The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT jobs advertised for the Horsham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the System Software category for the Horsham region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 21 25 12
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -13
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 6 4 27
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Horsham 4.918% 3.175% 13.04%
As % of the System Software category 100.00% 40.00% 93.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 19
Average salary £18,250 £33,250 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-45.11% +47.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £18,125 £21,300 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £32,750 £39,250 £31,600
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All System Software
Horsham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
6 10 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Horsham 4.918% 7.937% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 6 10 21
Average salary £18,250 £33,800 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-46.00% +50.22%
90% offered a salary of more than £18,125 £28,900 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £32,750 £41,200 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +2.63%
Active Directory
West Sussex

Active Directory
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Horsham region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Horsham Active Directory Jobs Demand Trend

Active Directory
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Horsham region.

Horsham Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Horsham region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Horsham Active Directory Salary Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Horsham 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.

1 13 (100.00%) Windows
2 10 (76.92%) SQL Server
2 10 (76.92%) Cisco
3 9 (69.23%) LAN
3 9 (69.23%) WAN
4 8 (61.54%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (61.54%) ITIL
4 8 (61.54%) Firewall
5 5 (38.46%) VMware
6 4 (30.77%) Citrix
6 4 (30.77%) Windows Server 2003
6 4 (30.77%) MS Excel
6 4 (30.77%) MS Exchange
6 4 (30.77%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (23.08%) SQL Server 2008
7 3 (23.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (23.08%) SQL Server 2005
7 3 (23.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (23.08%) MS Office
8 2 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
9 1 (7.692%) XenApp
9 1 (7.692%) VPLS
9 1 (7.692%) SonicWALL
9 1 (7.692%) Internet
9 1 (7.692%) MPLS
9 1 (7.692%) Configuration Management
9 1 (7.692%) SQL
9 1 (7.692%) ADSL
9 1 (7.692%) NetApp
9 1 (7.692%) HP

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Horsham 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.

Application Platforms
1 4 (30.77%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 4 (30.77%) MS Excel
2 3 (23.08%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 9 (69.23%) WAN
1 9 (69.23%) LAN
2 8 (61.54%) Firewall
3 1 (7.692%) VPLS
3 1 (7.692%) VoIP
3 1 (7.692%) VPN
3 1 (7.692%) Internet
3 1 (7.692%) MPLS
3 1 (7.692%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (76.92%) SQL Server
2 3 (23.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 3 (23.08%) SQL Server 2005
2 3 (23.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (23.08%) SQL Server 2008
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Analyst
1 6 (46.15%) Support Analyst
2 4 (30.77%) Network Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) 1st Line Support
2 4 (30.77%) Help Desk Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) Service Desk Engineer
3 3 (23.08%) Help Desk Analyst
3 3 (23.08%) 1st Line Support Analyst
3 3 (23.08%) Applications Support Analyst
3 3 (23.08%) Service Desk Analyst
3 3 (23.08%) Network Support
3 3 (23.08%) Applications Support
3 3 (23.08%) Service Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Network Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (15.38%) Network Support Analyst
5 1 (7.692%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Operating Systems
1 13 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (30.77%) Windows Server 2003
2 4 (30.77%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) ITIL
2 1 (7.692%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.692%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 2 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (7.692%) XenApp
Vendors
1 10 (76.92%) Cisco
2 5 (38.46%) VMware
3 4 (30.77%) Citrix
4 1 (7.692%) NetApp
4 1 (7.692%) HP
4 1 (7.692%) SonicWALL