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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7166
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads87104
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.045 %
As % of the category below64.93 %88.14 %
Salaries quoted8487
Average minimum salary£28,618£29,239
Average salary£30,008£30,863
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Average maximum salary£31,399£32,487
UK excluding London average salary£31,729£32,285
% change on same period last year-1.72 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads134118
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.051 %
Salaries quoted129101
Average minimum salary£30,550£31,236
Average salary£32,397£33,349
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Average maximum salary£34,244£35,462
UK excluding London average salary£35,350£34,967
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Active Directory East of EnglandActive Directory
East of England

Active Directory
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Active Directory Salary Histogram

Active Directory
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeDown-861£31,062-1.15 %
PeterboroughDown-29£30,929-8.45 %
HuntingdonNew entry-5£26,400-
ElyNew entry-1£34,000-
St NeotsNew entry-1£39,500-
Active Directory East of EnglandActive Directory
East of England

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

1216 (79.12 %)Windows
2145 (53.11 %)Windows Server 2003
3118 (43.22 %)Microsoft
494 (34.43 %)Citrix
494 (34.43 %)VMware
580 (29.30 %)Cisco
674 (27.11 %)MS Exchange
769 (25.27 %)SQL
866 (24.18 %)SAN
962 (22.71 %)Microsoft Certification
962 (22.71 %)Linux
1059 (21.61 %)MS Excel
1059 (21.61 %)WAN
1158 (21.25 %)MS Office
1252 (19.05 %)MCSE
1349 (17.95 %)UNIX
1447 (17.22 %)Windows XP
1447 (17.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
1543 (15.75 %)TCP/IP
1639 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
1639 (14.29 %)IIS
1735 (12.82 %)VMware ESX
1834 (12.45 %)Windows 2000 Server
1933 (12.09 %)LAN
2031 (11.36 %)VMware Infrastructure
2130 (10.99 %)ITIL
2228 (10.26 %)SQL Server
2228 (10.26 %)NetApp
2228 (10.26 %)Firewall
2327 (9.890 %)DNS

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (2.198 %)Application Packaging
22 (0.733 %)WebServices
31 (0.366 %).NET
31 (0.366 %)ASP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
174 (27.11 %)MS Exchange
247 (17.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
339 (14.29 %)IIS
420 (7.326 %)Apache
420 (7.326 %)Tomcat
518 (6.593 %)Exchange Server 2007
67 (2.564 %)SharePoint
67 (2.564 %)Lotus Notes
76 (2.198 %)Office Project Server
76 (2.198 %)Exchange Server 2000
84 (1.465 %)Office Communications Server
92 (0.733 %)Lotus Domino
101 (0.366 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
159 (21.61 %)MS Excel
258 (21.25 %)MS Office
36 (2.198 %)MS Project
36 (2.198 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.366 %)MS Visio
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
166 (24.18 %)SAN
259 (21.61 %)WAN
343 (15.75 %)TCP/IP
433 (12.09 %)LAN
528 (10.26 %)Firewall
627 (9.890 %)DNS
725 (9.158 %)VPN
820 (7.326 %)SSL
820 (7.326 %)Intrusion Detection
916 (5.861 %)DHCP
1015 (5.495 %)VoIP
1015 (5.495 %)Network Security
117 (2.564 %)3G
126 (2.198 %)SNMP
134 (1.465 %)Internet
143 (1.099 %)IPsec
143 (1.099 %)IP Telephony
151 (0.366 %)Cisco PIX
151 (0.366 %)IPv6
151 (0.366 %)Wireless
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (10.26 %)SQL Server
227 (9.890 %)Crystal Reports
33 (1.099 %)RDBMS
41 (0.366 %)MSDE
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (9.524 %)Pharmaceutical
222 (8.059 %)Retail
320 (7.326 %)Pensions
417 (6.227 %)Finance
514 (5.128 %)Insurance
610 (3.663 %)Manufacturing
610 (3.663 %)Electronics
76 (2.198 %)Back Office
85 (1.832 %)Education
94 (1.465 %)Publishing
102 (0.733 %)Health
102 (0.733 %)Telecoms
111 (0.366 %)Government
111 (0.366 %)Aerospace
111 (0.366 %)Military
111 (0.366 %)Local Government
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
188 (32.23 %)Analyst
279 (28.94 %)Administrator
358 (21.25 %)Support Analyst
450 (18.32 %)Systems Administrator
534 (12.45 %)Windows Administrator
632 (11.72 %)2nd Line Support
730 (10.99 %)Windows Systems Administrator
827 (9.890 %)Support Engineer
923 (8.425 %)Senior Analyst
923 (8.425 %)Senior Support Analyst
1020 (7.326 %)Server Analyst
1117 (6.227 %)Consultant
1215 (5.495 %)Applications Support
1313 (4.762 %)1st Line Support
1411 (4.029 %)Helpdesk Support
1411 (4.029 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
1510 (3.663 %)Microsoft Consultant
1510 (3.663 %)Desktop Support
169 (3.297 %)Server Engineer
169 (3.297 %)Wintel Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (3.663 %)Clustering
27 (2.564 %)CCTV
33 (1.099 %)Blackberry
41 (0.366 %)Management Information System
41 (0.366 %)German Language
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1216 (79.12 %)Windows
2145 (53.11 %)Windows Server 2003
362 (22.71 %)Linux
449 (17.95 %)UNIX
547 (17.22 %)Windows XP
639 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
734 (12.45 %)Windows 2000 Server
825 (9.158 %)Debian
922 (8.059 %)Red Hat Linux
1020 (7.326 %)OpenBSD
1020 (7.326 %)Ubuntu
1020 (7.326 %)Solaris
1112 (4.396 %)Windows Vista
123 (1.099 %)NetWare
132 (0.733 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
141 (0.366 %)Windows Server 2008
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (10.99 %)ITIL
219 (6.960 %)E-Commerce
310 (3.663 %)Project Management
310 (3.663 %)Migration
45 (1.832 %)Time Management
54 (1.465 %)Problem Management
54 (1.465 %)Information Security
54 (1.465 %)CRM
63 (1.099 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (0.733 %)Content Management
72 (0.733 %)Change Management
81 (0.366 %)Service Management
81 (0.366 %)DNA
81 (0.366 %)OOP
81 (0.366 %)Web Development
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
169 (25.27 %)SQL
227 (9.890 %)VB
227 (9.890 %)VBA
227 (9.890 %)C
320 (7.326 %)Perl
320 (7.326 %)Korn
320 (7.326 %)Python
42 (0.733 %)PowerHouse
51 (0.366 %)C#
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
162 (22.71 %)Microsoft Certification
252 (19.05 %)MCSE
312 (4.396 %)Cisco Certification
411 (4.029 %)Degree
510 (3.663 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
69 (3.297 %)MCSA
76 (2.198 %)MCP
85 (1.832 %)ITIL Certification
92 (0.733 %)MCDST
101 (0.366 %)HP APS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (4.762 %)SLA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
135 (12.82 %)VMware ESX
231 (11.36 %)VMware Infrastructure
327 (9.890 %)NetBackup
416 (5.861 %)ISA Server
512 (4.396 %)Citrix Presentation Server
611 (4.029 %)Xen
75 (1.832 %)Samba
83 (1.099 %)Backup Exec
91 (0.366 %)Terminal Services
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
120 (7.326 %)Nessus
28 (2.930 %)MOM
37 (2.564 %)SCCM
42 (0.733 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (0.733 %)WSUS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1118 (43.22 %)Microsoft
294 (34.43 %)Citrix
294 (34.43 %)VMware
380 (29.30 %)Cisco
428 (10.26 %)NetApp
523 (8.425 %)Oracle
622 (8.059 %)Red Hat
720 (7.326 %)Tripwire
720 (7.326 %)HP
720 (7.326 %)Symantec
720 (7.326 %)Sophos
89 (3.297 %)Lotus
97 (2.564 %)CommVault
97 (2.564 %)Novell
106 (2.198 %)Dell
106 (2.198 %)CheckPoint
113 (1.099 %)Sage
113 (1.099 %)EMC
113 (1.099 %)Juniper
121 (0.366 %)Intel