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 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 172 175
Rank change year-on-year +10 +3 +65
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 537 603 549
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.29% 1.55% 1.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 1.65% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 348 320 389
10th Percentile £25,088 £26,250 £22,700
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £57,625 £62,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -30.00% +5.26% -3.06%

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 37,496 36,492 26,981
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 93.69% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 22,665 18,628 20,459
10th Percentile £27,885 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 16 December 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 16 December 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 +23 134 £35,000 -22.22% 84
South West +9 107 £42,000 -16.00% 37
Midlands +17 99 £32,500 -27.78% 59
North of England +15 97 £31,500 -16.56% 75
East of England +15 78 £32,500 -32.99% 66
West Midlands +25 55 £42,500 -5.56% 36
North West +21 48 £31,500 -27.44% 38
East Midlands -10 44 £32,500 -18.75% 22
Yorkshire -5 40 £30,500 -6.15% 29
Scotland -6 15 £27,500 -35.29% 12
North East -6 9 £47,500 +11.76% 12
Wales +3 6 £30,000 -21.05% 11
Northern Ireland -2 6 £28,000 +2.75% 2
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 16 December 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.

1 151 (28.12%) Microsoft
2 95 (17.69%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (14.34%) Linux
4 72 (13.41%) Microsoft Office
5 71 (13.22%) Microsoft Excel
6 70 (13.04%) Azure
7 68 (12.66%) Windows
8 62 (11.55%) Security Cleared
9 51 (9.50%) Active Directory
10 50 (9.31%) AWS
11 49 (9.12%) Customer Service
11 49 (9.12%) SC Cleared
12 48 (8.94%) Python
13 47 (8.75%) DV Cleared
14 46 (8.57%) Cisco
14 46 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
15 41 (7.64%) High Availability
15 41 (7.64%) Microsoft Certification
16 40 (7.45%) Cisco Certification
17 36 (6.70%) Process Improvement
18 35 (6.52%) Cybersecurity
18 35 (6.52%) SQL
19 34 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
19 34 (6.33%) CRM
20 33 (6.15%) CCNA
20 33 (6.15%) Windows Server
21 32 (5.96%) CCNP
21 32 (5.96%) Innovative Thinking
21 32 (5.96%) JavaScript
21 32 (5.96%) SAP

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 (4.66%) WordPress
2 24 (4.47%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.42%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.93%) Confluence
5 3 (0.56%) CMS
5 3 (0.56%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.56%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.56%) WebLogic Portal
6 1 (0.19%) IIS
6 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 72 (13.41%) Microsoft Office
2 71 (13.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.74%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.56%) Siemens NX
6 3 (0.56%) Windchill
7 2 (0.37%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 10 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.30%) iTrent
3 6 (1.12%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.74%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.74%) Primavera
5 4 (0.74%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.56%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.37%) Maximo
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.19%) Magento
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 70 (13.04%) Azure
2 50 (9.31%) AWS
3 46 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (4.84%) GitHub
5 25 (4.66%) Power Platform
6 15 (2.79%) PowerApps
7 14 (2.61%) Entra ID
8 11 (2.05%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.86%) SaaS
10 6 (1.12%) OCI
11 5 (0.93%) Amazon EC2
11 5 (0.93%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (0.93%) GCP
11 5 (0.93%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.93%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.74%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.74%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 2 (0.37%) Google Ads
13 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.37%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 30 (5.59%) Internet
2 22 (4.10%) Firewall
3 13 (2.42%) VPN
4 12 (2.23%) DNS
5 7 (1.30%) LAN
5 7 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.30%) Wireless
6 6 (1.12%) VLAN
7 5 (0.93%) NAS
7 5 (0.93%) Network Security
8 3 (0.56%) DHCP
8 3 (0.56%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.56%) WAN
9 2 (0.37%) Asterisk PBX
9 2 (0.37%) HTTP
9 2 (0.37%) Multicast
10 1 (0.19%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.19%) iSCSI
10 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.19%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.35%) SQL Server
2 14 (2.61%) Power BI
3 10 (1.86%) Oracle Database
4 9 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.12%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.93%) MySQL
6 5 (0.93%) Oracle Database 12c
6 5 (0.93%) Tableau
7 4 (0.74%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.74%) Metadata
7 4 (0.74%) Oracle Database 10g
7 4 (0.74%) Oracle Database 11g
7 4 (0.74%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.56%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.56%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.56%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 27 (5.03%) Git
2 6 (1.12%) JIRA
3 3 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.56%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.37%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.37%) GitLab
4 2 (0.37%) TeamCity
General
1 127 (23.65%) Social Skills
2 91 (16.95%) Finance
3 49 (9.12%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (8.94%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (4.66%) Multimedia
5 25 (4.66%) Public Sector
6 23 (4.28%) Law
6 23 (4.28%) Legal
7 19 (3.54%) Manufacturing
8 18 (3.35%) Marketing
9 17 (3.17%) Retail
10 13 (2.42%) Telecoms
11 9 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.30%) Advertising
12 7 (1.30%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.30%) Automotive
13 6 (1.12%) Banking
13 6 (1.12%) Military
14 5 (0.93%) Back Office
14 5 (0.93%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.21%) CSS
1 28 (5.21%) HTML
2 5 (0.93%) XML
3 3 (0.56%) .NET
3 3 (0.56%) Itk
3 3 (0.56%) JSON
3 3 (0.56%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.56%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.56%) WebCenter
4 2 (0.37%) jQuery
4 2 (0.37%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (0.37%) Middleware
4 2 (0.37%) Mongoose
4 2 (0.37%) REST
4 2 (0.37%) SOAP
4 2 (0.37%) XMPP
5 1 (0.19%) LDAP
5 1 (0.19%) ODBC
5 1 (0.19%) SAML
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 33 (6.15%) e-Learning
2 25 (4.66%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (2.98%) Analytical Mindset
4 13 (2.42%) FMCG
5 12 (2.23%) Driving Licence
6 9 (1.68%) Management Information System
6 9 (1.68%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.49%) Replication
8 7 (1.30%) NHS
9 6 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.93%) CMDB
10 5 (0.93%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.93%) Learning Management System
10 5 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (0.74%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.74%) iPad
11 4 (0.74%) Private Cloud
12 3 (0.56%) Clustering
12 3 (0.56%) iSeries
12 3 (0.56%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 77 (14.34%) Linux
2 68 (12.66%) Windows
3 33 (6.15%) Windows Server
4 32 (5.96%) Unix
5 16 (2.98%) Android
6 13 (2.42%) Apple iOS
6 13 (2.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.42%) Windows 10
7 11 (2.05%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (1.49%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.12%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.93%) CentOS
11 2 (0.37%) Debian
11 2 (0.37%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.37%) VMS
11 2 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.19%) CoreOS
12 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.19%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (17.69%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (9.12%) Customer Service
3 41 (7.64%) High Availability
4 36 (6.70%) Process Improvement
5 35 (6.52%) Cybersecurity
6 34 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 34 (6.33%) CRM
7 32 (5.96%) Innovative Thinking
8 31 (5.77%) ITIL
9 28 (5.21%) Time Management
10 25 (4.66%) Data Protection
10 25 (4.66%) Web Development
11 24 (4.47%) Business Intelligence
11 24 (4.47%) Collaborative Working
12 22 (4.10%) ERP
13 20 (3.72%) Asset Management
13 20 (3.72%) Project Management
14 19 (3.54%) Disaster Recovery
14 19 (3.54%) Migration
14 19 (3.54%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 48 (8.94%) Python
2 35 (6.52%) SQL
3 32 (5.96%) JavaScript
4 25 (4.66%) R
5 24 (4.47%) PowerShell
6 11 (2.05%) Bash
7 8 (1.49%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.56%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.56%) Tcl
9 2 (0.37%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.37%) C#
9 2 (0.37%) Perl
9 2 (0.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 62 (11.55%) Security Cleared
2 49 (9.12%) SC Cleared
3 47 (8.75%) DV Cleared
4 41 (7.64%) Microsoft Certification
5 40 (7.45%) Cisco Certification
6 33 (6.15%) CCNA
7 32 (5.96%) CCNP
8 29 (5.40%) Azure Certification
9 27 (5.03%) AWS Certification
10 25 (4.66%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 21 (3.91%) Degree
12 8 (1.49%) DBS Check
13 7 (1.30%) RHCSA
14 5 (0.93%) CIPD
15 4 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.74%) MCSE
15 4 (0.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 3 (0.56%) HNC
16 3 (0.56%) HND
16 3 (0.56%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.91%) GDPR
2 10 (1.86%) Data Quality
2 10 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (1.86%) SLA
3 4 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (0.74%) PMO
4 3 (0.56%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.37%) QA
6 1 (0.19%) COSHH
6 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 51 (9.50%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.49%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.93%) vSphere
6 2 (0.37%) Docker
6 2 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.19%) Firmware
7 1 (0.19%) KVM
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 15 (2.79%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.86%) Ansible
3 8 (1.49%) Terraform
4 5 (0.93%) PaperCut
5 4 (0.74%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.74%) SCCM
6 3 (0.56%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.56%) Nagios
6 3 (0.56%) Nessus
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.56%) WSUS
7 2 (0.37%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.37%) Grafana
7 2 (0.37%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.37%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.37%) Puppet
7 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.19%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.19%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.19%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 151 (28.12%) Microsoft
2 46 (8.57%) Cisco
3 32 (5.96%) SAP
4 28 (5.21%) VMware
5 23 (4.28%) Salesforce
6 16 (2.98%) Oracle
7 12 (2.23%) Red Hat
7 12 (2.23%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.86%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.49%) Apple
9 8 (1.49%) Remedy
10 5 (0.93%) Datto
10 5 (0.93%) Google
10 5 (0.93%) Sage
10 5 (0.93%) Samsung
11 4 (0.74%) IBM
11 4 (0.74%) Siemens
12 3 (0.56%) Adobe
12 3 (0.56%) Cognos
12 3 (0.56%) McAfee