Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Dorset 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4848
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads1760
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.027 %
As % of the category below27.42 %73.17 %
Salaries quoted1242
Average minimum salary£23,733£29,686
Average salary£25,700£31,802
% change on same period last year-19.18 %
Average maximum salary£27,667£33,919
UK excluding London average salary£31,873£32,080
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Dorset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads6282
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.036 %
Salaries quoted5259
Average minimum salary£35,053£31,660
Average salary£38,228£34,288
% change on same period last year+11.48 %
Average maximum salary£41,404£36,917
UK excluding London average salary£35,322£34,778
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Active Directory South WestActive Directory
South 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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
PooleUp+269£23,750-38.84 %
BournemouthUp+235£28,500+9.73 %
Active Directory South WestActive Directory
South West

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

144 (78.57 %)Windows
236 (64.29 %)Microsoft
328 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
427 (48.21 %)MS Exchange
518 (32.14 %)Citrix
616 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
715 (26.79 %)Linux
715 (26.79 %)IIS
814 (25.00 %)VMware
913 (23.21 %)UNIX
913 (23.21 %)MS Excel
1012 (21.43 %)Degree
1111 (19.64 %)SQL Server
1111 (19.64 %)Microsoft Certification
1111 (19.64 %)FTP
129 (16.07 %)SQL
138 (14.29 %)Windows XP
138 (14.29 %)LAN
138 (14.29 %)MCSE
138 (14.29 %)SAN
138 (14.29 %)ISA Server
138 (14.29 %)Pensions
147 (12.50 %)Performance Testing
147 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2007
147 (12.50 %)WAN
156 (10.71 %)Windows 2000
156 (10.71 %)Oracle
156 (10.71 %)ITIL
156 (10.71 %)MCP
156 (10.71 %)MOM

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.571 %)ODBC
12 (3.571 %)WMI
21 (1.786 %)OLE DB
21 (1.786 %).NET
21 (1.786 %)ASP
21 (1.786 %)STL
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
127 (48.21 %)MS Exchange
216 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
315 (26.79 %)IIS
47 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2007
53 (5.357 %)Office Communications Server
53 (5.357 %)SharePoint
62 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 5.5
62 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (1.786 %)Lotus Notes
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (23.21 %)MS Excel
22 (3.571 %)MS Office
Dorset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.571 %)Oracle EBS
21 (1.786 %)Dynamics AX
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (19.64 %)FTP
28 (14.29 %)LAN
28 (14.29 %)SAN
37 (12.50 %)WAN
45 (8.929 %)TCP/IP
54 (7.143 %)DHCP
54 (7.143 %)Firewall
54 (7.143 %)DNS
63 (5.357 %)iSCSI
72 (3.571 %)Internet
81 (1.786 %)Wireless
81 (1.786 %)VPN
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (19.64 %)SQL Server
25 (8.929 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (5.357 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
42 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.786 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.786 %)ClearCase
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (14.29 %)Pensions
23 (5.357 %)Insurance
32 (3.571 %)Finance
32 (3.571 %)Health
32 (3.571 %)Manufacturing
32 (3.571 %)Retail
41 (1.786 %)Government
41 (1.786 %)Local Government
41 (1.786 %)Electronics
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (21.43 %)Analyst
211 (19.64 %)Consultant
39 (16.07 %)Support Analyst
47 (12.50 %)Tester
47 (12.50 %)Software Tester
55 (8.929 %)Server Analyst
64 (7.143 %)Test Engineer
64 (7.143 %)IT Support Analyst
64 (7.143 %)Software Test Engineer
64 (7.143 %)Team Leader
64 (7.143 %)Software Engineer
64 (7.143 %)Server Support
73 (5.357 %)Support Engineer
73 (5.357 %)Security Consultant
73 (5.357 %)Network Manager
73 (5.357 %)Server Support Analyst
73 (5.357 %)Microsoft Consultant
82 (3.571 %)Desktop Analyst
82 (3.571 %)Infrastructure Consultant
82 (3.571 %)Support Manager
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.143 %)Clustering
21 (1.786 %)PKI
21 (1.786 %)Fat Client
21 (1.786 %)N-Tier
21 (1.786 %)Thin Client
21 (1.786 %)Device Driver
21 (1.786 %)Replication
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
144 (78.57 %)Windows
228 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (26.79 %)Linux
413 (23.21 %)UNIX
58 (14.29 %)Windows XP
66 (10.71 %)Windows 2000
74 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
74 (7.143 %)Windows 2000 Server
82 (3.571 %)Solaris
91 (1.786 %)AIX
91 (1.786 %)Windows Server 2008
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (12.50 %)Performance Testing
26 (10.71 %)ITIL
32 (3.571 %)Problem Management
32 (3.571 %)Process Management
32 (3.571 %)Change Management
32 (3.571 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (1.786 %)Migration
41 (1.786 %)Asset Management
41 (1.786 %)Penetration Testing
41 (1.786 %)Software Engineering
41 (1.786 %)Incident Management
41 (1.786 %)BCP
41 (1.786 %)Configuration Management
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (16.07 %)SQL
22 (3.571 %)VB
31 (1.786 %)C#
31 (1.786 %)C++
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (21.43 %)Degree
211 (19.64 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (14.29 %)MCSE
46 (10.71 %)MCP
46 (10.71 %)Citrix Certification
55 (8.929 %)CCA
64 (7.143 %)MCSA
73 (5.357 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
82 (3.571 %)CCNA
82 (3.571 %)HNC
82 (3.571 %)HND
82 (3.571 %)Cisco Certification
91 (1.786 %)ITIL Certification
Dorset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.357 %)SLA
22 (3.571 %)QA
Dorset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (14.29 %)ISA Server
25 (8.929 %)VMware ESX
25 (8.929 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (5.357 %)Citrix Presentation Server
33 (5.357 %)Backup Exec
42 (3.571 %)Terminal Server
51 (1.786 %)NetBackup
51 (1.786 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (1.786 %)MailMarshal
51 (1.786 %)Oracle RAC
Dorset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (10.71 %)MOM
16 (10.71 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
16 (10.71 %)SCCM
23 (5.357 %)SCOM
23 (5.357 %)AutoSys
32 (3.571 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (1.786 %)MAILsweeper
41 (1.786 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (64.29 %)Microsoft
218 (32.14 %)Citrix
314 (25.00 %)VMware
46 (10.71 %)Oracle
55 (8.929 %)Cisco
64 (7.143 %)VERITAS
73 (5.357 %)Symantec
73 (5.357 %)Websense
82 (3.571 %)Novell
91 (1.786 %)Lotus
91 (1.786 %)Sybase
91 (1.786 %)Juniper