Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 195 143
Rank change year-on-year +114 -52 +32
Permanent Administrator jobs 1,748 499 831
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.96% 1.45% 1.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.13% 1.62% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,081 302 489
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,125 £24,200
25th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £35,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -15.66% -7.78%
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
UK median annual salary £34,750 £37,250 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.71% -17.22% -9.99%

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 adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title 81,991 30,889 46,325
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.07% 89.68% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 56,257 17,814 25,292
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,390 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.17% -9.22% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £59,300 £52,500 £56,500
% change year-on-year +12.95% -7.08% -5.83%

Administrator Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Administrator job postings 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 Administrator jobs in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 24 October 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 Administrator jobs within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 24 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
South East +86 408 £31,500 +6.78% 65
Midlands +80 359 £35,000 -17.16% 45
North of England +93 342 £35,000 +6.06% 55
South West -7 254 £30,000 -28.57% 45
East of England +36 211 £30,000 -7.69% 31
North West +80 184 £37,500 +25.00% 26
West Midlands +62 183 £32,500 -38.10% 28
East Midlands +53 176 £35,440 +32.48% 17
Yorkshire +29 120 £35,000 - 23
Scotland +73 100 £36,750 +33.64% 8
Wales -22 58 £27,500 -21.03% 10
North East -43 38 £31,000 -34.74% 6
Northern Ireland -59 26 £45,000 +73.08% 3
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Administrator Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Administrator job ads cited 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 Administrator job ads across the UK excluding London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft27.9%487
2Microsoft Excel16.4%287
3Customer Service15.3%268
4Microsoft Office14.0%244
5Problem-Solving12.1%211
6CRM9.4%165
7Microsoft 3658.0%140
8Continuous Improvement8.0%139
9Linux7.2%126
9Windows7.2%126
11Logistics6.4%111
12Salesforce6.3%110
13ERP6.2%109
14SAP6.2%108
15SQL5.9%104
16Time Management5.8%101
17Azure5.6%98
18Windows Server5.4%95
19Active Directory5.3%93
20SharePoint5.0%88
21Data Entry5.0%87
22Spreadsheet4.7%82
23Security Cleared4.3%76
24Process Improvement4.0%70
25Power Platform3.9%69
26Cybersecurity3.8%66
27DevOps3.7%64
28AI3.6%63
29Entra ID3.5%61
30Collaborative Working3.3%58

Administrator Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Systems Administrator24.3%425
2IT Administrator10.8%189
3IT Systems Administrator7.3%127
4Sales Administrator7.0%123
5DBA6.6%116
6Salesforce Administrator4.5%78
7Technical Administrator3.8%67
8Help Desk Administrator3.4%60
9Data Administrator3.1%55
10Analyst3.1%54
10Senior Systems Administrator3.1%54
12Server Administrator3.0%52
13Linux Administrator2.7%47
14Network Administrator2.4%42
15Salesforce Analyst2.2%39
16Systems Support1.8%32
17Windows Administrator1.8%31
18SAP Administrator1.7%29
18Windows Server Administrator1.7%29
20Linux Systems Administrator1.6%28
259 Administrator jobs in the UK excluding London