Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Bedford 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3426
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads79
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below53.85 %69.23 %
Salaries quoted77
Average minimum salary£32,143£27,143
Average salary£33,929£29,897
% change on same period last year+13.48 %
Average maximum salary£35,714£32,651
UK excluding London average salary£31,935£32,118
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads1313
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.006 %
Salaries quoted1311
Average minimum salary£30,706£25,636
Average salary£31,765£28,389
% change on same period last year+11.89 %
Average maximum salary£32,824£31,141
UK excluding London average salary£35,297£34,746
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Active Directory BedfordshireActive Directory
Bedfordshire

Active Directory
Demand Trend

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

Bedford 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 Bedford region.

Bedford Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

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

Bedford Active Directory Salary Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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.

120 (76.92 %)Windows
217 (65.38 %)SQL Server
313 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
412 (46.15 %)Microsoft
511 (42.31 %)IIS
511 (42.31 %)Microsoft Certification
610 (38.46 %)VBScript
610 (38.46 %)MCSE
610 (38.46 %)VMware
79 (34.62 %)Exchange Server 2003
79 (34.62 %)SQL
88 (30.77 %)Windows Server 2003
88 (30.77 %)VB
88 (30.77 %)Cisco
88 (30.77 %)Windows XP
88 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2005
97 (26.92 %)SharePoint
97 (26.92 %)DNS
97 (26.92 %)VBA
97 (26.92 %)ASP
106 (23.08 %)MS Office
106 (23.08 %)C#
106 (23.08 %)SharePoint Server 2007
106 (23.08 %)Windows 2000 Server
115 (19.23 %)Windows Vista
115 (19.23 %)VMware Infrastructure
115 (19.23 %)SSL
115 (19.23 %)TCP/IP
115 (19.23 %)Internet
124 (15.38 %)Citrix

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (26.92 %)ASP
21 (3.846 %).NET Framework
21 (3.846 %).NET
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
211 (42.31 %)IIS
39 (34.62 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (26.92 %)SharePoint
56 (23.08 %)SharePoint Server 2007
64 (15.38 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
72 (7.692 %)Lotus Domino
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (23.08 %)MS Office
21 (3.846 %)MS Excel
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (26.92 %)DNS
25 (19.23 %)SSL
25 (19.23 %)Internet
25 (19.23 %)TCP/IP
33 (11.54 %)Firewall
33 (11.54 %)DHCP
42 (7.692 %)Network Security
51 (3.846 %)Wireless
51 (3.846 %)VPN
51 (3.846 %)LAN
51 (3.846 %)WAN
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (65.38 %)SQL Server
28 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2000
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (15.38 %)Telecoms
22 (7.692 %)Pensions
31 (3.846 %)Construction
31 (3.846 %)Health
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (34.62 %)Analyst
28 (30.77 %)Systems Engineer
35 (19.23 %)Systems Support
35 (19.23 %)Support Engineer
35 (19.23 %)Integration Analyst
44 (15.38 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
44 (15.38 %)3rd Line Support
44 (15.38 %)Network Analyst
44 (15.38 %)Administrator
44 (15.38 %)Systems Support Engineer
53 (11.54 %)Support Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Support Technician
62 (7.692 %)Technical Consultant
62 (7.692 %)Server Support
62 (7.692 %)Systems Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Consultant
62 (7.692 %)Server Support Technician
62 (7.692 %)Server Engineer
62 (7.692 %)Network Technician
62 (7.692 %)Technical Analyst
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)Blackberry
12 (7.692 %)Management Information System
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (76.92 %)Windows
28 (30.77 %)Windows XP
28 (30.77 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (23.08 %)Windows 2000 Server
45 (19.23 %)Windows Vista
52 (7.692 %)Windows 2000
61 (3.846 %)UNIX
61 (3.846 %)Linux
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (11.54 %)Project Management
21 (3.846 %)Web Development
21 (3.846 %)Security Cleared
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (38.46 %)VBScript
29 (34.62 %)SQL
38 (30.77 %)VB
47 (26.92 %)VBA
56 (23.08 %)C#
61 (3.846 %)VB.NET
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (42.31 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (38.46 %)MCSE
34 (15.38 %)MCSA
42 (7.692 %)MCDST
51 (3.846 %)CCNA
51 (3.846 %)Cisco Certification
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.846 %)SLA
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (19.23 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (7.692 %)Backup Exec
31 (3.846 %)Terminal Services
31 (3.846 %)VMware ESX
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (46.15 %)Microsoft
210 (38.46 %)VMware
38 (30.77 %)Cisco
44 (15.38 %)Citrix
52 (7.692 %)VERITAS
52 (7.692 %)Lotus
52 (7.692 %)IBM
52 (7.692 %)Intel
52 (7.692 %)Oracle
52 (7.692 %)McAfee Security
61 (3.846 %)CheckPoint