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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 52 58
Rank change year-on-year +19 +6 -4
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 534 356 421
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.75% 5.28% 5.22%
As % of the System Software category 44.76% 31.09% 29.96%
Number of salaries quoted 472 301 277
10th Percentile £25,025 £25,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £29,290 £28,750 £26,737
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +2.86% -
75th Percentile £51,750 £46,250 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £66,750
England median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -5.88%

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 1,193 1,145 1,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 12.85% 16.97% 17.43%
Number of salaries quoted 967 714 879
10th Percentile £27,338 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -0.90% +0.91%

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 10 May 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 10 May 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 +32 154 £41,500 +23.88% 11
Bristol +31 111 £37,500 +25.00% 26
Wiltshire -2 91 £49,000 +15.29% 33
Somerset +23 63 £33,750 -17.68% 17
Devon -7 57 £40,000 +14.29% 7
Dorset -19 46 £37,000 -7.50% 12
Cornwall -16 11 £30,000 -11.76% 3
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
1 152 (28.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 95 (17.79%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.25%) SharePoint 2010
3 12 (2.25%) SharePoint 2013
4 5 (0.94%) IIS
5 3 (0.56%) Apache
5 3 (0.56%) GlassFish
5 3 (0.56%) JBoss
5 3 (0.56%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.37%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.19%) Moodle
Applications
1 73 (13.67%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
1 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 295 (55.24%) Microsoft 365
2 246 (46.07%) Azure
3 118 (22.10%) Entra ID
4 57 (10.67%) AWS
5 51 (9.55%) OneDrive
6 31 (5.81%) GCP
7 20 (3.75%) Power Platform
8 18 (3.37%) IaaS
9 17 (3.18%) PaaS
10 10 (1.87%) SaaS
11 9 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.50%) Mimecast
12 8 (1.50%) Nutanix
12 8 (1.50%) PowerApps
13 7 (1.31%) Power Automate
14 6 (1.12%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (1.12%) WhatsApp
15 5 (0.94%) OpenShift
16 3 (0.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 91 (17.04%) DNS
2 87 (16.29%) LAN
3 79 (14.79%) WAN
4 77 (14.42%) Firewall
5 76 (14.23%) DHCP
6 64 (11.99%) TCP/IP
7 50 (9.36%) VPN
8 39 (7.30%) SAN
9 37 (6.93%) Wi-Fi
10 36 (6.74%) Wireless
11 24 (4.49%) VLAN
12 18 (3.37%) Remote Desktop
13 16 (3.00%) Network Security
14 14 (2.62%) NAS
15 12 (2.25%) Internet
15 12 (2.25%) VSAN
15 12 (2.25%) WLAN
16 11 (2.06%) IPsec
16 11 (2.06%) VoIP
17 10 (1.87%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.87%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.69%) Power BI
3 8 (1.50%) MySQL
4 5 (0.94%) RDBMS
4 5 (0.94%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.75%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.56%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Database 12c
6 3 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.37%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.19%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.19%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 2 (0.37%) GitLab
1 2 (0.37%) JIRA
1 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.19%) MSI
General
1 170 (31.84%) Social Skills
2 41 (7.68%) Finance
3 39 (7.30%) Organisational Skills
4 38 (7.12%) Public Sector
5 26 (4.87%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (3.75%) Law
7 18 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (3.18%) Legal
9 16 (3.00%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.81%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.06%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.69%) Automotive
13 6 (1.12%) Marketing
14 5 (0.94%) Fire and Rescue
15 4 (0.75%) Banking
15 4 (0.75%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.75%) Military
15 4 (0.75%) Publishing
16 3 (0.56%) Retail
17 2 (0.37%) Games
Job Titles
1 136 (25.47%) Support Engineer
2 98 (18.35%) IT Support
3 94 (17.60%) IT Engineer
4 82 (15.36%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 77 (14.42%) Analyst
6 62 (11.61%) Senior
7 53 (9.93%) 2nd Line Support
8 52 (9.74%) IT Support Engineer
9 47 (8.80%) 2nd Line Engineer
10 41 (7.68%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 39 (7.30%) IT Technician
12 35 (6.55%) Field Engineer
12 35 (6.55%) Service Analyst
13 32 (5.99%) Desktop Support
14 30 (5.62%) Service Desk Analyst
14 30 (5.62%) Support Technician
15 27 (5.06%) IT Support Technician
16 26 (4.87%) Consultant
16 26 (4.87%) Desktop Engineer
16 26 (4.87%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.50%) JSON
2 6 (1.12%) EJB
3 5 (0.94%) ARM Templates
3 5 (0.94%) SAML
4 3 (0.56%) LDAP
5 1 (0.19%) RESTEasy
5 1 (0.19%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 83 (15.54%) Driving Licence
2 45 (8.43%) Self-Motivation
3 25 (4.68%) Management Information System
4 17 (3.18%) iPhone
5 15 (2.81%) Clustering
6 13 (2.43%) Smartphone
7 12 (2.25%) Data Centre
7 12 (2.25%) Replication
8 11 (2.06%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.69%) PKI
10 7 (1.31%) CMDB
10 7 (1.31%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.12%) Fat Client
11 6 (1.12%) Thin Client
12 5 (0.94%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.94%) EMC VNX
12 5 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.75%) Cyberattack
13 4 (0.75%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 410 (76.78%) Windows
2 218 (40.82%) Windows Server
3 138 (25.84%) Windows 10
4 60 (11.24%) Linux
5 44 (8.24%) Windows Server 2016
6 43 (8.05%) Windows Server 2019
7 34 (6.37%) Windows Server 2012
8 33 (6.18%) Mac OS
9 29 (5.43%) Windows 7
10 18 (3.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 16 (3.00%) AIX
12 14 (2.62%) Apple iOS
13 13 (2.43%) Android
14 11 (2.06%) Windows Server 2008
15 4 (0.75%) Unix
15 4 (0.75%) Windows 8
15 4 (0.75%) Windows XP
16 3 (0.56%) Solaris
17 2 (0.37%) Windows 2000
18 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (24.16%) ITIL
2 110 (20.60%) Customer Service
3 92 (17.23%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 86 (16.10%) Problem-Solving
5 54 (10.11%) Service Management
6 49 (9.18%) Incident Management
7 46 (8.61%) ITSM
8 41 (7.68%) Service Delivery
9 40 (7.49%) Change Management
9 40 (7.49%) Mentoring
10 39 (7.30%) Time Management
11 33 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
12 31 (5.81%) Mobile Device Management
12 31 (5.81%) Project Delivery
13 30 (5.62%) Cybersecurity
14 25 (4.68%) Information Security
15 22 (4.12%) Configuration Management
16 21 (3.93%) Customer Requirements
16 21 (3.93%) Roadmaps
17 20 (3.75%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 111 (20.79%) PowerShell
2 51 (9.55%) SQL
3 22 (4.12%) Python
4 17 (3.18%) Bash
5 8 (1.50%) Java
6 5 (0.94%) C#
7 2 (0.37%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.37%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.19%) Go
8 1 (0.19%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.19%) VB
Qualifications
1 140 (26.22%) Security Cleared
2 99 (18.54%) SC Cleared
3 61 (11.42%) DV Cleared
4 54 (10.11%) Degree
5 47 (8.80%) DBS Check
6 40 (7.49%) A+ Certification
7 39 (7.30%) Microsoft Certification
8 26 (4.87%) ITIL Certification
9 24 (4.49%) MCP
10 16 (3.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (3.00%) MCSE
11 12 (2.25%) MCITP
12 10 (1.87%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (1.12%) GIAC
13 6 (1.12%) MCSA
14 5 (0.94%) CCNA
14 5 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
15 4 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
16 3 (0.56%) Azure Certification
16 3 (0.56%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (8.80%) SLA
2 21 (3.93%) GDPR
3 10 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.75%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.19%) Data Quality
System Software
1 127 (23.78%) VMware Infrastructure
2 98 (18.35%) Hyper-V
3 21 (3.93%) vSphere
4 19 (3.56%) VMware ESXi
5 18 (3.37%) XenDesktop
6 17 (3.18%) XenApp
7 10 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
8 9 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
9 7 (1.31%) VMware Workstation
10 5 (0.94%) Docker
11 3 (0.56%) Forefront TMG
12 2 (0.37%) Firmware
12 2 (0.37%) Terminal Server
12 2 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
13 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 110 (20.60%) SCCM
2 92 (17.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (3.18%) WSUS
4 14 (2.62%) Backup Exec
4 14 (2.62%) vCenter Server
5 12 (2.25%) NetBackup
6 10 (1.87%) Nagios
7 9 (1.69%) McAfee ePO
8 8 (1.50%) Kubernetes
8 8 (1.50%) SCVMM
9 6 (1.12%) Icinga
10 5 (0.94%) Ansible
10 5 (0.94%) EMC NetWorker
10 5 (0.94%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (0.94%) OfficeScan
11 4 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 4 (0.75%) SCOM
11 4 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
12 3 (0.56%) HP Fortify
12 3 (0.56%) Oracle Statspack
Vendors
1 369 (69.10%) Microsoft
2 167 (31.27%) VMware
3 52 (9.74%) Cisco
4 51 (9.55%) Citrix
5 40 (7.49%) HP
6 33 (6.18%) Google
7 29 (5.43%) Veeam
8 24 (4.49%) Oracle
9 23 (4.31%) Dell
9 23 (4.31%) SolarWinds
10 22 (4.12%) ServiceNow
11 20 (3.75%) Red Hat
12 18 (3.37%) McAfee
13 14 (2.62%) Aruba
13 14 (2.62%) Veritas
14 13 (2.43%) Hitachi
14 13 (2.43%) NetApp
14 13 (2.43%) Symantec
15 12 (2.25%) Snow
16 11 (2.06%) Apple