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 24 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 27 56 32
Rank change year-on-year +29 -24 -9
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 773 517 856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.23% 5.75% 7.75%
As % of the System Software category 55.81% 41.33% 53.43%
Number of salaries quoted 664 438 745
10th Percentile £23,500 £24,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £36,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.22% +4.29% -6.67%
75th Percentile £45,688 £52,188 £47,500
90th Percentile £53,375 £60,000 £57,500
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -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 1,385 1,251 1,602
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.16% 13.91% 14.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,181 741 1,269
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £56,250 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £80,000
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 24 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 24 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 +29 467 £34,000 -2.86% 87
East Midlands +15 300 £32,500 -10.96% 63
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
1 211 (27.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 141 (18.24%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.72%) 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%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
Applications
1 144 (18.63%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (2.59%) 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 6 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.65%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.26%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.13%) Sage 300 ERP
4 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 526 (68.05%) Microsoft 365
2 372 (48.12%) Azure
3 237 (30.66%) Entra ID
4 40 (5.17%) AWS
5 37 (4.79%) OneDrive
6 22 (2.85%) Google Workspace
7 19 (2.46%) Power Platform
8 15 (1.94%) Mimecast
9 12 (1.55%) Azure Sentinel
10 11 (1.42%) Cloud Computing
10 11 (1.42%) Nutanix
11 10 (1.29%) SaaS
12 9 (1.16%) IaaS
13 8 (1.03%) GCP
14 7 (0.91%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (0.78%) Power Automate
16 5 (0.65%) ChatGPT
16 5 (0.65%) PaaS
16 5 (0.65%) WhatsApp
17 4 (0.52%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 242 (31.31%) DNS
2 209 (27.04%) Firewall
3 206 (26.65%) DHCP
4 106 (13.71%) TCP/IP
5 102 (13.20%) WAN
6 96 (12.42%) LAN
7 78 (10.09%) VLAN
8 76 (9.83%) VPN
9 73 (9.44%) SAN
10 60 (7.76%) Wi-Fi
11 30 (3.88%) Wireless
12 20 (2.59%) Internet
12 20 (2.59%) Network Security
13 18 (2.33%) PBX
13 18 (2.33%) VoIP
14 15 (1.94%) Remote Desktop
14 15 (1.94%) SD-WAN
15 12 (1.55%) SMTP
16 11 (1.42%) SNMP
16 11 (1.42%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.82%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.33%) Amazon RDS
3 17 (2.20%) Power BI
4 9 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (1.03%) MySQL
6 6 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
6 6 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.52%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.52%) Redis
8 3 (0.39%) Oracle Database
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
1 262 (33.89%) Social Skills
2 64 (8.28%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (7.50%) Finance
4 52 (6.73%) Law
5 42 (5.43%) Retail
6 40 (5.17%) Manufacturing
7 31 (4.01%) Telecoms
8 28 (3.62%) Legal
9 27 (3.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (1.81%) Local Government
12 11 (1.42%) Banking
13 10 (1.29%) German Language
14 9 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.78%) Police
16 5 (0.65%) Games
17 4 (0.52%) Automotive
17 4 (0.52%) Aviation
17 4 (0.52%) Avionics
17 4 (0.52%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 201 (26.00%) IT Support
2 163 (21.09%) Support Engineer
3 159 (20.57%) IT Engineer
4 105 (13.58%) Analyst
5 102 (13.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 101 (13.07%) IT Support Engineer
7 75 (9.70%) Senior
8 74 (9.57%) IT Technician
9 62 (8.02%) 2nd Line Support
10 55 (7.12%) Support Technician
11 50 (6.47%) IT Support Technician
12 46 (5.95%) IT Analyst
13 43 (5.56%) 1st Line Support
14 39 (5.05%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 37 (4.79%) IT Support Analyst
15 37 (4.79%) Support Analyst
16 36 (4.66%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 36 (4.66%) Administrator
16 36 (4.66%) IT Manager
17 34 (4.40%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.03%) 802.1X
2 6 (0.78%) .NET
3 4 (0.52%) .NET Core
4 3 (0.39%) LDAP
5 2 (0.26%) LAMP
5 2 (0.26%) SAML
5 2 (0.26%) ServiceStack
5 2 (0.26%) V-Ray
6 1 (0.13%) ADO
6 1 (0.13%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 71 (9.18%) Driving Licence
2 59 (7.63%) Data Centre
3 43 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (4.66%) Management Information System
5 35 (4.53%) Replication
6 26 (3.36%) PKI
7 23 (2.98%) Onboarding
8 18 (2.33%) Clustering
9 15 (1.94%) CCTV
10 14 (1.81%) Public Cloud
11 11 (1.42%) Fat Client
11 11 (1.42%) Private Cloud
11 11 (1.42%) Thin Client
12 8 (1.03%) Product Ownership
12 8 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
12 8 (1.03%) Virtual Team
13 7 (0.91%) EFT
14 6 (0.78%) Cyberattack
14 6 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
15 5 (0.65%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 588 (76.07%) Windows
2 353 (45.67%) Windows Server
3 115 (14.88%) Windows 10
4 76 (9.83%) Linux
5 59 (7.63%) Windows Server 2012
6 57 (7.37%) Windows Server 2016
7 50 (6.47%) Windows Server 2019
8 34 (4.40%) Mac OS
9 15 (1.94%) CentOS
10 14 (1.81%) Windows 7
11 13 (1.68%) Android
12 11 (1.42%) Ubuntu
13 10 (1.29%) Apple iOS
14 9 (1.16%) Unix
15 8 (1.03%) Windows Server 2003
15 8 (1.03%) Windows Server 2008
16 6 (0.78%) Mac OS X
16 6 (0.78%) VMS
17 5 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
18 4 (0.52%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 178 (23.03%) Problem-Solving
2 156 (20.18%) ITIL
3 149 (19.28%) Customer Service
4 129 (16.69%) Cybersecurity
5 127 (16.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 64 (8.28%) Service Management
7 56 (7.24%) Disaster Recovery
8 52 (6.73%) Mentoring
9 50 (6.47%) Agile
9 50 (6.47%) Continuous Improvement
10 48 (6.21%) Project Delivery
11 47 (6.08%) ITSM
11 47 (6.08%) Migration
12 42 (5.43%) Service Delivery
13 41 (5.30%) Change Management
14 36 (4.66%) Roadmaps
15 32 (4.14%) Server Management
16 31 (4.01%) ERP
17 28 (3.62%) Asset Management
18 27 (3.49%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 117 (15.14%) PowerShell
2 58 (7.50%) SQL
3 6 (0.78%) Bash
4 5 (0.65%) T-SQL
5 3 (0.39%) Bicep
5 3 (0.39%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.39%) PL/SQL
5 3 (0.39%) Python
5 3 (0.39%) R
6 2 (0.26%) Java
7 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 96 (12.42%) Degree
2 79 (10.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 39 (5.05%) Security Cleared
4 38 (4.92%) Cisco Certification
5 34 (4.40%) CCNA
5 34 (4.40%) MCP
6 30 (3.88%) DBS Check
7 26 (3.36%) A+ Certification
8 25 (3.23%) SC Cleared
9 23 (2.98%) Azure Certification
10 21 (2.72%) MCSE
11 15 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (1.81%) DV Cleared
12 14 (1.81%) Network+ Certification
13 13 (1.68%) CCNP
14 11 (1.42%) MCSA
14 11 (1.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 9 (1.16%) Citrix Certification
16 8 (1.03%) MCITP
17 7 (0.91%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.05%) SLA
2 20 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (2.46%) GDPR
4 8 (1.03%) 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 (24.71%) Hyper-V
2 178 (23.03%) VMware Infrastructure
3 41 (5.30%) VMware ESXi
4 26 (3.36%) vSphere
5 20 (2.59%) Virtual Servers
6 16 (2.07%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
8 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 10 (1.29%) RACF
9 9 (1.16%) Docker
9 9 (1.16%) VMware Server
10 8 (1.03%) pfSense
10 8 (1.03%) Terminal Services
10 8 (1.03%) VMware Workstation
11 5 (0.65%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 5 (0.65%) NFS
11 5 (0.65%) VMware NSX
11 5 (0.65%) XenApp
11 5 (0.65%) XenDesktop
12 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 156 (20.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 87 (11.25%) SCCM
3 15 (1.94%) SCOM
4 13 (1.68%) Terraform
4 13 (1.68%) vCenter Server
5 12 (1.55%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 12 (1.55%) SmoothWall
6 11 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (1.29%) Failover Clustering
8 9 (1.16%) AirWatch
8 9 (1.16%) WSUS
9 7 (0.91%) Jamf Pro
9 7 (0.91%) Kubernetes
10 6 (0.78%) Backup Exec
10 6 (0.78%) FortiGate
11 5 (0.65%) Autotask
12 4 (0.52%) SCOrch
12 4 (0.52%) vMotion
13 2 (0.26%) Trend Micro Deep Security
14 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 518 (67.01%) Microsoft
2 254 (32.86%) VMware
3 113 (14.62%) Veeam
4 101 (13.07%) Cisco
5 52 (6.73%) Dell
6 50 (6.47%) Citrix
7 48 (6.21%) HP
8 38 (4.92%) Apple
9 31 (4.01%) ServiceNow
10 26 (3.36%) Meraki
11 25 (3.23%) Google
12 22 (2.85%) Nimble Storage
12 22 (2.85%) Sophos
13 21 (2.72%) Fortinet
14 18 (2.33%) Acronis
15 17 (2.20%) Adobe
16 15 (1.94%) SonicWALL
16 15 (1.94%) Ubiquiti
17 14 (1.81%) CyberArk
17 14 (1.81%) Sage