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 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 211 135
Rank change year-on-year +102 -76 +48
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 1,118 486 1,452
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.56% 1.44% 1.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 1.61% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 774 323 1,146
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,125 £22,044
25th Percentile £29,500 £26,000 £24,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.81%
75th Percentile £45,000 £51,125 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,000 £58,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -19.35%

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 67,746 30,184 69,521
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 89.33% 94.83%
Number of salaries quoted 46,875 17,245 49,315
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,968 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,750 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.12%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 15 July 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 15 July 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
North of England +86 282 £35,000 +25.00% 72
Midlands +75 227 £37,500 -2.60% 42
South East +45 205 £37,500 -12.38% 83
East of England +46 160 £35,000 +7.69% 30
North West +71 157 £35,000 +32.08% 41
South West -18 150 £31,500 -30.00% 43
East Midlands +37 122 £40,000 +46.12% 19
West Midlands +46 105 £37,500 -30.15% 23
Yorkshire +20 97 £35,000 -16.17% 23
Scotland +72 75 £37,500 +44.23% 21
North East -38 28 £39,500 +41.07% 9
Wales -39 22 £30,000 -36.84% 11
Northern Ireland -56 6 £45,000 +73.08% 14
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 15 July 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.

1 214 (19.14%) Microsoft
2 127 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (10.20%) Microsoft Excel
4 105 (9.39%) CRM
4 105 (9.39%) Microsoft 365
5 101 (9.03%) SQL
6 100 (8.94%) Azure
7 88 (7.87%) Continuous Improvement
8 83 (7.42%) Customer Service
9 80 (7.16%) Linux
10 79 (7.07%) Windows
11 73 (6.53%) ERP
12 70 (6.26%) Active Directory
13 69 (6.17%) Microsoft Office
14 64 (5.72%) AWS
15 62 (5.55%) Salesforce
16 55 (4.92%) Python
17 53 (4.74%) Cybersecurity
17 53 (4.74%) Data Quality
17 53 (4.74%) Logistics
17 53 (4.74%) Security Cleared
18 50 (4.47%) Microsoft Exchange
19 47 (4.20%) Entra ID
19 47 (4.20%) SharePoint
20 46 (4.11%) Power Platform
20 46 (4.11%) SAP
21 45 (4.03%) GitHub
21 45 (4.03%) Internet
21 45 (4.03%) Windows Server
22 44 (3.94%) Firewall

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 50 (4.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (4.20%) SharePoint
3 36 (3.22%) WordPress
4 3 (0.27%) Confluence
5 1 (0.089%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.089%) CMS
5 1 (0.089%) ExpressionEngine
5 1 (0.089%) Mendix
5 1 (0.089%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 114 (10.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 69 (6.17%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (2.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (1.52%) NetSuite
2 16 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.16%) Primavera
4 10 (0.89%) iTrent
5 7 (0.63%) Odoo
5 7 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
6 6 (0.54%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.18%) Magento
7 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 105 (9.39%) Microsoft 365
2 100 (8.94%) Azure
3 64 (5.72%) AWS
4 47 (4.20%) Entra ID
5 46 (4.11%) Power Platform
6 45 (4.03%) GitHub
7 21 (1.88%) SaaS
8 14 (1.25%) Mimecast
9 12 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (1.07%) Power Automate
10 11 (0.98%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 8 (0.72%) Amazon EKS
11 8 (0.72%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (0.72%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
12 5 (0.45%) GCP
12 5 (0.45%) OpenShift
12 5 (0.45%) PaaS
13 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.36%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 45 (4.03%) Internet
2 44 (3.94%) Firewall
3 22 (1.97%) Wireless
4 21 (1.88%) DNS
5 16 (1.43%) VPN
6 15 (1.34%) DHCP
7 14 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (1.07%) Broadband
9 11 (0.98%) SAN
10 9 (0.81%) Network Security
11 4 (0.36%) LAN
11 4 (0.36%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.36%) WAN
12 3 (0.27%) SSH
13 2 (0.18%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.18%) VoIP
14 1 (0.089%) DKIM
14 1 (0.089%) SSL
14 1 (0.089%) Unified Communications
14 1 (0.089%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (3.40%) SQL Server
2 36 (3.22%) Power BI
3 24 (2.15%) MySQL
4 11 (0.98%) SAP HANA
5 9 (0.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 8 (0.72%) Oracle Database
7 7 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (0.45%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.36%) Amazon Aurora
10 4 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.27%) GIS
11 3 (0.27%) Power Query
11 3 (0.27%) Tableau
12 2 (0.18%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.18%) MS Access
12 2 (0.18%) RDBMS
12 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 37 (3.31%) Git
2 9 (0.81%) JIRA
3 1 (0.089%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.089%) Jenkins
General
1 179 (16.01%) Social Skills
2 120 (10.73%) Finance
3 82 (7.33%) Organisational Skills
4 51 (4.56%) Marketing
5 43 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (3.76%) Manufacturing
6 42 (3.76%) Retail
7 35 (3.13%) Law
7 35 (3.13%) Multimedia
8 30 (2.68%) Telecoms
9 19 (1.70%) Legal
9 19 (1.70%) Public Sector
10 16 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 14 (1.25%) Military
12 12 (1.07%) Back Office
13 10 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
14 9 (0.81%) Aerospace
14 9 (0.81%) Billing
15 8 (0.72%) Games
16 5 (0.45%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.49%) CSS
1 39 (3.49%) HTML
2 5 (0.45%) Lightning Web Components
2 5 (0.45%) SAP Basis
3 3 (0.27%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.27%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (0.18%) REST
5 1 (0.089%) Middleware
5 1 (0.089%) ODBC
5 1 (0.089%) OpenID
5 1 (0.089%) Redfish
5 1 (0.089%) SAML
5 1 (0.089%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 29 (2.59%) Replication
2 26 (2.33%) Onboarding
3 25 (2.24%) Clustering
4 23 (2.06%) Management Information System
4 23 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (1.34%) Data Structures
6 13 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (0.72%) NHS
8 8 (0.72%) Private Cloud
9 6 (0.54%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.45%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (0.45%) Cyberattack
10 5 (0.45%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.45%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (0.45%) PKI
10 5 (0.45%) Product Ownership
11 3 (0.27%) Embedded Systems
11 3 (0.27%) IoT
11 3 (0.27%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 80 (7.16%) Linux
2 79 (7.07%) Windows
3 45 (4.03%) Windows Server
4 19 (1.70%) Mac OS
5 18 (1.61%) Android
5 18 (1.61%) Apple iOS
6 12 (1.07%) Ubuntu
6 12 (1.07%) Unix
7 8 (0.72%) Debian
7 8 (0.72%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.18%) CentOS
9 2 (0.18%) Solaris
10 1 (0.089%) Rocky
10 1 (0.089%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
2 105 (9.39%) CRM
3 88 (7.87%) Continuous Improvement
4 83 (7.42%) Customer Service
5 73 (6.53%) ERP
6 53 (4.74%) Cybersecurity
6 53 (4.74%) Logistics
7 40 (3.58%) Web Development
8 37 (3.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 36 (3.22%) Service Delivery
10 35 (3.13%) DevOps
11 33 (2.95%) Business Intelligence
12 32 (2.86%) Data Entry
12 32 (2.86%) Data Management
13 30 (2.68%) High Availability
13 30 (2.68%) Process Improvement
14 29 (2.59%) Project Delivery
15 26 (2.33%) Time Management
15 26 (2.33%) Vulnerability Management
16 25 (2.24%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 101 (9.03%) SQL
2 55 (4.92%) Python
3 44 (3.94%) JavaScript
4 43 (3.85%) R
5 31 (2.77%) PowerShell
6 19 (1.70%) Bash
7 16 (1.43%) Shell Script
8 8 (0.72%) Go
9 7 (0.63%) C
10 5 (0.45%) VBA
11 4 (0.36%) Ruby
11 4 (0.36%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.27%) C++
12 3 (0.27%) PHP
13 1 (0.089%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.089%) C#
13 1 (0.089%) Java
Qualifications
1 53 (4.74%) Security Cleared
2 43 (3.85%) AWS Certification
3 40 (3.58%) Azure Certification
4 39 (3.49%) Microsoft Certification
5 35 (3.13%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 35 (3.13%) SC Cleared
6 24 (2.15%) DV Cleared
7 23 (2.06%) Degree
8 21 (1.88%) DBS Check
9 18 (1.61%) A+ Certification
9 18 (1.61%) Network+ Certification
10 7 (0.63%) CIPD
11 6 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.27%) HND
14 2 (0.18%) AAT
14 2 (0.18%) Computer Science Degree
15 1 (0.089%) CCNA
15 1 (0.089%) CCNP
15 1 (0.089%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (4.74%) Data Quality
2 43 (3.85%) QA
3 30 (2.68%) GDPR
4 19 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.25%) SLA
6 13 (1.16%) ISO 9001
7 9 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.63%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.36%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.27%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.27%) HIPAA
11 3 (0.27%) PMO
12 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.089%) GRC
13 1 (0.089%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.089%) NIST
13 1 (0.089%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.089%) SOC 2
System Software
1 70 (6.26%) Active Directory
2 39 (3.49%) Hyper-V
3 11 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.63%) Docker
5 5 (0.45%) iptables
6 3 (0.27%) Firmware
7 2 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.089%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.089%) Xen
Systems Management
1 25 (2.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.61%) Ansible
3 17 (1.52%) Nessus
4 16 (1.43%) Proxmox
4 16 (1.43%) Terraform
5 15 (1.34%) Kubernetes
6 12 (1.07%) Grafana
6 12 (1.07%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.63%) Puppet
8 6 (0.54%) Failover Clustering
8 6 (0.54%) Microsoft Clustering
9 4 (0.36%) SCCM
10 3 (0.27%) systemd
11 2 (0.18%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.18%) ZABBIX
12 1 (0.089%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.089%) Rancher
Vendors
1 214 (19.14%) Microsoft
2 62 (5.55%) Salesforce
3 46 (4.11%) SAP
4 26 (2.33%) VMware
5 20 (1.79%) HubSpot
6 19 (1.70%) Sage
7 17 (1.52%) Red Hat
8 15 (1.34%) Oracle
8 15 (1.34%) ServiceNow
9 13 (1.16%) Veeam
10 12 (1.07%) HP
11 10 (0.89%) Zoho
12 8 (0.72%) Facebook
12 8 (0.72%) Google
12 8 (0.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 7 (0.63%) CrowdStrike
13 7 (0.63%) SonicWALL
14 4 (0.36%) Cisco
14 4 (0.36%) ConnectWise
14 4 (0.36%) Meraki