Administrator Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Administrator
UK > UK excluding London

The median Administrator salary in the UK excluding London is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 208 135
Rank change year-on-year +83 -73 +80
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 902 371 1,416
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.42% 1.39% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 1.57% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 648 269 1,091
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,375 £22,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £27,000 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £46,000 £34,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.09% +33.33% -17.86%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £48,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -27.84% +38.57% -23.91%

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 59,274 23,640 63,571
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.06% 88.46% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 37,696 14,694 46,654
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £26,720
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £82,500 £76,985
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +13.21% -11.67%

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 22 April 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 22 April 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 +45 228 £34,000 +21.43% 66
South East +44 190 £35,000 -28.57% 83
Midlands +51 188 £32,500 -15.58% 50
East of England +38 135 £35,000 -30.00% 30
North West +32 126 £31,500 +16.67% 35
South West -13 112 £35,000 -30.00% 29
East Midlands +6 98 £32,500 -32.99% 19
West Midlands +31 90 £31,500 -1.72% 31
Yorkshire -2 79 £34,500 -35.81% 16
Scotland 0 37 £35,750 +10.00% 19
North East -27 23 £35,000 +40.00% 15
Wales -6 19 £30,000 -36.84% 8
Northern Ireland -33 7 £34,000 - 8
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 April 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.

1 184 (20.40%) Microsoft
2 121 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
3 103 (11.42%) Azure
4 96 (10.64%) CRM
5 91 (10.09%) Microsoft Excel
6 76 (8.43%) AWS
7 75 (8.31%) Python
8 67 (7.43%) GitHub
9 66 (7.32%) AWS Certification
9 66 (7.32%) ERP
10 65 (7.21%) JavaScript
10 65 (7.21%) SQL
11 64 (7.10%) Internet
11 64 (7.10%) Microsoft Certification
12 63 (6.98%) CSS
12 63 (6.98%) HTML
13 61 (6.76%) Azure Certification
13 61 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
14 59 (6.54%) Customer Service
14 59 (6.54%) Process Improvement
14 59 (6.54%) R
14 59 (6.54%) WordPress
15 58 (6.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 58 (6.43%) Git
15 58 (6.43%) Web Development
16 57 (6.32%) Linux
17 49 (5.43%) Continuous Improvement
17 49 (5.43%) Salesforce
18 42 (4.66%) Windows
19 41 (4.55%) Microsoft Office

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 59 (6.54%) WordPress
2 31 (3.44%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.33%) Confluence
5 2 (0.22%) CMS
6 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.11%) WebLogic Portal
Applications
1 91 (10.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (2.77%) iTrent
2 19 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.44%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.89%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.55%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.33%) Magento
7 3 (0.33%) Odoo
7 3 (0.33%) Primavera
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.22%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.22%) Shopify
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 103 (11.42%) Azure
2 76 (8.43%) AWS
3 67 (7.43%) GitHub
4 61 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
5 31 (3.44%) Power Platform
6 16 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (1.66%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.11%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 8 (0.89%) Amazon EKS
9 8 (0.89%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (0.78%) SaaS
11 5 (0.55%) Mimecast
11 5 (0.55%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.44%) GCP
12 4 (0.44%) OCI
12 4 (0.44%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 3 (0.33%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.33%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.33%) Veeva
14 2 (0.22%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 64 (7.10%) Internet
2 29 (3.22%) Firewall
3 20 (2.22%) Wireless
4 13 (1.44%) VPN
5 11 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (1.11%) Network Security
7 8 (0.89%) Broadband
8 5 (0.55%) DNS
8 5 (0.55%) WAN
9 4 (0.44%) LAN
9 4 (0.44%) SAN
10 3 (0.33%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.22%) HTTP
11 2 (0.22%) SSH
11 2 (0.22%) VoIP
12 1 (0.11%) DHCP
12 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
12 1 (0.11%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.11%) VLAN
12 1 (0.11%) WireGuard
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (3.77%) SQL Server
2 26 (2.88%) Power BI
3 11 (1.22%) MySQL
4 9 (1.00%) Oracle Database
4 9 (1.00%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (0.78%) Tableau
6 6 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.44%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.33%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Database 12c
8 3 (0.33%) Power Query
8 3 (0.33%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.33%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.22%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 2 (0.22%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database 11g
9 2 (0.22%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 58 (6.43%) Git
2 4 (0.44%) JIRA
3 2 (0.22%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.11%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
General
1 161 (17.85%) Social Skills
2 101 (11.20%) Finance
3 74 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
4 58 (6.43%) Multimedia
5 56 (6.21%) Analytical Skills
6 38 (4.21%) Retail
7 37 (4.10%) Marketing
8 28 (3.10%) Manufacturing
9 25 (2.77%) Law
10 19 (2.11%) Back Office
11 14 (1.55%) Public Sector
12 13 (1.44%) Telecoms
13 12 (1.33%) Military
14 11 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (0.78%) Aerospace
16 7 (0.78%) Automotive
17 6 (0.67%) Legal
18 5 (0.55%) Games
19 4 (0.44%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (6.98%) CSS
1 63 (6.98%) HTML
2 5 (0.55%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (0.33%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.22%) .NET
4 2 (0.22%) jQuery
4 2 (0.22%) JSON
4 2 (0.22%) ODBC
4 2 (0.22%) XML
5 1 (0.11%) Laravel
5 1 (0.11%) ModSecurity
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle ADF
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.11%) WebCenter
Miscellaneous
1 20 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (2.11%) Management Information System
3 17 (1.88%) Onboarding
3 17 (1.88%) Replication
4 12 (1.33%) Private Cloud
5 11 (1.22%) Clustering
6 9 (1.00%) FMCG
6 9 (1.00%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (0.89%) Data Structures
8 5 (0.55%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.55%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (0.44%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.44%) Cyberattack
9 4 (0.44%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.44%) Learning Management System
9 4 (0.44%) Smart Meter
10 3 (0.33%) Blog
10 3 (0.33%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.33%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 57 (6.32%) Linux
2 42 (4.66%) Windows
3 17 (1.88%) Windows Server
4 10 (1.11%) Android
4 10 (1.11%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.11%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.55%) CentOS
6 5 (0.55%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.55%) Unix
7 2 (0.22%) Debian
7 2 (0.22%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (10.64%) CRM
3 66 (7.32%) ERP
4 59 (6.54%) Customer Service
4 59 (6.54%) Process Improvement
5 58 (6.43%) Web Development
6 49 (5.43%) Continuous Improvement
7 40 (4.43%) Logistics
8 35 (3.88%) Cybersecurity
9 31 (3.44%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (3.22%) Data Management
11 27 (2.99%) Service Delivery
12 26 (2.88%) Data Entry
13 24 (2.66%) Time Management
14 23 (2.55%) Project Management
15 22 (2.44%) ITIL
16 21 (2.33%) Analytics
16 21 (2.33%) Data Analysis
16 21 (2.33%) Data Protection
17 20 (2.22%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 75 (8.31%) Python
2 65 (7.21%) JavaScript
2 65 (7.21%) SQL
3 59 (6.54%) R
4 17 (1.88%) PowerShell
5 15 (1.66%) Bash
6 8 (0.89%) Go
6 8 (0.89%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.55%) Shell Script
7 5 (0.55%) VBA
8 4 (0.44%) C
9 2 (0.22%) C#
9 2 (0.22%) Perl
9 2 (0.22%) PHP
10 1 (0.11%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (7.32%) AWS Certification
2 64 (7.10%) Microsoft Certification
3 61 (6.76%) Azure Certification
4 58 (6.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 32 (3.55%) Security Cleared
6 20 (2.22%) DV Cleared
7 19 (2.11%) A+ Certification
8 18 (2.00%) Network+ Certification
9 16 (1.77%) SC Cleared
10 15 (1.66%) CIPD
11 9 (1.00%) DBS Check
11 9 (1.00%) Degree
12 7 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
14 2 (0.22%) AAT
15 1 (0.11%) CCNA
15 1 (0.11%) CCNP
15 1 (0.11%) Cisco Certification
15 1 (0.11%) MCSA
15 1 (0.11%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.77%) GDPR
2 33 (3.66%) Data Quality
3 17 (1.88%) QA
4 11 (1.22%) ISO 9001
5 10 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.44%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.33%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.33%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.33%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.22%) PMO
10 1 (0.11%) COSHH
10 1 (0.11%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.11%) SLA
System Software
1 35 (3.88%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.44%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.78%) Docker
3 7 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.33%) Firmware
6 2 (0.22%) iptables
Systems Management
1 15 (1.66%) Terraform
2 14 (1.55%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.44%) Ansible
3 13 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.33%) Nessus
5 11 (1.22%) Grafana
5 11 (1.22%) Prometheus
5 11 (1.22%) Proxmox
6 5 (0.55%) Puppet
7 4 (0.44%) Data Guard
8 3 (0.33%) Nagios
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 3 (0.33%) WSUS
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.22%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.22%) systemd
10 1 (0.11%) Podman
10 1 (0.11%) SCCM
Vendors
1 184 (20.40%) Microsoft
2 49 (5.43%) Salesforce
3 39 (4.32%) SAP
4 19 (2.11%) HubSpot
5 17 (1.88%) Sage
5 17 (1.88%) VMware
6 16 (1.77%) Oracle
7 13 (1.44%) Red Hat
7 13 (1.44%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.11%) Zoho
9 7 (0.78%) Facebook
10 6 (0.67%) HP
11 5 (0.55%) Veeam
12 4 (0.44%) SonicWALL
12 4 (0.44%) SYSPRO
13 3 (0.33%) Cisco
13 3 (0.33%) ConnectWise
13 3 (0.33%) Dell
13 3 (0.33%) Google
13 3 (0.33%) IBM