The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT jobs advertised for the Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 25 28 43
Rank change year-on-year
+3 +15
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 29 32 32
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 5.620% 6.413% 4.533%
As % of the System Software category 42.03% 47.06% 45.71%
Number of salaries quoted 22 30 18
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -17.64%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £30,000 £30,550
10% offered a salary of more than £52,250 £55,000 £43,600
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All System Software
Middlesex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
69 68 70
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 13.37% 13.63% 9.915%
Number of salaries quoted 51 62 46
Average salary £50,000 £40,000 £43,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% -6.97%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £33,500 £29,650
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £57,250
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +2.63%
Active Directory
South East

Active Directory
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

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

Middlesex Active Directory Salary Histogram

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 37 (72.55%) Windows
2 27 (52.94%) Windows Server 2008
3 26 (50.98%) MS Exchange
4 21 (41.18%) Microsoft
4 21 (41.18%) Windows Server 2003
5 19 (37.25%) VMware
5 19 (37.25%) Exchange Server 2010
6 18 (35.29%) Cisco
7 13 (25.49%) Citrix
7 13 (25.49%) Project Management
8 11 (21.57%) Firewall
8 11 (21.57%) SAN
8 11 (21.57%) TCP/IP
8 11 (21.57%) XenApp
8 11 (21.57%) Windows 7
9 9 (17.65%) PowerShell
9 9 (17.65%) Linux
9 9 (17.65%) Finance
9 9 (17.65%) Migration
10 8 (15.69%) MS Office
10 8 (15.69%) ITIL
10 8 (15.69%) Broadband
10 8 (15.69%) MS Excel
11 7 (13.73%) LDAP
11 7 (13.73%) Windows XP
11 7 (13.73%) Hyper-V
12 6 (11.76%) VMware Infrastructure
12 6 (11.76%) DNS
12 6 (11.76%) LAN
12 6 (11.76%) DHCP

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 Development
1 4 (7.843%) ASP
2 2 (3.922%) XML
3 1 (1.961%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 26 (50.98%) MS Exchange
2 19 (37.25%) Exchange Server 2010
3 5 (9.804%) Exchange Server 2003
4 4 (7.843%) Exchange Server 2007
4 4 (7.843%) Lync
4 4 (7.843%) IIS
5 3 (5.882%) SharePoint
6 2 (3.922%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 2 (3.922%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 8 (15.69%) MS Office
1 8 (15.69%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (3.922%) Line 50
Communications & Networking
1 11 (21.57%) TCP/IP
1 11 (21.57%) SAN
1 11 (21.57%) Firewall
2 8 (15.69%) Broadband
3 7 (13.73%) LDAP
4 6 (11.76%) LAN
4 6 (11.76%) DHCP
4 6 (11.76%) DNS
5 4 (7.843%) WAN
5 4 (7.843%) VPN
5 4 (7.843%) NAS
6 3 (5.882%) PBX
6 3 (5.882%) Internet
7 2 (3.922%) IPv4
7 2 (3.922%) Network Security
7 2 (3.922%) VoIP
8 1 (1.961%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.961%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 2 (3.922%) AppScan
2 1 (1.961%) MSI
General
1 9 (17.65%) Finance
2 2 (3.922%) Law
2 2 (3.922%) Manufacturing
2 2 (3.922%) Advertising
2 2 (3.922%) Military
2 2 (3.922%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 12 (23.53%) Team Leader
2 11 (21.57%) Infrastructure Team Leader
3 7 (13.73%) Administrator
3 7 (13.73%) Project Manager
4 6 (11.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 5 (9.804%) Analyst
5 5 (9.804%) Infrastructure Manager
6 4 (7.843%) Server Administrator
6 4 (7.843%) Support Engineer
6 4 (7.843%) 2nd Line Support
7 3 (5.882%) Systems Analyst
7 3 (5.882%) Support Analyst
7 3 (5.882%) Consultant
7 3 (5.882%) Systems Administrator
7 3 (5.882%) Systems Support
7 3 (5.882%) Systems Support Analyst
7 3 (5.882%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (5.882%) Citrix Engineer
8 2 (3.922%) IT Administrator
8 2 (3.922%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.843%) Blackberry
1 4 (7.843%) Computer Science
2 3 (5.882%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.882%) Client/Server
3 2 (3.922%) Thin Client
3 2 (3.922%) Clustering
3 2 (3.922%) Smartphone
3 2 (3.922%) Fat Client
3 2 (3.922%) FMCG
4 1 (1.961%) iPhone
4 1 (1.961%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.961%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 37 (72.55%) Windows
2 27 (52.94%) Windows Server 2008
3 21 (41.18%) Windows Server 2003
4 11 (21.57%) Windows 7
5 9 (17.65%) Linux
6 7 (13.73%) Windows XP
7 3 (5.882%) UNIX
7 3 (5.882%) Windows 2000 Server
8 1 (1.961%) Windows Vista
8 1 (1.961%) Android
8 1 (1.961%) Windows 2000
8 1 (1.961%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (25.49%) Project Management
2 9 (17.65%) Migration
3 8 (15.69%) ITIL
4 3 (5.882%) PRINCE2
4 3 (5.882%) Service Delivery
4 3 (5.882%) Time Management
4 3 (5.882%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (3.922%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (3.922%) Capacity Management
5 2 (3.922%) SIEM
5 2 (3.922%) Business Continuity
5 2 (3.922%) Penetration Testing
5 2 (3.922%) Load Balancing
5 2 (3.922%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (3.922%) Security Management
5 2 (3.922%) CAD
5 2 (3.922%) Service Management
6 1 (1.961%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 9 (17.65%) PowerShell
2 6 (11.76%) SQL
3 3 (5.882%) VB
4 1 (1.961%) Python
4 1 (1.961%) VBScript
4 1 (1.961%) C
4 1 (1.961%) Perl
Qualifications
1 4 (7.843%) Degree
2 3 (5.882%) SC Cleared
2 3 (5.882%) Security Cleared
2 3 (5.882%) MCSE
2 3 (5.882%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (5.882%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 3 (5.882%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (3.922%) A+ Certification
3 2 (3.922%) CCNA
3 2 (3.922%) CISSP
3 2 (3.922%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.961%) MCSA
4 1 (1.961%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (1.961%) Server+ Certification
4 1 (1.961%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.922%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (21.57%) XenApp
2 7 (13.73%) Hyper-V
3 6 (11.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (5.882%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (3.922%) Terminal Services
6 1 (1.961%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (1.961%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (5.882%) NetBackup
1 3 (5.882%) WSUS
2 1 (1.961%) SCCM
2 1 (1.961%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 21 (41.18%) Microsoft
2 19 (37.25%) VMware
3 18 (35.29%) Cisco
4 13 (25.49%) Citrix
5 5 (9.804%) IBM
5 5 (9.804%) HP
6 4 (7.843%) Symantec
6 4 (7.843%) Oracle
7 3 (5.882%) LANDesk
8 2 (3.922%) Remedy
8 2 (3.922%) Sage
8 2 (3.922%) Tripwire
8 2 (3.922%) Fortinet
9 1 (1.961%) Altiris
9 1 (1.961%) CheckPoint
9 1 (1.961%) Dell
9 1 (1.961%) Avaya
9 1 (1.961%) Juniper
9 1 (1.961%) NetApp
9 1 (1.961%) Nokia
Middlesex, South East
Key Skills - - Good understanding of TCP/IP and general network concepts - Experience with Cisco networks and firewall technologies - Expert knowledge of installing and maintaining Windows server - Expert knowledge...
NFP Group Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
Middlesex, South East
Virtualisation experience with VMWare Esx (versions 4 or 5) and/ or Hyper-V Active Directory configuration and policy administrations skills Back-up admin skills, Commvault is preferred Experience...
Brightred Resourcing
Salary: £35000 - £42000 per annum + on call allowance
Posted: 23 April 2013
Middlesex
TCP/IP networking - Routing. , switches, firewall, load balancing Knowledge of. Internet technologies - DNS, SMTP, proxies, cache etc... storage technologies ( SAN, NAS etc ) and concepts. SQL server installation... scripting...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £36000 - £42000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Middlesex, South East
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Systems Administrator to join a highly successful eCommerce solutions provider based in North West London, commutable from the Harrow, Edgware...
greywood
Salary: £36000 - £42000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Middlesex
The successful candidate will have a solid and broad Windows Systems Administration experience, an excellent grasp of Exchange 2007/2010, Windows Server 2003/2008, VMware and a good...
Involved Solutions Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + On Call + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Middlesex, South East
Essential Project Management methods and tools... Significant project management experience (5 - 10 years) on medium/large scale or complex IT Infrastructure projects/projects (typically £1m plus)... Previous experience...
British Sky Broadcasting
Salary: Sky Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013