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 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 176 125
Rank change year-on-year +26 -51 +104
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 614 519 1,174
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.30% 1.59% 2.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 1.73% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 402 245 892
10th Percentile £25,550 £26,250 £22,250
25th Percentile £27,656 £32,000 £24,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £50,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% +42.86% -17.65%
75th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £60,750 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -30.00% +33.33% -21.05%

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 43,170 30,002 47,195
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 91.68% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 26,900 14,726 36,691
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 13 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 13 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 +49 139 £35,000 -27.46% 89
North of England +36 137 £35,000 -16.93% 77
Midlands +43 135 £32,500 -18.75% 49
East of England +21 100 £32,500 -34.01% 52
South West -22 94 £35,000 -30.00% 29
East Midlands +11 73 £32,500 -6.33% 21
North West +35 72 £35,000 -17.65% 42
West Midlands +38 62 £38,750 -11.43% 28
Yorkshire 0 55 £30,500 -12.86% 27
Scotland -25 12 £28,000 -37.78% 12
North East -16 10 £51,000 +79.06% 11
Wales +2 6 £33,750 -11.18% 10
Northern Ireland -14 6 - - 1
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 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.

1 146 (23.78%) Microsoft
2 100 (16.29%) Problem-Solving
3 65 (10.59%) Azure
4 62 (10.10%) Microsoft Excel
5 56 (9.12%) Linux
6 54 (8.79%) Process Improvement
7 52 (8.47%) CRM
8 51 (8.31%) Customer Service
8 51 (8.31%) Microsoft Office
9 47 (7.65%) Python
10 46 (7.49%) Windows
11 42 (6.84%) AWS
12 41 (6.68%) SQL
13 40 (6.51%) Active Directory
13 40 (6.51%) Microsoft 365
14 36 (5.86%) SAP
15 35 (5.70%) Continuous Improvement
15 35 (5.70%) Salesforce
16 34 (5.54%) Security Cleared
17 32 (5.21%) JavaScript
17 32 (5.21%) Microsoft Certification
17 32 (5.21%) Power Platform
18 31 (5.05%) Business Intelligence
18 31 (5.05%) CSS
18 31 (5.05%) GitHub
18 31 (5.05%) HTML
19 30 (4.89%) AWS Certification
19 30 (4.89%) Internet
20 28 (4.56%) Azure Certification
20 28 (4.56%) ERP

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 (4.07%) WordPress
2 23 (3.75%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.65%) Confluence
4 3 (0.49%) CMS
4 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
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 (10.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (8.31%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.49%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 22 (3.58%) iTrent
2 12 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.14%) Salesforce CRM
4 6 (0.98%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.81%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.81%) Remedy ITSM
6 4 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.65%) Primavera
6 4 (0.65%) 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
8 2 (0.33%) Shopify
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 65 (10.59%) Azure
2 42 (6.84%) AWS
3 40 (6.51%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (5.21%) Power Platform
5 31 (5.05%) GitHub
6 16 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (2.12%) PowerApps
8 11 (1.79%) Entra ID
8 11 (1.79%) Power Automate
9 9 (1.47%) SaaS
10 7 (1.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 6 (0.98%) OCI
12 5 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (0.81%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (0.81%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (0.81%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.49%) Veeva
14 2 (0.33%) GCP
14 2 (0.33%) Google Ads
15 1 (0.16%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.89%) Internet
2 24 (3.91%) Firewall
3 14 (2.28%) VPN
4 11 (1.79%) DNS
5 7 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.98%) LAN
6 6 (0.98%) WAN
7 5 (0.81%) Network Security
8 3 (0.49%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.49%) IP Telephony
9 2 (0.33%) Broadband
9 2 (0.33%) DHCP
9 2 (0.33%) HTTP
10 1 (0.16%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.16%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.16%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.16%) VLAN
10 1 (0.16%) VoIP
10 1 (0.16%) VSAN
10 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.75%) SQL Server
2 19 (3.09%) Power BI
3 10 (1.63%) Oracle Database
4 7 (1.14%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (0.98%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (0.98%) MySQL
6 5 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.81%) Oracle Database 12c
6 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.81%) Tableau
7 4 (0.65%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.65%) Oracle Database 10g
7 4 (0.65%) Oracle Database 11g
7 4 (0.65%) 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 (4.23%) Git
2 4 (0.65%) JIRA
3 3 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.33%) Bitbucket
General
1 115 (18.73%) Social Skills
2 104 (16.94%) Finance
3 50 (8.14%) Organisational Skills
4 48 (7.82%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (5.05%) Retail
6 25 (4.07%) Multimedia
7 23 (3.75%) Law
8 22 (3.58%) Marketing
9 20 (3.26%) Manufacturing
10 16 (2.61%) Legal
11 13 (2.12%) Back Office
12 11 (1.79%) Public Sector
13 8 (1.30%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.14%) Advertising
14 7 (1.14%) Military
15 5 (0.81%) Banking
15 5 (0.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 4 (0.65%) Documentation Skills
17 3 (0.49%) Automotive
17 3 (0.49%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (5.05%) CSS
1 31 (5.05%) 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
4 1 (0.16%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.16%) Laravel
4 1 (0.16%) Middleware
4 1 (0.16%) ODBC
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.16%) REST
4 1 (0.16%) SAP Basis
4 1 (0.16%) SOAP
4 1 (0.16%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 16 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
2 13 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (1.95%) e-Learning
3 12 (1.95%) Management Information System
4 11 (1.79%) Replication
5 10 (1.63%) FMCG
6 9 (1.47%) Onboarding
6 9 (1.47%) Private Cloud
7 7 (1.14%) Driving Licence
8 6 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (0.81%) Learning Management System
10 4 (0.65%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.65%) iPad
10 4 (0.65%) Web Conferencing
11 3 (0.49%) Blog
11 3 (0.49%) Clustering
11 3 (0.49%) iSeries
11 3 (0.49%) Legacy Applications
11 3 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.49%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 56 (9.12%) Linux
2 46 (7.49%) Windows
3 18 (2.93%) Windows Server
4 15 (2.44%) Unix
5 12 (1.95%) Android
6 9 (1.47%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.81%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.65%) CentOS
9 4 (0.65%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.33%) VMS
11 1 (0.16%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (16.29%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (8.79%) Process Improvement
3 52 (8.47%) CRM
4 51 (8.31%) Customer Service
5 35 (5.70%) Continuous Improvement
6 31 (5.05%) Business Intelligence
7 28 (4.56%) ERP
8 25 (4.07%) Web Development
9 23 (3.75%) Cybersecurity
10 22 (3.58%) ITIL
11 21 (3.42%) Data Protection
11 21 (3.42%) High Availability
11 21 (3.42%) Logistics
12 20 (3.26%) Time Management
13 19 (3.09%) Analytics
14 17 (2.77%) Migration
15 16 (2.61%) AI
16 15 (2.44%) Data Entry
16 15 (2.44%) Disaster Recovery
16 15 (2.44%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (7.65%) Python
2 41 (6.68%) SQL
3 32 (5.21%) JavaScript
4 25 (4.07%) R
5 20 (3.26%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.79%) Bash
6 11 (1.79%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.81%) Go
8 3 (0.49%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.49%) Tcl
9 2 (0.33%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.33%) C#
9 2 (0.33%) Perl
9 2 (0.33%) PHP
10 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 34 (5.54%) Security Cleared
2 32 (5.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 30 (4.89%) AWS Certification
4 28 (4.56%) Azure Certification
5 26 (4.23%) DV Cleared
6 25 (4.07%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 25 (4.07%) SC Cleared
7 16 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (2.12%) CCNP
8 13 (2.12%) CIPD
9 12 (1.95%) CCNA
9 12 (1.95%) Degree
10 6 (0.98%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.65%) 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 28 (4.56%) GDPR
2 13 (2.12%) Data Quality
3 6 (0.98%) Accessibility
3 6 (0.98%) QA
4 5 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.65%) SLA
6 3 (0.49%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.49%) ISO 14001
6 3 (0.49%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
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%) PMO
8 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 40 (6.51%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.81%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.81%) 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 (1.63%) Ansible
2 9 (1.47%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.47%) Terraform
3 7 (1.14%) Grafana
3 7 (1.14%) Nessus
3 7 (1.14%) Prometheus
4 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (0.81%) Proxmox
6 4 (0.65%) SCCM
7 3 (0.49%) Nagios
7 3 (0.49%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 3 (0.49%) WSUS
8 2 (0.33%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.33%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.16%) CA Endevor
9 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.16%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.16%) Puppet
9 1 (0.16%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 146 (23.78%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.86%) SAP
3 35 (5.70%) Salesforce
4 17 (2.77%) Cisco
4 17 (2.77%) VMware
5 16 (2.61%) Oracle
6 12 (1.95%) HubSpot
6 12 (1.95%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.47%) Red Hat
8 8 (1.30%) Remedy
9 4 (0.65%) Sage
9 4 (0.65%) Siemens
10 3 (0.49%) Adobe
10 3 (0.49%) Apple
10 3 (0.49%) Cognos
10 3 (0.49%) Google
10 3 (0.49%) HP
10 3 (0.49%) IBM
10 3 (0.49%) McAfee
10 3 (0.49%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud