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 5 May 2026.

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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 217 136
Rank change year-on-year +93 -81 +69
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 923 379 1,436
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.40% 1.36% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 1.53% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 649 270 1,093
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,125 £22,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £26,500 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +28.57% -17.65%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,625 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £46,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -23.91% +31.43% -23.08%

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 61,559 24,726 64,485
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.30% 88.83% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 39,570 14,687 47,071
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £68,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £52,900
% change year-on-year -6.78% +11.53% -11.83%

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 5 May 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 5 May 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 +43 245 £35,000 +27.27% 78
Midlands +68 195 £32,500 -22.16% 62
South East +52 184 £35,000 -26.32% 90
North West +37 139 £30,500 +12.96% 35
East of England +45 132 £35,000 -22.22% 37
South West -10 110 £35,000 -30.00% 38
East Midlands +15 100 £32,500 -32.99% 21
West Midlands +40 95 £31,500 -0.32% 41
Yorkshire -3 83 £35,000 -33.33% 31
Scotland +6 44 £32,500 -13.91% 24
North East -16 23 £35,000 +40.00% 12
Wales -16 18 £30,000 -36.84% 11
Northern Ireland -30 9 £45,000 +73.08% 4
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 5 May 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.

1 186 (20.15%) Microsoft
2 120 (13.00%) Problem-Solving
3 101 (10.94%) CRM
4 100 (10.83%) Microsoft Excel
5 96 (10.40%) Azure
6 71 (7.69%) SQL
7 69 (7.48%) ERP
7 69 (7.48%) Microsoft 365
8 66 (7.15%) AWS
8 66 (7.15%) Customer Service
9 61 (6.61%) Python
10 59 (6.39%) Linux
11 57 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
12 56 (6.07%) AWS Certification
12 56 (6.07%) GitHub
12 56 (6.07%) Process Improvement
13 55 (5.96%) Internet
14 54 (5.85%) JavaScript
15 53 (5.74%) CSS
15 53 (5.74%) HTML
15 53 (5.74%) Microsoft Certification
16 51 (5.53%) Azure Certification
17 49 (5.31%) R
17 49 (5.31%) WordPress
18 48 (5.20%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
18 48 (5.20%) Git
18 48 (5.20%) Web Development
19 46 (4.98%) Salesforce
20 42 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
21 41 (4.44%) Data Quality

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 49 (5.31%) WordPress
2 34 (3.68%) SharePoint
3 25 (2.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.43%) Confluence
5 2 (0.22%) CMS
6 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 100 (10.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 42 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (2.71%) iTrent
2 19 (2.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 14 (1.52%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.87%) Salesforce CRM
5 6 (0.65%) Odoo
5 6 (0.65%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.43%) Primavera
7 3 (0.33%) Magento
8 2 (0.22%) Shopify
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 96 (10.40%) Azure
2 69 (7.48%) Microsoft 365
3 66 (7.15%) AWS
4 56 (6.07%) GitHub
5 39 (4.23%) Power Platform
6 21 (2.28%) Entra ID
7 16 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.19%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 8 (0.87%) Amazon EKS
9 8 (0.87%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (0.76%) SaaS
11 6 (0.65%) Mimecast
12 5 (0.54%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.43%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (0.43%) GCP
13 4 (0.43%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.43%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 4 (0.43%) Smartsheet
14 3 (0.33%) Veeva
14 3 (0.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 55 (5.96%) Internet
2 30 (3.25%) Firewall
3 20 (2.17%) Wireless
4 13 (1.41%) VPN
5 10 (1.08%) Broadband
6 9 (0.98%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (0.76%) Network Security
8 6 (0.65%) DNS
9 5 (0.54%) SAN
10 4 (0.43%) LAN
10 4 (0.43%) WAN
11 3 (0.33%) Ethernet
11 3 (0.33%) SSH
12 2 (0.22%) VoIP
13 1 (0.11%) DHCP
13 1 (0.11%) DKIM
13 1 (0.11%) DMARC
13 1 (0.11%) HTTP
13 1 (0.11%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.11%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (3.47%) SQL Server
2 31 (3.36%) Power BI
3 14 (1.52%) MySQL
4 7 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
4 7 (0.76%) Tableau
5 5 (0.54%) Oracle Database
5 5 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.54%) SAP HANA
5 5 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.33%) Power Query
7 3 (0.33%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.22%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (0.22%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.22%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.11%) Airbyte
9 1 (0.11%) GIS
Development Applications
1 48 (5.20%) Git
2 5 (0.54%) JIRA
3 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 158 (17.12%) Social Skills
2 103 (11.16%) Finance
3 71 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
4 50 (5.42%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (5.20%) Multimedia
6 39 (4.23%) Marketing
7 38 (4.12%) Retail
8 33 (3.58%) Law
9 28 (3.03%) Manufacturing
10 18 (1.95%) Telecoms
11 17 (1.84%) Back Office
11 17 (1.84%) Military
11 17 (1.84%) Public Sector
12 12 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (0.87%) Aerospace
13 8 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.76%) Automotive
15 6 (0.65%) Legal
16 5 (0.54%) Games
17 4 (0.43%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.74%) CSS
1 53 (5.74%) HTML
2 4 (0.43%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (0.33%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.22%) .NET
4 2 (0.22%) jQuery
4 2 (0.22%) ODBC
5 1 (0.11%) Laravel
5 1 (0.11%) OpenID
5 1 (0.11%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (2.06%) Replication
2 18 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (1.95%) Management Information System
2 18 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (1.84%) Onboarding
4 12 (1.30%) Clustering
4 12 (1.30%) Data Structures
5 11 (1.19%) Private Cloud
6 9 (0.98%) FMCG
6 9 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (0.65%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.54%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (0.43%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (0.43%) Cyberattack
9 4 (0.43%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.43%) Learning Management System
9 4 (0.43%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.43%) NHS
9 4 (0.43%) Smart Meter
10 3 (0.33%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 59 (6.39%) Linux
2 40 (4.33%) Windows
3 16 (1.73%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.52%) Mac OS
5 13 (1.41%) Android
5 13 (1.41%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.65%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.43%) CentOS
7 4 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.33%) Unix
8 3 (0.33%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.22%) Debian
10 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (13.00%) Problem-Solving
2 101 (10.94%) CRM
3 69 (7.48%) ERP
4 66 (7.15%) Customer Service
5 57 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 56 (6.07%) Process Improvement
7 48 (5.20%) Web Development
8 41 (4.44%) Logistics
9 37 (4.01%) Cybersecurity
10 31 (3.36%) Data Management
11 29 (3.14%) Business Intelligence
12 28 (3.03%) Data Entry
13 27 (2.93%) Service Delivery
14 25 (2.71%) Analytics
15 24 (2.60%) Project Management
15 24 (2.60%) Time Management
16 22 (2.38%) Decision-Making
16 22 (2.38%) DevOps
17 21 (2.28%) Data Protection
18 20 (2.17%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 71 (7.69%) SQL
2 61 (6.61%) Python
3 54 (5.85%) JavaScript
4 49 (5.31%) R
5 17 (1.84%) Bash
6 16 (1.73%) PowerShell
7 9 (0.98%) Shell Script
8 8 (0.87%) Go
9 7 (0.76%) T-SQL
10 5 (0.54%) VBA
11 4 (0.43%) C
12 2 (0.22%) C#
13 1 (0.11%) Perl
13 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 56 (6.07%) AWS Certification
2 53 (5.74%) Microsoft Certification
3 51 (5.53%) Azure Certification
4 48 (5.20%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 33 (3.58%) Security Cleared
6 18 (1.95%) A+ Certification
6 18 (1.95%) DV Cleared
6 18 (1.95%) Network+ Certification
7 16 (1.73%) SC Cleared
8 15 (1.63%) CIPD
9 11 (1.19%) DBS Check
10 9 (0.98%) Degree
11 7 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.22%) AAT
14 1 (0.11%) CCNA
14 1 (0.11%) CCNP
14 1 (0.11%) Cisco Certification
14 1 (0.11%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.44%) Data Quality
2 34 (3.68%) GDPR
3 22 (2.38%) QA
4 11 (1.19%) ISO 9001
4 11 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (0.43%) ISO 14001
6 4 (0.43%) SLA
7 3 (0.33%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.33%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.33%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.22%) PMO
9 1 (0.11%) COSHH
9 1 (0.11%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.11%) SOC 2
System Software
1 40 (4.33%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.73%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.76%) Docker
3 7 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.33%) Firmware
5 3 (0.33%) iptables
Systems Management
1 15 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
1 15 (1.63%) Nessus
1 15 (1.63%) Terraform
2 14 (1.52%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.30%) Ansible
3 12 (1.30%) Grafana
3 12 (1.30%) Prometheus
4 11 (1.19%) Proxmox
5 5 (0.54%) Puppet
6 3 (0.33%) Data Guard
6 3 (0.33%) systemd
6 3 (0.33%) WSUS
7 2 (0.22%) Nagios
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.22%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.11%) Podman
8 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 186 (20.15%) Microsoft
2 46 (4.98%) Salesforce
3 38 (4.12%) SAP
4 19 (2.06%) HubSpot
5 18 (1.95%) Sage
6 17 (1.84%) VMware
7 13 (1.41%) Red Hat
7 13 (1.41%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.08%) Zoho
9 9 (0.98%) Oracle
10 7 (0.76%) Facebook
11 6 (0.65%) Veeam
12 5 (0.54%) HP
12 5 (0.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 5 (0.54%) SonicWALL
13 4 (0.43%) ConnectWise
13 4 (0.43%) SYSPRO
14 3 (0.33%) Dell
14 3 (0.33%) Meraki
14 3 (0.33%) Palo Alto