Active Directory Jobs in Berkshire

Microsoft Active Directory
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire 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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 60 67
Rank change year-on-year +37 +7 -3
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 242 163 147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 7.86% 5.22% 4.30%
As % of the System Software category 42.61% 31.71% 33.87%
Number of salaries quoted 225 139 123
10th Percentile £27,750 £23,500 £25,550
25th Percentile £32,000 £25,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,400 £32,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.62% -18.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £55,750 £57,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £59,000 £74,400 £75,000
South East median annual salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - -12.50%

All System Software Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 568 514 434
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 18.46% 16.47% 12.71%
Number of salaries quoted 495 307 333
10th Percentile £29,175 £24,800 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £30,500 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £49,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.55% -0.50% -13.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £81,250
South East median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year - -5.94% +1.00%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Berkshire

Active Directory
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Active Directory in Berkshire

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Berkshire over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in Berkshire

Active Directory
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 10 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
Reading +30 137 £52,550 +69.52% 17
Newbury +29 32 £43,750 -8.85% 3
Bracknell -17 15 £32,500 -7.67% 4
Slough +35 12 £41,625 +42.31%
Maidenhead +19 11 £38,250 -4.38% 3
Ascot +3 6 £42,500 -8.76%
Wokingham +3 3 £30,000 +33.33%
Thatcham - 3 £24,000 -
Windsor - 1 £32,500 -
Active Directory
South East

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 48 (19.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 33 (13.64%) SharePoint
3 22 (9.09%) IIS
4 4 (1.65%) WordPress
Applications
1 27 (11.16%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 11 (4.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.24%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 116 (47.93%) Azure
2 111 (45.87%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (11.98%) Entra ID
4 22 (9.09%) Azure Monitor
5 20 (8.26%) OneDrive
6 17 (7.02%) Power Platform
7 14 (5.79%) Azure Storage
8 12 (4.96%) iTunes
8 12 (4.96%) OCI
8 12 (4.96%) Power Automate
8 12 (4.96%) PowerApps
9 11 (4.55%) ShareGate
10 7 (2.89%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.83%) IaaS
12 1 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
12 1 (0.41%) PaaS
12 1 (0.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 86 (35.54%) Firewall
2 74 (30.58%) DNS
3 53 (21.90%) DHCP
4 21 (8.68%) SAN
5 19 (7.85%) Network Security
6 14 (5.79%) SSL
7 13 (5.37%) SNMP
8 11 (4.55%) LAN
8 11 (4.55%) VPN
9 10 (4.13%) WAN
10 9 (3.72%) NAS
11 8 (3.31%) Wireless
12 5 (2.07%) VoIP
13 4 (1.65%) Fibre Channel
13 4 (1.65%) iSCSI
13 4 (1.65%) VLAN
13 4 (1.65%) Wireshark
14 2 (0.83%) Broadband
14 2 (0.83%) Intrusion Detection
14 2 (0.83%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.02%) Power BI
2 13 (5.37%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.07%) Oracle Database
3 5 (2.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.07%) MSI
2 4 (1.65%) AdminStudio
2 4 (1.65%) InstallShield
General
1 81 (33.47%) Social Skills
2 17 (7.02%) Organisational Skills
3 11 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 11 (4.55%) Pharmaceutical
4 5 (2.07%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (1.65%) Finance
5 4 (1.65%) Marketing
6 3 (1.24%) Banking
6 3 (1.24%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (1.24%) Retail
7 2 (0.83%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.41%) Legal
Job Titles
1 38 (15.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 32 (13.22%) Support Specialist
3 31 (12.81%) Analyst
4 29 (11.98%) Active Directory Specialist
4 29 (11.98%) Azure Specialist
5 25 (10.33%) IT Engineer
5 25 (10.33%) Systems Engineer
6 24 (9.92%) IT Analyst
7 23 (9.50%) Active Directory Support
8 22 (9.09%) IT Support
8 22 (9.09%) Support Engineer
9 21 (8.68%) Senior
10 17 (7.02%) 2nd Line Support
10 17 (7.02%) Hardware Engineer
10 17 (7.02%) Infrastructure Support
11 16 (6.61%) Lead
11 16 (6.61%) Technical Engineer
12 15 (6.20%) Infrastructure Analyst
12 15 (6.20%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
12 15 (6.20%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.79%) ARM Templates
2 4 (1.65%) LAMP
3 1 (0.41%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 23 (9.50%) PKI
2 22 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
3 17 (7.02%) CMDB
4 14 (5.79%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.65%) Educational Technology
5 4 (1.65%) Linux Command Line
5 4 (1.65%) Replication
5 4 (1.65%) Shadow IT
6 2 (0.83%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.83%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.83%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.41%) iPad
7 1 (0.41%) iPhone
7 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.41%) Tandem
7 1 (0.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 167 (69.01%) Windows
2 118 (48.76%) Windows Server
3 86 (35.54%) Windows 10
4 61 (25.21%) Windows Server 2016
4 61 (25.21%) Windows Server 2019
5 56 (23.14%) Linux
6 49 (20.25%) Windows Server 2012
7 21 (8.68%) Windows 7
8 13 (5.37%) Windows XP
9 12 (4.96%) Windows NT
10 6 (2.48%) VMS
11 4 (1.65%) Ubuntu
12 3 (1.24%) Mac OS
13 2 (0.83%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (34.71%) ITIL
2 51 (21.07%) Problem-Solving
3 50 (20.66%) Service Management
4 47 (19.42%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 42 (17.36%) Agile
5 42 (17.36%) Customer Service
6 40 (16.53%) Change Management
7 36 (14.88%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (12.81%) Release Management
9 28 (11.57%) Project Management
9 28 (11.57%) Roadmaps
10 27 (11.16%) Break/Fix
11 25 (10.33%) DevOps
12 24 (9.92%) Problem Management
13 21 (8.68%) Analytics
14 20 (8.26%) Log Analytics
15 19 (7.85%) Asset Management
16 17 (7.02%) Business Intelligence
16 17 (7.02%) Performance Tuning
16 17 (7.02%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 68 (28.10%) PowerShell
2 31 (12.81%) SQL
3 24 (9.92%) C#
3 24 (9.92%) VB
4 21 (8.68%) VBScript
5 14 (5.79%) Bicep
6 7 (2.89%) Python
7 5 (2.07%) JavaScript
7 5 (2.07%) PL/SQL
7 5 (2.07%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.65%) Bash
Qualifications
1 121 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 85 (35.12%) DV Cleared
3 82 (33.88%) SC Cleared
4 73 (30.17%) Degree
5 22 (9.09%) A+ Certification
6 21 (8.68%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (7.02%) HNC
8 16 (6.61%) CCNA
8 16 (6.61%) Cisco Certification
9 15 (6.20%) MCP
10 14 (5.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 12 (4.96%) CCNP
12 11 (4.55%) ITIL Certification
12 11 (4.55%) Master's Degree
13 5 (2.07%) Network+ Certification
14 4 (1.65%) MCSE
15 2 (0.83%) Computer Science Degree
15 2 (0.83%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.74%) SLA
2 3 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (1.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (1.24%) GDPR
2 3 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 53 (21.90%) VMware Infrastructure
2 23 (9.50%) Hyper-V
3 19 (7.85%) Firmware
3 19 (7.85%) VMware ESXi
4 15 (6.20%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (5.79%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (2.48%) vSphere
7 4 (1.65%) Microsoft App-V
8 2 (0.83%) Docker
9 1 (0.41%) NFS
9 1 (0.41%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 87 (35.95%) SCCM
2 53 (21.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 50 (20.66%) SCOM
4 47 (19.42%) WSUS
5 20 (8.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 19 (7.85%) NetBackup
6 19 (7.85%) vCenter Server
7 16 (6.61%) Kubernetes
8 12 (4.96%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (4.96%) Sysprep
9 4 (1.65%) Nessus
10 2 (0.83%) Grafana
10 2 (0.83%) SolarWinds Orion
11 1 (0.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.41%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 188 (77.69%) Microsoft
2 85 (35.12%) VMware
3 18 (7.44%) Cisco
4 17 (7.02%) HP
4 17 (7.02%) Oracle
5 16 (6.61%) Dell
5 16 (6.61%) Palo Alto
5 16 (6.61%) Veeam
6 14 (5.79%) Juniper
7 13 (5.37%) Dynatrace
7 13 (5.37%) ServiceNow
8 12 (4.96%) 3PAR
8 12 (4.96%) EMC
8 12 (4.96%) Extreme Networks
8 12 (4.96%) Symantec
9 11 (4.55%) Nintex
10 8 (3.31%) McAfee
11 5 (2.07%) Adaptive Insights
11 5 (2.07%) Anaplan
11 5 (2.07%) Jedox