Active Directory Jobs in the South West

Microsoft Active Directory
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Active Directory skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Active Directory over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 58 58
Rank change year-on-year +26 0 -8
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 547 368 419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.98% 5.25% 5.28%
As % of the System Software category 45.36% 31.21% 30.21%
Number of salaries quoted 483 310 283
10th Percentile £25,050 £25,492 £23,000
25th Percentile £29,440 £28,563 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £35,750 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.29% +2.14% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £46,127 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £61,375 £67,350
England median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.76%

All System Software Skills
South West

Active Directory is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,206 1,179 1,387
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 13.18% 16.84% 17.48%
Number of salaries quoted 983 731 879
10th Percentile £27,370 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -7.62% +16.67%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £79,750 £81,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.79% +1.82%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in the South West.

Salary trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the South West over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucestershire +46 156 £42,000 +25.37% 10
Bristol +22 114 £37,500 +25.00% 22
Wiltshire +1 96 £49,000 +16.67% 22
Somerset +21 63 £33,500 -7.59% 11
Devon +2 60 £40,000 +14.29% 6
Dorset -19 43 £37,000 -5.13% 8
Cornwall -6 12 £30,000 -11.76% 5
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 149 (27.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 99 (18.10%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.83%) SharePoint 2010
3 10 (1.83%) SharePoint 2013
4 6 (1.10%) IIS
5 3 (0.55%) Apache
5 3 (0.55%) GlassFish
5 3 (0.55%) JBoss
5 3 (0.55%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.37%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.18%) Moodle
Applications
1 69 (12.61%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (0.37%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.18%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 297 (54.30%) Microsoft 365
2 249 (45.52%) Azure
3 122 (22.30%) Entra ID
4 52 (9.51%) OneDrive
5 51 (9.32%) AWS
6 28 (5.12%) GCP
7 19 (3.47%) Power Platform
8 18 (3.29%) IaaS
9 17 (3.11%) PaaS
10 12 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
11 10 (1.83%) SaaS
12 8 (1.46%) Nutanix
12 8 (1.46%) Power Automate
12 8 (1.46%) PowerApps
13 7 (1.28%) Cloud Computing
13 7 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (1.28%) Mimecast
13 7 (1.28%) WhatsApp
14 5 (0.91%) OpenShift
15 3 (0.55%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 92 (16.82%) DNS
2 85 (15.54%) LAN
3 77 (14.08%) DHCP
4 76 (13.89%) WAN
5 74 (13.53%) Firewall
6 65 (11.88%) TCP/IP
7 51 (9.32%) VPN
8 41 (7.50%) SAN
9 38 (6.95%) Wi-Fi
10 36 (6.58%) Wireless
11 25 (4.57%) VLAN
12 17 (3.11%) NAS
12 17 (3.11%) Network Security
13 16 (2.93%) Remote Desktop
14 12 (2.19%) IPsec
14 12 (2.19%) VoIP
14 12 (2.19%) VSAN
14 12 (2.19%) WLAN
15 10 (1.83%) Internet
15 10 (1.83%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (5.30%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.46%) MySQL
2 8 (1.46%) Power BI
3 5 (0.91%) RDBMS
3 5 (0.91%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (0.73%) Oracle Database
5 3 (0.55%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.55%) Oracle Database 12c
5 3 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (0.37%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 3 (0.55%) GitLab
2 2 (0.37%) JIRA
2 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.18%) MSI
General
1 173 (31.63%) Social Skills
2 41 (7.50%) Finance
3 37 (6.76%) Organisational Skills
3 37 (6.76%) Public Sector
4 24 (4.39%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (4.20%) Law
6 19 (3.47%) Legal
7 18 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (2.74%) Manufacturing
9 14 (2.56%) Telecoms
10 11 (2.01%) Aerospace
11 9 (1.65%) Automotive
12 7 (1.28%) Marketing
12 7 (1.28%) Military
13 5 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (0.91%) Fire and Rescue
14 4 (0.73%) Banking
14 4 (0.73%) Publishing
15 3 (0.55%) Retail
16 2 (0.37%) Games
Job Titles
1 133 (24.31%) Support Engineer
2 99 (18.10%) IT Engineer
2 99 (18.10%) IT Support
3 87 (15.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 80 (14.63%) Senior
5 77 (14.08%) Analyst
6 53 (9.69%) IT Support Engineer
7 49 (8.96%) 2nd Line Support
8 44 (8.04%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 40 (7.31%) IT Technician
10 38 (6.95%) Field Engineer
10 38 (6.95%) Wintel Engineer
11 37 (6.76%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 35 (6.40%) Senior Wintel Engineer
13 33 (6.03%) Service Analyst
14 32 (5.85%) Support Technician
15 30 (5.48%) Desktop Support
16 29 (5.30%) Service Desk Analyst
17 28 (5.12%) IT Support Technician
18 26 (4.75%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.01%) JSON
2 7 (1.28%) ARM Templates
3 6 (1.10%) EJB
4 5 (0.91%) SAML
5 3 (0.55%) LDAP
5 3 (0.55%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.18%) OAuth
6 1 (0.18%) RESTEasy
Miscellaneous
1 82 (14.99%) Driving Licence
2 47 (8.59%) Self-Motivation
3 24 (4.39%) Management Information System
4 18 (3.29%) Clustering
5 16 (2.93%) iPhone
6 12 (2.19%) Data Centre
6 12 (2.19%) PKI
6 12 (2.19%) Smartphone
7 11 (2.01%) Onboarding
8 10 (1.83%) Replication
9 9 (1.65%) Fat Client
9 9 (1.65%) Thin Client
10 7 (1.28%) CMDB
10 7 (1.28%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.91%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.91%) EMC VNX
12 5 (0.91%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.73%) Cyberattack
13 4 (0.73%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 420 (76.78%) Windows
2 232 (42.41%) Windows Server
3 136 (24.86%) Windows 10
4 63 (11.52%) Linux
5 51 (9.32%) Windows Server 2016
6 46 (8.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 40 (7.31%) Windows Server 2012
8 30 (5.48%) Mac OS
9 28 (5.12%) Windows 7
10 19 (3.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 16 (2.93%) AIX
12 11 (2.01%) Android
12 11 (2.01%) Apple iOS
12 11 (2.01%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.73%) Unix
13 4 (0.73%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.73%) Windows XP
14 3 (0.55%) Solaris
15 2 (0.37%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (22.85%) ITIL
2 110 (20.11%) Customer Service
3 97 (17.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 86 (15.72%) Problem-Solving
5 58 (10.60%) Incident Management
6 51 (9.32%) Service Management
7 45 (8.23%) ITSM
8 43 (7.86%) Service Delivery
9 41 (7.50%) Time Management
10 39 (7.13%) Change Management
10 39 (7.13%) Mentoring
11 32 (5.85%) Continuous Improvement
12 31 (5.67%) Cybersecurity
12 31 (5.67%) Project Delivery
13 27 (4.94%) Mobile Device Management
14 26 (4.75%) Information Security
15 22 (4.02%) Configuration Management
16 21 (3.84%) Customer Requirements
16 21 (3.84%) DevOps
16 21 (3.84%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 125 (22.85%) PowerShell
2 57 (10.42%) SQL
3 24 (4.39%) Python
4 19 (3.47%) Bash
5 8 (1.46%) Java
6 5 (0.91%) C#
7 2 (0.37%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.37%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.18%) Go
8 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.18%) VB
Qualifications
1 147 (26.87%) Security Cleared
2 104 (19.01%) SC Cleared
3 71 (12.98%) DV Cleared
4 54 (9.87%) Degree
5 49 (8.96%) DBS Check
6 42 (7.68%) A+ Certification
7 38 (6.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 26 (4.75%) ITIL Certification
9 22 (4.02%) MCP
10 16 (2.93%) Computer Science Degree
11 14 (2.56%) MCSE
12 11 (2.01%) Network+ Certification
13 10 (1.83%) MCITP
14 6 (1.10%) GIAC
14 6 (1.10%) MCSA
15 4 (0.73%) CompTIA Security+
16 3 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
16 3 (0.55%) CCNA
16 3 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
17 2 (0.37%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (8.59%) SLA
2 21 (3.84%) GDPR
3 8 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.37%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.18%) Data Quality
System Software
1 133 (24.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 103 (18.83%) Hyper-V
3 24 (4.39%) vSphere
4 19 (3.47%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (2.56%) XenDesktop
6 13 (2.38%) XenApp
7 10 (1.83%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
8 7 (1.28%) VMware Workstation
9 5 (0.91%) Docker
10 4 (0.73%) VMware NSX
11 3 (0.55%) Forefront TMG
12 2 (0.37%) Firmware
12 2 (0.37%) Terminal Server
13 1 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 120 (21.94%) SCCM
2 89 (16.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (3.11%) WSUS
4 14 (2.56%) vCenter Server
5 12 (2.19%) Backup Exec
5 12 (2.19%) NetBackup
6 10 (1.83%) Nagios
7 9 (1.65%) McAfee ePO
8 8 (1.46%) Kubernetes
8 8 (1.46%) SCVMM
9 6 (1.10%) Icinga
10 5 (0.91%) Ansible
10 5 (0.91%) EMC NetWorker
10 5 (0.91%) OfficeScan
10 5 (0.91%) Single Sign-On
11 4 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.73%) Failover Clustering
11 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Clustering
11 4 (0.73%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 4 (0.73%) SCOM
Vendors
1 378 (69.10%) Microsoft
2 175 (31.99%) VMware
3 50 (9.14%) Cisco
4 49 (8.96%) Citrix
5 40 (7.31%) HP
6 30 (5.48%) Google
7 26 (4.75%) SolarWinds
7 26 (4.75%) Veeam
8 25 (4.57%) Oracle
9 22 (4.02%) ServiceNow
10 21 (3.84%) Red Hat
11 17 (3.11%) Dell
11 17 (3.11%) McAfee
12 14 (2.56%) Aruba
13 13 (2.38%) Hitachi
13 13 (2.38%) NetApp
14 12 (2.19%) Snow
14 12 (2.19%) Veritas
15 11 (2.01%) iManage
16 10 (1.83%) Meraki