Active Directory Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft Active Directory
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 55 28
Rank change year-on-year +29 -27 -5
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 765 542 863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.44% 5.84% 7.95%
As % of the System Software category 55.47% 42.51% 53.34%
Number of salaries quoted 667 456 750
10th Percentile £23,500 £24,188 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.67% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £46,375 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
England median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -5.88%

All System Software Skills
Midlands

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 advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,379 1,275 1,618
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.60% 13.73% 14.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,184 770 1,289
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,500 £24,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £56,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 May 2024. 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
West Midlands +30 466 £35,000 -9.68% 103
East Midlands +18 293 £32,500 -10.96% 55
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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
1 215 (28.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 141 (18.43%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.61%) IIS
4 5 (0.65%) Confluence
5 4 (0.52%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (0.52%) IBM Notes
6 3 (0.39%) Apache
6 3 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.39%) nginx
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 144 (18.82%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (2.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) CATIA
5 2 (0.26%) NASTRAN
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
1 5 (0.65%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.26%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
3 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.13%) Sage 300 ERP
3 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 529 (69.15%) Microsoft 365
2 374 (48.89%) Azure
3 231 (30.20%) Entra ID
4 41 (5.36%) AWS
5 39 (5.10%) OneDrive
6 23 (3.01%) Google Workspace
7 20 (2.61%) Power Platform
8 14 (1.83%) Azure Sentinel
9 13 (1.70%) Mimecast
10 11 (1.44%) GCP
11 10 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
11 10 (1.31%) SaaS
12 9 (1.18%) IaaS
12 9 (1.18%) Nutanix
13 7 (0.92%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (0.78%) Power Automate
14 6 (0.78%) WhatsApp
15 5 (0.65%) ChatGPT
15 5 (0.65%) PaaS
16 4 (0.52%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 242 (31.63%) DNS
2 210 (27.45%) Firewall
3 207 (27.06%) DHCP
4 107 (13.99%) TCP/IP
5 98 (12.81%) WAN
6 93 (12.16%) LAN
7 79 (10.33%) VLAN
8 74 (9.67%) SAN
8 74 (9.67%) VPN
9 58 (7.58%) Wi-Fi
10 25 (3.27%) Wireless
11 20 (2.61%) Internet
12 19 (2.48%) VoIP
13 18 (2.35%) Network Security
13 18 (2.35%) PBX
14 15 (1.96%) Remote Desktop
15 13 (1.70%) SD-WAN
15 13 (1.70%) SMTP
16 12 (1.57%) SNMP
16 12 (1.57%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (5.62%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.48%) Amazon RDS
3 18 (2.35%) Power BI
4 9 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (1.05%) MySQL
6 6 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
7 5 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.39%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.39%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.39%) Redis
9 2 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.26%) CouchDB
9 2 (0.26%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.26%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.26%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (0.78%) JIRA
General
1 261 (34.12%) Social Skills
2 62 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (6.80%) Law
4 49 (6.41%) Finance
5 43 (5.62%) Retail
6 41 (5.36%) Manufacturing
7 31 (4.05%) Telecoms
8 29 (3.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
10 19 (2.48%) Legal
11 14 (1.83%) Local Government
12 10 (1.31%) German Language
12 10 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (0.92%) Police
14 5 (0.65%) Games
15 4 (0.52%) Automotive
15 4 (0.52%) Aviation
15 4 (0.52%) Avionics
15 4 (0.52%) Back Office
16 3 (0.39%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 198 (25.88%) IT Support
2 162 (21.18%) Support Engineer
3 158 (20.65%) IT Engineer
4 102 (13.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 99 (12.94%) IT Support Engineer
6 98 (12.81%) Analyst
7 74 (9.67%) IT Technician
8 63 (8.24%) 2nd Line Support
9 62 (8.10%) Senior
10 55 (7.19%) Support Technician
11 50 (6.54%) IT Support Technician
12 46 (6.01%) IT Analyst
13 42 (5.49%) 1st Line Support
14 38 (4.97%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 38 (4.97%) IT Manager
14 38 (4.97%) Support Analyst
15 37 (4.84%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 37 (4.84%) IT Support Analyst
16 36 (4.71%) Administrator
17 33 (4.31%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.05%) 802.1X
2 5 (0.65%) .NET
3 3 (0.39%) .NET Core
3 3 (0.39%) LDAP
4 2 (0.26%) LAMP
4 2 (0.26%) SAML
4 2 (0.26%) ServiceStack
4 2 (0.26%) V-Ray
5 1 (0.13%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 72 (9.41%) Driving Licence
2 63 (8.24%) Data Centre
3 43 (5.62%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (4.58%) Replication
5 28 (3.66%) Management Information System
6 25 (3.27%) PKI
7 23 (3.01%) Onboarding
8 19 (2.48%) Clustering
9 15 (1.96%) CCTV
10 11 (1.44%) Fat Client
10 11 (1.44%) Private Cloud
10 11 (1.44%) Public Cloud
10 11 (1.44%) Thin Client
11 9 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
11 9 (1.18%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.05%) EFT
12 8 (1.05%) Product Ownership
13 6 (0.78%) Cyberattack
13 6 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
14 5 (0.65%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 590 (77.12%) Windows
2 354 (46.27%) Windows Server
3 117 (15.29%) Windows 10
4 76 (9.93%) Linux
5 61 (7.97%) Windows Server 2012
6 58 (7.58%) Windows Server 2016
7 51 (6.67%) Windows Server 2019
8 33 (4.31%) Mac OS
9 15 (1.96%) CentOS
9 15 (1.96%) Windows 7
10 14 (1.83%) Android
11 11 (1.44%) Ubuntu
11 11 (1.44%) Unix
12 10 (1.31%) Apple iOS
13 8 (1.05%) Windows Server 2008
14 7 (0.92%) Windows Server 2003
15 6 (0.78%) Mac OS X
15 6 (0.78%) VMS
16 5 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 4 (0.52%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (22.88%) Problem-Solving
2 156 (20.39%) ITIL
3 144 (18.82%) Customer Service
4 126 (16.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 121 (15.82%) Cybersecurity
6 62 (8.10%) Service Management
7 56 (7.32%) Disaster Recovery
8 51 (6.67%) Mentoring
9 48 (6.27%) Continuous Improvement
9 48 (6.27%) Project Delivery
10 46 (6.01%) Migration
11 44 (5.75%) ITSM
12 42 (5.49%) Service Delivery
13 41 (5.36%) Change Management
14 40 (5.23%) Agile
15 33 (4.31%) Server Management
16 32 (4.18%) ERP
17 30 (3.92%) Kalman Filter
18 28 (3.66%) Asset Management
19 26 (3.40%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 108 (14.12%) PowerShell
2 51 (6.67%) SQL
3 6 (0.78%) Bash
3 6 (0.78%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.39%) Bicep
4 3 (0.39%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.39%) PL/SQL
4 3 (0.39%) Python
4 3 (0.39%) R
5 2 (0.26%) Java
6 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 95 (12.42%) Degree
2 79 (10.33%) Microsoft Certification
3 39 (5.10%) Security Cleared
4 36 (4.71%) Cisco Certification
5 32 (4.18%) CCNA
5 32 (4.18%) MCP
6 30 (3.92%) DBS Check
7 27 (3.53%) SC Cleared
8 26 (3.40%) A+ Certification
9 22 (2.88%) Azure Certification
10 21 (2.75%) MCSE
11 15 (1.96%) MCSA
12 14 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (1.83%) DV Cleared
12 14 (1.83%) Network+ Certification
13 12 (1.57%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 11 (1.44%) CCNP
15 8 (1.05%) Citrix Certification
15 8 (1.05%) MCITP
16 6 (0.78%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.71%) SLA
2 20 (2.61%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (2.48%) GDPR
4 8 (1.05%) Accessibility
5 5 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.52%) NIST
7 3 (0.39%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 191 (24.97%) Hyper-V
2 180 (23.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (5.23%) VMware ESXi
4 25 (3.27%) vSphere
5 20 (2.61%) Virtual Servers
6 17 (2.22%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (1.70%) Virtual Machines
8 10 (1.31%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 9 (1.18%) Docker
10 8 (1.05%) pfSense
10 8 (1.05%) Terminal Services
10 8 (1.05%) VMware Server
10 8 (1.05%) VMware Workstation
11 5 (0.65%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 5 (0.65%) NFS
11 5 (0.65%) VMware NSX
12 4 (0.52%) XenApp
12 4 (0.52%) XenDesktop
13 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
14 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 156 (20.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 90 (11.76%) SCCM
3 15 (1.96%) SCOM
4 13 (1.70%) SmoothWall
4 13 (1.70%) vCenter Server
5 12 (1.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 12 (1.57%) Failover Clustering
5 12 (1.57%) Terraform
6 11 (1.44%) WSUS
7 10 (1.31%) AirWatch
7 10 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
8 7 (0.92%) Kubernetes
9 6 (0.78%) Backup Exec
9 6 (0.78%) FortiGate
10 5 (0.65%) Autotask
11 3 (0.39%) SCOrch
11 3 (0.39%) vMotion
12 2 (0.26%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.26%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 510 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 254 (33.20%) VMware
3 112 (14.64%) Veeam
4 99 (12.94%) Cisco
5 52 (6.80%) Dell
6 50 (6.54%) Citrix
7 48 (6.27%) HP
8 41 (5.36%) Apple
9 28 (3.66%) ServiceNow
10 27 (3.53%) Google
11 26 (3.40%) Meraki
12 23 (3.01%) Nimble Storage
13 22 (2.88%) Sophos
14 21 (2.75%) Fortinet
15 18 (2.35%) Acronis
16 17 (2.22%) Adobe
17 15 (1.96%) SonicWALL
17 15 (1.96%) Ubiquiti
18 14 (1.83%) Sage
19 13 (1.70%) Aruba