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 13 March 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 220 134
Rank change year-on-year +84 -86 +88
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 747 380 1,276
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.41% 1.36% 2.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 1.50% 2.31%
Number of salaries quoted 526 242 992
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,038 £22,138
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £24,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £49,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.61% +40.00% -17.65%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £52,813
90th Percentile £60,625 £63,750 £61,250
UK median annual salary £34,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -32.00% +33.33% -18.48%

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 48,535 25,339 55,244
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 90.38% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 30,813 14,225 42,081
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £26,700
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £64,000
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 13 March 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 13 March 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 +40 185 £31,500 -6.62% 82
South East +52 166 £35,000 -28.57% 103
Midlands +59 159 £32,500 - 62
East of England +43 112 £32,500 -35.00% 49
South West 0 103 £35,000 -30.00% 25
North West +28 95 £31,500 -5.97% 39
East Midlands +24 88 £32,500 +3.17% 20
West Midlands +29 71 £34,000 +4.62% 42
Yorkshire -5 71 £31,000 -42.33% 30
North East -13 19 £35,000 +40.00% 16
Scotland -17 19 £30,000 -22.58% 26
Wales -6 10 £35,750 -24.74% 9
Northern Ireland -22 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 13 March 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.

1 180 (24.10%) Microsoft
2 105 (14.06%) Problem-Solving
3 97 (12.99%) Azure
4 82 (10.98%) Python
5 79 (10.58%) AWS
6 74 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
7 71 (9.50%) JavaScript
8 68 (9.10%) GitHub
8 68 (9.10%) Internet
9 67 (8.97%) AWS Certification
10 66 (8.84%) Microsoft Certification
11 65 (8.70%) CRM
11 65 (8.70%) CSS
11 65 (8.70%) HTML
12 63 (8.43%) Azure Certification
13 61 (8.17%) Git
14 60 (8.03%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 60 (8.03%) Process Improvement
14 60 (8.03%) R
14 60 (8.03%) Web Development
14 60 (8.03%) WordPress
15 54 (7.23%) SQL
16 53 (7.10%) Linux
17 51 (6.83%) Customer Service
18 49 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
19 45 (6.02%) Microsoft 365
19 45 (6.02%) Salesforce
20 44 (5.89%) Windows
21 41 (5.49%) Continuous Improvement
22 38 (5.09%) Active Directory

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 60 (8.03%) WordPress
2 24 (3.21%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.40%) CMS
4 3 (0.40%) Confluence
4 3 (0.40%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.40%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.40%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 74 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.40%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 25 (3.35%) iTrent
2 14 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.20%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.67%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.54%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.54%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.40%) Magento
6 3 (0.40%) Odoo
6 3 (0.40%) Primavera
6 3 (0.40%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.27%) Shopify
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 97 (12.99%) Azure
2 79 (10.58%) AWS
3 68 (9.10%) GitHub
4 45 (6.02%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (3.88%) Power Platform
6 14 (1.87%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.34%) Power Automate
7 10 (1.34%) PowerApps
8 9 (1.20%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.20%) SaaS
9 7 (0.94%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 7 (0.94%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (0.94%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (0.94%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 6 (0.80%) OCI
11 5 (0.67%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.40%) GCP
12 3 (0.40%) Veeva
13 2 (0.27%) Google Ads
13 2 (0.27%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 68 (9.10%) Internet
2 28 (3.75%) Firewall
3 20 (2.68%) Wireless
4 16 (2.14%) VPN
5 10 (1.34%) DNS
6 8 (1.07%) Broadband
6 8 (1.07%) Network Security
7 6 (0.80%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.67%) WAN
9 4 (0.54%) LAN
10 3 (0.40%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.27%) DHCP
11 2 (0.27%) HTTP
11 2 (0.27%) SAN
11 2 (0.27%) VoIP
12 1 (0.13%) SD-WAN
12 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
12 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.13%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (3.88%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.54%) Power BI
3 11 (1.47%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.07%) Tableau
5 7 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (0.80%) BusinessObjects
6 6 (0.80%) MySQL
7 5 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.67%) Oracle Database 12c
7 5 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.54%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.54%) Oracle Database 10g
8 4 (0.54%) Oracle Database 11g
8 4 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.40%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.40%) Oracle Discoverer
9 3 (0.40%) Power Query
10 2 (0.27%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 61 (8.17%) Git
2 3 (0.40%) JIRA
2 3 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.27%) Bitbucket
General
1 126 (16.87%) Social Skills
2 110 (14.73%) Finance
3 60 (8.03%) Multimedia
4 56 (7.50%) Organisational Skills
5 52 (6.96%) Analytical Skills
6 36 (4.82%) Retail
7 26 (3.48%) Marketing
8 22 (2.95%) Manufacturing
9 21 (2.81%) Law
10 16 (2.14%) Back Office
11 13 (1.74%) Public Sector
12 12 (1.61%) Legal
13 10 (1.34%) Military
14 8 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.07%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.67%) Advertising
17 4 (0.54%) Automotive
17 4 (0.54%) Billing
17 4 (0.54%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (8.70%) CSS
1 65 (8.70%) HTML
2 3 (0.40%) .NET
2 3 (0.40%) AngularJS
2 3 (0.40%) Itk
2 3 (0.40%) JSON
2 3 (0.40%) Lightning Web Components
2 3 (0.40%) ModSecurity
2 3 (0.40%) Oracle ADF
2 3 (0.40%) WebCenter
2 3 (0.40%) XML
3 2 (0.27%) jQuery
4 1 (0.13%) Laravel
4 1 (0.13%) ODBC
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.13%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 17 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
2 15 (2.01%) Management Information System
2 15 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (1.61%) Replication
4 11 (1.47%) Private Cloud
5 10 (1.34%) FMCG
5 10 (1.34%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (0.94%) Clustering
8 6 (0.80%) Data Structures
9 5 (0.67%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.67%) e-Learning
9 5 (0.67%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.54%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.54%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.54%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (0.54%) NHS
10 4 (0.54%) Smart Meter
11 3 (0.40%) Blog
11 3 (0.40%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 53 (7.10%) Linux
2 44 (5.89%) Windows
3 15 (2.01%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.61%) Unix
5 9 (1.20%) Android
5 9 (1.20%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.67%) CentOS
8 4 (0.54%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.27%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.13%) Debian
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (14.06%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (8.70%) CRM
3 60 (8.03%) Process Improvement
3 60 (8.03%) Web Development
4 51 (6.83%) Customer Service
5 41 (5.49%) Continuous Improvement
6 37 (4.95%) ERP
7 36 (4.82%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (4.15%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (3.35%) Logistics
10 24 (3.21%) ITIL
11 23 (3.08%) Data Management
11 23 (3.08%) Data Protection
12 22 (2.95%) Analytics
13 21 (2.81%) Data Entry
13 21 (2.81%) Migration
13 21 (2.81%) Time Management
14 18 (2.41%) Decision-Making
15 17 (2.28%) AI
15 17 (2.28%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 82 (10.98%) Python
2 71 (9.50%) JavaScript
3 60 (8.03%) R
4 54 (7.23%) SQL
5 18 (2.41%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.74%) Bash
7 10 (1.34%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.94%) Go
9 4 (0.54%) VBA
10 3 (0.40%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.40%) Tcl
11 2 (0.27%) C#
11 2 (0.27%) Perl
11 2 (0.27%) PHP
12 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 67 (8.97%) AWS Certification
2 66 (8.84%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (8.43%) Azure Certification
4 60 (8.03%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 32 (4.28%) Security Cleared
6 23 (3.08%) DV Cleared
7 20 (2.68%) A+ Certification
8 19 (2.54%) SC Cleared
9 18 (2.41%) Network+ Certification
10 15 (2.01%) CIPD
11 8 (1.07%) Degree
12 6 (0.80%) CCNA
12 6 (0.80%) CCNP
12 6 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.40%) DBS Check
14 3 (0.40%) HNC
14 3 (0.40%) HND
15 2 (0.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.55%) GDPR
2 18 (2.41%) Data Quality
3 13 (1.74%) QA
4 9 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.80%) Accessibility
5 6 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.54%) ISO 14001
7 4 (0.54%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.54%) SLA
8 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.40%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.40%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.13%) COSHH
9 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (5.09%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.47%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.54%) Docker
4 4 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.40%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (1.61%) Ansible
1 12 (1.61%) Kubernetes
1 12 (1.61%) Terraform
2 9 (1.20%) Grafana
2 9 (1.20%) Prometheus
3 8 (1.07%) Proxmox
4 7 (0.94%) Nessus
5 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.54%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 4 (0.54%) Puppet
7 3 (0.40%) Data Guard
7 3 (0.40%) Nagios
7 3 (0.40%) WSUS
8 2 (0.27%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.13%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.13%) SCCM
9 1 (0.13%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 180 (24.10%) Microsoft
2 45 (6.02%) Salesforce
3 38 (5.09%) SAP
4 19 (2.54%) VMware
5 15 (2.01%) Oracle
6 13 (1.74%) HubSpot
6 13 (1.74%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.20%) Cisco
7 9 (1.20%) Red Hat
8 7 (0.94%) Zoho
9 6 (0.80%) HP
10 5 (0.67%) Remedy
11 4 (0.54%) Facebook
11 4 (0.54%) Siemens
12 3 (0.40%) Dell
12 3 (0.40%) IBM
12 3 (0.40%) IFS
12 3 (0.40%) McAfee
12 3 (0.40%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 3 (0.40%) Veeam