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 17 April 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 202 133
Rank change year-on-year +77 -69 +73
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 874 369 1,420
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.40% 1.40% 2.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.51% 1.58% 2.24%
Number of salaries quoted 631 264 1,096
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,407 £22,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £27,250 £24,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £47,500 £34,995
Median % change year-on-year -28.42% +35.73% -16.68%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,797 £52,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £61,250
UK median annual salary £35,000 £48,500 £35,500
% change year-on-year -27.84% +36.62% -22.40%

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 57,889 23,347 63,521
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 88.44% 94.73%
Number of salaries quoted 36,888 14,537 46,793
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,750 £26,750
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 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.15% -10.83%

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 17 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 17 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 +43 214 £34,000 +17.24% 72
Midlands +48 185 £32,500 -16.13% 48
South East +38 185 £35,000 -28.57% 80
East of England +39 134 £35,000 -36.36% 31
North West +29 115 £32,500 +20.37% 42
South West -6 110 £35,000 -30.00% 25
East Midlands +11 99 £32,500 -32.99% 14
West Midlands +29 86 £31,500 -1.72% 34
Yorkshire -5 77 £34,000 -35.24% 15
Scotland -9 34 £35,750 -7.74% 18
North East -23 22 £35,000 +40.00% 15
Wales -14 19 £30,000 -36.84% 7
Northern Ireland -30 7 £34,000 - 2
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 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 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 116 (13.27%) Problem-Solving
3 104 (11.90%) Azure
4 94 (10.76%) CRM
5 85 (9.73%) Microsoft Excel
6 76 (8.70%) AWS
6 76 (8.70%) Python
7 67 (7.67%) GitHub
8 66 (7.55%) AWS Certification
8 66 (7.55%) JavaScript
9 64 (7.32%) ERP
9 64 (7.32%) Internet
9 64 (7.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 64 (7.32%) SQL
10 63 (7.21%) CSS
10 63 (7.21%) HTML
11 62 (7.09%) Microsoft 365
12 61 (6.98%) Azure Certification
13 60 (6.86%) Process Improvement
14 59 (6.75%) Git
14 59 (6.75%) R
14 59 (6.75%) WordPress
15 58 (6.64%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 58 (6.64%) Customer Service
15 58 (6.64%) Web Development
16 54 (6.18%) Linux
17 50 (5.72%) Salesforce
18 47 (5.38%) Continuous Improvement
19 43 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
20 42 (4.81%) SAP

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 (6.75%) WordPress
2 30 (3.43%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.29%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.34%) CMS
4 3 (0.34%) Confluence
5 2 (0.23%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.23%) WebLogic
5 2 (0.23%) WebLogic Portal
6 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 85 (9.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (4.92%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (2.86%) iTrent
2 19 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.37%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.92%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.57%) Sage 200
6 4 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
7 3 (0.34%) Magento
7 3 (0.34%) Odoo
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.34%) Primavera
8 2 (0.23%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.23%) Shopify
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle 11i
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 104 (11.90%) Azure
2 76 (8.70%) AWS
3 67 (7.67%) GitHub
4 62 (7.09%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (2.97%) Power Platform
6 16 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (1.72%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.14%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 8 (0.92%) Amazon EKS
9 8 (0.92%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (0.69%) SaaS
11 5 (0.57%) Mimecast
11 5 (0.57%) OCI
11 5 (0.57%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.46%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.46%) PowerApps
12 4 (0.46%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 3 (0.34%) GCP
13 3 (0.34%) Veeva
14 2 (0.23%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 64 (7.32%) Internet
2 29 (3.32%) Firewall
3 20 (2.29%) Wireless
4 14 (1.60%) VPN
5 10 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (1.03%) Network Security
7 8 (0.92%) Broadband
8 6 (0.69%) DNS
8 6 (0.69%) WAN
9 5 (0.57%) LAN
10 4 (0.46%) SAN
11 3 (0.34%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.23%) DHCP
12 2 (0.23%) HTTP
12 2 (0.23%) SSH
12 2 (0.23%) VoIP
13 1 (0.11%) TCP/IP
13 1 (0.11%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.11%) VLAN
13 1 (0.11%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (3.66%) SQL Server
2 20 (2.29%) Power BI
3 10 (1.14%) Oracle Database
4 9 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
5 8 (0.92%) MySQL
6 7 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (0.80%) Tableau
7 5 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.34%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.34%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle Database 12c
9 3 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.34%) Power Query
9 3 (0.34%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.34%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 2 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 59 (6.75%) Git
2 4 (0.46%) JIRA
3 2 (0.23%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
3 2 (0.23%) Oracle Forms
General
1 157 (17.96%) Social Skills
2 102 (11.67%) Finance
3 71 (8.12%) Organisational Skills
4 58 (6.64%) Multimedia
5 54 (6.18%) Analytical Skills
6 38 (4.35%) Retail
7 36 (4.12%) Marketing
8 28 (3.20%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.17%) Back Office
9 19 (2.17%) Law
10 14 (1.60%) Public Sector
11 11 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.03%) Telecoms
13 8 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (0.92%) Military
14 7 (0.80%) Aerospace
14 7 (0.80%) Automotive
14 7 (0.80%) Legal
15 5 (0.57%) Games
16 4 (0.46%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (7.21%) CSS
1 63 (7.21%) HTML
2 5 (0.57%) Lightning Web Components
3 3 (0.34%) AngularJS
4 2 (0.23%) .NET
4 2 (0.23%) jQuery
4 2 (0.23%) JSON
4 2 (0.23%) ModSecurity
4 2 (0.23%) ODBC
4 2 (0.23%) Oracle ADF
4 2 (0.23%) WebCenter
4 2 (0.23%) XML
5 1 (0.11%) Laravel
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 20 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (2.17%) Management Information System
3 16 (1.83%) Onboarding
4 14 (1.60%) Replication
5 12 (1.37%) Private Cloud
6 11 (1.26%) Clustering
7 9 (1.03%) FMCG
7 9 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (0.92%) Data Structures
9 5 (0.57%) Driving Licence
9 5 (0.57%) Learning Management System
9 5 (0.57%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (0.46%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (0.46%) Cyberattack
10 4 (0.46%) Smart Meter
11 3 (0.34%) Blog
11 3 (0.34%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.34%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.34%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 54 (6.18%) Linux
2 42 (4.81%) Windows
3 17 (1.95%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.03%) Android
4 9 (1.03%) Apple iOS
5 8 (0.92%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (0.69%) Unix
8 5 (0.57%) CentOS
9 4 (0.46%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.11%) Debian
11 1 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.11%) VMS
11 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (13.27%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (10.76%) CRM
3 64 (7.32%) ERP
4 60 (6.86%) Process Improvement
5 58 (6.64%) Customer Service
5 58 (6.64%) Web Development
6 47 (5.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 37 (4.23%) Logistics
8 35 (4.00%) Cybersecurity
9 32 (3.66%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (3.32%) Data Management
11 25 (2.86%) Data Entry
11 25 (2.86%) Time Management
12 23 (2.63%) Service Delivery
13 22 (2.52%) Analytics
13 22 (2.52%) Data Protection
13 22 (2.52%) ITIL
14 21 (2.40%) Data Analysis
14 21 (2.40%) Project Management
15 19 (2.17%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 76 (8.70%) Python
2 66 (7.55%) JavaScript
3 64 (7.32%) SQL
4 59 (6.75%) R
5 18 (2.06%) PowerShell
6 15 (1.72%) Bash
7 9 (1.03%) T-SQL
8 8 (0.92%) Go
9 5 (0.57%) VBA
10 4 (0.46%) C
11 2 (0.23%) C#
11 2 (0.23%) Perl
11 2 (0.23%) PHP
11 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.11%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 66 (7.55%) AWS Certification
2 64 (7.32%) Microsoft Certification
3 61 (6.98%) Azure Certification
4 58 (6.64%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 32 (3.66%) Security Cleared
6 22 (2.52%) DV Cleared
7 19 (2.17%) A+ Certification
8 18 (2.06%) Network+ Certification
9 15 (1.72%) CIPD
9 15 (1.72%) SC Cleared
10 8 (0.92%) Degree
11 7 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.80%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.23%) AAT
14 1 (0.11%) CCNA
14 1 (0.11%) CCNP
14 1 (0.11%) Cisco Certification
14 1 (0.11%) MCSE
14 1 (0.11%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.89%) GDPR
2 31 (3.55%) Data Quality
3 16 (1.83%) QA
4 10 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.03%) ISO 9001
6 5 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.46%) ISO 14001
8 3 (0.34%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.34%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.34%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.23%) 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 38 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.60%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.69%) Docker
5 4 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.34%) Firmware
7 2 (0.23%) iptables
Systems Management
1 14 (1.60%) Terraform
2 13 (1.49%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.37%) Ansible
3 12 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (1.26%) Grafana
4 11 (1.26%) Prometheus
4 11 (1.26%) Proxmox
5 10 (1.14%) Nessus
6 4 (0.46%) Data Guard
6 4 (0.46%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 4 (0.46%) Puppet
7 3 (0.34%) Nagios
7 3 (0.34%) WSUS
8 2 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.23%) systemd
9 1 (0.11%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.11%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.11%) SCCM
9 1 (0.11%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 184 (21.05%) Microsoft
2 50 (5.72%) Salesforce
3 42 (4.81%) SAP
4 18 (2.06%) HubSpot
5 17 (1.95%) Oracle
5 17 (1.95%) Sage
5 17 (1.95%) VMware
6 13 (1.49%) Red Hat
6 13 (1.49%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.14%) Zoho
8 7 (0.80%) Facebook
9 6 (0.69%) HP
10 5 (0.57%) Veeam
11 4 (0.46%) SonicWALL
11 4 (0.46%) SYSPRO
12 3 (0.34%) Cisco
12 3 (0.34%) Dell
12 3 (0.34%) Google
12 3 (0.34%) IBM
12 3 (0.34%) Meraki