Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 November 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 161 157 182
Rank change year-on-year -4 +25 +73
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 530 757 529
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.42% 1.61% 1.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.57% 1.71% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 340 440 413
10th Percentile £25,125 £24,960 £22,700
25th Percentile £27,500 £30,563 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £44,161 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.74% -1.86% +5.88%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -26.32% - -1.04%

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 33,736 44,210 27,987
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.22% 94.16% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 21,348 23,622 21,181
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 27 November 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 November 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 +2 130 £35,000 -22.22% 99
South West -5 109 £45,000 -10.00% 36
Midlands +18 98 £39,500 -12.22% 79
North of England +13 94 £33,000 -5.71% 73
East of England +18 80 £32,500 -35.00% 40
West Midlands +45 53 £45,000 - 50
North West +33 47 £31,250 -25.60% 41
East Midlands +8 45 £32,500 -12.16% 28
Yorkshire +2 37 £33,000 -2.22% 21
Scotland -10 13 £27,500 -31.25% 26
North East -1 10 £47,500 +90.30% 12
Wales +5 7 £30,000 - 12
Northern Ireland +2 3 £28,000 +2.75% 4
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 November 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.

1 159 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 103 (19.43%) Problem-Solving
3 87 (16.42%) Linux
4 86 (16.23%) Microsoft Excel
5 84 (15.85%) Microsoft Office
6 73 (13.77%) Windows
7 71 (13.40%) Azure
8 67 (12.64%) Security Cleared
9 56 (10.57%) Cisco
9 56 (10.57%) Customer Service
10 55 (10.38%) Active Directory
11 54 (10.19%) Microsoft 365
11 54 (10.19%) SC Cleared
12 52 (9.81%) DV Cleared
13 49 (9.25%) AWS
14 48 (9.06%) High Availability
15 46 (8.68%) Cisco Certification
16 44 (8.30%) CRM
17 41 (7.74%) ITIL
17 41 (7.74%) Python
18 40 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
19 39 (7.36%) SQL
20 38 (7.17%) Microsoft Certification
21 36 (6.79%) CCNP
21 36 (6.79%) Innovative Thinking
22 35 (6.60%) CCNA
23 34 (6.42%) Cybersecurity
23 34 (6.42%) Time Management
23 34 (6.42%) Windows Server
24 33 (6.23%) Salesforce

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 29 (5.47%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.21%) WordPress
3 16 (3.02%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.94%) CMS
5 4 (0.75%) Confluence
6 3 (0.57%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.57%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.57%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.19%) IIS
7 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 86 (16.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 84 (15.85%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.32%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.13%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.57%) Siemens NX
6 3 (0.57%) Windchill
7 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.38%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.13%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.94%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.75%) Primavera
4 4 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.57%) iTrent
5 3 (0.57%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.57%) SAP Business One
5 3 (0.57%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.38%) Magento
6 2 (0.38%) Maximo
6 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.19%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 71 (13.40%) Azure
2 54 (10.19%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (9.25%) AWS
4 28 (5.28%) Power Platform
5 19 (3.58%) GitHub
6 18 (3.40%) PowerApps
7 17 (3.21%) Entra ID
8 14 (2.64%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.89%) SaaS
10 9 (1.70%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.94%) Amazon EC2
11 5 (0.94%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.94%) GCP
11 5 (0.94%) OCI
11 5 (0.94%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 5 (0.94%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.57%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.57%) OpenShift
13 2 (0.38%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.53%) Firewall
2 22 (4.15%) Internet
3 13 (2.45%) VPN
4 12 (2.26%) DNS
5 9 (1.70%) Wireless
6 7 (1.32%) LAN
6 7 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (1.13%) VLAN
8 5 (0.94%) NAS
8 5 (0.94%) Network Security
9 3 (0.57%) DHCP
9 3 (0.57%) Intranet
9 3 (0.57%) IP Telephony
9 3 (0.57%) WAN
10 2 (0.38%) Asterisk PBX
10 2 (0.38%) HTTP
10 2 (0.38%) Multicast
11 1 (0.19%) iSCSI
11 1 (0.19%) SAN
11 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (4.15%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.21%) Power BI
3 9 (1.70%) Oracle Database
4 8 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.94%) Metadata
5 5 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.75%) BusinessObjects
6 4 (0.75%) MySQL
6 4 (0.75%) Oracle Database 10g
6 4 (0.75%) Oracle Database 11g
6 4 (0.75%) Oracle Database 12c
6 4 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.75%) Tableau
7 3 (0.57%) Crystal Reports
7 3 (0.57%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.57%) Oracle Discoverer
7 3 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.38%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 20 (3.77%) Git
2 7 (1.32%) JIRA
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.38%) GitLab
4 2 (0.38%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
General
1 149 (28.11%) Social Skills
2 90 (16.98%) Finance
3 52 (9.81%) Organisational Skills
4 45 (8.49%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (5.09%) Legal
5 27 (5.09%) Public Sector
6 23 (4.34%) Law
6 23 (4.34%) Manufacturing
7 18 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (3.21%) Multimedia
9 14 (2.64%) Marketing
10 13 (2.45%) Retail
10 13 (2.45%) Telecoms
11 10 (1.89%) Back Office
12 8 (1.51%) Billing
13 7 (1.32%) Aerospace
13 7 (1.32%) Automotive
14 6 (1.13%) Advertising
14 6 (1.13%) Local Government
14 6 (1.13%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.40%) CSS
1 18 (3.40%) HTML
2 5 (0.94%) XML
3 3 (0.57%) Itk
3 3 (0.57%) JSON
3 3 (0.57%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.57%) WebCenter
4 2 (0.38%) .NET
4 2 (0.38%) LDAP
4 2 (0.38%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (0.38%) Middleware
4 2 (0.38%) Mongoose
4 2 (0.38%) REST
4 2 (0.38%) SOAP
4 2 (0.38%) XMPP
5 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
5 1 (0.19%) ODBC
5 1 (0.19%) SAML
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.17%) e-Learning
2 27 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (2.64%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (2.64%) Driving Licence
4 12 (2.26%) Onboarding
5 11 (2.08%) Management Information System
6 9 (1.70%) NHS
7 8 (1.51%) FMCG
8 7 (1.32%) CMDB
8 7 (1.32%) Replication
9 6 (1.13%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.13%) Learning Management System
10 5 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.94%) Web Conferencing
11 4 (0.75%) Clustering
11 4 (0.75%) iPad
12 3 (0.57%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.57%) iSeries
12 3 (0.57%) PMI
12 3 (0.57%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 87 (16.42%) Linux
2 73 (13.77%) Windows
3 34 (6.42%) Windows Server
4 33 (6.23%) Unix
5 18 (3.40%) Android
6 17 (3.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 17 (3.21%) Windows 10
7 15 (2.83%) Apple iOS
8 13 (2.45%) Windows Server 2019
9 10 (1.89%) Mac OS
10 8 (1.51%) CentOS
10 8 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.75%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
12 2 (0.38%) AIX
12 2 (0.38%) CoreOS
12 2 (0.38%) Debian
12 2 (0.38%) Solaris
12 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.38%) VMS
12 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (19.43%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (10.57%) Customer Service
3 48 (9.06%) High Availability
4 44 (8.30%) CRM
5 41 (7.74%) ITIL
6 40 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 36 (6.79%) Innovative Thinking
8 34 (6.42%) Cybersecurity
8 34 (6.42%) Time Management
9 29 (5.47%) Process Improvement
10 28 (5.28%) Collaborative Working
10 28 (5.28%) Data Management
11 27 (5.09%) Data Protection
12 26 (4.91%) Business Intelligence
13 23 (4.34%) ERP
13 23 (4.34%) Service Delivery
14 22 (4.15%) Disaster Recovery
15 20 (3.77%) Asset Management
15 20 (3.77%) Migration
16 19 (3.58%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.74%) Python
2 39 (7.36%) SQL
3 26 (4.91%) PowerShell
4 23 (4.34%) JavaScript
5 17 (3.21%) R
6 16 (3.02%) Bash
7 7 (1.32%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.75%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.57%) Tcl
10 2 (0.38%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.38%) Korn
10 2 (0.38%) Perl
10 2 (0.38%) PHP
10 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.19%) C#
Qualifications
1 67 (12.64%) Security Cleared
2 54 (10.19%) SC Cleared
3 52 (9.81%) DV Cleared
4 46 (8.68%) Cisco Certification
5 38 (7.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 36 (6.79%) CCNP
7 35 (6.60%) CCNA
8 25 (4.72%) Degree
9 23 (4.34%) Azure Certification
10 19 (3.58%) AWS Certification
11 17 (3.21%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 14 (2.64%) DBS Check
13 11 (2.08%) RHCSA
14 7 (1.32%) MCSE
15 6 (1.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (1.13%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
16 4 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
17 3 (0.57%) HNC
17 3 (0.57%) HND
17 3 (0.57%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.58%) GDPR
2 10 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (1.89%) SLA
3 8 (1.51%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.75%) PMO
6 3 (0.57%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.38%) NIST
7 2 (0.38%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.38%) QA
8 1 (0.19%) COSHH
8 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 55 (10.38%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.51%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.32%) vSphere
5 5 (0.94%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.75%) Docker
7 1 (0.19%) Firmware
7 1 (0.19%) KVM
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 19 (3.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.45%) Ansible
3 12 (2.26%) Terraform
4 6 (1.13%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.94%) PaperCut
6 4 (0.75%) Grafana
6 4 (0.75%) Red Hat Satellite
6 4 (0.75%) SCCM
7 3 (0.57%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.57%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 3 (0.57%) Puppet
8 2 (0.38%) Nagios
8 2 (0.38%) Nessus
8 2 (0.38%) Norton AntiVirus
8 2 (0.38%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.38%) WSUS
8 2 (0.38%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.19%) Argo
Vendors
1 159 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 56 (10.57%) Cisco
3 33 (6.23%) Salesforce
3 33 (6.23%) VMware
4 31 (5.85%) SAP
5 21 (3.96%) Red Hat
6 16 (3.02%) Oracle
7 13 (2.45%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.89%) Apple
9 8 (1.51%) HubSpot
9 8 (1.51%) Remedy
10 7 (1.32%) IBM
10 7 (1.32%) Samsung
11 5 (0.94%) Adobe
11 5 (0.94%) Datto
11 5 (0.94%) Google
11 5 (0.94%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.94%) Sage
12 4 (0.75%) IFS
12 4 (0.75%) RedGate