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 9 April 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 204 134
Rank change year-on-year +81 -70 +72
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 858 357 1,410
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.43% 1.38% 2.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.55% 1.55% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 626 259 1,088
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,375 £22,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £28,125 £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 £53,094 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,750 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £35,505
% change year-on-year -30.00% +40.83% -22.60%

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 55,383 22,982 61,876
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.61% 88.98% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 35,514 14,529 45,814
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,438 £68,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 9 April 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 9 April 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 +22 213 £34,000 +13.33% 83
South East +53 185 £35,000 -28.57% 88
Midlands +57 182 £32,500 - 65
East of England +42 132 £35,000 -36.36% 39
North West +20 114 £32,500 +20.37% 34
South West +4 111 £35,000 -30.00% 17
East Midlands +11 97 £32,500 -32.29% 25
West Midlands +32 85 £32,119 +0.22% 40
Yorkshire -6 77 £34,000 -35.24% 30
Scotland -4 26 £34,000 -12.26% 23
North East -18 22 £35,000 +40.00% 20
Wales -17 16 £30,000 -36.84% 12
Northern Ireland -33 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 9 April 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.

1 188 (21.91%) Microsoft
2 117 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (12.35%) Azure
4 91 (10.61%) CRM
5 85 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
6 79 (9.21%) Python
7 78 (9.09%) AWS
8 68 (7.93%) GitHub
8 68 (7.93%) JavaScript
8 68 (7.93%) SQL
9 67 (7.81%) AWS Certification
9 67 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
10 65 (7.58%) Internet
11 64 (7.46%) CSS
11 64 (7.46%) HTML
12 62 (7.23%) Azure Certification
12 62 (7.23%) Process Improvement
13 61 (7.11%) Microsoft 365
14 60 (6.99%) Git
14 60 (6.99%) R
14 60 (6.99%) WordPress
15 59 (6.88%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 59 (6.88%) ERP
15 59 (6.88%) Web Development
16 56 (6.53%) Customer Service
17 52 (6.06%) Linux
18 50 (5.83%) Salesforce
19 47 (5.48%) Continuous Improvement
19 47 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
20 44 (5.13%) 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 60 (6.99%) WordPress
2 29 (3.38%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.35%) CMS
4 3 (0.35%) Confluence
4 3 (0.35%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.35%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.35%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 85 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (2.91%) iTrent
2 19 (2.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (1.28%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.35%) Magento
6 3 (0.35%) Odoo
6 3 (0.35%) Primavera
6 3 (0.35%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.35%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.23%) Shopify
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 106 (12.35%) Azure
2 78 (9.09%) AWS
3 68 (7.93%) GitHub
4 61 (7.11%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (3.26%) Power Platform
6 16 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (1.75%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.17%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 8 (0.93%) Amazon EKS
9 8 (0.93%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (0.70%) OCI
10 6 (0.70%) Power Automate
10 6 (0.70%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.58%) SaaS
11 5 (0.58%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 5 (0.58%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.47%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.35%) GCP
13 3 (0.35%) Veeva
14 2 (0.23%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 65 (7.58%) Internet
2 28 (3.26%) Firewall
3 20 (2.33%) Wireless
4 14 (1.63%) VPN
5 8 (0.93%) Broadband
5 8 (0.93%) Network Security
5 8 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.70%) DNS
6 6 (0.70%) WAN
7 5 (0.58%) LAN
8 3 (0.35%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.35%) SAN
9 2 (0.23%) DHCP
9 2 (0.23%) HTTP
9 2 (0.23%) SSH
9 2 (0.23%) VoIP
10 1 (0.12%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.12%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.12%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (3.96%) SQL Server
2 21 (2.45%) Power BI
3 13 (1.52%) Oracle Database
4 11 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (0.93%) MySQL
5 8 (0.93%) Tableau
6 7 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.58%) Oracle Database 12c
9 4 (0.47%) Oracle Database 10g
9 4 (0.47%) Oracle Database 11g
9 4 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.35%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.35%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.35%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.35%) Oracle Discoverer
10 3 (0.35%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.35%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 60 (6.99%) Git
2 4 (0.47%) JIRA
3 3 (0.35%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.23%) Bitbucket
General
1 157 (18.30%) Social Skills
2 108 (12.59%) Finance
3 73 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
4 59 (6.88%) Multimedia
5 55 (6.41%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (4.55%) Retail
7 34 (3.96%) Marketing
8 27 (3.15%) Manufacturing
9 20 (2.33%) Law
10 19 (2.21%) Back Office
11 15 (1.75%) Public Sector
12 10 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.05%) Legal
13 9 (1.05%) Telecoms
14 8 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (0.93%) Military
15 7 (0.82%) Automotive
16 6 (0.70%) Aerospace
17 5 (0.58%) Billing
18 4 (0.47%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (7.46%) CSS
1 64 (7.46%) HTML
2 5 (0.58%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (0.35%) .NET
3 3 (0.35%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.35%) JSON
3 3 (0.35%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.35%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.35%) WebCenter
3 3 (0.35%) XML
4 2 (0.23%) jQuery
4 2 (0.23%) ODBC
5 1 (0.12%) Laravel
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 19 (2.21%) Analytical Mindset
1 19 (2.21%) Management Information System
1 19 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (1.86%) Onboarding
2 16 (1.86%) Replication
3 12 (1.40%) Private Cloud
4 10 (1.17%) Clustering
4 10 (1.17%) FMCG
5 9 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
6 8 (0.93%) Data Structures
7 5 (0.58%) Driving Licence
7 5 (0.58%) Learning Management System
7 5 (0.58%) Legacy Applications
8 4 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (0.47%) Cyberattack
8 4 (0.47%) Smart Meter
9 3 (0.35%) Blog
9 3 (0.35%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.35%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.35%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 52 (6.06%) Linux
2 44 (5.13%) Windows
3 17 (1.98%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.93%) Android
4 8 (0.93%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.82%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (0.82%) Unix
6 6 (0.70%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.58%) CentOS
8 3 (0.35%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.12%) Debian
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.12%) VMS
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (10.61%) CRM
3 62 (7.23%) Process Improvement
4 59 (6.88%) ERP
4 59 (6.88%) Web Development
5 56 (6.53%) Customer Service
6 47 (5.48%) Continuous Improvement
7 36 (4.20%) Cybersecurity
8 35 (4.08%) Business Intelligence
8 35 (4.08%) Logistics
9 29 (3.38%) Data Management
10 25 (2.91%) Data Entry
10 25 (2.91%) Time Management
11 24 (2.80%) ITIL
12 23 (2.68%) Data Protection
13 22 (2.56%) Analytics
13 22 (2.56%) Service Delivery
14 21 (2.45%) Decision-Making
14 21 (2.45%) Migration
15 19 (2.21%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (9.21%) Python
2 68 (7.93%) JavaScript
2 68 (7.93%) SQL
3 60 (6.99%) R
4 20 (2.33%) PowerShell
5 16 (1.86%) Bash
6 9 (1.05%) T-SQL
7 8 (0.93%) Go
8 5 (0.58%) VBA
9 4 (0.47%) C
10 3 (0.35%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.23%) C#
11 2 (0.23%) Perl
11 2 (0.23%) PHP
12 1 (0.12%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 67 (7.81%) AWS Certification
1 67 (7.81%) Microsoft Certification
2 62 (7.23%) Azure Certification
3 59 (6.88%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 30 (3.50%) Security Cleared
5 22 (2.56%) DV Cleared
6 20 (2.33%) A+ Certification
7 18 (2.10%) Network+ Certification
8 15 (1.75%) CIPD
9 14 (1.63%) SC Cleared
10 8 (0.93%) Degree
11 7 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.58%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.23%) AAT
15 1 (0.12%) CCNA
15 1 (0.12%) CCNP
15 1 (0.12%) Cisco Certification
15 1 (0.12%) MCSE
15 1 (0.12%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (4.08%) GDPR
2 30 (3.50%) Data Quality
3 15 (1.75%) QA
4 10 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (0.82%) ISO 9001
6 5 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.47%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.35%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.35%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.35%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.35%) SLA
9 2 (0.23%) PMO
10 1 (0.12%) COSHH
10 1 (0.12%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 42 (4.90%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.52%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.58%) Docker
5 4 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.35%) Firmware
7 2 (0.23%) iptables
Systems Management
1 14 (1.63%) Terraform
2 13 (1.52%) Ansible
3 12 (1.40%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (1.28%) Grafana
4 11 (1.28%) Prometheus
4 11 (1.28%) Proxmox
5 9 (1.05%) Nessus
6 5 (0.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 4 (0.47%) Data Guard
7 4 (0.47%) Puppet
8 3 (0.35%) Nagios
8 3 (0.35%) WSUS
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.23%) systemd
10 1 (0.12%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.12%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 188 (21.91%) Microsoft
2 50 (5.83%) Salesforce
3 44 (5.13%) SAP
4 20 (2.33%) Oracle
5 17 (1.98%) VMware
6 16 (1.86%) ServiceNow
7 15 (1.75%) HubSpot
8 14 (1.63%) Sage
9 12 (1.40%) Red Hat
10 9 (1.05%) Zoho
11 7 (0.82%) Facebook
12 6 (0.70%) HP
13 4 (0.47%) SYSPRO
13 4 (0.47%) Veeam
14 3 (0.35%) Cisco
14 3 (0.35%) Dell
14 3 (0.35%) IFS
14 3 (0.35%) Meraki
14 3 (0.35%) Palo Alto
14 3 (0.35%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud