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 5 December 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 167 188
Rank change year-on-year +10 +21 +65
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 524 700 515
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.35% 1.60% 1.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 1.71% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 341 393 399
10th Percentile £25,125 £25,124 £22,700
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £57,750
90th Percentile £58,750 £59,500 £62,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -30.00% +5.26% -2.06%

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 34,956 41,037 27,570
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.87% 93.86% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 21,784 21,637 20,925
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,125 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,836 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.90% -3.61% -

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 5 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 5 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 +2 128 £35,000 -22.22% 123
South West -4 105 £45,000 -10.00% 57
Midlands +27 102 £32,500 -27.78% 80
North of England +15 94 £32,000 -8.57% 107
East of England +13 76 £32,500 -35.00% 70
West Midlands +22 56 £42,500 -5.56% 46
North West +29 47 £30,500 -27.38% 55
East Midlands -5 46 £32,500 -15.58% 31
Yorkshire -3 38 £33,000 -2.22% 42
Scotland -6 13 £27,500 -31.25% 26
North East 0 9 £47,500 +11.76% 13
Wales +10 7 £30,000 - 22
Northern Ireland +2 3 £28,000 +2.75% 8
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 5 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.

1 156 (29.77%) Microsoft
2 100 (19.08%) Problem-Solving
3 83 (15.84%) Linux
4 79 (15.08%) Microsoft Office
5 78 (14.89%) Microsoft Excel
6 71 (13.55%) Azure
7 70 (13.36%) Windows
8 63 (12.02%) Security Cleared
9 53 (10.11%) Active Directory
10 51 (9.73%) AWS
10 51 (9.73%) Customer Service
11 50 (9.54%) SC Cleared
12 49 (9.35%) Cisco
12 49 (9.35%) DV Cleared
12 49 (9.35%) Microsoft 365
13 46 (8.78%) Python
14 45 (8.59%) High Availability
15 43 (8.21%) Cisco Certification
16 41 (7.82%) CRM
16 41 (7.82%) Microsoft Certification
17 36 (6.87%) Continuous Improvement
17 36 (6.87%) ITIL
18 35 (6.68%) Cybersecurity
19 34 (6.49%) CCNA
19 34 (6.49%) CCNP
19 34 (6.49%) Innovative Thinking
19 34 (6.49%) SQL
20 33 (6.30%) Windows Server
21 32 (6.11%) Unix
21 32 (6.11%) VMware

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 (4.77%) SharePoint
2 23 (4.39%) WordPress
3 15 (2.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.76%) Confluence
5 3 (0.57%) CMS
5 3 (0.57%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.57%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.57%) WebLogic Portal
6 1 (0.19%) IIS
6 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 79 (15.08%) Microsoft Office
2 78 (14.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.15%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.57%) Siemens NX
5 3 (0.57%) Windchill
6 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.95%) iTrent
2 5 (0.95%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.76%) Primavera
3 4 (0.76%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.57%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.57%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.57%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.38%) Magento
5 2 (0.38%) Maximo
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 71 (13.55%) Azure
2 51 (9.73%) AWS
3 49 (9.35%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (5.15%) Power Platform
5 25 (4.77%) GitHub
6 17 (3.24%) PowerApps
7 15 (2.86%) Entra ID
8 13 (2.48%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.91%) SaaS
10 7 (1.34%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.95%) Amazon EC2
11 5 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (0.95%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.95%) GCP
11 5 (0.95%) OCI
11 5 (0.95%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.76%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 3 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
13 3 (0.57%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.38%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.34%) Internet
2 22 (4.20%) Firewall
3 13 (2.48%) VPN
4 12 (2.29%) DNS
5 7 (1.34%) LAN
5 7 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.34%) Wireless
6 6 (1.15%) VLAN
7 5 (0.95%) NAS
7 5 (0.95%) Network Security
8 3 (0.57%) DHCP
8 3 (0.57%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.57%) WAN
9 2 (0.38%) Asterisk PBX
9 2 (0.38%) HTTP
9 2 (0.38%) Intranet
9 2 (0.38%) Multicast
10 1 (0.19%) iSCSI
10 1 (0.19%) SAN
10 1 (0.19%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.24%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.05%) Power BI
3 9 (1.72%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.95%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.76%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.76%) Metadata
6 4 (0.76%) MySQL
6 4 (0.76%) Oracle Database 10g
6 4 (0.76%) Oracle Database 11g
6 4 (0.76%) Oracle Database 12c
6 4 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.76%) Tableau
7 3 (0.57%) Crystal Reports
7 3 (0.57%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.57%) Oracle Discoverer
7 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.38%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 26 (4.96%) Git
2 6 (1.15%) JIRA
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.38%) GitLab
4 2 (0.38%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
General
1 139 (26.53%) Social Skills
2 91 (17.37%) Finance
3 50 (9.54%) Organisational Skills
4 46 (8.78%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (4.96%) Public Sector
6 25 (4.77%) Legal
7 23 (4.39%) Law
7 23 (4.39%) Multimedia
8 21 (4.01%) Manufacturing
9 16 (3.05%) Marketing
10 15 (2.86%) Retail
11 13 (2.48%) Telecoms
12 11 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (1.34%) Advertising
13 7 (1.34%) Aerospace
13 7 (1.34%) Automotive
14 6 (1.15%) Billing
14 6 (1.15%) Local Government
14 6 (1.15%) Military
15 5 (0.95%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.58%) CSS
1 24 (4.58%) HTML
2 5 (0.95%) XML
3 3 (0.57%) Itk
3 3 (0.57%) JSON
3 3 (0.57%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.57%) WebCenter
4 2 (0.38%) .NET
4 2 (0.38%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (0.38%) Middleware
4 2 (0.38%) Mongoose
4 2 (0.38%) REST
4 2 (0.38%) SOAP
4 2 (0.38%) XMPP
5 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.19%) LDAP
5 1 (0.19%) ODBC
5 1 (0.19%) SAML
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 35 (6.68%) e-Learning
2 25 (4.77%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
4 13 (2.48%) Driving Licence
5 11 (2.10%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.91%) FMCG
7 8 (1.53%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.34%) NHS
9 6 (1.15%) Learning Management System
9 6 (1.15%) Replication
10 5 (0.95%) CMDB
10 5 (0.95%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.95%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (0.76%) iPad
11 4 (0.76%) Private Cloud
12 3 (0.57%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.57%) iSeries
12 3 (0.57%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.57%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 83 (15.84%) Linux
2 70 (13.36%) Windows
3 33 (6.30%) Windows Server
4 32 (6.11%) Unix
5 16 (3.05%) Android
5 16 (3.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 14 (2.67%) Windows 10
7 13 (2.48%) Apple iOS
8 11 (2.10%) Windows Server 2019
9 8 (1.53%) Mac OS
10 7 (1.34%) CentOS
11 6 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.76%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
13 2 (0.38%) AIX
13 2 (0.38%) CoreOS
13 2 (0.38%) Debian
13 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.38%) VMS
13 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.19%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (19.08%) Problem-Solving
2 51 (9.73%) Customer Service
3 45 (8.59%) High Availability
4 41 (7.82%) CRM
5 36 (6.87%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (6.87%) ITIL
6 35 (6.68%) Cybersecurity
7 34 (6.49%) Innovative Thinking
8 31 (5.92%) Process Improvement
8 31 (5.92%) Time Management
9 25 (4.77%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (4.77%) Collaborative Working
10 24 (4.58%) Data Protection
11 23 (4.39%) ERP
11 23 (4.39%) Web Development
12 22 (4.20%) Data Management
13 21 (4.01%) Service Delivery
14 20 (3.82%) Asset Management
15 19 (3.63%) Disaster Recovery
15 19 (3.63%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.78%) Python
2 34 (6.49%) SQL
3 29 (5.53%) JavaScript
4 25 (4.77%) PowerShell
5 23 (4.39%) R
6 15 (2.86%) Bash
7 6 (1.15%) 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#
Qualifications
1 63 (12.02%) Security Cleared
2 50 (9.54%) SC Cleared
3 49 (9.35%) DV Cleared
4 43 (8.21%) Cisco Certification
5 41 (7.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 34 (6.49%) CCNA
6 34 (6.49%) CCNP
7 27 (5.15%) Azure Certification
8 25 (4.77%) AWS Certification
8 25 (4.77%) Degree
9 23 (4.39%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 10 (1.91%) DBS Check
11 9 (1.72%) RHCSA
12 6 (1.15%) MCSE
13 5 (0.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 4 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 3 (0.57%) CIPD
15 3 (0.57%) HNC
15 3 (0.57%) HND
15 3 (0.57%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.82%) GDPR
2 10 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (1.91%) SLA
3 9 (1.72%) Data Quality
4 4 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (0.76%) PMO
5 3 (0.57%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.38%) QA
7 1 (0.19%) COSHH
7 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 53 (10.11%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.53%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.15%) vSphere
5 5 (0.95%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.76%) Docker
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 (2.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.48%) Ansible
3 10 (1.91%) Terraform
4 6 (1.15%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.95%) PaperCut
6 4 (0.76%) Grafana
6 4 (0.76%) Red Hat Satellite
6 4 (0.76%) SCCM
7 3 (0.57%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.57%) Nessus
7 3 (0.57%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 3 (0.57%) Puppet
7 3 (0.57%) WSUS
8 2 (0.38%) Nagios
8 2 (0.38%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.38%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.38%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 156 (29.77%) Microsoft
2 49 (9.35%) Cisco
3 32 (6.11%) VMware
4 30 (5.73%) Salesforce
5 29 (5.53%) SAP
6 18 (3.44%) Red Hat
7 15 (2.86%) Oracle
8 12 (2.29%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.53%) Apple
9 8 (1.53%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.53%) Remedy
10 7 (1.34%) IBM
11 5 (0.95%) Datto
11 5 (0.95%) Sage
11 5 (0.95%) Samsung
12 4 (0.76%) Adobe
12 4 (0.76%) Google
12 4 (0.76%) IFS
13 3 (0.57%) Cognos
13 3 (0.57%) Siemens