersecurity
11 27 (5.52%) Agile
12 23 (4.70%) Data Protection
13 22 (4.50%) Change Management
13 22 (4.50%) Project Management
14 21 (4.29%) Asset Management
14 21 (4.29%) Mathematics
14 21 (4.29%) Service Delivery
15 20 (4.09%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 42 (8.59%) SQL
2 38 (7.77%) PowerShell
3 22 (4.50%) Python
4 16 (3.27%) JavaScript
5 15 (3.07%) Bash
6 9 (1.84%) Java
6 9 (1.84%) VBA
7 6 (1.23%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.61%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.61%) Tcl
9 2 (0.41%) Korn
9 2 (0.41%) R
9 2 (0.41%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.20%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.20%) C#
Qualifications
1 74 (15.13%) Security Cleared
2 64 (13.09%) SC Cleared
3 62 (12.68%) Cisco Certification
4 57 (11.66%) DV Cleared
5 49 (10.02%) CCNP
6 38 (7.77%) CCNA
7 27 (5.52%) Degree
8 26 (5.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 24 (4.91%) RHCSA
10 18 (3.68%) DBS Check
11 10 (2.04%) MCSE
12 9 (1.84%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 7 (1.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (1.23%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.82%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
16 3 (0.61%) HNC
16 3 (0.61%) HND
16 3 (0.61%) RHCE
17 2 (0.41%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.09%) GDPR
2 19 (3.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (3.07%) SLA
4 6 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.82%) PMO
6 3 (0.61%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.61%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.61%) QA
7 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.41%) NIST
8 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 67 (13.70%) Active Directory
2 21 (4.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.25%) vSphere
4 9 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (1.43%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.41%) Docker
8 1 (0.20%) Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) KVM
8 1 (0.20%) NFS
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 35 (7.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.25%) Ansible
3 10 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
3 10 (2.04%) Terraform
4 5 (1.02%) PaperCut
5 4 (0.82%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.82%) Red Hat Satellite
6 3 (0.61%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.61%) Grafana
6 3 (0.61%) Puppet
6 3 (0.61%) SCCM
7 2 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.41%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.41%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.41%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.20%) Argo
8 1 (0.20%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.20%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.20%) Salt
8 1 (0.20%) VxRail
Vendors
1 169 (34.56%) Microsoft
2 73 (14.93%) Cisco
3 41 (8.38%) VMware
4 39 (7.98%) Salesforce
5 34 (6.95%) SAP
6 33 (6.75%) Red Hat
7 23 (4.70%) Oracle
8 13 (2.66%) Apple
8 13 (2.66%) ServiceNow
9 10 (2.04%) Samsung
10 8 (1.64%) HubSpot
10 8 (1.64%) Remedy
11 7 (1.43%) Adobe
12 6 (1.23%) Google
13 5 (1.02%) Datto
13 5 (1.02%) Juniper
13 5 (1.02%) Palo Alto
13 5 (1.02%) Sage
14 4 (0.82%) RedGate
14 4 (0.82%) Workday