Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Administrator
UK > UK excluding London
The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 81 | 194 | 146 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | -48 | +32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator | 1,709 | 489 | 842 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 1.95% | 1.43% | 1.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.11% | 1.60% | 1.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,057 | 298 | 499 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £25,125 | £24,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,250 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £34,000 | £40,420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.35% | -15.88% | -10.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £35,000 | £37,250 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.04% | -17.22% | -9.98% |
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title | 80,907 | 30,649 | 46,936 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.26% | 89.72% | 95.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 55,756 | 17,542 | 25,700 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,750 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,390 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.17% | -9.22% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £79,725 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £58,750 | £52,500 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.90% | -6.25% | -6.67% |
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 Salary Trend 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 18 October 2026.
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 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | +96 | 388 | £32,000 | +8.47% | 65 |
| North of England | +99 | 354 | £35,000 | +6.06% | 48 |
| Midlands | +93 | 342 | £35,000 | -16.67% | 44 |
| South West | +1 | 250 | £30,000 | -25.00% | 38 |
| North West | +81 | 200 | £34,359 | +14.53% | 21 |
| East of England | +38 | 199 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 27 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 173 | £32,500 | -31.58% | 27 |
| East Midlands | +63 | 169 | £36,220 | +35.40% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +38 | 116 | £35,500 | -13.41% | 21 |
| Scotland | +78 | 101 | £43,500 | +58.18% | 11 |
| Wales | -22 | 57 | £27,500 | -21.03% | 9 |
| North East | -41 | 38 | £31,000 | -34.74% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | -57 | 27 | £45,000 | +73.08% | 3 |
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Administrator Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 18 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 27.3% | 466 |
| 2 | Microsoft Excel | 16.5% | 282 |
| 3 | Customer Service | 14.9% | 255 |
| 4 | Microsoft Office | 13.5% | 230 |
| 5 | Problem-Solving | 12.3% | 210 |
| 6 | CRM | 9.0% | 153 |
| 7 | Continuous Improvement | 8.1% | 138 |
| 8 | Microsoft 365 | 7.8% | 134 |
| 9 | Windows | 7.5% | 128 |
| 10 | Linux | 7.3% | 124 |
| 11 | Logistics | 6.1% | 105 |
| 11 | Salesforce | 6.1% | 105 |
| 13 | ERP | 6.0% | 103 |
| 13 | SQL | 6.0% | 103 |
| 15 | SAP | 6.0% | 102 |
| 16 | Azure | 5.7% | 98 |
| 17 | Time Management | 5.5% | 94 |
| 17 | Windows Server | 5.5% | 94 |
| 19 | Active Directory | 5.4% | 93 |
| 20 | Data Entry | 4.9% | 84 |
| 21 | SharePoint | 4.9% | 83 |
| 22 | Spreadsheet | 4.6% | 78 |
| 23 | Power Platform | 4.3% | 74 |
| 24 | Security Cleared | 4.1% | 70 |
| 25 | Cybersecurity | 3.8% | 65 |
| 26 | DevOps | 3.7% | 63 |
| 27 | Entra ID | 3.6% | 62 |
| 27 | Process Improvement | 3.6% | 62 |
| 29 | AI | 3.6% | 61 |
| 30 | Collaborative Working | 3.4% | 58 |
Administrator Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Systems Administrator | 24.7% | 422 |
| 2 | IT Administrator | 11.2% | 191 |
| 3 | IT Systems Administrator | 7.3% | 125 |
| 4 | DBA | 6.7% | 114 |
| 5 | Sales Administrator | 6.6% | 113 |
| 6 | Salesforce Administrator | 4.4% | 76 |
| 7 | Technical Administrator | 3.8% | 65 |
| 8 | Data Administrator | 3.7% | 64 |
| 9 | Help Desk Administrator | 3.5% | 59 |
| 10 | Analyst | 3.2% | 54 |
| 11 | Senior Systems Administrator | 3.1% | 53 |
| 12 | Server Administrator | 3.0% | 51 |
| 13 | Linux Administrator | 2.6% | 44 |
| 14 | Network Administrator | 2.3% | 40 |
| 15 | Salesforce Analyst | 2.3% | 39 |
| 16 | Systems Support | 1.9% | 32 |
| 16 | Windows Administrator | 1.9% | 32 |
| 18 | Windows Server Administrator | 1.8% | 30 |
| 19 | SAP Administrator | 1.6% | 28 |
| 20 | Linux Systems Administrator | 1.5% | 26 |