Active Directory Jobs in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Active Directory
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 32 59
Rank change year-on-year 0 +27 -7
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 441 426 344
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.43% 7.28% 4.82%
As % of the System Software category 44.95% 42.90% 34.09%
Number of salaries quoted 397 362 280
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,775 £23,113
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -7.14% -17.65%
75th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,000 £60,000 £62,625
South East median annual salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - -12.50%

All System Software Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 981 993 1,009
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.30% 16.96% 14.15%
Number of salaries quoted 784 632 673
10th Percentile £29,053 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,938 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -10.91%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,813 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -2.20%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the Thames Valley

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in the Thames Valley

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the Thames Valley

Active Directory
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 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
Berkshire +32 240 £49,750 +53.08% 33
Oxfordshire +10 113 £40,000 +23.08% 20
Buckinghamshire -38 88 £38,000 +16.92% 27
Active Directory
South East

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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
1 112 (25.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 94 (21.32%) SharePoint
3 20 (4.54%) IIS
4 7 (1.59%) WordPress
5 5 (1.13%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.13%) OpenStack
Applications
1 69 (15.65%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (2.49%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.68%) Sage X3
2 2 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 273 (61.90%) Microsoft 365
2 215 (48.75%) Azure
3 89 (20.18%) Entra ID
4 61 (13.83%) OneDrive
5 26 (5.90%) Azure Monitor
5 26 (5.90%) Power Platform
6 23 (5.22%) Azure Storage
7 16 (3.63%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.95%) Google Workspace
8 13 (2.95%) OCI
8 13 (2.95%) PowerApps
8 13 (2.95%) WhatsApp
9 12 (2.72%) iTunes
10 11 (2.49%) ShareGate
11 9 (2.04%) Cloud Computing
11 9 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (1.13%) PaaS
13 4 (0.91%) SaaS
14 3 (0.68%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 136 (30.84%) Firewall
2 124 (28.12%) DNS
3 84 (19.05%) DHCP
4 38 (8.62%) Wi-Fi
5 33 (7.48%) Wireless
6 31 (7.03%) WAN
7 29 (6.58%) SAN
8 25 (5.67%) VoIP
9 24 (5.44%) LAN
9 24 (5.44%) VPN
10 23 (5.22%) Network Security
11 19 (4.31%) TCP/IP
12 14 (3.17%) SSL
12 14 (3.17%) VLAN
13 12 (2.72%) NAS
14 11 (2.49%) SNMP
15 8 (1.81%) SD-WAN
16 7 (1.59%) 4G
16 7 (1.59%) DSL
16 7 (1.59%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (9.75%) SQL Server
2 26 (5.90%) Power BI
3 14 (3.17%) Amazon RDS
4 8 (1.81%) MySQL
5 5 (1.13%) InfluxDB
5 5 (1.13%) MariaDB
5 5 (1.13%) Oracle Database
5 5 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (1.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 6 (1.36%) MSI
2 5 (1.13%) AdminStudio
2 5 (1.13%) Git
2 5 (1.13%) InstallShield
2 5 (1.13%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.45%) JIRA
General
1 155 (35.15%) Social Skills
2 26 (5.90%) Organisational Skills
3 24 (5.44%) Documentation Skills
4 19 (4.31%) Law
5 18 (4.08%) Finance
6 17 (3.85%) Legal
7 16 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (3.63%) Manufacturing
8 15 (3.40%) Analytical Skills
9 13 (2.95%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.13%) Marketing
11 5 (1.13%) Retail
12 3 (0.68%) Banking
12 3 (0.68%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 80 (18.14%) IT Support
2 64 (14.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 64 (14.51%) Support Engineer
3 63 (14.29%) IT Engineer
4 57 (12.93%) Analyst
5 46 (10.43%) IT Support Engineer
6 44 (9.98%) IT Analyst
7 37 (8.39%) Senior
8 36 (8.16%) 2nd Line Support
9 34 (7.71%) Support Specialist
10 32 (7.26%) IT Technician
10 32 (7.26%) Systems Engineer
11 31 (7.03%) Active Directory Specialist
11 31 (7.03%) Azure Specialist
12 30 (6.80%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 28 (6.35%) 3rd Line Support
14 26 (5.90%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 25 (5.67%) Active Directory Support
15 25 (5.67%) Support Analyst
16 22 (4.99%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.40%) ARM Templates
2 5 (1.13%) .NET
3 4 (0.91%) LAMP
3 4 (0.91%) LDAP
4 3 (0.68%) Azure Blueprints
4 3 (0.68%) FIDO
4 3 (0.68%) OAuth
4 3 (0.68%) OpenID
4 3 (0.68%) SailPoint
4 3 (0.68%) SAML
4 3 (0.68%) WebAuthn
5 1 (0.23%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.84%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (7.03%) Data Centre
2 31 (7.03%) PKI
3 20 (4.54%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.85%) Driving Licence
5 15 (3.40%) CMDB
6 14 (3.17%) Smartphone
7 9 (2.04%) Private Cloud
8 6 (1.36%) Replication
9 5 (1.13%) Educational Technology
9 5 (1.13%) Public Cloud
9 5 (1.13%) Shadow IT
10 4 (0.91%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.68%) EMC VNX
11 3 (0.68%) Hybrid Cloud
11 3 (0.68%) iPhone
11 3 (0.68%) Social Media
11 3 (0.68%) Wiki
12 2 (0.45%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 326 (73.92%) Windows
2 182 (41.27%) Windows Server
3 141 (31.97%) Windows 10
4 82 (18.59%) Windows Server 2016
4 82 (18.59%) Windows Server 2019
5 79 (17.91%) Linux
6 60 (13.61%) Windows Server 2012
7 28 (6.35%) Apple iOS
8 23 (5.22%) Windows 7
9 22 (4.99%) Android
10 17 (3.85%) Windows XP
11 16 (3.63%) Mac OS
12 11 (2.49%) Windows NT
13 9 (2.04%) Ubuntu
14 8 (1.81%) CentOS
15 7 (1.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 7 (1.59%) Windows 8
16 6 (1.36%) VMS
17 4 (0.91%) Mac OS X
18 3 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (24.04%) ITIL
2 101 (22.90%) Problem-Solving
3 85 (19.27%) Cybersecurity
4 84 (19.05%) Customer Service
5 74 (16.78%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 67 (15.19%) Service Management
7 44 (9.98%) Agile
8 40 (9.07%) Change Management
9 39 (8.84%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 37 (8.39%) Change Control
10 37 (8.39%) ITSM
11 34 (7.71%) Release Management
12 32 (7.26%) Analytics
13 31 (7.03%) DevOps
14 30 (6.80%) Project Management
15 28 (6.35%) Roadmaps
16 27 (6.12%) Break/Fix
17 26 (5.90%) Business Intelligence
17 26 (5.90%) Mentoring
18 25 (5.67%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (19.50%) PowerShell
2 64 (14.51%) SQL
3 31 (7.03%) C#
4 26 (5.90%) VB
5 22 (4.99%) VBScript
6 15 (3.40%) Bash
6 15 (3.40%) Bicep
7 13 (2.95%) Python
8 5 (1.13%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.13%) Perl
8 5 (1.13%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.13%) T-SQL
8 5 (1.13%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 118 (26.76%) Security Cleared
2 94 (21.32%) Degree
3 84 (19.05%) DV Cleared
4 81 (18.37%) SC Cleared
5 35 (7.94%) Microsoft Certification
6 31 (7.03%) Cisco Certification
7 30 (6.80%) MCP
8 27 (6.12%) CCNA
9 24 (5.44%) A+ Certification
10 17 (3.85%) HNC
11 15 (3.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 12 (2.72%) CCNP
13 11 (2.49%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (2.49%) Master's Degree
14 7 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
15 6 (1.36%) MCSE
16 4 (0.91%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 2 (0.45%) CCENT
17 2 (0.45%) Computer Science Degree
17 2 (0.45%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (10.43%) SLA
2 8 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (0.68%) GDPR
3 3 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.23%) QA
System Software
1 106 (24.04%) VMware Infrastructure
2 72 (16.33%) Hyper-V
3 23 (5.22%) Virtual Desktop
4 18 (4.08%) Firmware
4 18 (4.08%) Virtual Machines
4 18 (4.08%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (2.95%) vSphere
6 8 (1.81%) Docker
7 5 (1.13%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 5 (1.13%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (0.91%) XenApp
9 3 (0.68%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.23%) NFS
Systems Management
1 110 (24.94%) SCCM
2 93 (21.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 49 (11.11%) SCOM
3 49 (11.11%) WSUS
4 28 (6.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 20 (4.54%) Kubernetes
6 19 (4.31%) NetBackup
7 18 (4.08%) vCenter Server
8 15 (3.40%) EMC NetWorker
9 11 (2.49%) Sysprep
10 6 (1.36%) Ansible
10 6 (1.36%) Terraform
11 5 (1.13%) Puppet
11 5 (1.13%) Red Hat Spacewalk
12 4 (0.91%) PaperCut
13 3 (0.68%) Jamf Pro
13 3 (0.68%) Nessus
13 3 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
14 2 (0.45%) Nagios
14 2 (0.45%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 347 (78.68%) Microsoft
2 156 (35.37%) VMware
3 48 (10.88%) Cisco
4 46 (10.43%) Citrix
5 41 (9.30%) Veeam
6 22 (4.99%) Apple
6 22 (4.99%) ServiceNow
7 21 (4.76%) Dell
7 21 (4.76%) Google
7 21 (4.76%) HP
7 21 (4.76%) Oracle
8 19 (4.31%) Juniper
8 19 (4.31%) Palo Alto
9 16 (3.63%) Adobe
10 15 (3.40%) EMC
11 12 (2.72%) 3PAR
11 12 (2.72%) Extreme Networks
11 12 (2.72%) Symantec
12 11 (2.49%) Dynatrace
12 11 (2.49%) Nintex