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 21 July 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 201 141
Rank change year-on-year +97 -60 +42
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 1,148 499 1,249
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.58% 1.47% 1.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 1.64% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 791 329 976
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,125 £22,500
25th Percentile £29,625 £26,250 £25,030
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £35,452
Median % change year-on-year - -1.27% -16.58%
75th Percentile £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £58,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £38,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -2.60% -3.75% -13.98%

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 68,706 30,337 64,063
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 89.40% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 47,586 17,385 44,623
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,929 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £33,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.66%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -10.00%

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 21 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 21 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 +92 281 £35,000 +16.67% 56
Midlands +70 231 £40,000 -0.62% 35
South East +30 213 £38,750 +0.52% 74
East of England +53 163 £35,000 +7.69% 28
South West -10 160 £31,500 -30.00% 32
North West +77 156 £35,000 +32.08% 35
East Midlands +36 121 £40,000 +42.86% 19
West Midlands +58 110 £37,500 -30.15% 16
Yorkshire +17 97 £35,000 -14.63% 14
Scotland +69 80 £44,250 +70.19% 17
North East -27 28 £39,500 +41.07% 7
Wales -42 22 £30,000 -36.84% 6
Northern Ireland -65 7 £45,000 +73.08% 6
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 21 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.

1 215 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 125 (10.89%) Problem-Solving
3 111 (9.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 108 (9.41%) Microsoft 365
5 104 (9.06%) CRM
6 101 (8.80%) Azure
7 100 (8.71%) SQL
8 90 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
9 85 (7.40%) Customer Service
10 83 (7.23%) Windows
11 80 (6.97%) Linux
12 73 (6.36%) Active Directory
13 70 (6.10%) ERP
14 67 (5.84%) Microsoft Office
15 64 (5.57%) Salesforce
16 63 (5.49%) AWS
17 55 (4.79%) Security Cleared
18 54 (4.70%) Data Quality
19 53 (4.62%) Cybersecurity
19 53 (4.62%) Microsoft Exchange
19 53 (4.62%) Python
20 51 (4.44%) Logistics
21 49 (4.27%) Entra ID
21 49 (4.27%) SharePoint
22 48 (4.18%) Windows Server
23 46 (4.01%) Internet
23 46 (4.01%) SAP
24 44 (3.83%) JavaScript
24 44 (3.83%) Power Platform
24 44 (3.83%) 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 53 (4.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 49 (4.27%) SharePoint
3 36 (3.14%) WordPress
4 3 (0.26%) Confluence
5 1 (0.087%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.087%) CMS
5 1 (0.087%) ExpressionEngine
5 1 (0.087%) IIS
5 1 (0.087%) Mendix
5 1 (0.087%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 111 (9.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (5.84%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (2.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.087%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 17 (1.48%) NetSuite
2 16 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.13%) Primavera
4 9 (0.78%) iTrent
5 7 (0.61%) Odoo
6 6 (0.52%) Sage 200
7 5 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.17%) Magento
8 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.087%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 108 (9.41%) Microsoft 365
2 101 (8.80%) Azure
3 63 (5.49%) AWS
4 49 (4.27%) Entra ID
5 44 (3.83%) Power Platform
6 43 (3.75%) GitHub
7 26 (2.26%) SaaS
8 15 (1.31%) Mimecast
9 12 (1.05%) Power Automate
10 9 (0.78%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 9 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (0.70%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.52%) Amazon EKS
12 6 (0.52%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (0.44%) Azure Logic Apps
13 5 (0.44%) GCP
13 5 (0.44%) OpenShift
13 5 (0.44%) PaaS
14 4 (0.35%) Amazon EC2
14 4 (0.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 46 (4.01%) Internet
2 43 (3.75%) Firewall
3 23 (2.00%) DNS
4 22 (1.92%) Wireless
5 16 (1.39%) DHCP
6 15 (1.31%) Broadband
6 15 (1.31%) VPN
7 14 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
8 11 (0.96%) SAN
9 9 (0.78%) Network Security
10 5 (0.44%) TCP/IP
11 4 (0.35%) LAN
11 4 (0.35%) WAN
12 3 (0.26%) SSH
13 2 (0.17%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.17%) VLAN
13 2 (0.17%) VoIP
14 1 (0.087%) DKIM
14 1 (0.087%) DMARC
14 1 (0.087%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (3.40%) SQL Server
2 34 (2.96%) Power BI
3 24 (2.09%) MySQL
4 11 (0.96%) SAP HANA
4 11 (0.96%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 8 (0.70%) Oracle Database
6 7 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.44%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.35%) Amazon Aurora
9 4 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.26%) GIS
10 3 (0.26%) Power Query
10 3 (0.26%) Tableau
11 2 (0.17%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.17%) MS Access
11 2 (0.17%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 37 (3.22%) Git
2 10 (0.87%) JIRA
3 1 (0.087%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.087%) Jenkins
General
1 179 (15.59%) Social Skills
2 122 (10.63%) Finance
3 82 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
4 54 (4.70%) Marketing
5 44 (3.83%) Analytical Skills
6 42 (3.66%) Manufacturing
7 40 (3.48%) Retail
8 35 (3.05%) Multimedia
9 34 (2.96%) Law
10 31 (2.70%) Telecoms
11 20 (1.74%) Legal
12 19 (1.66%) Public Sector
13 16 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (1.22%) Military
15 12 (1.05%) Back Office
16 9 (0.78%) Aerospace
16 9 (0.78%) Billing
16 9 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (0.70%) Games
18 6 (0.52%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.40%) CSS
1 39 (3.40%) HTML
2 7 (0.61%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (0.44%) SAP Basis
4 3 (0.26%) AngularJS
4 3 (0.26%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.17%) REST
6 1 (0.087%) Middleware
6 1 (0.087%) ODBC
6 1 (0.087%) OpenID
6 1 (0.087%) Redfish
6 1 (0.087%) SAML
6 1 (0.087%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 30 (2.61%) Replication
2 26 (2.26%) Onboarding
3 25 (2.18%) Clustering
4 24 (2.09%) Management Information System
5 21 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (1.31%) Data Structures
7 11 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (0.70%) NHS
10 6 (0.52%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.52%) Private Cloud
11 5 (0.44%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (0.44%) Cyberattack
11 5 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.44%) Legacy Applications
11 5 (0.44%) PKI
11 5 (0.44%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.26%) CCTV
12 3 (0.26%) e-Learning
12 3 (0.26%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 83 (7.23%) Windows
2 80 (6.97%) Linux
3 48 (4.18%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.74%) Mac OS
5 19 (1.66%) Apple iOS
6 18 (1.57%) Android
7 14 (1.22%) Unix
8 12 (1.05%) Ubuntu
9 9 (0.78%) Windows 10
10 8 (0.70%) Debian
11 7 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.17%) CentOS
12 2 (0.17%) Solaris
13 1 (0.087%) Rocky
13 1 (0.087%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (10.89%) Problem-Solving
2 104 (9.06%) CRM
3 90 (7.84%) Continuous Improvement
4 85 (7.40%) Customer Service
5 70 (6.10%) ERP
6 53 (4.62%) Cybersecurity
7 51 (4.44%) Logistics
8 42 (3.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 40 (3.48%) Web Development
10 36 (3.14%) Service Delivery
11 34 (2.96%) Data Management
11 34 (2.96%) DevOps
12 32 (2.79%) Data Entry
13 31 (2.70%) High Availability
14 30 (2.61%) Business Intelligence
15 29 (2.53%) Process Improvement
15 29 (2.53%) Project Delivery
16 27 (2.35%) Vulnerability Management
17 25 (2.18%) Disaster Recovery
17 25 (2.18%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 100 (8.71%) SQL
2 53 (4.62%) Python
3 44 (3.83%) JavaScript
3 44 (3.83%) R
4 32 (2.79%) PowerShell
5 17 (1.48%) Bash
6 16 (1.39%) Shell Script
7 7 (0.61%) C
8 6 (0.52%) Go
9 5 (0.44%) Ruby
9 5 (0.44%) VBA
10 4 (0.35%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.26%) C++
11 3 (0.26%) PHP
12 1 (0.087%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.087%) C#
12 1 (0.087%) Java
Qualifications
1 55 (4.79%) Security Cleared
2 41 (3.57%) AWS Certification
3 40 (3.48%) Azure Certification
4 39 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
5 37 (3.22%) SC Cleared
6 35 (3.05%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 26 (2.26%) DV Cleared
8 23 (2.00%) Degree
9 22 (1.92%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.57%) A+ Certification
10 18 (1.57%) Network+ Certification
11 7 (0.61%) CIPD
12 6 (0.52%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.26%) HND
15 2 (0.17%) AAT
15 2 (0.17%) Computer Science Degree
16 1 (0.087%) CCNA
16 1 (0.087%) CCNP
16 1 (0.087%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (4.70%) Data Quality
2 44 (3.83%) QA
3 29 (2.53%) GDPR
4 20 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (1.22%) SLA
6 13 (1.13%) ISO 9001
7 9 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (0.52%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.35%) ISO 14001
11 3 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.26%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.26%) PMO
12 2 (0.17%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.087%) GRC
13 1 (0.087%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.087%) NIST
13 1 (0.087%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.087%) SOC 2
System Software
1 73 (6.36%) Active Directory
2 41 (3.57%) Hyper-V
3 12 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.61%) Docker
5 5 (0.44%) iptables
6 3 (0.26%) Firmware
7 1 (0.087%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.087%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.087%) Xen
Systems Management
1 25 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.48%) Ansible
2 17 (1.48%) Nessus
3 15 (1.31%) Terraform
4 14 (1.22%) Proxmox
5 13 (1.13%) Kubernetes
6 10 (0.87%) Grafana
6 10 (0.87%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.61%) Puppet
8 6 (0.52%) Failover Clustering
8 6 (0.52%) Microsoft Clustering
9 5 (0.44%) SCCM
10 3 (0.26%) systemd
10 3 (0.26%) ZABBIX
11 2 (0.17%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.17%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.087%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.087%) Rancher
Vendors
1 215 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 64 (5.57%) Salesforce
3 46 (4.01%) SAP
4 26 (2.26%) VMware
5 21 (1.83%) HubSpot
6 19 (1.66%) Sage
7 17 (1.48%) Red Hat
8 15 (1.31%) Oracle
9 13 (1.13%) Veeam
10 12 (1.05%) HP
10 12 (1.05%) ServiceNow
11 10 (0.87%) Zoho
12 8 (0.70%) CrowdStrike
12 8 (0.70%) Facebook
12 8 (0.70%) Google
12 8 (0.70%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 7 (0.61%) SonicWALL
14 4 (0.35%) Cisco
14 4 (0.35%) Meraki
14 4 (0.35%) SYSPRO