Active Directory Jobs in the South West

Microsoft Active Directory
England > South West

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 55 60
Rank change year-on-year +23 +5 +1
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 540 343 433
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.41% 5.19% 5.13%
As % of the System Software category 44.23% 29.83% 29.08%
Number of salaries quoted 465 290 270
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £28,833 £28,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% +5.71% -
75th Percentile £51,500 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £64,550 £66,825
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -5.88%

All System Software Skills
South 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 South West with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,221 1,150 1,489
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 12.22% 17.39% 17.66%
Number of salaries quoted 961 688 889
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £61,750 £72,125 £75,000
90th Percentile £78,138 £82,500 £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 South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the South West over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Gloucestershire +28 149 £39,750 +15.22% 12
Bristol +39 125 £37,500 +25.00% 32
Wiltshire +2 92 £49,000 +15.29% 29
Somerset +27 62 £29,605 -27.79% 20
Devon -3 54 £40,000 +20.30% 9
Dorset -24 48 £37,000 -5.13% 11
Cornwall -14 9 £28,500 -16.18% 1
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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
1 159 (29.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 95 (17.59%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.22%) SharePoint 2010
3 12 (2.22%) SharePoint 2013
4 6 (1.11%) IIS
5 3 (0.56%) Apache
5 3 (0.56%) GlassFish
5 3 (0.56%) JBoss
5 3 (0.56%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.37%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.19%) Confluence
7 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.19%) Moodle
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 82 (15.19%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 292 (54.07%) Microsoft 365
2 239 (44.26%) Azure
3 122 (22.59%) Entra ID
4 59 (10.93%) AWS
5 51 (9.44%) OneDrive
6 31 (5.74%) GCP
7 20 (3.70%) IaaS
8 16 (2.96%) PaaS
9 15 (2.78%) Power Platform
10 10 (1.85%) SaaS
11 9 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.48%) Nutanix
13 7 (1.30%) Mimecast
14 6 (1.11%) PowerApps
15 5 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
15 5 (0.93%) Cloud Computing
15 5 (0.93%) OpenShift
15 5 (0.93%) Power Automate
15 5 (0.93%) WhatsApp
16 3 (0.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 92 (17.04%) DNS
2 84 (15.56%) LAN
3 77 (14.26%) DHCP
4 76 (14.07%) Firewall
5 73 (13.52%) WAN
6 66 (12.22%) TCP/IP
7 47 (8.70%) VPN
8 44 (8.15%) SAN
9 37 (6.85%) Wi-Fi
9 37 (6.85%) Wireless
10 21 (3.89%) VLAN
11 20 (3.70%) Remote Desktop
12 16 (2.96%) Network Security
13 14 (2.59%) NAS
14 12 (2.22%) Internet
14 12 (2.22%) VSAN
14 12 (2.22%) WLAN
15 10 (1.85%) VoIP
16 9 (1.67%) IPsec
17 8 (1.48%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.63%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.48%) MySQL
3 7 (1.30%) Power BI
4 5 (0.93%) RDBMS
4 5 (0.93%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.74%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.56%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database 12c
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.19%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 4 (0.74%) JIRA
2 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.19%) GitLab
3 1 (0.19%) MSI
General
1 177 (32.78%) Social Skills
2 43 (7.96%) Finance
3 41 (7.59%) Organisational Skills
4 35 (6.48%) Public Sector
5 30 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (3.89%) Legal
7 18 (3.33%) Telecoms
8 17 (3.15%) Law
9 16 (2.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (2.78%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.04%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.67%) Automotive
12 9 (1.67%) Banking
13 5 (0.93%) Fire and Rescue
13 5 (0.93%) Marketing
13 5 (0.93%) Military
14 4 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (0.74%) Publishing
15 2 (0.37%) Retail
15 2 (0.37%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 140 (25.93%) Support Engineer
2 102 (18.89%) IT Support
3 93 (17.22%) IT Engineer
4 83 (15.37%) Analyst
5 77 (14.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 56 (10.37%) 2nd Line Support
7 51 (9.44%) IT Support Engineer
8 50 (9.26%) Senior
9 48 (8.89%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 44 (8.15%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 39 (7.22%) IT Technician
12 38 (7.04%) Service Analyst
13 34 (6.30%) Desktop Support
14 33 (6.11%) Field Engineer
14 33 (6.11%) Service Desk Analyst
15 31 (5.74%) Support Technician
16 28 (5.19%) Desktop Engineer
16 28 (5.19%) Desktop Support Engineer
17 27 (5.00%) IT Support Technician
18 26 (4.81%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.11%) EJB
1 6 (1.11%) SAML
2 4 (0.74%) LDAP
3 2 (0.37%) ARM Templates
3 2 (0.37%) JSON
3 2 (0.37%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.19%) OAuth
4 1 (0.19%) OpenID
4 1 (0.19%) RESTEasy
4 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 89 (16.48%) Driving Licence
2 43 (7.96%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 17 (3.15%) Clustering
4 17 (3.15%) iPhone
5 16 (2.96%) Replication
6 15 (2.78%) Smartphone
7 13 (2.41%) Data Centre
8 12 (2.22%) PKI
9 11 (2.04%) Onboarding
10 8 (1.48%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.11%) Fat Client
11 6 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.11%) Thin Client
12 5 (0.93%) CMDB
12 5 (0.93%) EMC VNX
13 4 (0.74%) Cyberattack
13 4 (0.74%) Enterprise Storage
14 3 (0.56%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 412 (76.30%) Windows
2 213 (39.44%) Windows Server
3 139 (25.74%) Windows 10
4 59 (10.93%) Linux
5 46 (8.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 44 (8.15%) Windows Server 2019
7 38 (7.04%) Windows Server 2012
8 35 (6.48%) Mac OS
9 32 (5.93%) Windows 7
10 16 (2.96%) AIX
10 16 (2.96%) Apple iOS
11 15 (2.78%) Android
11 15 (2.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 11 (2.04%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.74%) Unix
13 4 (0.74%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.74%) Windows XP
14 3 (0.56%) Solaris
15 2 (0.37%) CentOS
15 2 (0.37%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (25.37%) ITIL
2 114 (21.11%) Customer Service
3 90 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 88 (16.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 57 (10.56%) Service Management
6 45 (8.33%) ITSM
7 43 (7.96%) Incident Management
8 42 (7.78%) Time Management
9 40 (7.41%) Service Delivery
10 39 (7.22%) Change Management
11 36 (6.67%) Mentoring
12 32 (5.93%) Continuous Improvement
12 32 (5.93%) Cybersecurity
13 31 (5.74%) Mobile Device Management
14 30 (5.56%) Project Delivery
15 29 (5.37%) Information Security
16 24 (4.44%) Agile
16 24 (4.44%) Project Management
16 24 (4.44%) Roadmaps
17 21 (3.89%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 103 (19.07%) PowerShell
2 58 (10.74%) SQL
3 17 (3.15%) Python
4 13 (2.41%) Bash
5 8 (1.48%) Java
6 5 (0.93%) C#
7 1 (0.19%) Bicep
7 1 (0.19%) Go
7 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 137 (25.37%) Security Cleared
2 104 (19.26%) SC Cleared
3 57 (10.56%) Degree
4 54 (10.00%) DV Cleared
5 48 (8.89%) DBS Check
6 45 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 39 (7.22%) A+ Certification
8 28 (5.19%) MCP
9 26 (4.81%) ITIL Certification
10 19 (3.52%) MCSE
11 16 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (2.59%) MCITP
13 9 (1.67%) Network+ Certification
14 7 (1.30%) MCSA
15 6 (1.11%) CCNA
15 6 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
16 5 (0.93%) Azure Certification
16 5 (0.93%) CCA
16 5 (0.93%) Citrix Certification
17 4 (0.74%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.89%) SLA
2 21 (3.89%) GDPR
3 12 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.19%) Data Quality
System Software
1 124 (22.96%) VMware Infrastructure
2 96 (17.78%) Hyper-V
3 21 (3.89%) vSphere
3 21 (3.89%) XenDesktop
4 20 (3.70%) XenApp
5 19 (3.52%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
7 7 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (1.30%) VMware Workstation
8 5 (0.93%) Docker
8 5 (0.93%) RACF
9 3 (0.56%) Forefront TMG
9 3 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 2 (0.37%) Terminal Server
11 1 (0.19%) DFS Replication
11 1 (0.19%) Firmware
11 1 (0.19%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 108 (20.00%) SCCM
2 87 (16.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (3.52%) WSUS
4 17 (3.15%) Backup Exec
5 14 (2.59%) vCenter Server
6 12 (2.22%) NetBackup
7 10 (1.85%) McAfee ePO
7 10 (1.85%) Nagios
8 9 (1.67%) SCVMM
9 8 (1.48%) Kubernetes
9 8 (1.48%) SCOM
10 7 (1.30%) Icinga
11 6 (1.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 5 (0.93%) Ansible
12 5 (0.93%) EMC NetWorker
12 5 (0.93%) OfficeScan
12 5 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
12 5 (0.93%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
13 4 (0.74%) FortiGate
13 4 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 382 (70.74%) Microsoft
2 159 (29.44%) VMware
3 51 (9.44%) Cisco
4 50 (9.26%) Citrix
5 40 (7.41%) HP
6 34 (6.30%) Veeam
7 33 (6.11%) Google
8 27 (5.00%) Dell
9 25 (4.63%) Oracle
10 22 (4.07%) ServiceNow
11 20 (3.70%) McAfee
11 20 (3.70%) SolarWinds
12 17 (3.15%) Red Hat
12 17 (3.15%) Symantec
12 17 (3.15%) Veritas
13 14 (2.59%) Aruba
14 13 (2.41%) Hitachi
14 13 (2.41%) MobileIron
14 13 (2.41%) NetApp
15 12 (2.22%) Fortinet