Active Directory Jobs in the North West

Microsoft Active Directory
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 39 46 52
Rank change year-on-year +7 +6 -21
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 496 498 585
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 5.03% 6.33% 6.24%
As % of the System Software category 51.77% 41.29% 36.34%
Number of salaries quoted 445 421 506
10th Percentile £23,000 £23,500 £21,875
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +23.08% -20.73%
75th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £63,000 £57,500 £59,375
England median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -5.88%

All System Software Skills
North West

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 North West with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 958 1,206 1,610
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.71% 15.33% 17.18%
Number of salaries quoted 830 815 1,062
10th Percentile £24,475 £25,420 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the North West

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in the North West

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the North West

Active Directory
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the North West 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
Manchester +6 214 £40,000 -5.88% 46
Cheshire -4 138 £34,000 -8.11% 27
Merseyside +7 65 £32,500 -18.75% 10
Lancashire +22 63 £50,000 +81.82% 18
Cumbria -16 15 £36,500 -18.89% 3
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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
1 116 (23.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 50 (10.08%) SharePoint
3 18 (3.63%) IIS
4 4 (0.81%) CMS
4 4 (0.81%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.40%) Confluence
6 1 (0.20%) Site Server
Applications
1 58 (11.69%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.01%) SAP ERP
2 4 (0.81%) Epicor Tropos
Cloud Services
1 359 (72.38%) Microsoft 365
2 242 (48.79%) Azure
3 120 (24.19%) Entra ID
4 66 (13.31%) AWS
5 23 (4.64%) Power Platform
6 18 (3.63%) SaaS
7 17 (3.43%) GCP
8 16 (3.23%) OneDrive
9 14 (2.82%) PowerApps
10 8 (1.61%) IaaS
10 8 (1.61%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.41%) AWS KMS
11 7 (1.41%) Azure Key Vault
11 7 (1.41%) PaaS
12 6 (1.21%) Google Workspace
13 5 (1.01%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (0.60%) Dynamics 365
14 3 (0.60%) Mimecast
15 2 (0.40%) Amazon EC2
15 2 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 128 (25.81%) DNS
2 103 (20.77%) DHCP
3 89 (17.94%) Firewall
4 70 (14.11%) WAN
5 60 (12.10%) LAN
6 39 (7.86%) TCP/IP
7 32 (6.45%) VPN
8 25 (5.04%) VoIP
9 24 (4.84%) Wi-Fi
10 21 (4.23%) Internet
10 21 (4.23%) SAN
10 21 (4.23%) Wireless
11 15 (3.02%) SD-WAN
12 14 (2.82%) WLAN
13 13 (2.62%) SSL
14 12 (2.42%) iSCSI
15 11 (2.22%) Broadband
15 11 (2.22%) Remote Desktop
16 10 (2.02%) VLAN
17 7 (1.41%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (7.66%) SQL Server
2 10 (2.02%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.41%) MySQL
4 5 (1.01%) MaxDB
4 5 (1.01%) Power BI
4 5 (1.01%) SAP HANA
5 4 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.60%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.20%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (0.40%) JIRA
1 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 2 (0.40%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.20%) MSI
General
1 165 (33.27%) Social Skills
2 59 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (11.69%) Retail
4 48 (9.68%) Finance
5 28 (5.65%) Law
6 20 (4.03%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.83%) Organisational Skills
8 16 (3.23%) Telecoms
9 15 (3.02%) Manufacturing
10 12 (2.42%) Legal
11 5 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.01%) Local Government
12 4 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.81%) Military
12 4 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.40%) Billing
14 1 (0.20%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.20%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 108 (21.77%) Analyst
2 101 (20.36%) IT Support
3 90 (18.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 86 (17.34%) IT Engineer
5 71 (14.31%) Support Engineer
6 59 (11.90%) IT Support Engineer
7 52 (10.48%) Service Analyst
8 50 (10.08%) Senior
9 48 (9.68%) Service Desk Analyst
10 38 (7.66%) 2nd Line Support
11 35 (7.06%) IT Analyst
12 30 (6.05%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 30 (6.05%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 30 (6.05%) Cloud Engineer
12 30 (6.05%) IT Technician
13 28 (5.65%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 27 (5.44%) IT Manager
15 25 (5.04%) Support Technician
16 24 (4.84%) Support Analyst
17 22 (4.44%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.23%) OLE
2 6 (1.21%) LDAP
3 5 (1.01%) BREW
3 5 (1.01%) SAP Basis
3 5 (1.01%) SAP Fiori
4 4 (0.81%) CSS
4 4 (0.81%) HTML
5 3 (0.60%) .NET
6 1 (0.20%) Classic ASP
6 1 (0.20%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 54 (10.89%) Driving Licence
2 27 (5.44%) Smartphone
3 25 (5.04%) Data Centre
4 22 (4.44%) Onboarding
5 17 (3.43%) Public Cloud
6 13 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (2.42%) Hybrid Cloud
7 12 (2.42%) PMI
8 10 (2.02%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.02%) EPoS
9 9 (1.81%) Management Information System
9 9 (1.81%) Private Cloud
9 9 (1.81%) Replication
10 8 (1.61%) Cyberattack
10 8 (1.61%) PKI
11 7 (1.41%) FMCG
12 6 (1.21%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.21%) Fat Client
12 6 (1.21%) Thin Client
13 5 (1.01%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 278 (56.05%) Windows
2 113 (22.78%) Windows Server
3 76 (15.32%) Windows 10
4 56 (11.29%) Linux
5 28 (5.65%) Windows Server 2012
6 26 (5.24%) Windows Server 2019
7 20 (4.03%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (2.42%) Mac OS
9 8 (1.61%) Windows Vista
10 7 (1.41%) VMS
11 6 (1.21%) Android
11 6 (1.21%) Apple iOS
12 4 (0.81%) Debian
13 3 (0.60%) Unix
13 3 (0.60%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.40%) Windows 7
14 2 (0.40%) Windows XP
15 1 (0.20%) CentOS
15 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.20%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (25.00%) ITIL
2 122 (24.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 109 (21.98%) Customer Service
4 89 (17.94%) Problem-Solving
5 76 (15.32%) Disaster Recovery
6 55 (11.09%) Cybersecurity
7 44 (8.87%) ITSM
8 39 (7.86%) Project Management
8 39 (7.86%) Time Management
9 38 (7.66%) ERP
10 37 (7.46%) Service Management
11 36 (7.26%) Capacity Planning
12 33 (6.65%) Continuous Improvement
13 31 (6.25%) Migration
14 30 (6.05%) Server Management
15 26 (5.24%) Presales
16 24 (4.84%) Mentoring
16 24 (4.84%) Roadmaps
17 23 (4.64%) Agile
17 23 (4.64%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 60 (12.10%) PowerShell
2 54 (10.89%) SQL
3 16 (3.23%) R
4 13 (2.62%) Python
5 9 (1.81%) Bash
6 6 (1.21%) Java
7 5 (1.01%) ABAP
7 5 (1.01%) JavaScript
8 4 (0.81%) C#
9 2 (0.40%) VB
10 1 (0.20%) Perl
Qualifications
1 57 (11.49%) Degree
2 51 (10.28%) Microsoft Certification
3 25 (5.04%) MCP
4 21 (4.23%) A+ Certification
5 13 (2.62%) Azure Certification
5 13 (2.62%) DBS Check
6 12 (2.42%) PMI Certification
7 9 (1.81%) CCNA
7 9 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (1.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 8 (1.61%) MCSA
8 8 (1.61%) Security Cleared
9 5 (1.01%) MCSE
9 5 (1.01%) SC Cleared
10 4 (0.81%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.60%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.40%) GIAC
12 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.40%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.20%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.05%) SLA
2 20 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.20%) NCSC
4 1 (0.20%) NIST
4 1 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 76 (15.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 71 (14.31%) Hyper-V
3 12 (2.42%) VMware ESXi
4 9 (1.81%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.81%) VMware Server
5 4 (0.81%) vSphere
6 3 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.40%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.20%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.20%) Docker
8 1 (0.20%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.20%) Postfix
8 1 (0.20%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 89 (17.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (4.23%) SCCM
3 19 (3.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 12 (2.42%) Opsgenie
4 12 (2.42%) VxRail
4 12 (2.42%) ZABBIX
5 10 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.41%) CA Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.21%) WSUS
8 4 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.81%) Terraform
9 3 (0.60%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.40%) Grafana
10 2 (0.40%) Kubernetes
10 2 (0.40%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.40%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.40%) vRealize
11 1 (0.20%) Ansible
11 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.20%) WMI
Vendors
1 332 (66.94%) Microsoft
2 119 (23.99%) VMware
3 46 (9.27%) Cisco
4 44 (8.87%) Citrix
5 30 (6.05%) Apple
6 26 (5.24%) Veeam
7 21 (4.23%) Fortinet
8 18 (3.63%) SolarWinds
9 17 (3.43%) NetApp
10 16 (3.23%) Adobe
10 16 (3.23%) Dell
10 16 (3.23%) ServiceNow
11 14 (2.82%) Sophos
12 12 (2.42%) CA
13 11 (2.22%) Virgin Media
14 9 (1.81%) Aruba
15 8 (1.61%) ESET
15 8 (1.61%) HP
16 7 (1.41%) F5
16 7 (1.41%) Meraki