ICT security administrator
ICT security administrators plan and carry out security measures to protect information and data from unauthorised access, deliberate attack, theft and corruption.
ICT security administrator iCT security administrators plan and carry out security measures to protect information and data from unauthorised access, deliberate attack, theft and corruption. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include ICT safety, ethical hacking principles, ICT network security risks, system backup best practice, internet governance.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £54,647 a year for Cyber security professionals (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £42,761 to £71,808 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2135). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only ICT security administrator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does ICT security administrator do?
ICT security administrators plan and carry out security measures to protect information and data from unauthorised access, deliberate attack, theft and corruption.
What skills does ICT security administrator need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include ICT safety, ethical hacking principles, ICT network security risks, system backup best practice, internet governance, cyber attack counter-measures. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace ICT security administrator?
Our AI-durability model gives ICT security administrator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.