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 17 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 186 148 181
Rank change year-on-year -38 +33 +81
Permanent jobs requiring an Administrator 519 944 649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.51% 1.71% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% 1.79% 1.99%
Number of salaries quoted 317 605 517
10th Percentile £25,125 £24,000 £22,700
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £31,041
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -6.98% +1.18%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £56,533 £57,500 £63,750
UK median annual salary £38,500 £42,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.88% -11.05% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 30,681 52,633 32,550
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.33% 95.20% 93.24%
Number of salaries quoted 17,452 30,845 24,346
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £28,290
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,572 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Administrator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Administrator 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 September 2025.

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 September 2025. 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
South East -17 132 £35,000 -17.65% 160
South West +16 115 £40,000 - 46
North of England -32 97 £33,000 - 130
East of England -5 77 £32,500 -30.85% 58
Midlands -23 77 £42,250 +9.03% 60
North West -20 57 £29,250 -26.88% 75
East Midlands +12 47 £35,500 +9.00% 26
Yorkshire -3 34 £41,000 +26.15% 41
West Midlands -14 30 £47,500 +9.20% 32
Scotland +4 17 £27,000 -32.50% 18
Northern Ireland +16 6 £26,000 -4.59% 1
North East -12 6 £39,500 +21.72% 14
Wales +4 5 £35,825 -25.36% 4
Administrator
UK

Administrator Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, Administrator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Administrator in the job title.

1 189 (36.42%) Social Skills
2 182 (35.07%) Microsoft
3 112 (21.58%) Microsoft Office
3 112 (21.58%) Problem-Solving
4 106 (20.42%) Windows
5 104 (20.04%) Linux
6 103 (19.85%) Microsoft Excel
7 100 (19.27%) Finance
8 96 (18.50%) Customer Service
9 76 (14.64%) Security Cleared
10 75 (14.45%) Microsoft 365
11 73 (14.07%) Azure
12 71 (13.68%) Cisco
13 68 (13.10%) Organisational Skills
14 67 (12.91%) Active Directory
15 64 (12.33%) CRM
16 58 (11.18%) Cisco Certification
16 58 (11.18%) Data Management
16 58 (11.18%) SC Cleared
16 58 (11.18%) DV Cleared
16 58 (11.18%) Time Management
17 52 (10.02%) Windows Server
18 49 (9.44%) High Availability
18 49 (9.44%) e-Learning
18 49 (9.44%) Salesforce
19 46 (8.86%) ITIL
19 46 (8.86%) SQL
19 46 (8.86%) VMware
20 45 (8.67%) CCNP
20 45 (8.67%) Innovative Thinking

Administrator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 33 (6.36%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.93%) IIS
4 9 (1.73%) Tomcat
5 7 (1.35%) CMS
5 7 (1.35%) Confluence
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.19%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.19%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 112 (21.58%) Microsoft Office
2 103 (19.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.31%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.16%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.58%) AutoCAD
6 3 (0.58%) Windchill
7 2 (0.39%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.39%) Trello
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (2.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.54%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (1.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 6 (1.16%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.58%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.58%) Raiser’s Edge
5 3 (0.58%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.39%) Magento
6 2 (0.39%) Maximo
6 2 (0.39%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.19%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.19%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 75 (14.45%) Microsoft 365
2 73 (14.07%) Azure
3 28 (5.39%) Entra ID
4 25 (4.82%) Power Platform
5 24 (4.62%) AWS
6 18 (3.47%) Power Automate
7 16 (3.08%) OneDrive
8 13 (2.50%) PowerApps
9 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.16%) Azure Storage
11 6 (1.16%) SaaS
12 5 (0.96%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (0.96%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (0.96%) Google Sheets
13 4 (0.77%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 3 (0.58%) GCP
14 3 (0.58%) Google Docs
14 3 (0.58%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.39%) Firewall
2 20 (3.85%) Wireless
3 13 (2.50%) LAN
3 13 (2.50%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (2.31%) DNS
5 10 (1.93%) DHCP
5 10 (1.93%) VPN
6 9 (1.73%) DMARC
6 9 (1.73%) SAN
6 9 (1.73%) SSL
7 6 (1.16%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.16%) VLAN
7 6 (1.16%) Wireless Security
8 5 (0.96%) Intranet
8 5 (0.96%) NAS
9 3 (0.58%) Asterisk PBX
9 3 (0.58%) Internet
9 3 (0.58%) IP Telephony
9 3 (0.58%) Multicast
10 2 (0.39%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (6.36%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
2 13 (2.50%) Power BI
3 10 (1.93%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (1.54%) Oracle Reports
4 8 (1.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
5 7 (1.35%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.35%) Metadata
5 7 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.96%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.58%) EDRMS
8 2 (0.39%) MySQL
8 2 (0.39%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.39%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.19%) DB2
9 1 (0.19%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.19%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.19%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (2.89%) JIRA
2 2 (0.39%) Git
2 2 (0.39%) GitLab
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (0.39%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 189 (36.42%) Social Skills
2 100 (19.27%) Finance
3 68 (13.10%) Organisational Skills
4 43 (8.29%) Manufacturing
5 37 (7.13%) Analytical Skills
6 33 (6.36%) Legal
7 29 (5.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (5.01%) Public Sector
9 22 (4.24%) Marketing
10 19 (3.66%) Law
11 15 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (2.70%) Telecoms
13 11 (2.12%) Billing
14 10 (1.93%) Retail
15 9 (1.73%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.73%) Czech Language
16 8 (1.54%) Back Office
17 7 (1.35%) Advertising
17 7 (1.35%) Automotive
17 7 (1.35%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.31%) XML
2 11 (2.12%) REST
2 11 (2.12%) SOAP
3 9 (1.73%) JSON
4 4 (0.77%) CSS
4 4 (0.77%) HTML
4 4 (0.77%) Middleware
5 3 (0.58%) HTML5 Canvas
5 3 (0.58%) LDAP
5 3 (0.58%) XMPP
6 2 (0.39%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.39%) Mongoose
7 1 (0.19%) ADO
7 1 (0.19%) Django
7 1 (0.19%) Ember.js
7 1 (0.19%) ISPF
7 1 (0.19%) OAuth
7 1 (0.19%) SAML
7 1 (0.19%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 49 (9.44%) e-Learning
2 43 (8.29%) Self-Motivation
3 29 (5.59%) Management Information System
4 15 (2.89%) Data Structures
5 14 (2.70%) Driving Licence
6 11 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.73%) CMDB
7 9 (1.73%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.35%) Onboarding
9 6 (1.16%) NHS
9 6 (1.16%) Pricing Data
10 5 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (0.77%) Learning Management System
11 4 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.58%) Cloud Native
12 3 (0.58%) FMCG
12 3 (0.58%) iPad
12 3 (0.58%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.58%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 106 (20.42%) Windows
2 104 (20.04%) Linux
3 52 (10.02%) Windows Server
4 34 (6.55%) Unix
5 29 (5.59%) Windows 10
6 19 (3.66%) Windows Server 2019
7 17 (3.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 16 (3.08%) Android
9 13 (2.50%) Apple iOS
9 13 (2.50%) Mac OS
10 10 (1.93%) Windows Server 2016
11 7 (1.35%) VMS
12 6 (1.16%) CentOS
13 4 (0.77%) Solaris
13 4 (0.77%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
13 4 (0.77%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.58%) Debian
14 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
15 2 (0.39%) AIX
15 2 (0.39%) CoreOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (21.58%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (18.50%) Customer Service
3 64 (12.33%) CRM
4 58 (11.18%) Data Management
4 58 (11.18%) Time Management
5 49 (9.44%) High Availability
6 46 (8.86%) ITIL
7 45 (8.67%) Innovative Thinking
8 39 (7.51%) Agile
8 39 (7.51%) ERP
9 38 (7.32%) Continuous Improvement
10 32 (6.17%) Collaborative Working
11 31 (5.97%) Project Management
12 28 (5.39%) Validation
13 26 (5.01%) Mathematics
14 25 (4.82%) Cybersecurity
15 23 (4.43%) Service Delivery
16 22 (4.24%) Data Protection
16 22 (4.24%) Service Management
17 21 (4.05%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 46 (8.86%) SQL
2 42 (8.09%) PowerShell
3 19 (3.66%) Bash
3 19 (3.66%) Python
4 14 (2.70%) T-SQL
5 13 (2.50%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.73%) Java
6 9 (1.73%) VBA
7 2 (0.39%) Korn
7 2 (0.39%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.19%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.19%) C#
8 1 (0.19%) JCL
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 76 (14.64%) Security Cleared
2 58 (11.18%) Cisco Certification
2 58 (11.18%) DV Cleared
2 58 (11.18%) SC Cleared
3 45 (8.67%) CCNP
4 34 (6.55%) CCNA
4 34 (6.55%) Degree
5 26 (5.01%) Microsoft Certification
6 24 (4.62%) RHCSA
7 18 (3.47%) DBS Check
8 10 (1.93%) MCSE
9 9 (1.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 8 (1.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 7 (1.35%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.96%) A+ Certification
14 3 (0.58%) ACCA
14 3 (0.58%) RHCE
15 2 (0.39%) CCAB
15 2 (0.39%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.43%) GDPR
2 18 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 13 (2.50%) Data Quality
3 13 (2.50%) SLA
4 10 (1.93%) QA
5 5 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.96%) PMO
6 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.39%) NIST
8 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.19%) IFRS
System Software
1 67 (12.91%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.31%) vSphere
4 11 (2.12%) VMware ESXi
5 9 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.35%) Docker
7 5 (0.96%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.19%) Firmware
9 1 (0.19%) KVM
9 1 (0.19%) NFS
9 1 (0.19%) Time Sharing Option
9 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 39 (7.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.08%) Ansible
3 14 (2.70%) Terraform
4 9 (1.73%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.96%) PaperCut
6 4 (0.77%) Puppet
6 4 (0.77%) Red Hat Satellite
6 4 (0.77%) SCCM
7 3 (0.58%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.58%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.39%) Grafana
8 2 (0.39%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.19%) CA Endevor
9 1 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.19%) Salt
9 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 182 (35.07%) Microsoft
2 71 (13.68%) Cisco
3 49 (9.44%) Salesforce
4 46 (8.86%) VMware
5 34 (6.55%) Red Hat
5 34 (6.55%) SAP
6 21 (4.05%) Oracle
7 18 (3.47%) ServiceNow
8 14 (2.70%) Apple
9 10 (1.93%) Samsung
10 8 (1.54%) Adobe
11 7 (1.35%) Google
11 7 (1.35%) Juniper
11 7 (1.35%) Workday
12 5 (0.96%) Datto
12 5 (0.96%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.96%) IBM
12 5 (0.96%) Palo Alto
13 4 (0.77%) Progress
13 4 (0.77%) RedGate