Microsoft Active Directory
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 49 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +29 | -33 |
| Permanent jobs citing Active Directory | 5,961 | 5,550 | 7,711 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.81% | 5.70% | 4.62% |
| As % of the System Software category | 49.77% | 36.46% | 25.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,738 | 4,592 | 6,183 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,500 | £25,160 | £24,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £30,250 | £28,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £57,500 | £56,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £36,870 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.07% | +5.34% | -6.67% |
All System Software Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for system software skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 11,977 | 15,223 | 30,736 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 11.67% | 15.64% | 18.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,369 | 9,898 | 15,651 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,750 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £37,500 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -0.90% | +0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Active Directory
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory.
Active Directory
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Active Directory
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 |
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| England | +19 | 5,499 | £37,500 | -6.25% | 1,030 |
| UK excluding London | +14 | 4,417 | £35,000 | -5.07% | 835 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 1,904 | £45,000 | - | 368 |
| London | +21 | 1,409 | £50,000 | - | 246 |
| South East | -1 | 1,169 | £37,500 | +7.14% | 213 |
| North of England | +27 | 1,092 | £35,000 | -7.89% | 211 |
| Midlands | +27 | 779 | £33,500 | -8.22% | 141 |
| South West | +21 | 542 | £37,500 | +1.35% | 128 |
| North West | +4 | 507 | £37,500 | -11.76% | 113 |
| East of England | +12 | 483 | £31,000 | -17.33% | 89 |
| West Midlands | +31 | 472 | £34,375 | -4.51% | 84 |
| Yorkshire | +39 | 394 | £32,500 | -5.80% | 81 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 301 | £32,500 | -10.96% | 57 |
| Scotland | -44 | 247 | £33,000 | -8.97% | 51 |
| North East | +28 | 191 | £33,000 | -9.59% | 20 |
| Wales | +13 | 87 | £28,290 | -25.06% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 12 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 4 | £85,000 | -5.56% | |
| Isle of Man | -9 | 4 | £43,000 | -40.69% | 2 |
Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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