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 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 179 157
Rank change year-on-year +22 -22 +81
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 556 578 633
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.30% 1.53% 2.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.44% 1.64% 2.13%
Number of salaries quoted 359 297 435
10th Percentile £24,500 £26,250 £22,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £45,000 £44,263
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +1.67% -1.64%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +11.11% -10.00%

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 38,560 35,159 29,652
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.35% 93.37% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 23,516 17,556 22,392
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 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 27 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 +29 138 £35,000 -22.22% 105
South West -5 109 £40,000 -20.00% 59
Midlands +31 104 £32,500 -25.71% 71
North of England +18 99 £31,500 -21.25% 113
East of England +23 82 £32,500 -31.58% 103
West Midlands +33 56 £40,750 -9.44% 39
North West +23 52 £31,500 -31.89% 59
East Midlands -4 48 £32,500 -15.58% 29
Yorkshire +5 39 £30,500 -12.86% 47
Scotland -1 17 £27,500 -29.03% 21
North East +4 8 £47,500 +11.76% 11
Northern Ireland -2 7 £28,000 - 6
Wales +3 6 £30,000 -21.05% 14
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 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.

1 148 (26.62%) Microsoft
2 96 (17.27%) Problem-Solving
3 71 (12.77%) Linux
4 69 (12.41%) Azure
5 68 (12.23%) Microsoft Office
6 67 (12.05%) Microsoft Excel
7 65 (11.69%) Windows
8 60 (10.79%) Security Cleared
9 50 (8.99%) Active Directory
10 48 (8.63%) AWS
11 47 (8.45%) Python
11 47 (8.45%) SC Cleared
12 45 (8.09%) Customer Service
12 45 (8.09%) DV Cleared
12 45 (8.09%) Microsoft 365
13 43 (7.73%) Process Improvement
14 42 (7.55%) Cisco
15 39 (7.01%) High Availability
15 39 (7.01%) Microsoft Certification
16 37 (6.65%) Continuous Improvement
16 37 (6.65%) CRM
17 36 (6.47%) Cisco Certification
18 35 (6.29%) Cybersecurity
19 34 (6.12%) SQL
20 33 (5.94%) SAP
21 32 (5.76%) JavaScript
22 31 (5.58%) ITIL
22 31 (5.58%) Unix
22 31 (5.58%) Windows Server
23 30 (5.40%) CCNA

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 (4.50%) SharePoint
1 25 (4.50%) WordPress
2 10 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.90%) Confluence
4 3 (0.54%) CMS
4 3 (0.54%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.54%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.54%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
Applications
1 68 (12.23%) Microsoft Office
2 67 (12.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.72%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.54%) Siemens NX
6 3 (0.54%) Windchill
7 2 (0.36%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 13 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (1.80%) iTrent
3 6 (1.08%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.90%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.72%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.72%) Primavera
5 4 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.72%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.54%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.18%) Magento
8 1 (0.18%) Maximo
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 69 (12.41%) Azure
2 48 (8.63%) AWS
3 45 (8.09%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (5.04%) Power Platform
5 26 (4.68%) GitHub
6 15 (2.70%) PowerApps
7 14 (2.52%) Entra ID
8 11 (1.98%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.80%) SaaS
10 7 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.08%) OCI
12 5 (0.90%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (0.90%) OneDrive
12 5 (0.90%) Smartsheet
13 4 (0.72%) Amazon EC2
13 4 (0.72%) GCP
13 4 (0.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 3 (0.54%) Veeva
15 2 (0.36%) Google Ads
15 2 (0.36%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 30 (5.40%) Internet
2 22 (3.96%) Firewall
3 13 (2.34%) VPN
4 12 (2.16%) DNS
5 7 (1.26%) LAN
5 7 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (1.26%) Wireless
6 6 (1.08%) VLAN
7 5 (0.90%) NAS
7 5 (0.90%) Network Security
8 3 (0.54%) DHCP
8 3 (0.54%) IP Telephony
8 3 (0.54%) WAN
9 2 (0.36%) HTTP
10 1 (0.18%) Asterisk PBX
10 1 (0.18%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.18%) iSCSI
10 1 (0.18%) Multicast
10 1 (0.18%) SAN
10 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.24%) SQL Server
2 14 (2.52%) Power BI
3 10 (1.80%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.08%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.90%) MySQL
6 5 (0.90%) Oracle Database 12c
6 5 (0.90%) Tableau
7 4 (0.72%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.72%) Metadata
7 4 (0.72%) Oracle Database 10g
7 4 (0.72%) Oracle Database 11g
7 4 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.54%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.54%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.54%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 27 (4.86%) Git
2 6 (1.08%) JIRA
3 3 (0.54%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.36%) GitLab
4 2 (0.36%) TeamCity
General
1 123 (22.12%) Social Skills
2 94 (16.91%) Finance
3 49 (8.81%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (8.45%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (4.50%) Multimedia
6 23 (4.14%) Public Sector
7 22 (3.96%) Legal
8 21 (3.78%) Law
9 20 (3.60%) Retail
10 19 (3.42%) Manufacturing
11 18 (3.24%) Marketing
12 13 (2.34%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.26%) Advertising
14 7 (1.26%) Aerospace
15 6 (1.08%) Automotive
15 6 (1.08%) Banking
15 6 (1.08%) Military
16 5 (0.90%) Back Office
17 4 (0.72%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.04%) CSS
1 28 (5.04%) HTML
2 4 (0.72%) XML
3 3 (0.54%) .NET
3 3 (0.54%) Itk
3 3 (0.54%) JSON
3 3 (0.54%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.54%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.54%) WebCenter
4 2 (0.36%) jQuery
4 2 (0.36%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (0.36%) Middleware
4 2 (0.36%) Mongoose
4 2 (0.36%) REST
4 2 (0.36%) SOAP
5 1 (0.18%) Laravel
5 1 (0.18%) LDAP
5 1 (0.18%) ODBC
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.18%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 31 (5.58%) e-Learning
2 22 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (3.06%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (1.98%) FMCG
4 11 (1.98%) Management Information System
5 10 (1.80%) Driving Licence
6 9 (1.62%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.44%) Replication
8 6 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.90%) CMDB
9 5 (0.90%) Data Centre
9 5 (0.90%) Learning Management System
9 5 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.72%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.72%) iPad
10 4 (0.72%) Private Cloud
11 3 (0.54%) Clustering
11 3 (0.54%) Fibre Optics
11 3 (0.54%) iSeries
11 3 (0.54%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 71 (12.77%) Linux
2 65 (11.69%) Windows
3 31 (5.58%) Unix
3 31 (5.58%) Windows Server
4 17 (3.06%) Android
5 14 (2.52%) Apple iOS
6 11 (1.98%) Windows 10
6 11 (1.98%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (1.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 9 (1.62%) Mac OS
9 6 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.90%) CentOS
11 2 (0.36%) VMS
11 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.18%) CoreOS
12 1 (0.18%) Debian
12 1 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (17.27%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (8.09%) Customer Service
3 43 (7.73%) Process Improvement
4 39 (7.01%) High Availability
5 37 (6.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (6.65%) CRM
6 35 (6.29%) Cybersecurity
7 31 (5.58%) ITIL
8 30 (5.40%) Innovative Thinking
9 27 (4.86%) Time Management
10 25 (4.50%) Web Development
11 24 (4.32%) Business Intelligence
11 24 (4.32%) Data Protection
12 21 (3.78%) ERP
13 20 (3.60%) Asset Management
13 20 (3.60%) Collaborative Working
13 20 (3.60%) Project Management
14 18 (3.24%) Disaster Recovery
14 18 (3.24%) Mathematics
14 18 (3.24%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 47 (8.45%) Python
2 34 (6.12%) SQL
3 32 (5.76%) JavaScript
4 25 (4.50%) PowerShell
4 25 (4.50%) R
5 9 (1.62%) Bash
6 8 (1.44%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.54%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.54%) Tcl
8 2 (0.36%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.36%) C#
8 2 (0.36%) Perl
8 2 (0.36%) PHP
Qualifications
1 60 (10.79%) Security Cleared
2 47 (8.45%) SC Cleared
3 45 (8.09%) DV Cleared
4 39 (7.01%) Microsoft Certification
5 36 (6.47%) Cisco Certification
6 30 (5.40%) CCNA
6 30 (5.40%) CCNP
7 28 (5.04%) Azure Certification
8 26 (4.68%) AWS Certification
9 25 (4.50%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 19 (3.42%) Degree
11 7 (1.26%) CIPD
12 6 (1.08%) RHCSA
13 5 (0.90%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.72%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 3 (0.54%) HNC
15 3 (0.54%) HND
15 3 (0.54%) PMI Certification
16 2 (0.36%) MCSE
16 2 (0.36%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.96%) GDPR
2 10 (1.80%) Data Quality
2 10 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (1.80%) SLA
3 4 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (0.72%) PMO
4 3 (0.54%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.54%) QA
5 1 (0.18%) COSHH
5 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 50 (8.99%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.54%) vSphere
6 2 (0.36%) Docker
7 1 (0.18%) Firmware
7 1 (0.18%) KVM
7 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.62%) Ansible
3 7 (1.26%) Terraform
4 5 (0.90%) PaperCut
5 4 (0.72%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.72%) Nessus
5 4 (0.72%) SCCM
6 3 (0.54%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.54%) Nagios
6 3 (0.54%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.54%) WSUS
7 2 (0.36%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.36%) Grafana
7 2 (0.36%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.36%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.36%) Puppet
7 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.18%) Argo
8 1 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.18%) VxRail
Vendors
1 148 (26.62%) Microsoft
2 42 (7.55%) Cisco
3 33 (5.94%) SAP
4 24 (4.32%) Salesforce
4 24 (4.32%) VMware
5 16 (2.88%) Oracle
6 12 (2.16%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.80%) HubSpot
7 10 (1.80%) Red Hat
8 8 (1.44%) Apple
8 8 (1.44%) Remedy
9 5 (0.90%) Datto
9 5 (0.90%) Sage
9 5 (0.90%) Samsung
10 4 (0.72%) Google
10 4 (0.72%) Siemens
11 3 (0.54%) Adobe
11 3 (0.54%) Cognos
11 3 (0.54%) IBM
11 3 (0.54%) McAfee