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 6 March 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 202 131
Rank change year-on-year +56 -71 +87
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 672 424 1,221
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.30% 1.43% 2.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 1.58% 2.38%
Number of salaries quoted 453 238 948
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,375 £22,213
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £24,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £49,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.34% +41.43% -17.65%
75th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -30.00% +33.33% -21.05%

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 47,246 26,902 51,266
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.64% 90.88% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 29,776 14,030 39,198
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,500 £26,700
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,221 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -5.36%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -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 6 March 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 6 March 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 +34 157 £35,000 -28.57% 120
North of England +38 154 £33,750 -17.82% 105
Midlands +52 144 £32,500 - 70
East of England +30 106 £32,500 -34.01% 54
South West -15 98 £35,000 -30.00% 34
North West +26 81 £32,500 -22.87% 46
East Midlands +17 80 £32,500 +1.56% 26
West Midlands +28 64 £40,000 +23.08% 42
Yorkshire +1 60 £30,500 -25.10% 38
Scotland -14 14 £28,000 -37.78% 37
North East -9 13 £47,500 +90.00% 26
Wales -5 9 £37,500 -1.32% 21
Northern Ireland -25 6 - - 4
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 6 March 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.

1 146 (21.73%) Microsoft
2 105 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
3 72 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
4 64 (9.52%) Azure
4 64 (9.52%) CRM
5 56 (8.33%) Linux
5 56 (8.33%) Process Improvement
6 54 (8.04%) Customer Service
7 52 (7.74%) Microsoft Office
8 49 (7.29%) Python
9 47 (6.99%) SQL
9 47 (6.99%) Windows
10 45 (6.70%) AWS
11 44 (6.55%) Microsoft 365
12 40 (5.95%) Salesforce
13 38 (5.65%) Active Directory
14 37 (5.51%) SAP
15 35 (5.21%) Continuous Improvement
16 34 (5.06%) Business Intelligence
16 34 (5.06%) GDPR
16 34 (5.06%) JavaScript
17 33 (4.91%) Cybersecurity
17 33 (4.91%) GitHub
18 32 (4.76%) AWS Certification
18 32 (4.76%) Internet
18 32 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
18 32 (4.76%) Power Platform
19 31 (4.61%) ERP
19 31 (4.61%) Security Cleared
20 30 (4.46%) CSS

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 (3.72%) WordPress
2 22 (3.27%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.45%) CMS
3 3 (0.45%) Confluence
3 3 (0.45%) Tomcat
3 3 (0.45%) WebLogic
3 3 (0.45%) WebLogic Portal
4 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 72 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (7.74%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.45%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 24 (3.57%) iTrent
2 17 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.34%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.74%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.60%) Primavera
5 4 (0.60%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.60%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.45%) Magento
6 3 (0.45%) Odoo
6 3 (0.45%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.30%) Shopify
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 64 (9.52%) Azure
2 45 (6.70%) AWS
3 44 (6.55%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (4.91%) GitHub
5 32 (4.76%) Power Platform
6 16 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (1.64%) Power Automate
7 11 (1.64%) PowerApps
8 10 (1.49%) Entra ID
9 9 (1.34%) SaaS
10 7 (1.04%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 7 (1.04%) Amazon EKS
10 7 (1.04%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (1.04%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 6 (0.89%) OCI
12 5 (0.74%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.45%) GCP
13 3 (0.45%) Veeva
14 2 (0.30%) Google Ads
15 1 (0.15%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 32 (4.76%) Internet
2 28 (4.17%) Firewall
3 16 (2.38%) VPN
4 10 (1.49%) DNS
5 7 (1.04%) Network Security
5 7 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.74%) Broadband
6 5 (0.74%) WAN
7 4 (0.60%) LAN
8 3 (0.45%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.30%) DHCP
9 2 (0.30%) HTTP
9 2 (0.30%) IP Telephony
10 1 (0.15%) SAN
10 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.15%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.15%) VoIP
10 1 (0.15%) VSAN
10 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.87%) SQL Server
2 21 (3.13%) Power BI
3 10 (1.49%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.19%) Tableau
5 7 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (0.89%) BusinessObjects
6 6 (0.89%) MySQL
7 5 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (0.74%) Oracle Database 12c
7 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.60%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.60%) Oracle Database 10g
8 4 (0.60%) Oracle Database 11g
8 4 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.45%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.45%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.45%) Oracle Discoverer
9 3 (0.45%) Power Query
10 2 (0.30%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 26 (3.87%) Git
2 3 (0.45%) JIRA
2 3 (0.45%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.30%) Bitbucket
General
1 120 (17.86%) Social Skills
2 109 (16.22%) Finance
3 57 (8.48%) Organisational Skills
4 52 (7.74%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (5.21%) Retail
6 25 (3.72%) Marketing
6 25 (3.72%) Multimedia
7 21 (3.13%) Law
8 20 (2.98%) Manufacturing
9 16 (2.38%) Back Office
10 14 (2.08%) Legal
11 13 (1.93%) Public Sector
12 9 (1.34%) Military
13 8 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.19%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.04%) Advertising
15 6 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.60%) German Language
17 3 (0.45%) Banking
17 3 (0.45%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (4.46%) CSS
1 30 (4.46%) HTML
2 3 (0.45%) .NET
2 3 (0.45%) Itk
2 3 (0.45%) JSON
2 3 (0.45%) Lightning Web Components
2 3 (0.45%) ModSecurity
2 3 (0.45%) Oracle ADF
2 3 (0.45%) WebCenter
2 3 (0.45%) XML
3 2 (0.30%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.30%) jQuery
4 1 (0.15%) Ember.js
4 1 (0.15%) Laravel
4 1 (0.15%) ODBC
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.15%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 16 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
1 16 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (2.23%) Management Information System
3 11 (1.64%) Private Cloud
3 11 (1.64%) Replication
4 10 (1.49%) FMCG
4 10 (1.49%) Onboarding
5 8 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (1.04%) e-Learning
7 5 (0.74%) Data Structures
7 5 (0.74%) Driving Licence
7 5 (0.74%) Learning Management System
8 4 (0.60%) Clustering
8 4 (0.60%) NHS
8 4 (0.60%) Smart Meter
9 3 (0.45%) Blog
9 3 (0.45%) iPad
9 3 (0.45%) iSeries
9 3 (0.45%) Legacy Applications
9 3 (0.45%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 56 (8.33%) Linux
2 47 (6.99%) Windows
3 16 (2.38%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.08%) Unix
5 11 (1.64%) Android
6 9 (1.34%) Apple iOS
7 7 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.74%) CentOS
9 4 (0.60%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.60%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.15%) Debian
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.15%) VMS
10 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (9.52%) CRM
3 56 (8.33%) Process Improvement
4 54 (8.04%) Customer Service
5 35 (5.21%) Continuous Improvement
6 34 (5.06%) Business Intelligence
7 33 (4.91%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (4.61%) ERP
9 25 (3.72%) Web Development
10 24 (3.57%) Data Protection
10 24 (3.57%) Logistics
11 23 (3.42%) ITIL
12 22 (3.27%) Data Entry
12 22 (3.27%) Time Management
13 21 (3.13%) Analytics
13 21 (3.13%) Data Management
13 21 (3.13%) Migration
14 18 (2.68%) AI
15 17 (2.53%) DevOps
15 17 (2.53%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 49 (7.29%) Python
2 47 (6.99%) SQL
3 34 (5.06%) JavaScript
4 25 (3.72%) R
5 19 (2.83%) PowerShell
6 14 (2.08%) Bash
7 10 (1.49%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.04%) Go
9 3 (0.45%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.45%) Tcl
9 3 (0.45%) VBA
10 2 (0.30%) C#
10 2 (0.30%) Perl
10 2 (0.30%) PHP
11 1 (0.15%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 32 (4.76%) AWS Certification
1 32 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
2 31 (4.61%) Security Cleared
3 28 (4.17%) Azure Certification
4 25 (3.72%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 23 (3.42%) DV Cleared
6 21 (3.13%) SC Cleared
7 15 (2.23%) CIPD
8 11 (1.64%) Degree
9 10 (1.49%) CCNA
9 10 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (1.19%) CCNP
11 5 (0.74%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.45%) HNC
12 3 (0.45%) HND
12 3 (0.45%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.30%) A+ Certification
13 2 (0.30%) AAT
13 2 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.06%) GDPR
2 18 (2.68%) Data Quality
3 11 (1.64%) QA
4 8 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.89%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.60%) ISO 14001
7 4 (0.60%) ISO 9001
7 4 (0.60%) SLA
8 3 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.45%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.30%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.15%) COSHH
10 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (5.65%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.19%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.60%) Docker
3 4 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.45%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (1.93%) Ansible
2 12 (1.79%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.79%) Terraform
3 9 (1.34%) Grafana
3 9 (1.34%) Prometheus
4 8 (1.19%) Proxmox
5 7 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.04%) Nessus
6 4 (0.60%) Puppet
7 3 (0.45%) Nagios
7 3 (0.45%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 3 (0.45%) SCCM
7 3 (0.45%) WSUS
8 2 (0.30%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.30%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.15%) Argo
9 1 (0.15%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.15%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 146 (21.73%) Microsoft
2 40 (5.95%) Salesforce
3 37 (5.51%) SAP
4 19 (2.83%) VMware
5 14 (2.08%) HubSpot
5 14 (2.08%) Oracle
6 13 (1.93%) Cisco
6 13 (1.93%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.19%) Red Hat
8 7 (1.04%) Remedy
9 6 (0.89%) Zoho
10 5 (0.74%) HP
11 4 (0.60%) Siemens
12 3 (0.45%) Cognos
12 3 (0.45%) Dell
12 3 (0.45%) Facebook
12 3 (0.45%) Google
12 3 (0.45%) IBM
12 3 (0.45%) McAfee
12 3 (0.45%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud