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 14 October 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 192 145
Rank change year-on-year +106 -47 +33
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 1,639 488 854
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.89% 1.42% 1.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.04% 1.58% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,012 297 510
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,125 £24,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £33,000 £40,210
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -17.93% -10.64%
75th Percentile £45,000 £47,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £55,000 £56,720 £57,750
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -16.67% -9.09%

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 80,405 30,801 47,868
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.51% 89.52% 95.38%
Number of salaries quoted 55,513 17,417 26,226
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £58,500 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.35% -2.73% -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 14 October 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 14 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 +100 363 £32,000 +6.67% 55
North of England +101 346 £35,000 +6.06% 50
Midlands +86 327 £35,000 -16.67% 42
South West -2 234 £30,000 -25.00% 27
North West +96 196 £35,000 +11.11% 21
East of England +40 191 £30,000 -7.69% 17
West Midlands +60 167 £32,500 -35.00% 23
East Midlands +49 160 £37,720 +41.01% 19
Yorkshire +33 114 £35,500 -13.41% 24
Scotland +86 104 £43,500 +58.18% 6
Wales -21 56 £27,500 -21.03% 9
North East -44 36 £31,000 -34.74% 5
Northern Ireland -58 27 £45,000 +73.08% 4
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 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.

1 439 (26.78%) Microsoft
2 265 (16.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 238 (14.52%) Customer Service
4 212 (12.93%) Microsoft Office
5 202 (12.32%) Problem-Solving
6 148 (9.03%) CRM
7 132 (8.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 130 (7.93%) Microsoft 365
9 123 (7.50%) Linux
10 122 (7.44%) Windows
11 103 (6.28%) SQL
12 99 (6.04%) Salesforce
13 98 (5.98%) Logistics
14 97 (5.92%) Azure
15 94 (5.74%) ERP
16 93 (5.67%) SAP
17 91 (5.55%) Active Directory
18 88 (5.37%) Windows Server
19 86 (5.25%) Time Management
20 78 (4.76%) Data Entry
20 78 (4.76%) SharePoint
21 72 (4.39%) Spreadsheet
22 68 (4.15%) Power Platform
23 67 (4.09%) Security Cleared
24 65 (3.97%) Cybersecurity
25 62 (3.78%) DevOps
26 61 (3.72%) Entra ID
27 56 (3.42%) Data Quality
27 56 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
27 56 (3.42%) QA

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 78 (4.76%) SharePoint
2 56 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.49%) OpenStack
4 4 (0.24%) IIS
4 4 (0.24%) WordPress
5 3 (0.18%) Confluence
6 2 (0.12%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.061%) Apache
7 1 (0.061%) CMS
7 1 (0.061%) ExpressionEngine
7 1 (0.061%) JBoss
7 1 (0.061%) Mendix
7 1 (0.061%) nginx
7 1 (0.061%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 265 (16.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 212 (12.93%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (4.39%) Spreadsheet
4 30 (1.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (0.61%) AutoCAD
6 4 (0.24%) Notion
7 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.061%) Elementor
8 1 (0.061%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 25 (1.53%) Primavera
2 17 (1.04%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
3 8 (0.49%) SAP CRM
4 7 (0.43%) Shopify
5 6 (0.37%) Sage 200
6 5 (0.31%) Sage 50
7 4 (0.24%) Maximo
7 4 (0.24%) Odoo
7 4 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.24%) Teamcenter
8 3 (0.18%) SAP Business One
8 3 (0.18%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
9 2 (0.12%) Infor CloudSuite
9 2 (0.12%) Raiser’s Edge
9 2 (0.12%) SAP PLM
9 2 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
10 1 (0.061%) iTrent
10 1 (0.061%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 130 (7.93%) Microsoft 365
2 97 (5.92%) Azure
3 68 (4.15%) Power Platform
4 61 (3.72%) Entra ID
5 53 (3.23%) SaaS
6 48 (2.93%) AWS
7 26 (1.59%) GitHub
8 23 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
8 23 (1.40%) Power Automate
9 18 (1.10%) OpenShift
10 16 (0.98%) PowerApps
11 15 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
12 13 (0.79%) PaaS
12 13 (0.79%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 12 (0.73%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 11 (0.67%) GitHub Actions
14 11 (0.67%) Mimecast
15 9 (0.55%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 8 (0.49%) Amazon EKS
17 7 (0.43%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 52 (3.17%) Firewall
2 42 (2.56%) DNS
3 32 (1.95%) VPN
4 31 (1.89%) DHCP
5 19 (1.16%) TCP/IP
6 16 (0.98%) Broadband
7 11 (0.67%) SAN
7 11 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (0.61%) LAN
8 10 (0.61%) WAN
9 8 (0.49%) Wireless
10 7 (0.43%) Internet
10 7 (0.43%) Network Security
10 7 (0.43%) VLAN
11 4 (0.24%) Structured Cabling
11 4 (0.24%) VSAN
12 3 (0.18%) NGN
13 2 (0.12%) Fibre Channel
13 2 (0.12%) SSL
13 2 (0.12%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (3.17%) SQL Server
2 48 (2.93%) Power BI
3 22 (1.34%) MySQL
4 15 (0.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 14 (0.85%) Oracle Database
6 9 (0.55%) Relational Database
7 8 (0.49%) SAP HANA
8 7 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (0.43%) Power Query
9 6 (0.37%) Big Data
10 5 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.24%) Amazon Aurora
11 4 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.18%) GIS
12 3 (0.18%) MS Access
12 3 (0.18%) RDBMS
12 3 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.12%) Db2
Development Applications
1 17 (1.04%) JIRA
2 16 (0.98%) Git
3 4 (0.24%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.12%) Ant
4 2 (0.12%) Apache Ivy
4 2 (0.12%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.12%) IBM UrbanCode
4 2 (0.12%) Maven
5 1 (0.061%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.061%) Flyway
5 1 (0.061%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.061%) Selenium
5 1 (0.061%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.061%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 418 (25.50%) Social Skills
2 255 (15.56%) Organisational Skills
3 205 (12.51%) Finance
4 95 (5.80%) Analytical Skills
5 78 (4.76%) Manufacturing
6 77 (4.70%) Retail
7 75 (4.58%) Marketing
8 74 (4.51%) Law
9 55 (3.36%) Telecoms
10 54 (3.29%) Legal
11 30 (1.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 28 (1.71%) Public Sector
13 24 (1.46%) Automotive
14 21 (1.28%) Aerospace
14 21 (1.28%) Billing
14 21 (1.28%) Military
15 19 (1.16%) Advertising
16 13 (0.79%) Legal Technology
17 8 (0.49%) Pharmaceutical
18 7 (0.43%) General Ledger
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (1.46%) Terraform
2 7 (0.43%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (0.31%) CSS
3 5 (0.31%) HTML
3 5 (0.31%) SAP Basis
4 3 (0.18%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 3 (0.18%) Microsoft Graph
4 3 (0.18%) REST
5 2 (0.12%) Middleware
5 2 (0.12%) OpenID
5 2 (0.12%) WF
6 1 (0.061%) CSS3
6 1 (0.061%) HTML5
6 1 (0.061%) OAuth
6 1 (0.061%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.061%) React
6 1 (0.061%) SAML
6 1 (0.061%) SOAP
6 1 (0.061%) TAPI
6 1 (0.061%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 107 (6.53%) Management Information System
2 65 (3.97%) Onboarding
3 56 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (2.38%) Replication
5 37 (2.26%) Driving Licence
6 32 (1.95%) Clustering
7 23 (1.40%) Social Media
8 18 (1.10%) NHS
9 15 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
10 14 (0.85%) Data Structures
11 12 (0.73%) Operational Technology
11 12 (0.73%) Private Cloud
12 10 (0.61%) AI Agents
12 10 (0.61%) PMI
13 7 (0.43%) Data Centre
14 6 (0.37%) CCTV
14 6 (0.37%) Educational Technology
14 6 (0.37%) Housing Association
15 5 (0.31%) Product Ownership
15 5 (0.31%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 123 (7.50%) Linux
2 122 (7.44%) Windows
3 88 (5.37%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.46%) macOS
5 23 (1.40%) Apple iOS
6 20 (1.22%) Android
7 15 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 15 (0.92%) Unix
8 10 (0.61%) Ubuntu
8 10 (0.61%) Windows 10
9 8 (0.49%) Debian
10 6 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
10 6 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (0.31%) CentOS
11 5 (0.31%) Solaris
12 4 (0.24%) CoreOS
12 4 (0.24%) Rocky
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (14.52%) Customer Service
2 202 (12.32%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (9.03%) CRM
4 132 (8.05%) Continuous Improvement
5 98 (5.98%) Logistics
6 94 (5.74%) ERP
7 86 (5.25%) Time Management
8 78 (4.76%) Data Entry
9 65 (3.97%) Cybersecurity
10 62 (3.78%) DevOps
11 54 (3.29%) AI
11 54 (3.29%) Collaborative Working
12 52 (3.17%) Process Improvement
13 51 (3.11%) Project Delivery
14 50 (3.05%) Customer Experience
15 47 (2.87%) Business Intelligence
15 47 (2.87%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 47 (2.87%) Order Management
16 46 (2.81%) High Availability
17 44 (2.68%) Facilities Management
Programming Languages
1 103 (6.28%) SQL
2 47 (2.87%) PowerShell
3 27 (1.65%) Python
4 25 (1.53%) Bash
5 19 (1.16%) Shell Script
6 8 (0.49%) Go
6 8 (0.49%) R
7 6 (0.37%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.37%) Ruby
8 5 (0.31%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.18%) C
9 3 (0.18%) C++
9 3 (0.18%) PHP
10 2 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.12%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.061%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.061%) Bicep
11 1 (0.061%) C#
11 1 (0.061%) Java
Qualifications
1 67 (4.09%) Security Cleared
2 44 (2.68%) Degree
2 44 (2.68%) SC Cleared
3 33 (2.01%) DBS Check
4 27 (1.65%) DV Cleared
5 17 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (0.67%) AWS Certification
7 10 (0.61%) PMI Certification
8 8 (0.49%) CIPD
8 8 (0.49%) Network+ Certification
9 7 (0.43%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (0.37%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.24%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.18%) AAT
12 3 (0.18%) HND
13 2 (0.12%) Computer Science Degree
13 2 (0.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.12%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.061%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (3.42%) Data Quality
1 56 (3.42%) QA
2 34 (2.07%) GDPR
3 30 (1.83%) SLA
4 18 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (0.92%) ISO 9001
6 11 (0.67%) Accessibility
7 8 (0.49%) ISO 14001
8 7 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.24%) GMP
10 3 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.18%) PMO
11 2 (0.12%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.061%) COSHH
12 1 (0.061%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.061%) GRC
12 1 (0.061%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.061%) NIST
12 1 (0.061%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 91 (5.55%) Active Directory
2 48 (2.93%) Hyper-V
3 18 (1.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (0.85%) Docker
5 8 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (0.43%) Ceph
7 5 (0.31%) vSphere
8 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.18%) iptables
10 2 (0.12%) Firmware
11 1 (0.061%) NFS
11 1 (0.061%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.061%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.061%) Xen
11 1 (0.061%) XenApp
11 1 (0.061%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 38 (2.32%) Ansible
2 25 (1.53%) Kubernetes
3 20 (1.22%) Prometheus
4 19 (1.16%) Nessus
5 17 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
6 13 (0.79%) Grafana
6 13 (0.79%) Proxmox
7 9 (0.55%) SCCM
8 8 (0.49%) Podman
9 7 (0.43%) Argo
9 7 (0.43%) Check_MK
9 7 (0.43%) Failover Clustering
9 7 (0.43%) Istio
9 7 (0.43%) ZABBIX
10 6 (0.37%) Microsoft Clustering
10 6 (0.37%) Puppet
11 4 (0.24%) McAfee ePO
11 4 (0.24%) Progress Chef
11 4 (0.24%) SCVMM
12 2 (0.12%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 439 (26.78%) Microsoft
2 99 (6.04%) Salesforce
3 93 (5.67%) SAP
4 45 (2.75%) VMware
5 31 (1.89%) Oracle
6 25 (1.53%) Sage
7 20 (1.22%) Red Hat
8 19 (1.16%) Google
9 17 (1.04%) ServiceNow
10 13 (0.79%) HP
11 12 (0.73%) HubSpot
12 11 (0.67%) Veeam
13 10 (0.61%) Facebook
14 9 (0.55%) Dell
15 8 (0.49%) Citrix
16 7 (0.43%) CrowdStrike
17 6 (0.37%) Thycotic
17 6 (0.37%) Workday
18 5 (0.31%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
18 5 (0.31%) Xero