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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the Leicestershire 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4517
Rank change on same period last yearDown-28
Matching permanent IT job ads34104
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.045 %
As % of the category below87.18 %84.55 %
Salaries quoted2894
Average minimum salary£23,143£27,718
Average salary£24,464£28,936
% change on same period last year-15.45 %
Average maximum salary£25,786£30,154
UK excluding London average salary£31,641£32,282
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Leicestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads39123
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.054 %
Salaries quoted33113
Average minimum salary£24,686£28,204
Average salary£26,400£29,336
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Average maximum salary£28,114£30,467
UK excluding London average salary£35,268£34,973
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Active Directory East MidlandsActive Directory
East Midlands

Active Directory
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 8 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
LeicesterDown-2925£23,563-18.79 %
LutterworthNew entry-3--
Active Directory East MidlandsActive Directory
East Midlands

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

1142 (91.03 %)Windows
2116 (74.36 %)Microsoft
393 (59.62 %)LAN
484 (53.85 %)WAN
570 (44.87 %)MS Excel
666 (42.31 %)Windows XP
763 (40.38 %)TCP/IP
853 (33.97 %)Windows Server 2003
951 (32.69 %)MS Office
1046 (29.49 %)Microsoft Certification
1144 (28.21 %)MCSE
1238 (24.36 %)SQL
1331 (19.87 %)Java
1430 (19.23 %)VoIP
1528 (17.95 %)Windows 2000
1627 (17.31 %)Citrix
1725 (16.03 %)MS Exchange
1824 (15.38 %)MCP
1923 (14.74 %)Avaya
2022 (14.10 %)SQL Server
2022 (14.10 %)Degree
2022 (14.10 %)Windows 2000 Server
2121 (13.46 %)DNS
2220 (12.82 %)SLA
2317 (10.90 %)C#
2317 (10.90 %)MS Access
2415 (9.615 %)ITIL
2415 (9.615 %)Exchange Server 2003
2513 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
2513 (8.333 %)HP

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (3.205 %)HTML
15 (3.205 %)XML
21 (0.641 %)Java RMI
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (16.03 %)MS Exchange
215 (9.615 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (7.051 %)Lotus Notes
49 (5.769 %)IIS
56 (3.846 %)Exchange Server 2007
63 (1.923 %)SharePoint
63 (1.923 %)Exchange Server 5.5
72 (1.282 %)Exchange Server 2000
72 (1.282 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Leicestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
170 (44.87 %)MS Excel
251 (32.69 %)MS Office
32 (1.282 %)MS Project
32 (1.282 %)MS Visio
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (4.487 %)Remedy AR System
22 (1.282 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (1.282 %)SAP Business One
31 (0.641 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.641 %)Dynamics AX
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
193 (59.62 %)LAN
284 (53.85 %)WAN
363 (40.38 %)TCP/IP
430 (19.23 %)VoIP
521 (13.46 %)DNS
610 (6.410 %)VPN
610 (6.410 %)Internet
610 (6.410 %)DHCP
79 (5.769 %)Firewall
88 (5.128 %)VLAN
95 (3.205 %)Ethernet
95 (3.205 %)HTTP
102 (1.282 %)Wireless
102 (1.282 %)MPLS
102 (1.282 %)TETRA
111 (0.641 %)iSCSI
111 (0.641 %)TACACS
111 (0.641 %)Frame Relay
111 (0.641 %)SAN
111 (0.641 %)LDAP
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (14.10 %)SQL Server
217 (10.90 %)MS Access
313 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.641 %)SQL Server 2005
Leicestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (5.128 %)Pensions
27 (4.487 %)Retail
36 (3.846 %)Construction
44 (2.564 %)Finance
53 (1.923 %)Health
53 (1.923 %)Manufacturing
62 (1.282 %)Education
71 (0.641 %)Telecoms
71 (0.641 %)Multimedia
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (30.77 %)Analyst
228 (17.95 %)Support Analyst
325 (16.03 %)Applications Support
423 (14.74 %)Systems Engineer
516 (10.26 %)Support Engineer
615 (9.615 %)Service Analyst
713 (8.333 %)Service Desk Analyst
812 (7.692 %)IT Support Engineer
910 (6.410 %)IT Support Analyst
109 (5.769 %)Support Technician
118 (5.128 %)Consultant
118 (5.128 %)Applications Support Analyst
127 (4.487 %)Senior Analyst
136 (3.846 %)Administrator
136 (3.846 %)Systems Administrator
136 (3.846 %)Server Support
145 (3.205 %)Helpdesk Analyst
145 (3.205 %)Sales Consultant
145 (3.205 %)IT Support Technician
145 (3.205 %)Presales Consultant
Leicestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (3.846 %)Client/Server
16 (3.846 %)EPoS
16 (3.846 %)Smartcard
16 (3.846 %)Blackberry
25 (3.205 %)Biometrics
25 (3.205 %)PKI
33 (1.923 %)Clustering
42 (1.282 %)Thin Client
42 (1.282 %)Mathematics
42 (1.282 %)Fat Client
51 (0.641 %)Physics
51 (0.641 %)Firmware
51 (0.641 %)VLE
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1142 (91.03 %)Windows
266 (42.31 %)Windows XP
353 (33.97 %)Windows Server 2003
428 (17.95 %)Windows 2000
522 (14.10 %)Windows 2000 Server
612 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
710 (6.410 %)Windows NT
86 (3.846 %)UNIX
86 (3.846 %)Linux
94 (2.564 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (0.641 %)HPUX
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (9.615 %)ITIL
25 (3.205 %)ERP
25 (3.205 %)Identity Management
25 (3.205 %)Time Management
33 (1.923 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (1.282 %)Migration
42 (1.282 %)Systems Analysis
42 (1.282 %)Project Planning
42 (1.282 %)Project Management
42 (1.282 %)CRM
51 (0.641 %)Service Delivery
51 (0.641 %)Network Design
51 (0.641 %)Data Migration
51 (0.641 %)Security Cleared
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (24.36 %)SQL
231 (19.87 %)Java
317 (10.90 %)C#
48 (5.128 %)VB.NET
55 (3.205 %)JavaScript
61 (0.641 %)C
61 (0.641 %)VB
Leicestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
146 (29.49 %)Microsoft Certification
244 (28.21 %)MCSE
324 (15.38 %)MCP
422 (14.10 %)Degree
56 (3.846 %)MCSA
64 (2.564 %)ITIL Certification
64 (2.564 %)Cisco Certification
73 (1.923 %)MCTS
73 (1.923 %)CCNA
82 (1.282 %)Citrix Certification
91 (0.641 %)CCDA
91 (0.641 %)CCNP
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
120 (12.82 %)SLA
Leicestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (7.051 %)Backup Exec
29 (5.769 %)Terminal Services
38 (5.128 %)Citrix Presentation Server
44 (2.564 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.641 %)ISA Server
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.923 %)HP Data Protector
Leicestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1116 (74.36 %)Microsoft
227 (17.31 %)Citrix
323 (14.74 %)Avaya
413 (8.333 %)HP
512 (7.692 %)SAP
611 (7.051 %)Lotus
710 (6.410 %)Cisco
87 (4.487 %)Remedy
96 (3.846 %)Oracle
105 (3.205 %)Sun
114 (2.564 %)Intel
114 (2.564 %)Altiris
123 (1.923 %)LANDesk
123 (1.923 %)VERITAS
132 (1.282 %)Sage
132 (1.282 %)Exchequer
132 (1.282 %)BT
141 (0.641 %)Sophos
141 (0.641 %)CheckPoint
141 (0.641 %)WatchGuard