Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Belfast 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2324
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads25
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below18.18 %23.81 %
Salaries quoted22
Average minimum salary£20,500£25,000
Average salary£23,000£26,250
% change on same period last year-12.38 %
Average maximum salary£25,500£27,500
UK excluding London average salary£31,868£32,122
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Belfast IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads1121
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.010 %
Salaries quoted418
Average minimum salary£27,200£33,611
Average salary£29,200£38,056
% change on same period last year-23.27 %
Average maximum salary£31,200£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,297£34,746
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Active Directory County AntrimActive Directory
County Antrim

Active Directory
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Belfast Active Directory Salary Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

110 (100.00 %)Windows
29 (90.00 %)DHCP
29 (90.00 %)DNS
29 (90.00 %)Windows Server 2003
29 (90.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
37 (70.00 %)SAN
37 (70.00 %)TCP/IP
37 (70.00 %)MS Excel
46 (60.00 %)Change Management
46 (60.00 %)Clustering
55 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
55 (50.00 %)Citrix
55 (50.00 %)VERITAS
64 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
64 (40.00 %)VBScript
64 (40.00 %)SQL Server
64 (40.00 %)NetBackup
64 (40.00 %)Disaster Recovery
73 (30.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
73 (30.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (30.00 %)Project Management
73 (30.00 %)Terminal Services
82 (20.00 %)CA
82 (20.00 %)MOM
82 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
91 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
91 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
91 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
91 (10.00 %)Finance
91 (10.00 %)Education

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (30.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
23 (30.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (70.00 %)MS Excel
21 (10.00 %)MS Office
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (90.00 %)DHCP
19 (90.00 %)DNS
27 (70.00 %)SAN
27 (70.00 %)TCP/IP
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (40.00 %)SQL Server
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Finance
11 (10.00 %)Education
11 (10.00 %)Health
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Analyst
14 (40.00 %)Support Analyst
23 (30.00 %)Senior Support Analyst
23 (30.00 %)Senior Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Server Support
41 (10.00 %)Support Technician
41 (10.00 %)Consultant
41 (10.00 %)Systems Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Technical Support
41 (10.00 %)Senior Systems Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Support Specialist
41 (10.00 %)Technical Consultant
41 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
41 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Desktop Support
41 (10.00 %)Technical Specialist
41 (10.00 %)Desktop Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Wintel Support
41 (10.00 %)Server Support Technician
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (60.00 %)Clustering
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (100.00 %)Windows
29 (90.00 %)Windows Server 2003
29 (90.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (10.00 %)Windows NT
31 (10.00 %)Windows CE
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)Change Management
25 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
34 (40.00 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (30.00 %)Project Management
51 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
51 (10.00 %)ITIL
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)VBScript
21 (10.00 %)VB
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)MCP
11 (10.00 %)HND
11 (10.00 %)MCSE
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Belfast IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)SLA
Belfast IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (40.00 %)NetBackup
23 (30.00 %)Terminal Services
31 (10.00 %)MetaFrame
31 (10.00 %)Backup Exec
Belfast IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (20.00 %)MOM
12 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (10.00 %)ARCserve
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Citrix
15 (50.00 %)VERITAS
22 (20.00 %)CA
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft
31 (10.00 %)Compaq