Active Directory Jobs with Work from Home Options

Microsoft Active Directory
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Active Directory skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Active Directory over the 6 months to 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 43 61 107
Rank change year-on-year +18 +46 -38
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 1,920 1,920 2,649
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 5.47% 5.03% 3.52%
As % of the System Software category 44.77% 34.84% 18.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,360 1,629 2,211
10th Percentile £27,663 £25,700 £25,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £32,000 £31,231
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% +1.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £60,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -5.88%

All System Software Skills
Work from Home

Active Directory is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4,289 5,511 14,597
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.21% 14.43% 19.42%
Number of salaries quoted 3,293 4,287 7,809
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% +1.82%

Active Directory
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Active Directory trend for jobs with a WFH option

Active Directory
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Active Directory.

Active Directory salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Active Directory
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Active Directory over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Active Directory salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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
1 486 (25.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 273 (14.22%) SharePoint
3 68 (3.54%) IIS
4 15 (0.78%) OpenStack
5 11 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2013
6 9 (0.47%) Tomcat
7 6 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2000
8 4 (0.21%) Apache
8 4 (0.21%) SAS
9 3 (0.16%) Confluence
9 3 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2007
9 3 (0.16%) GlassFish
9 3 (0.16%) JBoss
10 2 (0.10%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.10%) Exchange Server 2010
10 2 (0.10%) SharePoint 2013
10 2 (0.10%) WordPress
11 1 (0.052%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.052%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.052%) Site Server
Applications
1 192 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.16%) AutoCAD
5 3 (0.16%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.16%) SPSS
6 2 (0.10%) CATIA
6 2 (0.10%) NASTRAN
Business Applications
1 24 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
3 10 (0.52%) NEC Housing
4 8 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.10%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.052%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.052%) MIS ActiveH
7 1 (0.052%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 1,229 (64.01%) Azure
2 1,041 (54.22%) Microsoft 365
3 836 (43.54%) Entra ID
4 154 (8.02%) AWS
5 94 (4.90%) OneDrive
6 79 (4.11%) IaaS
7 66 (3.44%) Power Platform
8 54 (2.81%) Azure Storage
9 52 (2.71%) SaaS
10 46 (2.40%) Nutanix
11 43 (2.24%) Azure Monitor
11 43 (2.24%) GCP
12 41 (2.14%) PaaS
13 35 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
14 34 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
14 34 (1.77%) Power Automate
15 33 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
16 31 (1.61%) PowerApps
17 25 (1.30%) Serverless
18 24 (1.25%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 446 (23.23%) DNS
2 413 (21.51%) Firewall
3 320 (16.67%) DHCP
4 259 (13.49%) WAN
5 230 (11.98%) Broadband
6 220 (11.46%) 5G
7 210 (10.94%) LAN
8 173 (9.01%) VPN
9 145 (7.55%) SAN
10 129 (6.72%) TCP/IP
11 119 (6.20%) Wi-Fi
12 98 (5.10%) Internet
13 77 (4.01%) Wireless
14 70 (3.65%) VLAN
15 62 (3.23%) SD-WAN
16 59 (3.07%) VoIP
17 57 (2.97%) Remote Desktop
18 41 (2.14%) Network Security
19 36 (1.88%) WLAN
20 29 (1.51%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 168 (8.75%) SQL Server
2 41 (2.14%) Power BI
3 37 (1.93%) Amazon RDS
4 32 (1.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 25 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 19 (0.99%) Relational Database
7 17 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 15 (0.78%) Oracle Database
9 14 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
9 14 (0.73%) MySQL
10 12 (0.63%) Redis
11 10 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
12 8 (0.42%) NoSQL
13 7 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
13 7 (0.36%) RDBMS
14 5 (0.26%) MariaDB
14 5 (0.26%) MongoDB
14 5 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
14 5 (0.26%) PowerPivot
15 4 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (1.77%) JIRA
2 24 (1.25%) Git
3 14 (0.73%) Jenkins
4 10 (0.52%) Trac
5 7 (0.36%) GitLab
6 5 (0.26%) MSI
7 4 (0.21%) AdminStudio
7 4 (0.21%) InstallShield
8 3 (0.16%) CircleCI
8 3 (0.16%) git-flow
8 3 (0.16%) Moq
8 3 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
8 3 (0.16%) Postman
8 3 (0.16%) Selenium
8 3 (0.16%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.16%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 546 (28.44%) Social Skills
2 347 (18.07%) Analytical Skills
3 312 (16.25%) Finance
4 257 (13.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 114 (5.94%) Legal
6 75 (3.91%) Banking
7 70 (3.65%) Law
8 68 (3.54%) Retail
9 62 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
10 60 (3.13%) Public Sector
11 29 (1.51%) Documentation Skills
12 26 (1.35%) Telecoms
13 24 (1.25%) Games
14 19 (0.99%) German Language
15 16 (0.83%) Advertising
16 13 (0.68%) Marketing
17 12 (0.63%) Aerospace
17 12 (0.63%) General Ledger
18 11 (0.57%) Manufacturing
18 11 (0.57%) Police
Job Titles
1 414 (21.56%) Senior
2 307 (15.99%) Analyst
3 296 (15.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 225 (11.72%) Support Engineer
5 223 (11.61%) IT Support
6 222 (11.56%) IT Engineer
7 212 (11.04%) Technical Specialist
8 210 (10.94%) Linux Specialist
9 135 (7.03%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 127 (6.61%) Senior Linux Specialist
10 127 (6.61%) Senior Technical Specialist
10 127 (6.61%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
11 121 (6.30%) IT Analyst
12 120 (6.25%) IT Support Engineer
13 108 (5.63%) Support Analyst
14 97 (5.05%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 96 (5.00%) 3rd Line Support
16 86 (4.48%) Lead
17 85 (4.43%) Consultant
18 84 (4.38%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (1.46%) ARM Templates
2 25 (1.30%) .NET
3 18 (0.94%) LDAP
3 18 (0.94%) OAuth
4 10 (0.52%) CSS
5 9 (0.47%) YAML
6 8 (0.42%) HTML
6 8 (0.42%) RabbitMQ
6 8 (0.42%) React
6 8 (0.42%) SAML
7 7 (0.36%) ASP.NET
7 7 (0.36%) REST
7 7 (0.36%) SailPoint
8 6 (0.31%) ASP.NET MVC
8 6 (0.31%) Microsoft Graph
8 6 (0.31%) RESTful
8 6 (0.31%) SPFx
8 6 (0.31%) Web Services
9 5 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
9 5 (0.26%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 216 (11.25%) Social Media
2 156 (8.13%) Data Centre
3 138 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
4 123 (6.41%) Management Information System
5 89 (4.64%) Driving Licence
6 78 (4.06%) Public Cloud
7 76 (3.96%) PKI
8 58 (3.02%) Onboarding
9 45 (2.34%) Clustering
10 35 (1.82%) Private Cloud
11 32 (1.67%) Enterprise Storage
11 32 (1.67%) Replication
12 31 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
13 28 (1.46%) Video Conferencing
14 27 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
15 26 (1.35%) IoT
16 21 (1.09%) Client/Server
17 18 (0.94%) Cyberattack
17 18 (0.94%) iPad
18 16 (0.83%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1,239 (64.53%) Windows
2 677 (35.26%) Windows Server
3 470 (24.48%) Linux
4 344 (17.92%) Windows 10
5 254 (13.23%) Ubuntu
6 149 (7.76%) Windows Server 2016
7 116 (6.04%) Windows Server 2012
7 116 (6.04%) Windows Server 2019
8 59 (3.07%) Windows 7
9 46 (2.40%) VMS
10 42 (2.19%) Apple iOS
11 35 (1.82%) Windows 8
12 29 (1.51%) Android
13 27 (1.41%) Windows Server 2008
14 24 (1.25%) Mac OS
14 24 (1.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 17 (0.89%) Unix
16 11 (0.57%) Mac OS X
17 9 (0.47%) CentOS
18 5 (0.26%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 484 (25.21%) Cybersecurity
2 401 (20.89%) ITIL
3 390 (20.31%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 283 (14.74%) Problem-Solving
5 263 (13.70%) CRM
6 252 (13.13%) Customer Service
7 228 (11.88%) IT Strategy
8 223 (11.61%) Artificial Intelligence
9 215 (11.20%) Technology Strategy
10 205 (10.68%) Agile
11 158 (8.23%) DevOps
12 133 (6.93%) Roadmaps
13 131 (6.82%) Disaster Recovery
14 127 (6.61%) Mentoring
15 126 (6.56%) Information Security
16 116 (6.04%) Service Management
17 95 (4.95%) Identity Access Management
17 95 (4.95%) Migration
18 90 (4.69%) Project Management
19 88 (4.58%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 398 (20.73%) PowerShell
2 263 (13.70%) Bash
3 250 (13.02%) SQL
4 53 (2.76%) Python
5 52 (2.71%) C#
6 45 (2.34%) VB
7 37 (1.93%) VBScript
8 33 (1.72%) T-SQL
9 26 (1.35%) Bicep
10 24 (1.25%) PL/SQL
11 21 (1.09%) Perl
12 15 (0.78%) Java
13 14 (0.73%) ActionScript
13 14 (0.73%) JavaScript
14 7 (0.36%) Kusto Query Language
15 6 (0.31%) TypeScript
16 4 (0.21%) Korn
16 4 (0.21%) Ruby
17 3 (0.16%) R
17 3 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 238 (12.40%) Degree
2 175 (9.11%) Security Cleared
3 134 (6.98%) Microsoft Certification
4 101 (5.26%) DV Cleared
5 87 (4.53%) SC Cleared
6 68 (3.54%) Azure Certification
7 46 (2.40%) MCP
8 29 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
9 28 (1.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 21 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
10 21 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
10 21 (1.09%) MCSE
11 19 (0.99%) CCNA
11 19 (0.99%) DBS Check
12 17 (0.89%) MCITP
13 16 (0.83%) APMP
14 14 (0.73%) A+ Certification
14 14 (0.73%) PMI Certification
15 13 (0.68%) Citrix Certification
15 13 (0.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (4.27%) SLA
2 57 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 52 (2.71%) Cyber Essentials
4 17 (0.89%) Data Quality
5 14 (0.73%) GDPR
6 12 (0.63%) SOC 2
7 11 (0.57%) NIST
8 9 (0.47%) Accessibility
9 8 (0.42%) GRC
10 7 (0.36%) QA
11 6 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.21%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.16%) ISO 9001
13 3 (0.16%) JSP 440
13 3 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.16%) WCAG
14 2 (0.10%) GxP
14 2 (0.10%) ITGC
14 2 (0.10%) PMO
15 1 (0.052%) HIPAA
System Software
1 412 (21.46%) VMware Infrastructure
2 292 (15.21%) Hyper-V
3 94 (4.90%) Virtual Desktop
4 92 (4.79%) VMware ESXi
5 83 (4.32%) Virtual Machines
6 70 (3.65%) vSphere
7 53 (2.76%) XenApp
8 51 (2.66%) Docker
9 50 (2.60%) RACF
10 43 (2.24%) XenDesktop
11 27 (1.41%) VirtualBox
12 22 (1.15%) Virtual Servers
13 18 (0.94%) NFS
14 14 (0.73%) VMware Workstation
15 13 (0.68%) OpenSSH
15 13 (0.68%) Terminal Services
16 10 (0.52%) pfSense
17 9 (0.47%) Firmware
17 9 (0.47%) Forefront TMG
18 8 (0.42%) DFS Replication
Systems Management
1 558 (29.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 213 (11.09%) Jamf Pro
3 174 (9.06%) SCCM
4 96 (5.00%) Ansible
5 87 (4.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 86 (4.48%) Terraform
7 84 (4.38%) WSUS
8 72 (3.75%) Single Sign-On
9 69 (3.59%) vCenter Server
10 65 (3.39%) Kubernetes
11 53 (2.76%) SCOM
12 28 (1.46%) Microsoft Clustering
13 24 (1.25%) ZABBIX
14 18 (0.94%) Grafana
14 18 (0.94%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
15 15 (0.78%) PowerCLI
16 13 (0.68%) IBM BigFix
17 12 (0.63%) CA Single Sign-On
17 12 (0.63%) Opsgenie
17 12 (0.63%) VxRail
Vendors
1 1,365 (71.09%) Microsoft
2 597 (31.09%) VMware
3 273 (14.22%) CyberArk
4 210 (10.94%) Tanium
5 162 (8.44%) Cisco
6 149 (7.76%) Citrix
7 81 (4.22%) Veeam
8 80 (4.17%) Apple
8 80 (4.17%) ServiceNow
9 60 (3.13%) Meraki
10 51 (2.66%) Dell
11 49 (2.55%) Adobe
12 45 (2.34%) Fortinet
12 45 (2.34%) SolarWinds
13 42 (2.19%) HP
14 41 (2.14%) Oracle
15 39 (2.03%) Commvault
15 39 (2.03%) NetApp
16 33 (1.72%) Red Hat
17 28 (1.46%) Sophos