Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 177 148 177
Rank change year-on-year -29 +29 +80
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 520 791 563
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.42% 1.66% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.75% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 327 470 441
10th Percentile £25,125 £24,500 £22,700
25th Percentile £27,250 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.35% -5.56% +5.26%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £60,000 £62,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year -22.22% -9.09% +3.13%

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 32,791 45,172 28,967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.71% 94.82% 95.80%
Number of salaries quoted 20,183 24,278 21,746
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.10% -4.66% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -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 13 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 13 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 -16 126 £35,000 -22.22% 108
South West -5 116 £42,000 -16.00% 36
North of England -7 98 £33,000 -2.94% 94
Midlands +25 88 £42,000 -6.67% 80
East of England 0 76 £32,500 -25.29% 61
West Midlands +20 47 £47,500 +5.56% 49
North West +25 46 £30,000 -25.00% 55
Yorkshire +7 41 £33,000 +1.54% 24
East Midlands -1 41 £30,750 -14.58% 31
Scotland -25 12 £27,500 -31.25% 21
North East -8 11 £47,500 +66.77% 16
Wales +5 7 £30,000 -11.76% 9
Northern Ireland -2 3 £27,000 -0.92% 4
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 13 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.

1 158 (30.38%) Microsoft
2 107 (20.58%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (19.04%) Linux
4 91 (17.50%) Microsoft Excel
5 86 (16.54%) Microsoft Office
6 80 (15.38%) Windows
7 71 (13.65%) Security Cleared
8 69 (13.27%) Azure
9 66 (12.69%) Cisco
10 62 (11.92%) Customer Service
10 62 (11.92%) Microsoft 365
11 60 (11.54%) Active Directory
12 59 (11.35%) SC Cleared
13 56 (10.77%) Cisco Certification
14 55 (10.58%) DV Cleared
14 55 (10.58%) High Availability
15 51 (9.81%) CRM
16 45 (8.65%) AWS
17 44 (8.46%) CCNP
17 44 (8.46%) Innovative Thinking
18 41 (7.88%) ITIL
18 41 (7.88%) SQL
19 40 (7.69%) Python
20 39 (7.50%) Salesforce
20 39 (7.50%) Time Management
21 38 (7.31%) Microsoft Certification
22 37 (7.12%) CCNA
22 37 (7.12%) Data Management
23 36 (6.92%) Continuous Improvement
23 36 (6.92%) VMware

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 34 (6.54%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.88%) WordPress
4 8 (1.54%) CMS
5 5 (0.96%) Confluence
5 5 (0.96%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.58%) IIS
6 3 (0.58%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.58%) WebLogic Portal
7 1 (0.19%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
Applications
1 91 (17.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 86 (16.54%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.54%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.15%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.58%) Siemens NX
6 3 (0.58%) Windchill
7 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.38%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (2.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.73%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.15%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.96%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.77%) Primavera
6 3 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.58%) SAP Business One
6 3 (0.58%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.38%) Magento
7 2 (0.38%) Maximo
7 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.19%) Changepoint
8 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 69 (13.27%) Azure
2 62 (11.92%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (8.65%) AWS
4 28 (5.38%) Power Platform
5 21 (4.04%) Entra ID
6 19 (3.65%) PowerApps
7 18 (3.46%) GitHub
8 16 (3.08%) Power Automate
9 11 (2.12%) OneDrive
10 10 (1.92%) SaaS
11 6 (1.15%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 5 (0.96%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (0.96%) OCI
13 4 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
13 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (0.58%) GCP
14 3 (0.58%) Google Sheets
14 3 (0.58%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.23%) Firewall
2 21 (4.04%) Internet
3 13 (2.50%) DNS
3 13 (2.50%) VPN
4 12 (2.31%) Wireless
5 9 (1.73%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (1.35%) LAN
7 6 (1.15%) VLAN
8 5 (0.96%) Intranet
8 5 (0.96%) NAS
8 5 (0.96%) Network Security
9 3 (0.58%) Asterisk PBX
9 3 (0.58%) DHCP
9 3 (0.58%) IP Telephony
9 3 (0.58%) Multicast
9 3 (0.58%) SAN
9 3 (0.58%) WAN
10 2 (0.38%) DMARC
10 2 (0.38%) HTTP
10 2 (0.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (4.42%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.08%) Power BI
3 12 (2.31%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (1.73%) Oracle Database
5 8 (1.54%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (1.35%) Metadata
7 5 (0.96%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.77%) MySQL
8 4 (0.77%) Oracle Database 10g
8 4 (0.77%) Oracle Database 11g
8 4 (0.77%) Oracle Database 12c
8 4 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.58%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.58%) EDRMS
9 3 (0.58%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.58%) Oracle Discoverer
10 2 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.38%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (3.46%) Git
2 8 (1.54%) JIRA
3 3 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
3 3 (0.58%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.38%) GitLab
4 2 (0.38%) TeamCity
General
1 155 (29.81%) Social Skills
2 94 (18.08%) Finance
3 56 (10.77%) Organisational Skills
4 39 (7.50%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (5.58%) Manufacturing
6 28 (5.38%) Legal
7 25 (4.81%) Public Sector
8 20 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (3.65%) Law
10 15 (2.88%) Multimedia
11 13 (2.50%) Marketing
11 13 (2.50%) Telecoms
12 11 (2.12%) Retail
13 10 (1.92%) Back Office
13 10 (1.92%) Billing
14 8 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.35%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.35%) Automotive
16 6 (1.15%) Advertising
16 6 (1.15%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.08%) CSS
1 16 (3.08%) HTML
2 8 (1.54%) XML
3 5 (0.96%) JSON
4 4 (0.77%) REST
4 4 (0.77%) SOAP
5 3 (0.58%) Itk
5 3 (0.58%) ModSecurity
5 3 (0.58%) Oracle ADF
5 3 (0.58%) WebCenter
5 3 (0.58%) XMPP
6 2 (0.38%) LDAP
6 2 (0.38%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.38%) Middleware
6 2 (0.38%) Mongoose
7 1 (0.19%) .NET
7 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
7 1 (0.19%) SAML
7 1 (0.19%) SAP Basis
7 1 (0.19%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 48 (9.23%) e-Learning
2 32 (6.15%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (4.04%) Management Information System
4 14 (2.69%) Driving Licence
5 12 (2.31%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (1.73%) NHS
8 8 (1.54%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.35%) CMDB
9 7 (1.35%) Replication
10 6 (1.15%) FMCG
11 5 (0.96%) Learning Management System
11 5 (0.96%) Web Conferencing
12 4 (0.77%) Clustering
12 4 (0.77%) iPad
12 4 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.77%) Pricing Data
13 3 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.58%) PMI
13 3 (0.58%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 99 (19.04%) Linux
2 80 (15.38%) Windows
3 36 (6.92%) Windows Server
4 35 (6.73%) Unix
5 22 (4.23%) Windows 10
6 20 (3.85%) Android
7 18 (3.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 17 (3.27%) Apple iOS
9 15 (2.88%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (2.31%) Mac OS
11 10 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
12 8 (1.54%) CentOS
13 4 (0.77%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
14 3 (0.58%) Debian
14 3 (0.58%) Solaris
14 3 (0.58%) Ubuntu
15 2 (0.38%) AIX
15 2 (0.38%) CoreOS
15 2 (0.38%) VMS
15 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (20.58%) Problem-Solving
2 62 (11.92%) Customer Service
3 55 (10.58%) High Availability
4 51 (9.81%) CRM
5 44 (8.46%) Innovative Thinking
6 41 (7.88%) ITIL
7 39 (7.50%) Time Management
8 37 (7.12%) Data Management
9 36 (6.92%) Continuous Improvement
10 30 (5.77%) Cybersecurity
11 27 (5.19%) Collaborative Working
12 25 (4.81%) ERP
13 24 (4.62%) Data Protection
14 23 (4.42%) Business Intelligence
15 22 (4.23%) Service Delivery
16 21 (4.04%) Change Management
16 21 (4.04%) Disaster Recovery
16 21 (4.04%) Migration
17 20 (3.85%) Asset Management
18 19 (3.65%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 41 (7.88%) SQL
2 40 (7.69%) Python
3 27 (5.19%) PowerShell
4 23 (4.42%) JavaScript
5 15 (2.88%) Bash
5 15 (2.88%) R
6 7 (1.35%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.77%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.58%) Tcl
9 2 (0.38%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.38%) Java
9 2 (0.38%) Korn
9 2 (0.38%) Perl
9 2 (0.38%) PHP
9 2 (0.38%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.38%) VBA
10 1 (0.19%) C#
Qualifications
1 71 (13.65%) Security Cleared
2 59 (11.35%) SC Cleared
3 56 (10.77%) Cisco Certification
4 55 (10.58%) DV Cleared
5 44 (8.46%) CCNP
6 38 (7.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 37 (7.12%) CCNA
8 27 (5.19%) Degree
9 19 (3.65%) Azure Certification
9 19 (3.65%) RHCSA
10 17 (3.27%) AWS Certification
11 15 (2.88%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 15 (2.88%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.73%) MCSE
13 8 (1.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 6 (1.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 4 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
16 3 (0.58%) HNC
16 3 (0.58%) HND
16 3 (0.58%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (3.65%) GDPR
2 13 (2.50%) SLA
3 11 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.96%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.77%) PMO
7 3 (0.58%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.38%) NIST
8 2 (0.38%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.38%) QA
9 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 60 (11.54%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.73%) vSphere
4 8 (1.54%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.96%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.38%) Docker
7 1 (0.19%) Firmware
7 1 (0.19%) KVM
7 1 (0.19%) NFS
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 23 (4.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.31%) Ansible
3 10 (1.92%) Terraform
4 5 (0.96%) PaperCut
5 4 (0.77%) Red Hat Satellite
5 4 (0.77%) SCCM
5 4 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.58%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.58%) Grafana
6 3 (0.58%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 3 (0.58%) Puppet
7 2 (0.38%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.38%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.19%) CA Endevor
8 1 (0.19%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.19%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.19%) Nagios
8 1 (0.19%) Salt
8 1 (0.19%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 158 (30.38%) Microsoft
2 66 (12.69%) Cisco
3 39 (7.50%) Salesforce
4 36 (6.92%) VMware
5 33 (6.35%) SAP
6 29 (5.58%) Red Hat
7 21 (4.04%) Oracle
8 12 (2.31%) Apple
9 11 (2.12%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.73%) Samsung
11 8 (1.54%) HubSpot
11 8 (1.54%) Remedy
12 6 (1.15%) Adobe
12 6 (1.15%) IBM
13 5 (0.96%) Datto
13 5 (0.96%) Google
13 5 (0.96%) Palo Alto
13 5 (0.96%) RedGate
13 5 (0.96%) Sage
14 4 (0.77%) IFS