The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 24 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 58 45 50
Rank change year-on-year
-13 +5
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 289 356 290
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 4.022% 5.015% 4.223%
As % of the System Software category 57.11% 49.38% 48.25%
Number of salaries quoted 230 333 256
Average salary £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.33% -
90% offered a salary of more than £20,500 £20,000 £21,000
10% offered a salary of more than £43,650 £44,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All System Software
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
506 721 601
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 7.042% 10.16% 8.752%
Number of salaries quoted 395 666 508
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £39,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.28% +4.00%
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester -18 140 £28,250 +1.80%
Cheshire -15 80 £27,500 -19.11%
Lancashire +27 44 £24,000 +11.62%
Merseyside -5 27 £27,500 -25.67%
Cumbria -1 3 £30,000 +23.71%
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1 517 (87.63%) Windows
2 384 (65.08%) Microsoft
3 295 (50.00%) MS Exchange
4 293 (49.66%) Windows Server 2008
5 259 (43.90%) VMware
6 248 (42.03%) Windows Server 2003
7 190 (32.20%) MS Excel
8 166 (28.14%) ITIL
9 164 (27.80%) Windows XP
10 161 (27.29%) Exchange Server 2010
11 160 (27.12%) Citrix
12 147 (24.92%) DNS
13 145 (24.58%) SQL Server
14 141 (23.90%) VMware Infrastructure
15 135 (22.88%) MS Office
16 128 (21.69%) Cisco
16 128 (21.69%) Microsoft Certification
17 122 (20.68%) Windows 7
18 114 (19.32%) TCP/IP
19 113 (19.15%) Firewall
20 108 (18.31%) SQL
21 106 (17.97%) WAN
22 95 (16.10%) DHCP
22 95 (16.10%) SAN
23 92 (15.59%) LAN
24 85 (14.41%) SharePoint
25 83 (14.07%) VPN
26 82 (13.90%) Exchange Server 2003
27 78 (13.22%) SCCM
28 74 (12.54%) NetApp

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 13 (2.203%) .NET
2 7 (1.186%) Web Services
3 6 (1.017%) ASP.NET
3 6 (1.017%) COM
4 5 (0.847%) jQuery
5 4 (0.678%) J2EE
5 4 (0.678%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.508%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.508%) Windows SharePoint Services
6 3 (0.508%) HTML
6 3 (0.508%) CSS
6 3 (0.508%) LAMP
6 3 (0.508%) HTML5
6 3 (0.508%) CSS3
7 2 (0.339%) ASP
7 2 (0.339%) Application Packaging
8 1 (0.169%) GWT
8 1 (0.169%) JSF
8 1 (0.169%) JDBC
8 1 (0.169%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 295 (50.00%) MS Exchange
2 161 (27.29%) Exchange Server 2010
3 85 (14.41%) SharePoint
4 82 (13.90%) Exchange Server 2003
5 67 (11.36%) Exchange Server 2007
6 59 (10.00%) IIS
7 44 (7.458%) Lync
8 39 (6.610%) SharePoint 2010
9 32 (5.424%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 17 (2.881%) Office Communications Server
10 17 (2.881%) SharePoint Server
11 8 (1.356%) Apache
12 5 (0.847%) Exchange Server 2000
13 4 (0.678%) SAS
13 4 (0.678%) Windows Azure
14 3 (0.508%) Tomcat
15 2 (0.339%) Exchange Server 2013
15 2 (0.339%) CMS
15 2 (0.339%) MS Project Server
15 2 (0.339%) WorkSite
Applications
1 190 (32.20%) MS Excel
2 135 (22.88%) MS Office
3 23 (3.898%) Office 365
4 14 (2.373%) MS Project
5 2 (0.339%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.339%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.339%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.339%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.169%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.169%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 6 (1.017%) assyst
2 3 (0.508%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.339%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.169%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.169%) AWD
4 1 (0.169%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 147 (24.92%) DNS
2 114 (19.32%) TCP/IP
3 113 (19.15%) Firewall
4 106 (17.97%) WAN
5 95 (16.10%) DHCP
5 95 (16.10%) SAN
6 92 (15.59%) LAN
7 83 (14.07%) VPN
8 56 (9.492%) VoIP
9 27 (4.576%) Internet
10 24 (4.068%) Network Security
11 23 (3.898%) MPLS
12 22 (3.729%) Wireless
13 20 (3.390%) NAS
14 14 (2.373%) Unified Communications
14 14 (2.373%) SSL
14 14 (2.373%) iSCSI
15 11 (1.864%) SSH
15 11 (1.864%) Fibre Channel
16 10 (1.695%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 145 (24.58%) SQL Server
2 53 (8.983%) SQL Server 2008
3 42 (7.119%) SQL Server 2005
4 23 (3.898%) SQL Server 2000
5 21 (3.559%) SQL Server 2012
6 13 (2.203%) MySQL
7 12 (2.034%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 10 (1.695%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (1.525%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (1.356%) Crystal Reports
11 7 (1.186%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (1.017%) PostgreSQL
13 5 (0.847%) Oracle 8/8i
14 2 (0.339%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (0.339%) PerformancePoint
15 1 (0.169%) DB2
15 1 (0.169%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 9 (1.525%) Subversion
2 8 (1.356%) Oracle Forms
3 6 (1.017%) MSI
4 3 (0.508%) Git (software)
5 2 (0.339%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.169%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.169%) Visual Studio
General
1 44 (7.458%) Finance
2 24 (4.068%) Telecoms
3 20 (3.390%) Legal
4 15 (2.542%) Retail
5 14 (2.373%) Advertising
6 12 (2.034%) Law
7 7 (1.186%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.017%) Billing
9 5 (0.847%) Banking
10 2 (0.339%) Local Government
10 2 (0.339%) French Language
11 1 (0.169%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.169%) Marketing
11 1 (0.169%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.169%) Back Office
11 1 (0.169%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 151 (25.59%) Analyst
2 72 (12.20%) Support Analyst
3 69 (11.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 62 (10.51%) Support Engineer
5 58 (9.831%) IT Support
6 50 (8.475%) 2nd Line Support
7 40 (6.780%) 3rd Line Support
8 39 (6.610%) Service Analyst
9 38 (6.441%) Service Desk Analyst
10 33 (5.593%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 29 (4.915%) 1st Line Support
11 29 (4.915%) Architect
12 25 (4.237%) Consultant
12 25 (4.237%) Administrator
13 24 (4.068%) IT Support Engineer
14 23 (3.898%) Team Leader
14 23 (3.898%) Support Technician
14 23 (3.898%) Desktop Support
15 22 (3.729%) Senior Analyst
16 21 (3.559%) Server Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 61 (10.34%) Blackberry
2 21 (3.559%) Clustering
3 16 (2.712%) iPhone
4 15 (2.542%) Fat Client
4 15 (2.542%) Thin Client
5 11 (1.864%) iPad
6 8 (1.356%) Replication
7 7 (1.186%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (1.186%) Enterprise Storage
8 6 (1.017%) Firmware
9 5 (0.847%) SWIFT
10 4 (0.678%) EqualLogic
10 4 (0.678%) Management Information System
10 4 (0.678%) Mathematics
11 3 (0.508%) Statistics
11 3 (0.508%) Handset
11 3 (0.508%) Mobile Computing
11 3 (0.508%) SaaS
12 2 (0.339%) Open Source
12 2 (0.339%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 517 (87.63%) Windows
2 293 (49.66%) Windows Server 2008
3 248 (42.03%) Windows Server 2003
4 164 (27.80%) Windows XP
5 122 (20.68%) Windows 7
6 64 (10.85%) Linux
7 55 (9.322%) Windows Vista
8 46 (7.797%) UNIX
9 32 (5.424%) Windows Server 2012
10 20 (3.390%) Windows 8
11 16 (2.712%) Windows 2000
12 11 (1.864%) Windows 2000 Server
13 8 (1.356%) Windows NT
14 6 (1.017%) Solaris
14 6 (1.017%) AIX
14 6 (1.017%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 5 (0.847%) Android
16 4 (0.678%) Windows Mobile
17 2 (0.339%) Windows Phone
17 2 (0.339%) HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (28.14%) ITIL
2 32 (5.424%) Disaster Recovery
3 31 (5.254%) Project Management
3 31 (5.254%) Change Management
4 28 (4.746%) Service Management
4 28 (4.746%) Migration
5 24 (4.068%) Problem Management
6 21 (3.559%) PRINCE2
7 20 (3.390%) Capacity Management
8 19 (3.220%) Incident Management
8 19 (3.220%) Change Control
9 18 (3.051%) Service Delivery
10 17 (2.881%) Capacity Planning
11 16 (2.712%) High Availability
12 15 (2.542%) Network Management
13 14 (2.373%) Business Intelligence
13 14 (2.373%) Business Continuity
13 14 (2.373%) Performance Management
14 13 (2.203%) Time Management
15 11 (1.864%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 108 (18.31%) SQL
2 25 (4.237%) VB
3 17 (2.881%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.203%) T-SQL
4 13 (2.203%) VBScript
5 10 (1.695%) C++
6 9 (1.525%) PHP
7 8 (1.356%) C
8 6 (1.017%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.017%) Perl
9 5 (0.847%) C#
10 4 (0.678%) Java
11 2 (0.339%) VC++
11 2 (0.339%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.339%) VBA
12 1 (0.169%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 128 (21.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 66 (11.19%) MCITP
2 66 (11.19%) MCSE
3 54 (9.153%) MCP
4 42 (7.119%) ITIL Certification
5 34 (5.763%) Cisco Certification
6 33 (5.593%) CCNA
7 29 (4.915%) MCTS
8 28 (4.746%) MCSA
9 16 (2.712%) Citrix Certification
9 16 (2.712%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 12 (2.034%) A+ Certification
11 10 (1.695%) Degree
12 9 (1.525%) CCA
13 8 (1.356%) Security Cleared
14 6 (1.017%) HP APS
15 5 (0.847%) SC Cleared
15 5 (0.847%) CCNP
16 4 (0.678%) CCIE
16 4 (0.678%) CCEA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.780%) SLA
2 5 (0.847%) PCI DSS
3 4 (0.678%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.508%) QA
4 3 (0.508%) BS7799
5 1 (0.169%) Data Quality
System Software
1 141 (23.90%) VMware Infrastructure
2 69 (11.69%) vSphere
3 50 (8.475%) Hyper-V
3 50 (8.475%) XenApp
4 24 (4.068%) VMware ESXi
5 22 (3.729%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 20 (3.390%) XenDesktop
7 17 (2.881%) VMware ESX
8 15 (2.542%) XenServer
9 12 (2.034%) NFS
10 10 (1.695%) Microsoft App-V
10 10 (1.695%) ISA Server
10 10 (1.695%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 8 (1.356%) Forefront TMG
12 7 (1.186%) VMware Server
12 7 (1.186%) UAG
13 6 (1.017%) SpamAssassin
13 6 (1.017%) FreeRADIUS
13 6 (1.017%) Terminal Services
13 6 (1.017%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 78 (13.22%) SCCM
2 49 (8.305%) SCOM
3 32 (5.424%) WSUS
4 25 (4.237%) Backup Exec
5 17 (2.881%) NetBackup
6 14 (2.373%) SolarWinds Orion
7 10 (1.695%) McAfee ePO
8 9 (1.525%) MIMEsweeper
9 7 (1.186%) Nagios
10 6 (1.017%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 6 (1.017%) OpenView
10 6 (1.017%) SCVMM
10 6 (1.017%) Cacti
11 5 (0.847%) Tivoli
12 4 (0.678%) MOM
12 4 (0.678%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 3 (0.508%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.339%) ZENworks
14 2 (0.339%) Novell Identity Manager
14 2 (0.339%) WMI
Vendors
1 384 (65.08%) Microsoft
2 259 (43.90%) VMware
3 160 (27.12%) Citrix
4 128 (21.69%) Cisco
5 74 (12.54%) NetApp
6 53 (8.983%) HP
7 29 (4.915%) Oracle
8 28 (4.746%) Symantec
9 23 (3.898%) Juniper
10 21 (3.559%) McAfee
11 18 (3.051%) SolarWinds
12 17 (2.881%) Websense
13 16 (2.712%) Dell
13 16 (2.712%) IronPort
14 15 (2.542%) CheckPoint
15 14 (2.373%) Avaya
15 14 (2.373%) WatchGuard
16 10 (1.695%) Red Hat
16 10 (1.695%) Mitel
16 10 (1.695%) Fujitsu
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