Administrator Jobs 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 9 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 241 132 203
Rank change year-on-year -109 +71 +2
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 494 1,511 912
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.13% 1.98% 1.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% 2.09% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 332 1,182 611
10th Percentile £25,125 £22,044 £25,000
25th Percentile £26,000 £24,960 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year - -15.66% +3.75%
75th Percentile £51,625 £50,000 £54,050
90th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £61,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £36,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year +9.59% -21.51% +3.33%

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 38,926 72,456 46,341
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.11% 94.91% 88.95%
Number of salaries quoted 20,988 50,322 29,342
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.66% +4.02%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Administrator in the UK excluding London

Administrator
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Administrator in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Administrator 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 July 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 9 July 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
North of England -83 126 £32,500 +6.56% 135
South East -83 117 £45,000 +28.57% 189
South West -13 91 £45,000 +36.36% 59
North West -75 78 £26,750 -11.27% 79
Midlands -48 72 £35,500 -5.33% 97
East of England -3 64 £32,500 +8.33% 91
East Midlands -7 46 £27,375 -27.00% 52
Yorkshire -16 38 £41,750 +28.46% 44
West Midlands -37 26 £42,500 +6.25% 44
Scotland -7 14 £26,000 -28.77% 53
North East +1 10 £28,000 +1.82% 15
Wales +13 8 £47,500 -1.04% 19
Northern Ireland +40 5 £26,000 -4.59% 7
Administrator
UK

Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 July 2025, Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 186 (37.65%) Social Skills
2 165 (33.40%) Microsoft
3 113 (22.87%) Windows
4 97 (19.64%) Microsoft Excel
5 96 (19.43%) Linux
6 95 (19.23%) Finance
7 89 (18.02%) Customer Service
8 85 (17.21%) Problem-Solving
9 83 (16.80%) Microsoft Office
10 80 (16.19%) Microsoft 365
11 76 (15.38%) Azure
11 76 (15.38%) Active Directory
12 63 (12.75%) Security Cleared
13 59 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
14 58 (11.74%) Windows Server
15 56 (11.34%) SAP
15 56 (11.34%) Data Management
16 52 (10.53%) SQL
17 51 (10.32%) CRM
17 51 (10.32%) Organisational Skills
18 49 (9.92%) VMware
19 48 (9.72%) DV Cleared
20 47 (9.51%) PowerShell
20 47 (9.51%) Degree
21 44 (8.91%) Agile
21 44 (8.91%) Salesforce
22 43 (8.70%) Time Management
23 42 (8.50%) ERP
24 41 (8.30%) Cisco
24 41 (8.30%) Process Improvement

Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 37 (7.49%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.02%) IIS
4 9 (1.82%) Tomcat
5 7 (1.42%) CMS
6 3 (0.61%) Confluence
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.40%) SAP Portal
8 1 (0.20%) Apache
Applications
1 97 (19.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 83 (16.80%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.43%) Spreadsheet
4 10 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.40%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.40%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.40%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.40%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (3.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.82%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (1.42%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (1.01%) Maximo
4 5 (1.01%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.61%) Raiser’s Edge
7 2 (0.40%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.40%) Infor SunSystems
7 2 (0.40%) Magento
8 1 (0.20%) Changepoint
8 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.20%) SAP Business ByDesign
Cloud Services
1 80 (16.19%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (15.38%) Azure
3 23 (4.66%) AWS
4 21 (4.25%) Entra ID
5 17 (3.44%) Power Automate
6 13 (2.63%) Power Platform
7 11 (2.23%) OneDrive
8 10 (2.02%) Microsoft Copilot
9 8 (1.62%) PowerApps
9 8 (1.62%) SaaS
10 7 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.21%) Azure Storage
11 6 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.01%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (1.01%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.81%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 3 (0.61%) Google Docs
14 3 (0.61%) Google Drive
15 2 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
15 2 (0.40%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.28%) Firewall
2 14 (2.83%) Wireless
3 13 (2.63%) DNS
4 12 (2.43%) DHCP
4 12 (2.43%) SAN
5 10 (2.02%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (1.82%) DMARC
6 9 (1.82%) LAN
6 9 (1.82%) SSL
7 7 (1.42%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.21%) VPN
8 6 (1.21%) Wireless Security
9 5 (1.01%) Intranet
9 5 (1.01%) NAS
10 2 (0.40%) Asterisk PBX
10 2 (0.40%) Broadband
10 2 (0.40%) Multicast
10 2 (0.40%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.40%) VLAN
10 2 (0.40%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 14 (2.83%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (2.63%) Azure SQL Database
4 10 (2.02%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (1.82%) Data Lake
5 9 (1.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (1.62%) MySQL
6 8 (1.62%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (1.21%) Power BI
8 5 (1.01%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (1.01%) MariaDB
8 5 (1.01%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.61%) EDRMS
9 3 (0.61%) Metadata
9 3 (0.61%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.40%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.40%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.20%) Oracle Exadata
11 1 (0.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (2.23%) JIRA
2 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
2 2 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.20%) Git
3 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 186 (37.65%) Social Skills
2 95 (19.23%) Finance
3 51 (10.32%) Organisational Skills
4 40 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (8.10%) Manufacturing
5 26 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (4.86%) Legal
6 24 (4.86%) Public Sector
7 22 (4.45%) Marketing
8 21 (4.25%) Law
9 15 (3.04%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (2.63%) Billing
10 13 (2.63%) Telecoms
11 11 (2.23%) Retail
12 9 (1.82%) Czech Language
13 8 (1.62%) Back Office
14 6 (1.21%) Automotive
15 5 (1.01%) Advertising
15 5 (1.01%) Electronics
15 5 (1.01%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.23%) XML
2 9 (1.82%) JSON
2 9 (1.82%) REST
2 9 (1.82%) SOAP
3 6 (1.21%) LDAP
4 4 (0.81%) CSS
4 4 (0.81%) HTML
5 3 (0.61%) HTML5 Canvas
5 3 (0.61%) Middleware
6 2 (0.40%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.40%) Oracle GoldenGate
6 2 (0.40%) XMPP
7 1 (0.20%) ADO
7 1 (0.20%) Ajax
7 1 (0.20%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.20%) Django
7 1 (0.20%) ISPF
7 1 (0.20%) OAuth
7 1 (0.20%) SAML
7 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.88%) Management Information System
2 31 (6.28%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.86%) e-Learning
4 17 (3.44%) Data Protection Act
4 17 (3.44%) Social Media
5 16 (3.24%) Data Structures
6 12 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (2.43%) Onboarding
7 10 (2.02%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.82%) Data Centre
9 8 (1.62%) Pricing Data
10 6 (1.21%) NHS
11 5 (1.01%) CMDB
11 5 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.81%) Clustering
12 4 (0.81%) Learning Management System
12 4 (0.81%) Replication
13 3 (0.61%) FMCG
13 3 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
14 2 (0.40%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 113 (22.87%) Windows
2 96 (19.43%) Linux
3 58 (11.74%) Windows Server
4 27 (5.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 24 (4.86%) Windows 10
6 17 (3.44%) Unix
7 12 (2.43%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (1.82%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 8 (1.62%) CentOS
9 8 (1.62%) Mac OS
10 6 (1.21%) Ubuntu
10 6 (1.21%) VMS
11 5 (1.01%) Android
11 5 (1.01%) Apple iOS
11 5 (1.01%) SUSE
11 5 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.81%) Solaris
13 3 (0.61%) Oracle Linux
14 2 (0.40%) AIX
14 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (18.02%) Customer Service
2 85 (17.21%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
4 56 (11.34%) Data Management
5 51 (10.32%) CRM
6 44 (8.91%) Agile
7 43 (8.70%) Time Management
8 42 (8.50%) ERP
9 41 (8.30%) Process Improvement
10 35 (7.09%) Decision-Making
10 35 (7.09%) High Availability
11 33 (6.68%) Asset Management
12 31 (6.28%) ITIL
12 31 (6.28%) Line Management
13 29 (5.87%) Collaborative Working
13 29 (5.87%) Data Protection
14 27 (5.47%) Validation
15 25 (5.06%) Data Analysis
15 25 (5.06%) Project Management
16 23 (4.66%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 52 (10.53%) SQL
2 47 (9.51%) PowerShell
3 34 (6.88%) Bash
4 31 (6.28%) Python
5 14 (2.83%) JavaScript
6 13 (2.63%) T-SQL
7 10 (2.02%) VBA
8 9 (1.82%) Java
9 3 (0.61%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.40%) Korn
10 2 (0.40%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.20%) C#
11 1 (0.20%) JCL
Qualifications
1 63 (12.75%) Security Cleared
2 48 (9.72%) DV Cleared
3 47 (9.51%) Degree
4 32 (6.48%) DBS Check
5 30 (6.07%) Cisco Certification
5 30 (6.07%) SC Cleared
6 22 (4.45%) CCNP
7 20 (4.05%) BPSS Clearance
8 19 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
9 18 (3.64%) RHCSA
10 17 (3.44%) ACCA
11 16 (3.24%) CCAB
11 16 (3.24%) CIMA
12 11 (2.23%) CCNA
13 9 (1.82%) MCSE
14 8 (1.62%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 7 (1.42%) Azure Certification
16 5 (1.01%) A+ Certification
16 5 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
16 5 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.47%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.86%) SLA
3 14 (2.83%) GDPR
4 13 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (2.23%) QA
6 7 (1.42%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.40%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.40%) NIST
9 1 (0.20%) IFRS
9 1 (0.20%) PMO
9 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 76 (15.38%) Active Directory
2 29 (5.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.04%) Docker
3 15 (3.04%) VMware ESXi
4 14 (2.83%) vSphere
5 7 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (1.21%) NFS
7 5 (1.01%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.61%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.20%) Firmware
9 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.20%) RHEV
9 1 (0.20%) Time Sharing Option
9 1 (0.20%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (5.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (3.85%) Ansible
3 15 (3.04%) Terraform
4 10 (2.02%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (1.01%) Puppet
6 4 (0.81%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.40%) Grafana
7 2 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.40%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.40%) SCCM
7 2 (0.40%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.20%) Backup Exec
8 1 (0.20%) EMC VPLEX
8 1 (0.20%) NetApp OnCommand
8 1 (0.20%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.20%) VxRail
Vendors
1 165 (33.40%) Microsoft
2 56 (11.34%) SAP
3 49 (9.92%) VMware
4 44 (8.91%) Salesforce
5 41 (8.30%) Cisco
6 36 (7.29%) Red Hat
7 27 (5.47%) Oracle
8 12 (2.43%) ServiceNow
9 7 (1.42%) Apple
9 7 (1.42%) IBM
9 7 (1.42%) Juniper
10 6 (1.21%) Google
11 5 (1.01%) Adobe
11 5 (1.01%) Progress
11 5 (1.01%) Samsung
11 5 (1.01%) Workday
12 4 (0.81%) NetApp
12 4 (0.81%) RedGate
13 3 (0.61%) Citrix
13 3 (0.61%) SolarWinds