Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Administrator
UK > UK excluding London
The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £31,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | 185 | 149 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +103 | -36 | +30 |
| Permanent Administrator jobs | 1,818 | 516 | 818 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 2.01% | 1.48% | 1.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.19% | 1.65% | 1.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,132 | 320 | 485 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £25,125 | £24,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,500 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,000 | £33,000 | £42,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.06% | -21.43% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £34,000 | £35,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -22.22% | -10.00% |
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 adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title | 83,011 | 31,293 | 45,689 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.83% | 90.04% | 95.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56,541 | 18,450 | 24,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,750 | £65,914 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
Administrator Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Administrator job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised 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.
Administrator Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for Administrator jobs in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
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 Administrator jobs within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | +74 | 433 | £32,000 | -1.54% | 29 |
| Midlands | +78 | 370 | £35,000 | -16.67% | 21 |
| North of England | +104 | 344 | £35,000 | +6.06% | 19 |
| South West | +3 | 272 | £30,000 | -25.00% | 23 |
| East of England | +35 | 220 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 13 |
| North West | +74 | 187 | £40,000 | +33.33% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +57 | 186 | £32,500 | -38.10% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +63 | 184 | £35,000 | +30.84% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 119 | £35,000 | +2.94% | 5 |
| Scotland | +82 | 101 | £30,750 | +11.82% | 5 |
| Wales | -21 | 63 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 4 |
| North East | -44 | 38 | £30,500 | -35.79% | |
| Northern Ireland | -60 | 26 | £45,000 | +73.08% | |
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Administrator Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Administrator job ads cited 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 Administrator job ads across the UK excluding London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 28.3% | 514 |
| 2 | Microsoft Excel | 17.1% | 311 |
| 3 | Customer Service | 15.5% | 282 |
| 4 | Microsoft Office | 14.4% | 261 |
| 5 | Problem-Solving | 12.0% | 219 |
| 6 | CRM | 9.4% | 171 |
| 7 | Continuous Improvement | 8.0% | 145 |
| 8 | Microsoft 365 | 7.9% | 144 |
| 9 | Linux | 7.2% | 130 |
| 10 | Windows | 7.0% | 127 |
| 11 | Logistics | 6.7% | 121 |
| 12 | Salesforce | 6.3% | 115 |
| 13 | ERP | 6.3% | 114 |
| 14 | SAP | 6.1% | 110 |
| 15 | Time Management | 6.0% | 109 |
| 16 | SQL | 5.6% | 102 |
| 17 | Windows Server | 5.4% | 98 |
| 18 | Azure | 5.3% | 97 |
| 19 | SharePoint | 5.2% | 95 |
| 20 | Data Entry | 5.1% | 92 |
| 21 | Active Directory | 5.0% | 90 |
| 21 | Spreadsheet | 5.0% | 90 |
| 23 | Security Cleared | 4.6% | 84 |
| 24 | Process Improvement | 4.5% | 81 |
| 25 | Power Platform | 3.9% | 70 |
| 26 | AI | 3.7% | 68 |
| 27 | Cybersecurity | 3.7% | 67 |
| 28 | Collaborative Working | 3.4% | 62 |
| 28 | DevOps | 3.4% | 62 |
| 30 | Entra ID | 3.2% | 58 |
Administrator Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Systems Administrator | 23.4% | 425 |
| 2 | IT Administrator | 10.8% | 196 |
| 3 | Sales Administrator | 7.0% | 128 |
| 4 | IT Systems Administrator | 6.9% | 126 |
| 5 | DBA | 6.4% | 116 |
| 6 | Salesforce Administrator | 4.5% | 81 |
| 7 | Technical Administrator | 3.9% | 71 |
| 8 | Help Desk Administrator | 3.4% | 62 |
| 9 | Data Administrator | 3.3% | 60 |
| 10 | Server Administrator | 3.1% | 57 |
| 11 | Senior Systems Administrator | 3.1% | 56 |
| 12 | Analyst | 3.0% | 54 |
| 13 | Linux Administrator | 2.9% | 52 |
| 14 | Network Administrator | 2.3% | 42 |
| 15 | Salesforce Analyst | 2.2% | 40 |
| 16 | Systems Support | 1.9% | 35 |
| 17 | Windows Administrator | 1.8% | 33 |
| 18 | Windows Server Administrator | 1.7% | 31 |
| 19 | Linux Systems Administrator | 1.7% | 30 |
| 20 | SAP Administrator | 1.5% | 28 |