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 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 177 145
Rank change year-on-year +21 -32 +94
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 543 550 730
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.29% 1.53% 2.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 1.65% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 348 277 513
10th Percentile £24,500 £26,250 £22,700
25th Percentile £27,500 £32,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £47,500 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% +15.85% -8.89%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £60,375 £59,250 £62,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year -30.00% +14.29% -12.50%

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 37,950 33,421 33,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.43% 92.92% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 23,124 16,269 25,086
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,750
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 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 12 January 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 12 January 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 +30 132 £35,000 -24.32% 76
Midlands +33 105 £32,500 -18.75% 38
South West 0 103 £35,000 -30.00% 23
North of England +17 102 £32,500 -18.75% 95
East of England +19 81 £32,500 -32.29% 44
North West +42 54 £32,000 -24.71% 48
West Midlands +31 53 £40,000 -11.11% 17
East Midlands +1 52 £32,500 +3.17% 21
Yorkshire -2 39 £30,500 -12.86% 39
Scotland -5 16 £27,500 -38.89% 11
North East -8 9 £55,500 +38.75% 10
Northern Ireland -7 7 £28,000 -
Wales +2 5 £30,000 -21.05% 9
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 January 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.

1 142 (26.15%) Microsoft
2 95 (17.50%) Problem-Solving
3 69 (12.71%) Azure
4 66 (12.15%) Linux
5 61 (11.23%) Microsoft Excel
6 60 (11.05%) Microsoft Office
7 53 (9.76%) Security Cleared
7 53 (9.76%) Windows
8 46 (8.47%) Active Directory
8 46 (8.47%) Process Improvement
8 46 (8.47%) Python
9 43 (7.92%) SC Cleared
10 42 (7.73%) AWS
10 42 (7.73%) DV Cleared
11 41 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
12 40 (7.37%) Customer Service
13 39 (7.18%) CRM
14 36 (6.63%) Continuous Improvement
14 36 (6.63%) High Availability
14 36 (6.63%) SQL
15 35 (6.45%) Cisco
15 35 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
16 32 (5.89%) JavaScript
17 31 (5.71%) Cisco Certification
17 31 (5.71%) Power Platform
18 30 (5.52%) Internet
18 30 (5.52%) SAP
19 29 (5.34%) ITIL
20 28 (5.16%) CSS
20 28 (5.16%) HTML

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 26 (4.79%) SharePoint
2 25 (4.60%) WordPress
3 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.74%) Confluence
5 3 (0.55%) CMS
5 3 (0.55%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.55%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.55%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 61 (11.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (11.05%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.74%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.55%) Siemens NX
6 3 (0.55%) Windchill
7 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 14 (2.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (2.39%) iTrent
3 6 (1.10%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.92%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.74%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.74%) Primavera
5 4 (0.74%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.74%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.55%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.18%) Magento
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 69 (12.71%) Azure
2 42 (7.73%) AWS
3 41 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (5.71%) Power Platform
5 26 (4.79%) GitHub
6 15 (2.76%) Entra ID
6 15 (2.76%) PowerApps
7 11 (2.03%) Power Automate
8 9 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (1.66%) SaaS
9 6 (1.10%) OCI
10 5 (0.92%) Smartsheet
11 4 (0.74%) GCP
11 4 (0.74%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.74%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 3 (0.55%) Azure Sentinel
12 3 (0.55%) Veeva
13 2 (0.37%) Google Ads
13 2 (0.37%) OpenShift
14 1 (0.18%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 30 (5.52%) Internet
2 20 (3.68%) Firewall
3 11 (2.03%) DNS
3 11 (2.03%) VPN
4 7 (1.29%) LAN
4 7 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (0.92%) Network Security
5 5 (0.92%) Wireless
6 4 (0.74%) VLAN
6 4 (0.74%) WAN
7 3 (0.55%) IP Telephony
7 3 (0.55%) NAS
8 2 (0.37%) DHCP
8 2 (0.37%) HTTP
9 1 (0.18%) Asterisk PBX
9 1 (0.18%) Ethernet
9 1 (0.18%) Multicast
9 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.18%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.68%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.95%) Power BI
3 10 (1.84%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.10%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (0.92%) MySQL
6 5 (0.92%) Oracle Database 12c
6 5 (0.92%) Tableau
7 4 (0.74%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.74%) Metadata
7 4 (0.74%) Oracle Database 10g
7 4 (0.74%) Oracle Database 11g
7 4 (0.74%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.55%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.55%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.55%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 27 (4.97%) Git
2 5 (0.92%) JIRA
3 3 (0.55%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.55%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.37%) Bitbucket
General
1 113 (20.81%) Social Skills
2 93 (17.13%) Finance
3 47 (8.66%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (8.29%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (4.60%) Multimedia
6 20 (3.68%) Law
6 20 (3.68%) Retail
7 16 (2.95%) Legal
8 15 (2.76%) Manufacturing
8 15 (2.76%) Marketing
9 14 (2.58%) Public Sector
10 9 (1.66%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.29%) Advertising
12 7 (1.29%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.10%) Back Office
13 6 (1.10%) Banking
13 6 (1.10%) Military
14 4 (0.74%) Automotive
14 4 (0.74%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.16%) CSS
1 28 (5.16%) HTML
2 4 (0.74%) XML
3 3 (0.55%) .NET
3 3 (0.55%) Itk
3 3 (0.55%) JSON
3 3 (0.55%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.55%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.55%) WebCenter
4 2 (0.37%) jQuery
4 2 (0.37%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (0.37%) Middleware
4 2 (0.37%) Mongoose
4 2 (0.37%) REST
4 2 (0.37%) 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 28 (5.16%) e-Learning
2 17 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (2.39%) Management Information System
4 10 (1.84%) FMCG
5 9 (1.66%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.47%) Driving Licence
6 8 (1.47%) Replication
7 6 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (0.92%) CMDB
8 5 (0.92%) Learning Management System
8 5 (0.92%) Web Conferencing
9 4 (0.74%) Data Centre
9 4 (0.74%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.74%) iPad
9 4 (0.74%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.55%) Clustering
10 3 (0.55%) Fibre Optics
10 3 (0.55%) iSeries
10 3 (0.55%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 66 (12.15%) Linux
2 53 (9.76%) Windows
3 28 (5.16%) Unix
4 24 (4.42%) Windows Server
5 16 (2.95%) Android
6 13 (2.39%) Apple iOS
7 8 (1.47%) Mac OS
7 8 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 8 (1.47%) Windows 10
7 8 (1.47%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.92%) CentOS
8 5 (0.92%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.37%) VMS
10 1 (0.18%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.18%) Debian
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (17.50%) Problem-Solving
2 46 (8.47%) Process Improvement
3 40 (7.37%) Customer Service
4 39 (7.18%) CRM
5 36 (6.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (6.63%) High Availability
6 29 (5.34%) ITIL
7 27 (4.97%) Innovative Thinking
8 26 (4.79%) Cybersecurity
9 25 (4.60%) Web Development
10 24 (4.42%) Business Intelligence
11 22 (4.05%) Time Management
12 21 (3.87%) Data Protection
12 21 (3.87%) ERP
13 19 (3.50%) Collaborative Working
14 18 (3.31%) Asset Management
14 18 (3.31%) Project Management
15 16 (2.95%) Budgeting
15 16 (2.95%) Disaster Recovery
15 16 (2.95%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.47%) Python
2 36 (6.63%) SQL
3 32 (5.89%) JavaScript
4 25 (4.60%) R
5 23 (4.24%) PowerShell
6 9 (1.66%) Bash
7 8 (1.47%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.55%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.55%) Tcl
9 2 (0.37%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.37%) C#
9 2 (0.37%) Perl
9 2 (0.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 53 (9.76%) Security Cleared
2 43 (7.92%) SC Cleared
3 42 (7.73%) DV Cleared
4 35 (6.45%) Microsoft Certification
5 31 (5.71%) Cisco Certification
6 27 (4.97%) Azure Certification
6 27 (4.97%) CCNP
7 26 (4.79%) AWS Certification
8 25 (4.60%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 25 (4.60%) CCNA
9 18 (3.31%) Degree
10 8 (1.47%) CIPD
11 6 (1.10%) RHCSA
12 5 (0.92%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.74%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 3 (0.55%) HNC
14 3 (0.55%) HND
14 3 (0.55%) PMI Certification
15 2 (0.37%) A+ Certification
16 1 (0.18%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.05%) GDPR
2 10 (1.84%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.47%) SLA
4 7 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.74%) PMO
6 3 (0.55%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.55%) QA
7 1 (0.18%) COSHH
7 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 46 (8.47%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.92%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.37%) Docker
6 1 (0.18%) KVM
6 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (2.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.29%) Ansible
3 5 (0.92%) Nessus
3 5 (0.92%) Terraform
4 4 (0.74%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.74%) SCCM
5 3 (0.55%) FortiGate
5 3 (0.55%) Nagios
5 3 (0.55%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 3 (0.55%) PaperCut
5 3 (0.55%) WSUS
6 2 (0.37%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.37%) Grafana
6 2 (0.37%) Norton AntiVirus
6 2 (0.37%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.18%) Argo
7 1 (0.18%) McAfee ePO
7 1 (0.18%) Puppet
7 1 (0.18%) VxRail
Vendors
1 142 (26.15%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.45%) Cisco
3 30 (5.52%) SAP
4 25 (4.60%) Salesforce
5 16 (2.95%) Oracle
6 15 (2.76%) VMware
7 11 (2.03%) Red Hat
7 11 (2.03%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.84%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.47%) Remedy
10 7 (1.29%) Apple
11 5 (0.92%) Sage
12 4 (0.74%) Google
12 4 (0.74%) Samsung
12 4 (0.74%) Siemens
13 3 (0.55%) Arista
13 3 (0.55%) Datto
13 3 (0.55%) IFS
13 3 (0.55%) McAfee
13 3 (0.55%) Palo Alto