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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our System Software category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank723
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads5517
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.007 %
As % of the category below87.30 %56.67 %
Salaries quoted289
Average minimum salary£36,500£37,222
Average salary£37,893£40,833
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum salary£39,286£44,444
UK excluding London average salary£30,790£32,583
% change on same period last year-5.50 %
Aberdeen IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Aberdeen
Matching permanent IT job ads6330
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.013 %
Salaries quoted3220
Average minimum salary£35,771£35,160
Average salary£37,510£37,660
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Average maximum salary£39,250£40,160
UK excluding London average salary£34,422£35,339
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Active Directory ScotlandActive Directory
Scotland

Active Directory
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Aberdeen Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Aberdeen Active Directory Salary Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Active Directory also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Active Directory.

164 (80.00 %)Windows
259 (73.75 %)Windows Server 2003
340 (50.00 %)Microsoft
438 (47.50 %)MS Exchange
537 (46.25 %)Exchange Server 2003
629 (36.25 %)Citrix
727 (33.75 %)Microsoft Certification
727 (33.75 %)VMware
823 (28.75 %)MCSE
922 (27.50 %)Linux
1021 (26.25 %)Cisco
1120 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
1218 (22.50 %)SAN
1316 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
1415 (18.75 %)SQL
1514 (17.50 %)MCP
1514 (17.50 %)Firewall
1612 (15.00 %)Windows 2000
1612 (15.00 %)ITIL
1711 (13.75 %)Lotus
1711 (13.75 %)IIS
1810 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
1810 (12.50 %)MS Excel
1810 (12.50 %)LAN
1810 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
199 (11.25 %)WAN
199 (11.25 %)Windows XP
199 (11.25 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
199 (11.25 %)Oracle
199 (11.25 %)Exchange Server 2000

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Active Directory also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Active Directory. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (6.250 %).NET
22 (2.500 %)ASP.NET
22 (2.500 %)XML
22 (2.500 %)HTML
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
138 (47.50 %)MS Exchange
237 (46.25 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (13.75 %)IIS
410 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
59 (11.25 %)Exchange Server 2000
68 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
74 (5.000 %)SharePoint
74 (5.000 %)BizTalk Server
81 (1.250 %)Lotus Domino
Aberdeen IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (12.50 %)MS Excel
27 (8.750 %)MS Office
31 (1.250 %)MS Project
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (22.50 %)SAN
214 (17.50 %)Firewall
310 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
310 (12.50 %)LAN
49 (11.25 %)WAN
57 (8.750 %)VPN
64 (5.000 %)VoIP
73 (3.750 %)Internet
82 (2.500 %)Broadband
91 (1.250 %)DNS
91 (1.250 %)DHCP
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (7.500 %)SQL Server
22 (2.500 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.250 %)MS Access
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.500 %)Visual Studio
Aberdeen IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (6.250 %)Telecoms
24 (5.000 %)Finance
32 (2.500 %)Education
41 (1.250 %)Health
41 (1.250 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.250 %)Retail
41 (1.250 %)Insurance
41 (1.250 %)Pensions
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (21.25 %)Analyst
215 (18.75 %)Network Engineer
314 (17.50 %)Systems Engineer
413 (16.25 %)Administrator
57 (8.750 %)Field Engineer
66 (7.500 %)Support Analyst
66 (7.500 %)Network Administrator
75 (6.250 %)Service Desk Analyst
75 (6.250 %)Systems Administrator
75 (6.250 %)Service Analyst
75 (6.250 %)Infrastructure Analyst
84 (5.000 %)Desktop Support
84 (5.000 %)IT Support Analyst
84 (5.000 %)Linux Engineer
93 (3.750 %)Senior Network Administrator
93 (3.750 %)Infrastructure Engineer
102 (2.500 %)Network Analyst
102 (2.500 %)Junior
102 (2.500 %)Software Engineer
102 (2.500 %)Network Support Analyst
Aberdeen IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.000 %)Video Conferencing
23 (3.750 %)Blackberry
23 (3.750 %)PDA
31 (1.250 %)Computer Science
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
164 (80.00 %)Windows
259 (73.75 %)Windows Server 2003
322 (27.50 %)Linux
416 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
512 (15.00 %)Windows 2000
69 (11.25 %)Windows XP
76 (7.500 %)Windows Vista
83 (3.750 %)UNIX
91 (1.250 %)Windows NT
91 (1.250 %)Solaris
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (15.00 %)ITIL
22 (2.500 %)ERP
22 (2.500 %)Service Delivery
22 (2.500 %)Business Desktop Deployment
31 (1.250 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (1.250 %)Business Continuity
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (18.75 %)SQL
24 (5.000 %)VB.NET
33 (3.750 %)VB
42 (2.500 %)JavaScript
42 (2.500 %)VBA
51 (1.250 %)VBScript
Aberdeen IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (33.75 %)Microsoft Certification
223 (28.75 %)MCSE
314 (17.50 %)MCP
49 (11.25 %)Degree
58 (10.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
58 (10.00 %)CCA
58 (10.00 %)Citrix Certification
67 (8.750 %)Cisco Certification
76 (7.500 %)CCNA
85 (6.250 %)MCDST
85 (6.250 %)MCSA
93 (3.750 %)HNC
93 (3.750 %)HND
102 (2.500 %)ITIL Certification
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (5.000 %)SLA
14 (5.000 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Aberdeen IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (25.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
25 (6.250 %)Backup Exec
32 (2.500 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (1.250 %)VMware Server
41 (1.250 %)Samba
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (11.25 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.250 %)Norton AntiVirus
Aberdeen IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (50.00 %)Microsoft
229 (36.25 %)Citrix
327 (33.75 %)VMware
421 (26.25 %)Cisco
511 (13.75 %)Lotus
69 (11.25 %)Oracle
75 (6.250 %)Novell
75 (6.250 %)VERITAS
83 (3.750 %)CommVault
92 (2.500 %)SAP
101 (1.250 %)Adobe
101 (1.250 %)Symantec