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 9 July 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 206 129
Rank change year-on-year +98 -77 +56
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 1,088 480 1,487
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.54% 1.44% 2.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.63% 1.61% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 757 325 1,182
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,125 £22,044
25th Percentile £29,500 £26,000 £24,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.66%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,400 £58,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £36,500
% change year-on-year -6.25% +9.59% -21.51%

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 66,794 29,783 70,469
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 89.39% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 46,262 16,960 50,193
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £34,000 £35,042
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.66%
75th Percentile £70,000 £66,221 £64,108
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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 9 July 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 9 July 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 +86 280 £35,000 +20.69% 66
Midlands +71 224 £37,500 +5.63% 48
South East +36 201 £37,500 -16.67% 73
East of England +49 158 £35,000 +7.69% 33
North West +74 153 £35,000 +32.08% 38
South West -22 139 £31,500 -30.00% 45
East Midlands +34 122 £40,000 +46.12% 21
West Midlands +44 102 £37,500 -11.76% 27
Yorkshire +23 98 £35,000 -16.17% 21
Scotland +62 70 £34,000 +30.77% 15
North East -25 29 £40,000 +42.86% 9
Wales -37 20 £30,000 -36.84% 9
Northern Ireland -60 6 £45,000 +73.08% 10
Administrator
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 July 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.

1 213 (19.58%) Microsoft
2 125 (11.49%) Problem-Solving
3 113 (10.39%) Microsoft Excel
4 104 (9.56%) Microsoft 365
5 102 (9.38%) CRM
6 100 (9.19%) SQL
7 99 (9.10%) Azure
8 84 (7.72%) Continuous Improvement
9 79 (7.26%) Customer Service
10 78 (7.17%) Windows
11 77 (7.08%) Linux
12 73 (6.71%) ERP
13 69 (6.34%) Active Directory
14 68 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
15 62 (5.70%) AWS
16 59 (5.42%) Salesforce
17 54 (4.96%) Python
18 53 (4.87%) Logistics
19 52 (4.78%) Cybersecurity
19 52 (4.78%) Data Quality
20 49 (4.50%) Microsoft Exchange
21 48 (4.41%) Security Cleared
21 48 (4.41%) SharePoint
22 47 (4.32%) Entra ID
23 46 (4.23%) SAP
24 45 (4.14%) GitHub
24 45 (4.14%) Internet
24 45 (4.14%) Power Platform
25 44 (4.04%) JavaScript
26 43 (3.95%) AWS Certification

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 (4.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (4.41%) SharePoint
3 36 (3.31%) WordPress
4 3 (0.28%) Confluence
5 1 (0.092%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.092%) CMS
5 1 (0.092%) ExpressionEngine
5 1 (0.092%) Mendix
5 1 (0.092%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 113 (10.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
1 16 (1.47%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.10%) iTrent
2 12 (1.10%) Primavera
3 7 (0.64%) Odoo
3 7 (0.64%) Salesforce CRM
4 6 (0.55%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.18%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.18%) Magento
5 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 104 (9.56%) Microsoft 365
2 99 (9.10%) Azure
3 62 (5.70%) AWS
4 47 (4.32%) Entra ID
5 45 (4.14%) GitHub
5 45 (4.14%) Power Platform
6 20 (1.84%) SaaS
7 14 (1.29%) Mimecast
8 12 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (1.10%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.01%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 8 (0.74%) Amazon EKS
10 8 (0.74%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (0.74%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.46%) Azure Logic Apps
12 4 (0.37%) GCP
12 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.37%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 3 (0.28%) OpenShift
13 3 (0.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 45 (4.14%) Internet
2 43 (3.95%) Firewall
3 22 (2.02%) Wireless
4 20 (1.84%) DNS
5 16 (1.47%) VPN
6 14 (1.29%) DHCP
6 14 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (1.01%) Broadband
8 10 (0.92%) SAN
9 9 (0.83%) Network Security
10 4 (0.37%) LAN
10 4 (0.37%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.37%) WAN
11 3 (0.28%) SSH
12 2 (0.18%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.18%) VoIP
13 1 (0.092%) DKIM
13 1 (0.092%) SSL
13 1 (0.092%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.092%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (3.58%) SQL Server
2 35 (3.22%) Power BI
3 24 (2.21%) MySQL
4 11 (1.01%) SAP HANA
5 7 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (0.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 6 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.46%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.46%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.37%) Amazon Aurora
8 4 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.28%) GIS
9 3 (0.28%) Power Query
9 3 (0.28%) Tableau
10 2 (0.18%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.18%) MS Access
10 2 (0.18%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 37 (3.40%) Git
2 8 (0.74%) JIRA
General
1 177 (16.27%) Social Skills
2 114 (10.48%) Finance
3 81 (7.44%) Organisational Skills
4 48 (4.41%) Marketing
5 42 (3.86%) Analytical Skills
5 42 (3.86%) Manufacturing
5 42 (3.86%) Retail
6 35 (3.22%) Law
6 35 (3.22%) Multimedia
7 29 (2.67%) Telecoms
8 19 (1.75%) Public Sector
9 18 (1.65%) Legal
10 15 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 14 (1.29%) Military
12 13 (1.19%) Back Office
13 10 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (0.74%) Aerospace
14 8 (0.74%) Billing
14 8 (0.74%) Games
15 5 (0.46%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.58%) CSS
1 39 (3.58%) HTML
2 5 (0.46%) SAP Basis
3 4 (0.37%) Lightning Web Components
4 3 (0.28%) AngularJS
4 3 (0.28%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.18%) REST
6 1 (0.092%) Middleware
6 1 (0.092%) ODBC
6 1 (0.092%) OpenID
6 1 (0.092%) SAML
6 1 (0.092%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 29 (2.67%) Replication
2 26 (2.39%) Onboarding
3 24 (2.21%) Clustering
4 23 (2.11%) Management Information System
4 23 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (1.38%) Data Structures
6 13 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
7 10 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (0.74%) NHS
8 8 (0.74%) Private Cloud
9 6 (0.55%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.46%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (0.46%) Cyberattack
10 5 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.46%) Legacy Applications
10 5 (0.46%) PKI
10 5 (0.46%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.37%) Smart Meter
12 3 (0.28%) Embedded Systems
12 3 (0.28%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 78 (7.17%) Windows
2 77 (7.08%) Linux
3 43 (3.95%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.84%) Mac OS
5 19 (1.75%) Android
5 19 (1.75%) Apple iOS
6 11 (1.01%) Ubuntu
7 10 (0.92%) Unix
8 8 (0.74%) Windows 10
9 7 (0.64%) Debian
10 5 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.18%) CentOS
11 2 (0.18%) Solaris
12 1 (0.092%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (11.49%) Problem-Solving
2 102 (9.38%) CRM
3 84 (7.72%) Continuous Improvement
4 79 (7.26%) Customer Service
5 73 (6.71%) ERP
6 53 (4.87%) Logistics
7 52 (4.78%) Cybersecurity
8 40 (3.68%) Web Development
9 35 (3.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 34 (3.13%) DevOps
10 34 (3.13%) Service Delivery
11 32 (2.94%) Business Intelligence
11 32 (2.94%) Data Entry
11 32 (2.94%) Data Management
12 30 (2.76%) High Availability
12 30 (2.76%) Process Improvement
13 27 (2.48%) Project Delivery
13 27 (2.48%) Vulnerability Management
14 26 (2.39%) Time Management
15 24 (2.21%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 100 (9.19%) SQL
2 54 (4.96%) Python
3 44 (4.04%) JavaScript
4 43 (3.95%) R
5 32 (2.94%) PowerShell
6 18 (1.65%) Bash
7 16 (1.47%) Shell Script
8 8 (0.74%) Go
9 7 (0.64%) C
10 5 (0.46%) VBA
11 4 (0.37%) Ruby
11 4 (0.37%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.28%) C++
12 3 (0.28%) PHP
13 1 (0.092%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.092%) C#
13 1 (0.092%) Java
Qualifications
1 48 (4.41%) Security Cleared
2 43 (3.95%) AWS Certification
3 40 (3.68%) Azure Certification
4 39 (3.58%) Microsoft Certification
5 35 (3.22%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 30 (2.76%) SC Cleared
7 23 (2.11%) Degree
8 21 (1.93%) DV Cleared
9 20 (1.84%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.65%) A+ Certification
10 18 (1.65%) Network+ Certification
11 8 (0.74%) CIPD
12 6 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.46%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.28%) HND
15 2 (0.18%) AAT
15 2 (0.18%) Computer Science Degree
16 1 (0.092%) Cisco Certification
16 1 (0.092%) MCSE
16 1 (0.092%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (4.78%) Data Quality
2 41 (3.77%) QA
3 31 (2.85%) GDPR
4 19 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (1.19%) ISO 9001
5 13 (1.19%) SLA
6 9 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.64%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.37%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.28%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.28%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.28%) PMO
11 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.092%) GRC
12 1 (0.092%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.092%) NIST
12 1 (0.092%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.092%) SOC 2
System Software
1 69 (6.34%) Active Directory
2 38 (3.49%) Hyper-V
3 11 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.64%) Docker
5 5 (0.46%) iptables
6 3 (0.28%) Firmware
6 3 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.65%) Nessus
3 16 (1.47%) Ansible
3 16 (1.47%) Proxmox
4 15 (1.38%) Terraform
5 14 (1.29%) Kubernetes
6 11 (1.01%) Grafana
6 11 (1.01%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.64%) Puppet
8 5 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
8 5 (0.46%) Microsoft Clustering
9 4 (0.37%) SCCM
10 3 (0.28%) systemd
11 2 (0.18%) Data Guard
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle RMAN
11 2 (0.18%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.092%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.092%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.092%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 213 (19.58%) Microsoft
2 59 (5.42%) Salesforce
3 46 (4.23%) SAP
4 26 (2.39%) VMware
5 19 (1.75%) HubSpot
5 19 (1.75%) Sage
6 15 (1.38%) Red Hat
6 15 (1.38%) ServiceNow
7 13 (1.19%) Veeam
8 12 (1.10%) HP
8 12 (1.10%) Oracle
9 10 (0.92%) Zoho
10 8 (0.74%) Facebook
10 8 (0.74%) Google
10 8 (0.74%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 7 (0.64%) CrowdStrike
11 7 (0.64%) SonicWALL
12 4 (0.37%) Cisco
12 4 (0.37%) ConnectWise
12 4 (0.37%) Meraki