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 20 March 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 215 135
Rank change year-on-year +87 -80 +85
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 766 368 1,296
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.42% 1.36% 2.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 1.51% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 548 250 1,012
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,338 £22,044
25th Percentile £28,000 £29,688 £24,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £47,750 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.80% +36.43% -17.65%
75th Percentile £45,000 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £61,250
UK median annual salary £34,000 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -32.00% +33.33% -18.48%

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 49,745 24,312 56,636
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 89.92% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 31,590 14,312 42,752
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £63,892
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

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 20 March 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 20 March 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 +36 187 £32,500 -1.52% 77
South East +57 167 £35,000 -28.57% 93
Midlands +62 162 £32,500 - 58
East of England +37 119 £32,500 -35.00% 43
South West -2 106 £35,000 -30.00% 16
North West +21 100 £32,000 +2.40% 30
East Midlands +11 88 £32,500 -27.78% 18
West Midlands +46 74 £34,000 +4.62% 40
Yorkshire 0 68 £31,000 -40.95% 32
Scotland -19 21 £31,000 -4.62% 17
North East -14 19 £35,000 +40.00% 17
Wales -14 11 £34,000 -28.42% 11
Northern Ireland -26 7 £34,000 - 1
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 March 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.

1 180 (23.50%) Microsoft
2 108 (14.10%) Problem-Solving
3 98 (12.79%) Azure
4 81 (10.57%) Python
5 80 (10.44%) Microsoft Excel
6 78 (10.18%) AWS
7 71 (9.27%) JavaScript
8 70 (9.14%) CRM
9 68 (8.88%) GitHub
10 67 (8.75%) AWS Certification
10 67 (8.75%) Internet
11 66 (8.62%) Microsoft Certification
12 65 (8.49%) CSS
12 65 (8.49%) HTML
13 63 (8.22%) Azure Certification
14 62 (8.09%) Process Improvement
15 61 (7.96%) Git
16 60 (7.83%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 60 (7.83%) R
16 60 (7.83%) Web Development
16 60 (7.83%) WordPress
17 57 (7.44%) SQL
18 51 (6.66%) Customer Service
18 51 (6.66%) Linux
19 48 (6.27%) Microsoft 365
19 48 (6.27%) Salesforce
20 47 (6.14%) Microsoft Office
21 42 (5.48%) Continuous Improvement
22 41 (5.35%) ERP
22 41 (5.35%) Windows

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 60 (7.83%) WordPress
2 26 (3.39%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.39%) CMS
4 3 (0.39%) Confluence
4 3 (0.39%) Tomcat
4 3 (0.39%) WebLogic
4 3 (0.39%) WebLogic Portal
5 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 80 (10.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (6.14%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.26%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 25 (3.26%) iTrent
2 16 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.17%) Salesforce CRM
4 7 (0.91%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.52%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.39%) Magento
6 3 (0.39%) Odoo
6 3 (0.39%) Primavera
6 3 (0.39%) SAP Business One
6 3 (0.39%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.26%) Shopify
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 98 (12.79%) Azure
2 78 (10.18%) AWS
3 68 (8.88%) GitHub
4 48 (6.27%) Microsoft 365
5 30 (3.92%) Power Platform
6 14 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (1.31%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.17%) Power Automate
8 9 (1.17%) PowerApps
9 7 (0.91%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 7 (0.91%) Amazon EKS
9 7 (0.91%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (0.91%) SaaS
9 7 (0.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 6 (0.78%) OCI
11 5 (0.65%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.39%) GCP
12 3 (0.39%) Veeva
13 2 (0.26%) Google Ads
13 2 (0.26%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 67 (8.75%) Internet
2 27 (3.52%) Firewall
3 20 (2.61%) Wireless
4 15 (1.96%) VPN
5 8 (1.04%) Broadband
5 8 (1.04%) DNS
6 7 (0.91%) Network Security
7 6 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.65%) WAN
9 4 (0.52%) LAN
10 3 (0.39%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.26%) DHCP
11 2 (0.26%) HTTP
11 2 (0.26%) SAN
11 2 (0.26%) VoIP
12 1 (0.13%) SD-WAN
12 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
12 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.13%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (4.18%) SQL Server
2 21 (2.74%) Power BI
3 13 (1.70%) Oracle Database
4 9 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.04%) Tableau
6 7 (0.91%) MySQL
7 6 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
7 6 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.65%) Oracle Database 12c
9 4 (0.52%) Oracle Database 10g
9 4 (0.52%) Oracle Database 11g
9 4 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.39%) Crystal Reports
10 3 (0.39%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.39%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.39%) Oracle Discoverer
10 3 (0.39%) Power Query
11 2 (0.26%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 61 (7.96%) Git
2 3 (0.39%) JIRA
2 3 (0.39%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.26%) Bitbucket
General
1 134 (17.49%) Social Skills
2 108 (14.10%) Finance
3 62 (8.09%) Organisational Skills
4 60 (7.83%) Multimedia
5 51 (6.66%) Analytical Skills
6 37 (4.83%) Retail
7 27 (3.52%) Marketing
8 23 (3.00%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.48%) Law
10 17 (2.22%) Back Office
11 13 (1.70%) Public Sector
12 10 (1.31%) Legal
13 9 (1.17%) Military
14 8 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.04%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.65%) Automotive
15 5 (0.65%) Billing
16 4 (0.52%) Games
16 4 (0.52%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (8.49%) CSS
1 65 (8.49%) HTML
2 4 (0.52%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (0.39%) .NET
3 3 (0.39%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.39%) JSON
3 3 (0.39%) ModSecurity
3 3 (0.39%) Oracle ADF
3 3 (0.39%) WebCenter
3 3 (0.39%) XML
4 2 (0.26%) Itk
4 2 (0.26%) jQuery
4 2 (0.26%) ODBC
5 1 (0.13%) Laravel
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 17 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
1 17 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (2.09%) Management Information System
3 13 (1.70%) Replication
4 11 (1.44%) Private Cloud
5 10 (1.31%) FMCG
5 10 (1.31%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (0.91%) Clustering
8 6 (0.78%) Data Structures
9 5 (0.65%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.65%) Learning Management System
9 5 (0.65%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (0.52%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.52%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.52%) Smart Meter
11 3 (0.39%) Blog
11 3 (0.39%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.39%) iSeries
11 3 (0.39%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 51 (6.66%) Linux
2 41 (5.35%) Windows
3 14 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.17%) Unix
5 8 (1.04%) Android
5 8 (1.04%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 5 (0.65%) CentOS
8 4 (0.52%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.13%) Debian
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.13%) VMS
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (14.10%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (9.14%) CRM
3 62 (8.09%) Process Improvement
4 60 (7.83%) Web Development
5 51 (6.66%) Customer Service
6 42 (5.48%) Continuous Improvement
7 41 (5.35%) ERP
8 36 (4.70%) Cybersecurity
9 34 (4.44%) Business Intelligence
10 28 (3.66%) Logistics
11 26 (3.39%) Data Management
12 24 (3.13%) ITIL
13 23 (3.00%) Data Protection
14 22 (2.87%) Analytics
14 22 (2.87%) Data Entry
14 22 (2.87%) Migration
14 22 (2.87%) Time Management
15 20 (2.61%) Decision-Making
16 18 (2.35%) Validation
17 17 (2.22%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 81 (10.57%) Python
2 71 (9.27%) JavaScript
3 60 (7.83%) R
4 57 (7.44%) SQL
5 18 (2.35%) PowerShell
6 13 (1.70%) Bash
7 9 (1.17%) T-SQL
8 7 (0.91%) Go
9 4 (0.52%) VBA
10 3 (0.39%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.26%) C#
11 2 (0.26%) Perl
11 2 (0.26%) PHP
11 2 (0.26%) Tcl
12 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.13%) C
12 1 (0.13%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 67 (8.75%) AWS Certification
2 66 (8.62%) Microsoft Certification
3 63 (8.22%) Azure Certification
4 60 (7.83%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 30 (3.92%) Security Cleared
6 21 (2.74%) DV Cleared
7 20 (2.61%) A+ Certification
8 18 (2.35%) Network+ Certification
9 16 (2.09%) SC Cleared
10 15 (1.96%) CIPD
11 8 (1.04%) Degree
12 6 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.52%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.39%) CCNA
14 3 (0.39%) CCNP
14 3 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.39%) DBS Check
15 2 (0.26%) AAT
15 2 (0.26%) HNC
15 2 (0.26%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.44%) GDPR
2 17 (2.22%) Data Quality
3 14 (1.83%) QA
4 8 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.65%) Accessibility
5 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (0.52%) ISO 14001
6 4 (0.52%) ISO 9001
6 4 (0.52%) SLA
7 3 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.39%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.39%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.13%) COSHH
8 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 36 (4.70%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.44%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.52%) Docker
4 4 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.39%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (1.57%) Ansible
1 12 (1.57%) Kubernetes
1 12 (1.57%) Terraform
2 9 (1.17%) Grafana
2 9 (1.17%) Prometheus
2 9 (1.17%) Proxmox
3 7 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (0.91%) Nessus
4 5 (0.65%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 4 (0.52%) Data Guard
5 4 (0.52%) Puppet
6 3 (0.39%) Nagios
6 3 (0.39%) WSUS
7 2 (0.26%) Norton AntiVirus
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.13%) Argo
8 1 (0.13%) McAfee ePO
8 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 180 (23.50%) Microsoft
2 48 (6.27%) Salesforce
3 40 (5.22%) SAP
4 18 (2.35%) Oracle
4 18 (2.35%) VMware
5 13 (1.70%) HubSpot
5 13 (1.70%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.17%) Red Hat
7 7 (0.91%) Sage
7 7 (0.91%) Zoho
8 6 (0.78%) Cisco
8 6 (0.78%) HP
9 5 (0.65%) Facebook
9 5 (0.65%) Remedy
10 3 (0.39%) IBM
10 3 (0.39%) IFS
10 3 (0.39%) McAfee
10 3 (0.39%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 3 (0.39%) Siemens
10 3 (0.39%) Veeam