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 27 March 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 210 137
Rank change year-on-year +86 -73 +81
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 797 342 1,346
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.43% 1.34% 2.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.55% 1.49% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 573 253 1,050
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,396 £22,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £30,250 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £47,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.42% +35.71% -17.65%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £64,750 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £36,500
% change year-on-year -30.00% +36.99% -23.16%

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 51,406 22,909 59,074
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.22% 89.45% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 32,737 14,188 44,201
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,500 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,614 £63,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £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 27 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 27 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 +48 197 £34,000 +3.03% 83
South East +50 173 £35,000 -27.46% 88
Midlands +61 167 £32,500 - 65
East of England +39 122 £32,500 -35.00% 39
South West +3 109 £35,000 -30.00% 17
North West +27 102 £32,500 +4.00% 34
East Midlands +17 90 £32,500 -29.73% 25
West Midlands +39 77 £33,250 +2.31% 40
Yorkshire -4 76 £32,750 -37.62% 30
Scotland -22 23 £31,000 -4.62% 23
North East -18 19 £35,000 +40.00% 20
Wales -15 13 £34,000 -28.42% 12
Northern Ireland -30 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 27 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.

1 182 (22.84%) Microsoft
2 111 (13.93%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (12.42%) Azure
4 82 (10.29%) Microsoft Excel
5 80 (10.04%) CRM
5 80 (10.04%) Python
6 77 (9.66%) AWS
7 71 (8.91%) JavaScript
8 68 (8.53%) GitHub
9 67 (8.41%) AWS Certification
10 66 (8.28%) Internet
10 66 (8.28%) Microsoft Certification
11 65 (8.16%) CSS
11 65 (8.16%) HTML
12 63 (7.90%) Azure Certification
13 62 (7.78%) Process Improvement
14 61 (7.65%) Git
14 61 (7.65%) WordPress
15 60 (7.53%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 60 (7.53%) R
15 60 (7.53%) Web Development
16 58 (7.28%) SQL
17 54 (6.78%) Customer Service
18 50 (6.27%) Linux
18 50 (6.27%) Microsoft 365
19 49 (6.15%) ERP
19 49 (6.15%) Salesforce
20 47 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
21 43 (5.40%) Continuous Improvement
21 43 (5.40%) 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 61 (7.65%) WordPress
2 27 (3.39%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.38%) CMS
4 3 (0.38%) Confluence
4 3 (0.38%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.38%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.38%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 82 (10.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.13%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 25 (3.14%) iTrent
2 17 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.13%) NetSuite
3 9 (1.13%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.38%) Magento
5 3 (0.38%) Odoo
5 3 (0.38%) Primavera
5 3 (0.38%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.25%) Shopify
6 2 (0.25%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 99 (12.42%) Azure
2 77 (9.66%) AWS
3 68 (8.53%) GitHub
4 50 (6.27%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (3.51%) Power Platform
6 14 (1.76%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.25%) Entra ID
8 7 (0.88%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 7 (0.88%) Amazon EKS
8 7 (0.88%) GitHub Actions
8 7 (0.88%) Power Automate
8 7 (0.88%) PowerApps
8 7 (0.88%) SaaS
8 7 (0.88%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 6 (0.75%) OCI
10 5 (0.63%) Smartsheet
11 3 (0.38%) GCP
11 3 (0.38%) Veeva
12 2 (0.25%) Mimecast
12 2 (0.25%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 66 (8.28%) Internet
2 26 (3.26%) Firewall
3 20 (2.51%) Wireless
4 14 (1.76%) VPN
5 8 (1.00%) Broadband
6 7 (0.88%) DNS
6 7 (0.88%) Network Security
7 6 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.63%) WAN
9 4 (0.50%) LAN
10 3 (0.38%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.25%) DHCP
11 2 (0.25%) HTTP
11 2 (0.25%) SAN
11 2 (0.25%) 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 31 (3.89%) SQL Server
2 20 (2.51%) Power BI
3 13 (1.63%) Oracle Database
4 9 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.00%) Tableau
6 7 (0.88%) MySQL
7 6 (0.75%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.63%) Oracle Database 12c
9 4 (0.50%) Oracle Database 10g
9 4 (0.50%) Oracle Database 11g
9 4 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.38%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.38%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle Discoverer
10 3 (0.38%) Power Query
11 2 (0.25%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 61 (7.65%) Git
2 3 (0.38%) JIRA
2 3 (0.38%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.25%) Bitbucket
General
1 144 (18.07%) Social Skills
2 109 (13.68%) Finance
3 66 (8.28%) Organisational Skills
4 60 (7.53%) Multimedia
5 51 (6.40%) Analytical Skills
6 37 (4.64%) Retail
7 28 (3.51%) Marketing
8 23 (2.89%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.38%) Law
10 18 (2.26%) Back Office
11 14 (1.76%) Public Sector
12 9 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.13%) Legal
12 9 (1.13%) Military
13 8 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.00%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.63%) Automotive
14 5 (0.63%) Billing
15 4 (0.50%) Games
15 4 (0.50%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (8.16%) CSS
1 65 (8.16%) HTML
2 5 (0.63%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (0.38%) .NET
3 3 (0.38%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.38%) JSON
3 3 (0.38%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.38%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.38%) WebCenter
3 3 (0.38%) XML
4 2 (0.25%) jQuery
4 2 (0.25%) ODBC
5 1 (0.13%) Itk
5 1 (0.13%) Laravel
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 17 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
1 17 (2.13%) Management Information System
1 17 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (1.63%) Onboarding
2 13 (1.63%) Replication
3 11 (1.38%) Private Cloud
4 10 (1.25%) FMCG
5 8 (1.00%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (0.88%) Clustering
7 6 (0.75%) Data Structures
8 5 (0.63%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.63%) Learning Management System
8 5 (0.63%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (0.50%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.50%) Cyberattack
9 4 (0.50%) Smart Meter
10 3 (0.38%) Blog
10 3 (0.38%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.38%) iSeries
10 3 (0.38%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 50 (6.27%) Linux
2 41 (5.14%) Windows
3 14 (1.76%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.00%) Android
4 8 (1.00%) Apple iOS
4 8 (1.00%) Unix
5 7 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.63%) CentOS
6 5 (0.63%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.25%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.13%) Debian
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.13%) VMS
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (13.93%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (10.04%) CRM
3 62 (7.78%) Process Improvement
4 60 (7.53%) Web Development
5 54 (6.78%) Customer Service
6 49 (6.15%) ERP
7 43 (5.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 36 (4.52%) Cybersecurity
9 33 (4.14%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (3.64%) Logistics
11 26 (3.26%) Data Management
12 25 (3.14%) ITIL
13 24 (3.01%) Data Entry
14 23 (2.89%) Data Protection
14 23 (2.89%) Migration
14 23 (2.89%) Time Management
15 22 (2.76%) Analytics
16 20 (2.51%) Decision-Making
17 18 (2.26%) Service Delivery
17 18 (2.26%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 80 (10.04%) Python
2 71 (8.91%) JavaScript
3 60 (7.53%) R
4 58 (7.28%) SQL
5 18 (2.26%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.63%) Bash
7 9 (1.13%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.88%) Go
9 5 (0.63%) VBA
10 3 (0.38%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.25%) C
11 2 (0.25%) C#
11 2 (0.25%) Perl
11 2 (0.25%) PHP
12 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.13%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 67 (8.41%) AWS Certification
2 66 (8.28%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (7.90%) Azure Certification
4 60 (7.53%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 30 (3.76%) Security Cleared
6 21 (2.63%) DV Cleared
7 20 (2.51%) A+ Certification
8 18 (2.26%) Network+ Certification
9 15 (1.88%) CIPD
9 15 (1.88%) SC Cleared
10 7 (0.88%) Degree
11 6 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.38%) DBS Check
14 2 (0.25%) AAT
14 2 (0.25%) CCNA
14 2 (0.25%) CCNP
14 2 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
15 1 (0.13%) HNC
15 1 (0.13%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.27%) GDPR
2 23 (2.89%) Data Quality
3 14 (1.76%) QA
4 8 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (0.50%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.50%) ISO 14001
6 4 (0.50%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.38%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.38%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.38%) SLA
8 1 (0.13%) COSHH
8 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 35 (4.39%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.25%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.50%) Docker
4 4 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.38%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (1.51%) Ansible
1 12 (1.51%) Kubernetes
1 12 (1.51%) Terraform
2 9 (1.13%) Grafana
2 9 (1.13%) Prometheus
2 9 (1.13%) Proxmox
3 8 (1.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.00%) Nessus
4 5 (0.63%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 4 (0.50%) Data Guard
5 4 (0.50%) Puppet
6 3 (0.38%) Nagios
6 3 (0.38%) WSUS
7 2 (0.25%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.25%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.13%) Argo
8 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.13%) SCCM
8 1 (0.13%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 182 (22.84%) Microsoft
2 49 (6.15%) Salesforce
3 43 (5.40%) SAP
4 17 (2.13%) Oracle
4 17 (2.13%) VMware
5 13 (1.63%) HubSpot
5 13 (1.63%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.25%) Red Hat
7 9 (1.13%) Sage
8 7 (0.88%) Zoho
9 6 (0.75%) Facebook
9 6 (0.75%) HP
10 5 (0.63%) Cisco
11 4 (0.50%) Remedy
11 4 (0.50%) SYSPRO
12 3 (0.38%) Dell
12 3 (0.38%) Google
12 3 (0.38%) IBM
12 3 (0.38%) McAfee
12 3 (0.38%) Veeam