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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Cheshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8669
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads5892
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.039 %
As % of the category below43.94 %58.23 %
Salaries quoted4883
Average minimum salary£24,471£23,202
Average salary£26,272£24,508
% change on same period last year+7.19 %
Average maximum salary£28,073£25,813
UK excluding London average salary£31,628£32,312
% change on same period last year-2.11 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads132158
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.068 %
Salaries quoted114137
Average minimum salary£30,170£27,123
Average salary£32,768£28,840
% change on same period last year+13.62 %
Average maximum salary£35,366£30,557
UK excluding London average salary£35,266£35,016
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Active Directory North WestActive Directory
North West

Active Directory
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
WarringtonUp+914£28,292+47.35 %
ChesterDown-512£24,502-13.71 %
CreweUp+18£17,000-9.09 %
RuncornDown-145£22,313-7.98 %
DaresburyNew entry-2£17,500-
WilmslowDown-61£21,000+12.00 %
KnutsfordDown-271£30,000-
SandbachNew entry-1£28,500-
Active Directory North WestActive Directory
North West

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

1176 (85.02 %)Windows
2118 (57.00 %)Windows Server 2003
3110 (53.14 %)Microsoft
478 (37.68 %)MS Excel
566 (31.88 %)MS Exchange
663 (30.43 %)Windows XP
752 (25.12 %)MS Office
752 (25.12 %)Microsoft Certification
850 (24.15 %)TCP/IP
949 (23.67 %)MCSE
1045 (21.74 %)DNS
1140 (19.32 %)Windows 2000
1237 (17.87 %)Windows Vista
1336 (17.39 %)VPN
1435 (16.91 %)Lotus
1534 (16.43 %)Citrix
1534 (16.43 %)Lotus Notes
1534 (16.43 %)SQL Server
1631 (14.98 %)Exchange Server 2003
1728 (13.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
1728 (13.53 %)SQL
1827 (13.04 %)Firewall
1827 (13.04 %)Finance
1925 (12.08 %)MCSA
1925 (12.08 %)WAN
2024 (11.59 %)ITIL
2123 (11.11 %)HP
2222 (10.63 %)MCP
2319 (9.179 %)IIS
2319 (9.179 %)DHCP

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (2.415 %).NET
15 (2.415 %)Application Packaging
24 (1.932 %)ASP.NET
24 (1.932 %)HTML
33 (1.449 %)ASP
41 (0.483 %)J2EE
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
166 (31.88 %)MS Exchange
234 (16.43 %)Lotus Notes
331 (14.98 %)Exchange Server 2003
419 (9.179 %)IIS
511 (5.314 %)Exchange Server 2007
68 (3.865 %)Exchange Server 2000
75 (2.415 %)SharePoint
83 (1.449 %)Exchange Server 5.5
83 (1.449 %)Lotus Domino
92 (0.966 %)GroupWise
92 (0.966 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
101 (0.483 %)Apache
101 (0.483 %)Tomcat
101 (0.483 %)JBoss
101 (0.483 %)NetWeaver
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
178 (37.68 %)MS Excel
252 (25.12 %)MS Office
31 (0.483 %)MS PowerPoint
Cheshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.966 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.483 %)SAP R/3
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
150 (24.15 %)TCP/IP
245 (21.74 %)DNS
336 (17.39 %)VPN
427 (13.04 %)Firewall
525 (12.08 %)WAN
619 (9.179 %)DHCP
715 (7.246 %)LAN
812 (5.797 %)SAN
97 (3.382 %)CTI
97 (3.382 %)Cisco PIX
104 (1.932 %)Cisco ASA
112 (0.966 %)Broadband
112 (0.966 %)Network Security
112 (0.966 %)SMS
112 (0.966 %)VoIP
121 (0.483 %)Ethernet
121 (0.483 %)SSL
121 (0.483 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (16.43 %)SQL Server
213 (6.280 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (5.797 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.932 %)BusinessObjects
52 (0.966 %)Cognos Impromptu
61 (0.483 %)RDBMS
61 (0.483 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.483 %)MS Access
61 (0.483 %)SAP BW
61 (0.483 %)MySQL
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.415 %)InstallShield
24 (1.932 %)MSI
31 (0.483 %)Subversion
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (13.04 %)Finance
217 (8.213 %)Pensions
313 (6.280 %)Telecoms
411 (5.314 %)Health
54 (1.932 %)Publishing
54 (1.932 %)Insurance
63 (1.449 %)Legal
63 (1.449 %)Education
72 (0.966 %)Manufacturing
81 (0.483 %)Games
81 (0.483 %)Government
81 (0.483 %)Back Office
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (23.67 %)Administrator
233 (15.94 %)Systems Administrator
325 (12.08 %)2nd Line Support
422 (10.63 %)Technical Support
521 (10.14 %)Support Engineer
617 (8.213 %)Analyst
617 (8.213 %)Technical Administrator
712 (5.797 %)Support Technician
712 (5.797 %)Network Engineer
811 (5.314 %)Citrix Specialist
811 (5.314 %)Citrix Administrator
910 (4.831 %)Desktop Support
910 (4.831 %)Infrastructure Engineer
910 (4.831 %)Server Engineer
910 (4.831 %)Network Support
108 (3.865 %)Support Analyst
117 (3.382 %)Network Support Engineer
117 (3.382 %)Team Leader
126 (2.899 %)Server Support
126 (2.899 %)Field Engineer
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (1.932 %)Blackberry
22 (0.966 %)AS400
22 (0.966 %)Clustering
22 (0.966 %)PDA
31 (0.483 %)Client/Server
31 (0.483 %)PKI
31 (0.483 %)Management Information System
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1176 (85.02 %)Windows
2118 (57.00 %)Windows Server 2003
363 (30.43 %)Windows XP
440 (19.32 %)Windows 2000
537 (17.87 %)Windows Vista
628 (13.53 %)Windows 2000 Server
718 (8.696 %)UNIX
718 (8.696 %)Windows NT
89 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2008
96 (2.899 %)Linux
104 (1.932 %)NetWare
104 (1.932 %)Mac OS X
113 (1.449 %)VMS
121 (0.483 %)Debian
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (11.59 %)ITIL
214 (6.763 %)Migration
39 (4.348 %)Project Management
44 (1.932 %)CRM
44 (1.932 %)Disaster Recovery
44 (1.932 %)Problem Management
52 (0.966 %)Business Intelligence
52 (0.966 %)Change Management
52 (0.966 %)Validation
52 (0.966 %)Web Development
61 (0.483 %)Information Management
61 (0.483 %)Document Management
61 (0.483 %)Data Security
61 (0.483 %)ERP
61 (0.483 %)Service Management
61 (0.483 %)Service Delivery
61 (0.483 %)Release Management
61 (0.483 %)Load Testing
61 (0.483 %)Time Management
61 (0.483 %)Performance Management
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (13.53 %)SQL
25 (2.415 %)VBScript
25 (2.415 %)C#
32 (0.966 %)JavaScript
32 (0.966 %)C
41 (0.483 %)VB
41 (0.483 %)Perl
41 (0.483 %)PHP
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
152 (25.12 %)Microsoft Certification
249 (23.67 %)MCSE
325 (12.08 %)MCSA
422 (10.63 %)MCP
516 (7.729 %)Degree
612 (5.797 %)Citrix Certification
711 (5.314 %)ITIL Certification
84 (1.932 %)HND
84 (1.932 %)Cisco Certification
84 (1.932 %)CCNA
93 (1.449 %)HNC
93 (1.449 %)A+ Certification
93 (1.449 %)MCDST
102 (0.966 %)MBCS
102 (0.966 %)HP APS
111 (0.483 %)HP AIS
111 (0.483 %)HP ASE
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.382 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (5.314 %)MetaFrame
28 (3.865 %)Terminal Services
35 (2.415 %)VMware ESX
44 (1.932 %)ISA Server
53 (1.449 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (0.966 %)Backup Exec
71 (0.483 %)Samba
71 (0.483 %)Terminal Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (5.797 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (1.932 %)OpenView Configuration Management
33 (1.449 %)Norton AntiVirus
42 (0.966 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
51 (0.483 %)MOM
51 (0.483 %)BMC PATROL
51 (0.483 %)BMC Marimba
51 (0.483 %)SCCM
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1110 (53.14 %)Microsoft
235 (16.91 %)Lotus
334 (16.43 %)Citrix
423 (11.11 %)HP
519 (9.179 %)VMware
618 (8.696 %)Cisco
715 (7.246 %)CA
814 (6.763 %)Dell
913 (6.280 %)BMC
1011 (5.314 %)AppSense
114 (1.932 %)OutlookSoft
114 (1.932 %)CheckPoint
114 (1.932 %)Symantec
114 (1.932 %)Hyperion
114 (1.932 %)Business Objects
114 (1.932 %)Cognos
123 (1.449 %)SAP
123 (1.449 %)Nokia
123 (1.449 %)Novell
132 (0.966 %)VERITAS