Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 150 182
Rank change year-on-year -15 +32 +83
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 527 774 551
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.43% 1.64% 1.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.73% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 336 458 431
10th Percentile £25,388 £24,836 £22,700
25th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% -5.56% +4.65%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £45,860 £47,500
% change year-on-year -23.68% -3.45% -1.36%

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 33,083 44,628 28,686
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 94.38% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 20,746 23,891 21,560
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,498 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.76% -1.91% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,048 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.74% -4.17% -

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 20 November 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 20 November 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 East -2 127 £35,000 -22.22% 112
South West -6 112 £44,500 -11.00% 42
North of England -1 95 £33,000 -2.94% 93
Midlands +32 93 £41,750 -7.22% 84
East of England +8 82 £32,500 -31.58% 58
West Midlands +27 50 £46,250 +2.78% 54
North West +17 47 £31,750 -20.63% 55
East Midlands +4 43 £32,500 -12.16% 30
Yorkshire +1 37 £33,000 +1.54% 26
Scotland -18 13 £27,500 -31.25% 25
North East -12 11 £47,500 +66.77% 13
Wales +6 7 £30,000 -11.76% 9
Northern Ireland +2 2 £28,000 +2.75% 7
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 November 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.

1 162 (30.74%) Microsoft
2 105 (19.92%) Problem-Solving
3 93 (17.65%) Linux
4 89 (16.89%) Microsoft Excel
5 86 (16.32%) Microsoft Office
6 78 (14.80%) Windows
7 72 (13.66%) Azure
8 70 (13.28%) Security Cleared
9 60 (11.39%) Cisco
10 59 (11.20%) Microsoft 365
11 58 (11.01%) Active Directory
12 57 (10.82%) Customer Service
12 57 (10.82%) SC Cleared
13 54 (10.25%) DV Cleared
14 52 (9.87%) High Availability
15 50 (9.49%) Cisco Certification
16 48 (9.11%) CRM
17 46 (8.73%) AWS
18 42 (7.97%) SQL
19 40 (7.59%) ITIL
20 39 (7.40%) CCNP
20 39 (7.40%) Continuous Improvement
20 39 (7.40%) Innovative Thinking
20 39 (7.40%) Python
21 38 (7.21%) Microsoft Certification
22 37 (7.02%) Time Management
23 36 (6.83%) CCNA
23 36 (6.83%) Salesforce
23 36 (6.83%) Windows Server
24 35 (6.64%) Unix

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 33 (6.26%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.85%) WordPress
4 7 (1.33%) CMS
5 5 (0.95%) Confluence
6 4 (0.76%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.57%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.57%) WebLogic Portal
8 2 (0.38%) IIS
9 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 89 (16.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (16.32%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.52%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.14%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.57%) Siemens NX
6 3 (0.57%) Windchill
7 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.38%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.33%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.14%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.76%) Primavera
6 3 (0.57%) SAP Business One
6 3 (0.57%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.38%) Magento
7 2 (0.38%) Maximo
7 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.19%) Changepoint
Cloud Services
1 72 (13.66%) Azure
2 59 (11.20%) Microsoft 365
3 46 (8.73%) AWS
4 29 (5.50%) Power Platform
5 19 (3.61%) Entra ID
5 19 (3.61%) PowerApps
6 18 (3.42%) GitHub
7 16 (3.04%) Power Automate
8 10 (1.90%) OneDrive
8 10 (1.90%) SaaS
9 5 (0.95%) Amazon EC2
9 5 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (0.95%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.95%) OCI
9 5 (0.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 4 (0.76%) GCP
10 4 (0.76%) Smartsheet
11 3 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (0.57%) Google Sheets
11 3 (0.57%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.55%) Firewall
2 21 (3.98%) Internet
3 13 (2.47%) VPN
4 12 (2.28%) DNS
5 11 (2.09%) Wireless
6 8 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (1.33%) LAN
8 6 (1.14%) VLAN
9 5 (0.95%) Intranet
9 5 (0.95%) NAS
9 5 (0.95%) Network Security
10 3 (0.57%) DHCP
10 3 (0.57%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.57%) WAN
11 2 (0.38%) Asterisk PBX
11 2 (0.38%) HTTP
11 2 (0.38%) Multicast
11 2 (0.38%) SAN
12 1 (0.19%) DMARC
12 1 (0.19%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.55%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.23%) Power BI
3 10 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (1.71%) Oracle Database
5 7 (1.33%) Metadata
6 6 (1.14%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.95%) MySQL
7 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.76%) Oracle Database 10g
8 4 (0.76%) Oracle Database 11g
8 4 (0.76%) Oracle Database 12c
8 4 (0.76%) Tableau
9 3 (0.57%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.57%) EDRMS
9 3 (0.57%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.57%) Oracle Discoverer
9 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (3.42%) Git
2 8 (1.52%) JIRA
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.38%) GitLab
4 2 (0.38%) TeamCity
General
1 150 (28.46%) Social Skills
2 88 (16.70%) Finance
3 55 (10.44%) Organisational Skills
4 43 (8.16%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (5.31%) Legal
6 27 (5.12%) Public Sector
7 26 (4.93%) Manufacturing
8 22 (4.17%) Law
9 20 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (2.85%) Multimedia
11 14 (2.66%) Marketing
12 13 (2.47%) Telecoms
13 12 (2.28%) Retail
14 10 (1.90%) Back Office
15 9 (1.71%) Billing
16 8 (1.52%) Automotive
17 7 (1.33%) Aerospace
18 6 (1.14%) Advertising
18 6 (1.14%) Local Government
18 6 (1.14%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.04%) CSS
1 16 (3.04%) HTML
2 6 (1.14%) XML
3 4 (0.76%) JSON
4 3 (0.57%) Itk
4 3 (0.57%) ModSecurity
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle ADF
4 3 (0.57%) REST
4 3 (0.57%) SOAP
4 3 (0.57%) WebCenter
5 2 (0.38%) .NET
5 2 (0.38%) LDAP
5 2 (0.38%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (0.38%) Middleware
5 2 (0.38%) Mongoose
5 2 (0.38%) XMPP
6 1 (0.19%) Django
6 1 (0.19%) OAuth
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.19%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 43 (8.16%) e-Learning
2 30 (5.69%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.23%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.66%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (2.28%) Onboarding
6 9 (1.71%) NHS
7 8 (1.52%) FMCG
8 7 (1.33%) CMDB
8 7 (1.33%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.33%) Replication
9 6 (1.14%) Learning Management System
10 5 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.95%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (0.76%) Clustering
11 4 (0.76%) iPad
12 3 (0.57%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.57%) Fibre Optics
12 3 (0.57%) iSeries
12 3 (0.57%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 93 (17.65%) Linux
2 78 (14.80%) Windows
3 36 (6.83%) Windows Server
4 35 (6.64%) Unix
5 20 (3.80%) Windows 10
6 19 (3.61%) Android
7 17 (3.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 16 (3.04%) Apple iOS
9 14 (2.66%) Windows Server 2019
10 11 (2.09%) Mac OS
11 9 (1.71%) Windows Server 2016
12 8 (1.52%) CentOS
13 4 (0.76%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
14 3 (0.57%) Solaris
15 2 (0.38%) AIX
15 2 (0.38%) CoreOS
15 2 (0.38%) Debian
15 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.38%) VMS
15 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (19.92%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (10.82%) Customer Service
3 52 (9.87%) High Availability
4 48 (9.11%) CRM
5 40 (7.59%) ITIL
6 39 (7.40%) Continuous Improvement
6 39 (7.40%) Innovative Thinking
7 37 (7.02%) Time Management
8 33 (6.26%) Cybersecurity
9 32 (6.07%) Data Management
10 29 (5.50%) Collaborative Working
11 26 (4.93%) Business Intelligence
11 26 (4.93%) Data Protection
12 24 (4.55%) ERP
13 23 (4.36%) Disaster Recovery
13 23 (4.36%) Process Improvement
13 23 (4.36%) Service Delivery
14 21 (3.98%) Change Management
14 21 (3.98%) Migration
15 20 (3.80%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.97%) SQL
2 39 (7.40%) Python
3 28 (5.31%) PowerShell
4 22 (4.17%) JavaScript
5 16 (3.04%) Bash
6 15 (2.85%) R
7 8 (1.52%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.76%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.57%) Tcl
10 2 (0.38%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.38%) Korn
10 2 (0.38%) Perl
10 2 (0.38%) PHP
10 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.19%) C#
11 1 (0.19%) Java
11 1 (0.19%) VBA
Qualifications
1 70 (13.28%) Security Cleared
2 57 (10.82%) SC Cleared
3 54 (10.25%) DV Cleared
4 50 (9.49%) Cisco Certification
5 39 (7.40%) CCNP
6 38 (7.21%) Microsoft Certification
7 36 (6.83%) CCNA
8 26 (4.93%) Degree
9 21 (3.98%) Azure Certification
10 17 (3.23%) AWS Certification
11 15 (2.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 15 (2.85%) DBS Check
12 14 (2.66%) RHCSA
13 8 (1.52%) MCSE
14 7 (1.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 6 (1.14%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 4 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
17 3 (0.57%) HNC
17 3 (0.57%) PMI Certification
17 3 (0.57%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.61%) GDPR
2 11 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (2.09%) SLA
3 8 (1.52%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.76%) PMO
6 3 (0.57%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.38%) NIST
7 2 (0.38%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.38%) QA
8 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 58 (11.01%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.52%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (1.52%) vSphere
4 5 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.57%) Docker
6 1 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) KVM
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 21 (3.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.28%) Ansible
3 11 (2.09%) Terraform
4 5 (0.95%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.95%) PaperCut
5 4 (0.76%) Red Hat Satellite
5 4 (0.76%) SCCM
6 3 (0.57%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.57%) Grafana
6 3 (0.57%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.57%) Puppet
6 3 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.38%) Nessus
7 2 (0.38%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.38%) WSUS
7 2 (0.38%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.19%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.19%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.19%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.19%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 162 (30.74%) Microsoft
2 60 (11.39%) Cisco
3 36 (6.83%) Salesforce
4 34 (6.45%) VMware
5 32 (6.07%) SAP
6 24 (4.55%) Red Hat
7 18 (3.42%) Oracle
8 11 (2.09%) Apple
8 11 (2.09%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.52%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.52%) Remedy
9 8 (1.52%) Samsung
10 7 (1.33%) IBM
11 6 (1.14%) Adobe
11 6 (1.14%) Google
12 5 (0.95%) Datto
12 5 (0.95%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.95%) RedGate
12 5 (0.95%) Sage
13 4 (0.76%) IFS