The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hounslow region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 22 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 Hounslow region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 9 11 16
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +5
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 10 4 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hounslow 14.71% 7.143% 3.750%
As % of the System Software category 71.43% 36.36% 25.00%
Number of salaries quoted 9 4 3
Average salary £65,000 £37,500 £18,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+73.33% +108.33%
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All System Software
Hounslow
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
14 11 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hounslow 20.59% 19.64% 15.00%
Number of salaries quoted 12 11 12
Average salary £31,500 £55,000 £51,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-42.72% +7.31%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,000 £34,050 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £52,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
Active Directory
London

Active Directory
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hounslow 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 Hounslow region.

Hounslow Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Hounslow region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Hounslow Active Directory Salary Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hounslow 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 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (91.67%) Windows Server 2003
2 11 (91.67%) Windows Server 2008
3 10 (83.33%) SQL Server
4 9 (75.00%) MCSE
4 9 (75.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (66.67%) IIS
5 8 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (33.33%) Cisco
7 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
7 3 (25.00%) LAN
7 3 (25.00%) WAN
7 3 (25.00%) VMware
7 3 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (25.00%) Wireless
8 2 (16.67%) SQL Server 2005
8 2 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2003
8 2 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (16.67%) Mitel
8 2 (16.67%) SQL Server 2008
8 2 (16.67%) XenApp
8 2 (16.67%) XenDesktop
8 2 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (16.67%) Windows 7
8 2 (16.67%) Intranet
8 2 (16.67%) Internet
8 2 (16.67%) VPN
8 2 (16.67%) VoIP
8 2 (16.67%) Citrix
8 2 (16.67%) MS Office

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hounslow 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 8 (66.67%) IIS
2 2 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2003
2 2 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2007
2 2 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (16.67%) MS Exchange
3 1 (8.333%) SharePoint
3 1 (8.333%) Lync
Applications
1 2 (16.67%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) LAN
1 3 (25.00%) WAN
1 3 (25.00%) Wireless
2 2 (16.67%) Intranet
2 2 (16.67%) Internet
2 2 (16.67%) VPN
2 2 (16.67%) VoIP
3 1 (8.333%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (83.33%) SQL Server
2 2 (16.67%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (16.67%) SQL Server 2008
Job Titles
1 2 (16.67%) IT Support Analyst
1 2 (16.67%) IT Support
1 2 (16.67%) Support Analyst
1 2 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (8.333%) Consultant
2 1 (8.333%) Technical Consultant
2 1 (8.333%) Services Delivery Manager
2 1 (8.333%) Service Manager
2 1 (8.333%) HP Storage Engineer
2 1 (8.333%) HP Storage Consultant
2 1 (8.333%) Virtualisation Consultant
2 1 (8.333%) Storage Engineer
2 1 (8.333%) IT Services Manager
2 1 (8.333%) Technical Engineer
2 1 (8.333%) Storage Consultant
2 1 (8.333%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (8.333%) IT Services Delivery Manager
2 1 (8.333%) Virtualisation Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.333%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (91.67%) Windows Server 2003
2 11 (91.67%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (16.67%) Windows 7
3 2 (16.67%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (8.333%) ITIL
2 1 (8.333%) PRINCE2
2 1 (8.333%) Project Management
2 1 (8.333%) Service Delivery
2 1 (8.333%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.333%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) MCSE
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (8.333%) HP AIS
2 1 (8.333%) HP ASE
2 1 (8.333%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 1 (8.333%) Security Cleared
2 1 (8.333%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.333%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (16.67%) XenApp
2 2 (16.67%) XenDesktop
2 2 (16.67%) Terminal Server
3 1 (8.333%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (8.333%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (8.333%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Cisco
2 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (25.00%) VMware
3 2 (16.67%) Mitel
3 2 (16.67%) Citrix
4 1 (8.333%) HP
4 1 (8.333%) NetApp
4 1 (8.333%) 3PAR
4 1 (8.333%) Veeam