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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Active Directory skills within the North West 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 last 3 months to 12 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Active Directory
Location
3 months to 12 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3954
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads576437
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.278 %0.194 %
As % of the category below60.19 %63.70 %
Salaries quoted526377
Average minimum salary£26,624£33,018
Average salary£28,403£35,067
% change on same period last year-19.00 %
Average maximum salary£30,182£37,116
UK excluding London average salary£31,031£32,925
% change on same period last year-5.75 %
System Software North WestSystem Software
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads957686
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.461 %0.305 %
Salaries quoted854591
Average minimum salary£28,496£33,235
Average salary£30,841£35,413
% change on same period last year-12.90 %
Average maximum salary£33,187£37,591
UK excluding London average salary£33,744£35,172
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Active Directory EnglandActive Directory
England

Active Directory
Demand Trend

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

North West Active Directory Demand Trend

Active Directory
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Active Directory across the North West region.

North West Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the North West region over the past 3 months.

North West Active Directory Salary Histogram

Active Directory
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the North West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ManchesterUp+1210£31,375-26.86 %
2CheshireUp+30179£26,215-8.92 %
3LancashireDown-2101£24,029-8.20 %
4MerseysideUp+1497£31,139+6.81 %
5CumbriaUp+24£20,375+18.68 %
Active Directory EnglandActive Directory
England

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Active Directory also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Active Directory.

1820 (75.93 %)Windows
2516 (47.78 %)Microsoft
3412 (38.15 %)MS Exchange
4326 (30.19 %)Exchange Server 2003
5296 (27.41 %)SQL Server
6283 (26.20 %)TCP/IP
7282 (26.11 %)Microsoft Certification
8263 (24.35 %)Windows XP
9258 (23.89 %)Windows 2000
10252 (23.33 %)Citrix
11241 (22.31 %)MCSE
11241 (22.31 %)Exchange Server 2000
12233 (21.57 %)MS Excel
13219 (20.28 %)Cisco
14216 (20.00 %)Firewall
15200 (18.52 %)Windows Server 2003
16186 (17.22 %)SQL
17152 (14.07 %)WAN
18139 (12.87 %)MS Office
19137 (12.69 %)ITIL
20133 (12.31 %)LAN
21131 (12.13 %)SharePoint
22130 (12.04 %)DNS
23120 (11.11 %)MCP
24117 (10.83 %)Finance
25111 (10.28 %)Lotus
26109 (10.09 %)Lotus Notes
2794 (8.704 %)SQL Server 2000
2892 (8.519 %)VPN
2985 (7.870 %)SAN

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing Active Directory also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Active Directory. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
121 (1.944 %).NET
210 (0.926 %)ASP.NET
38 (0.741 %)WSH
38 (0.741 %)WMI
47 (0.648 %)EDI
47 (0.648 %)Application Packaging
47 (0.648 %)HTML
54 (0.370 %)XML
63 (0.278 %)WebServices
63 (0.278 %)AJAX
72 (0.185 %)Windows SharePoint Services
72 (0.185 %)WebSphere
72 (0.185 %).NET Framework
72 (0.185 %)ASP
81 (0.093 %)Middleware
81 (0.093 %)Adobe Flex
Application Platforms
1412 (38.15 %)MS Exchange
2326 (30.19 %)Exchange Server 2003
3241 (22.31 %)Exchange Server 2000
4131 (12.13 %)SharePoint
5109 (10.09 %)Lotus Notes
685 (7.870 %)IIS
777 (7.130 %)Exchange Server 2007
842 (3.889 %)Exchange Server 5.5
99 (0.833 %)Lotus Domino
108 (0.741 %)Apache
114 (0.370 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
122 (0.185 %)SharePoint Server 2007
122 (0.185 %)GroupWise
131 (0.093 %)NetWeaver
131 (0.093 %)JBoss
131 (0.093 %)WorkSite
Applications
1233 (21.57 %)MS Excel
2139 (12.87 %)MS Office
39 (0.833 %)AutoCAD
45 (0.463 %)SPSS
54 (0.370 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (0.370 %)MS Project
62 (0.185 %)MS Visio
71 (0.093 %)SmartSuite
Business Applications
117 (1.574 %)Axapta
117 (1.574 %)Dynamics CRM
27 (0.648 %)Remedy ITSM
36 (0.556 %)Navision
45 (0.463 %)Great Plains
45 (0.463 %)GoldMine
54 (0.370 %)Dynamics GP
54 (0.370 %)Dynamics SL
54 (0.370 %)Dynamics NAV
63 (0.278 %)SAP CRM
72 (0.185 %)SalesLogix
72 (0.185 %)BPCS
72 (0.185 %)Microsoft CRM
81 (0.093 %)SAP R/3
81 (0.093 %)SAP Business One
Communications & Networking
1283 (26.20 %)TCP/IP
2216 (20.00 %)Firewall
3152 (14.07 %)WAN
4133 (12.31 %)LAN
5130 (12.04 %)DNS
692 (8.519 %)VPN
785 (7.870 %)SAN
870 (6.481 %)DHCP
965 (6.019 %)Cisco PIX
1044 (4.074 %)SMS
1137 (3.426 %)Internet
1234 (3.148 %)SNMP
1324 (2.222 %)Wireless
1422 (2.037 %)VoIP
1521 (1.944 %)WINS
1620 (1.852 %)VLAN
1714 (1.296 %)3G
1810 (0.926 %)Network Security
198 (0.741 %)MPLS
207 (0.648 %)Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1296 (27.41 %)SQL Server
294 (8.704 %)SQL Server 2000
341 (3.796 %)SQL Server 2005
423 (2.130 %)SQL Server 7
510 (0.926 %)BusinessObjects
69 (0.833 %)MySQL
76 (0.556 %)MS Access
84 (0.370 %)Crystal Enterprise
93 (0.278 %)Crystal Reports
101 (0.093 %)Firebird
101 (0.093 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
15 (0.463 %)InstallShield
22 (0.185 %)Visual Studio
22 (0.185 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.093 %)Synon
General
1117 (10.83 %)Finance
265 (6.019 %)Pensions
338 (3.519 %)Health
434 (3.148 %)Telecoms
527 (2.500 %)Education
618 (1.667 %)Pharmaceutical
714 (1.296 %)Manufacturing
714 (1.296 %)Insurance
812 (1.111 %)Government
812 (1.111 %)Construction
911 (1.019 %)Law
109 (0.833 %)Retail
118 (0.741 %)Back Office
127 (0.648 %)Marketing
136 (0.556 %)Local Government
136 (0.556 %)Banking
144 (0.370 %)Legal
151 (0.093 %)Electric
151 (0.093 %)Publishing
151 (0.093 %)Electronics
Job Titles
1195 (18.06 %)Analyst
2129 (11.94 %)Administrator
3113 (10.46 %)Support Analyst
499 (9.167 %)Consultant
589 (8.241 %)Support Engineer
682 (7.593 %)Systems Administrator
779 (7.315 %)IT Manager
862 (5.741 %)Project Manager
954 (5.000 %)Network Engineer
954 (5.000 %)Technical Support
1052 (4.815 %)IT Project Manager
1150 (4.630 %)2nd Line Support
1242 (3.889 %)3rd Line Support
1336 (3.333 %)Desktop Support
1433 (3.056 %)Technical Analyst
1433 (3.056 %)Team Leader
1433 (3.056 %)Network Support
1530 (2.778 %)IT Administrator
1628 (2.593 %)Support Specialist
1628 (2.593 %)Vista Consultant
Miscellaneous
138 (3.519 %)Blackberry
236 (3.333 %)Clustering
327 (2.500 %)Fat Client
327 (2.500 %)Thin Client
422 (2.037 %)PMI
520 (1.852 %)EPoS
611 (1.019 %)Management Information System
76 (0.556 %)Client/Server
84 (0.370 %)AS400
84 (0.370 %)Replication
92 (0.185 %)Mainframe
92 (0.185 %)PDA
101 (0.093 %)CCTV
101 (0.093 %)Computer Science
101 (0.093 %)German Language
101 (0.093 %)Video Conferencing
101 (0.093 %)Asset Management
101 (0.093 %)PKI
101 (0.093 %)NPfIT
101 (0.093 %)NHS
Operating Systems
1820 (75.93 %)Windows
2263 (24.35 %)Windows XP
3258 (23.89 %)Windows 2000
4200 (18.52 %)Windows Server 2003
580 (7.407 %)Unix
679 (7.315 %)Windows NT
679 (7.315 %)Linux
746 (4.259 %)AIX
813 (1.204 %)Solaris
96 (0.556 %)NetWare
103 (0.278 %)HPUX
112 (0.185 %)OpenVMS
112 (0.185 %)SUSE
121 (0.093 %)i5/OS
Processes & Methodologies
1137 (12.69 %)ITIL
261 (5.648 %)Migration
356 (5.185 %)Project Management
443 (3.981 %)PRINCE2
533 (3.056 %)CRM
629 (2.685 %)Supplier Management
728 (2.593 %)Stakeholder Management
728 (2.593 %)Disaster Recovery
825 (2.315 %)Project Planning
922 (2.037 %)Requirements Analysis
1019 (1.759 %)Document Management
1118 (1.667 %)Service Management
1216 (1.481 %)Service Delivery
1216 (1.481 %)Change Management
1216 (1.481 %)ERP
1216 (1.481 %)Web Development
1311 (1.019 %)ITSM
1410 (0.926 %)Load Balancing
159 (0.833 %)System Testing
159 (0.833 %)Data Security
Programming Languages
1186 (17.22 %)SQL
218 (1.667 %)C
317 (1.574 %)VB
48 (0.741 %)PHP
57 (0.648 %)VBScript
57 (0.648 %)VBA
65 (0.463 %)Java
65 (0.463 %)VB.NET
74 (0.370 %)C++
81 (0.093 %)Transact-SQL
Qualifications
1282 (26.11 %)Microsoft Certification
2241 (22.31 %)MCSE
3120 (11.11 %)MCP
459 (5.463 %)MCSA
551 (4.722 %)Degree
634 (3.148 %)Cisco Certification
731 (2.870 %)CCNA
827 (2.500 %)Citrix Certification
922 (2.037 %)PMP
922 (2.037 %)PMI Certification
1018 (1.667 %)MCDST
1117 (1.574 %)HND
1213 (1.204 %)CCA
1213 (1.204 %)ITIL Certification
1311 (1.019 %)MCT
149 (0.833 %)A+ Certification
158 (0.741 %)CCEA
167 (0.648 %)HNC
167 (0.648 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
174 (0.370 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
118 (1.667 %)SLA
26 (0.556 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (0.370 %)QA
41 (0.093 %)ISO27001
System Software
138 (3.519 %)Backup Exec
234 (3.148 %)ISA Server
329 (2.685 %)Citrix Presentation Server
415 (1.389 %)Terminal Services
514 (1.296 %)VMware ESX
612 (1.111 %)MetaFrame
711 (1.019 %)MailMarshal
87 (0.648 %)Novell eDirectory
92 (0.185 %)VMware Server
101 (0.093 %)Samba
Systems Management
173 (6.759 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
217 (1.574 %)MOM
314 (1.296 %)OpenView Configuration Management
413 (1.204 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
413 (1.204 %)SCOM
58 (0.741 %)WSUS
66 (0.556 %)Norton AntiVirus
73 (0.278 %)BMC Marimba
73 (0.278 %)SCCM
73 (0.278 %)BMC PATROL
82 (0.185 %)OpenView
82 (0.185 %)MIMEsweeper
91 (0.093 %)DameWare
91 (0.093 %)Legato
91 (0.093 %)Tivoli
91 (0.093 %)ARCserve
Vendors
1516 (47.78 %)Microsoft
2252 (23.33 %)Citrix
3219 (20.28 %)Cisco
4111 (10.28 %)Lotus
572 (6.667 %)VMware
658 (5.370 %)HP
757 (5.278 %)CheckPoint
839 (3.611 %)Altiris
937 (3.426 %)Red Hat
937 (3.426 %)Dell
1029 (2.685 %)Remedy
1124 (2.222 %)Novell
1221 (1.944 %)VERITAS
1221 (1.944 %)IBM
1319 (1.759 %)Cognos
1416 (1.481 %)Symantec
1416 (1.481 %)Sophos
1513 (1.204 %)McAfee Security
1612 (1.111 %)Compaq
1711 (1.019 %)Oracle
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