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Salary guide

University administrator salaries in the UK

The 241 university administrator jobs with a salary advertised on UniJobs in the last 12 months typically paid £29,600 to £32,700. Half of them had a mid-point between £28,800 and £35,300.

Typical mid-point

£31,300

a year · from 241 adverts

By pay grade

	Typical salary	Middle half	Jobs
Grade 5	£40,800 to £46,600	£43,300 to £43,700	7
Grade 8	£27,600 to £30,000	–	3

By subject

	Typical salary	Middle half	Jobs
Law	£35,600 to £40,100	£30,500 to £50,300	4
Education & Teacher Training	£31,900 to £35,300	–	3

By region

	Typical salary	Middle half	Jobs
West Midlands	£29,800 to £33,900	£29,100 to £33,900	42
Greater London	£38,300 to £41,700	£36,200 to £43,100	36
South East England	£29,800 to £33,800	£29,300 to £34,500	35
North West England	£26,700 to £30,400	£26,000 to £33,900	32
South West England	£27,300 to £31,000	£28,800 to £35,000	26
East Midlands	£30,600 to £32,500	£29,100 to £35,000	17
Yorkshire and the Humber	£27,600 to £30,000	£28,800 to £31,300	17
Wales	£32,100 to £36,600	£32,100 to £37,200	13
Scotland	£28,800 to £31,900	£28,200 to £32,400	11
East of England	£31,900 to £37,400	£31,200 to £36,600	7
North East England	£25,800 to £26,700	–	3

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Senior Administrator (Research) - School of Education - 102427S26 - Grade 5The University of Birmingham · Birmingham £30,100–£35,900 Project Officer (BiCOPS)The University of Birmingham · Birmingham · Level 5 £33,000–£39,900 Governance Support OfficerThe University of Kent · Canterbury £27,900–£31,000 Pre-CAS OfficerThe University of East London · London £36,200–£39,600 Student Administration Officer (Tuition Fee Billing and LLE Funding)Royal Holloway and Bedford New College · Egham £29,800 SEDarc AdministratorRoyal Holloway and Bedford New College · Egham £35,300 Events AdministratorThe University of Kent · Canterbury £25,200–£26,600 Quality and Academic Standards ManagerLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · London £46,600–£52,900 Research Development OfficerThe University of Birmingham · Birmingham £36,600–£48,800 Operations Administrator & PAUniversity of Warwick · Coventry £27,200–£31,000

Questions

How much does a university administrator earn in the UK?

Based on 241 adverts on UniJobs in the last 12 months, a typical university administrator job paid £29,600 to £32,700 a year, with a typical mid-point of £31,300.

What grade is a university administrator?

Universities set their own grades. In adverts on UniJobs, university administrator jobs were most often advertised at Grade 5 or Grade 8.

How these figures work. They come only from salaries stated in job adverts on UniJobs over the last 12 months, per year, in pounds. "Typical salary" is the middle of the advertised starting points to the middle of the advertised top points. "Middle half" is the range of mid-points that half of the adverts fell within. Pay grades are set by each university, so the same grade can pay differently from place to place, and figures update as new jobs are posted.

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