The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT jobs advertised for the Staffordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Staffordshire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 31 48 20
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -28
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 45 23 44
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 7.031% 3.722% 7.815%
As % of the System Software category 68.18% 57.50% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 40 22 37
Average salary £29,500 £23,750 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+24.21% -20.83%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,225 £18,270 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £35,700 £36,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £33,000 £33,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year
-1.49% +3.07%
All System Software
Staffordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
66 40 46
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 10.31% 6.472% 8.171%
Number of salaries quoted 60 37 39
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,125 £20,550 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £33,810
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
-5.00% +3.89%
Active Directory
West Midlands

Active Directory
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Burton-upon-Trent -7 9 £29,500 -19.17% 2
Stoke-on-Trent +9 7 £23,500 +9.30% 1
Tamworth +4 7 £36,250 +113.23% 3
Stafford - 3 £22,000 -
Cannock -10 2 £35,000 +34.61%
Active Directory
West Midlands

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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 59 (79.73%) Windows
2 44 (59.46%) Microsoft
3 43 (58.11%) Citrix
4 35 (47.30%) VMware
5 28 (37.84%) MS Exchange
6 26 (35.14%) LAN
7 25 (33.78%) WAN
7 25 (33.78%) Cisco
8 22 (29.73%) Windows Server 2008
9 21 (28.38%) VMware Infrastructure
10 20 (27.03%) MS Office
11 19 (25.68%) Windows Server 2003
12 18 (24.32%) SQL
13 17 (22.97%) ITIL
14 16 (21.62%) Firewall
14 16 (21.62%) DNS
14 16 (21.62%) SAN
14 16 (21.62%) vSphere
15 15 (20.27%) Microsoft Certification
15 15 (20.27%) NetApp
16 14 (18.92%) MCSE
16 14 (18.92%) Exchange Server 2010
17 13 (17.57%) SharePoint
18 12 (16.22%) TCP/IP
19 11 (14.86%) XenApp
19 11 (14.86%) Exchange Server 2003
20 10 (13.51%) SQL Server
21 9 (12.16%) DHCP
21 9 (12.16%) Windows Vista
21 9 (12.16%) Windows 7

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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 3 (4.054%) .NET
1 3 (4.054%) ASP.NET
1 3 (4.054%) .NET Framework
2 2 (2.703%) Web Services
3 1 (1.351%) COM
Application Platforms
1 28 (37.84%) MS Exchange
2 14 (18.92%) Exchange Server 2010
3 13 (17.57%) SharePoint
4 11 (14.86%) Exchange Server 2003
5 5 (6.757%) IIS
5 5 (6.757%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (4.054%) Lync
6 3 (4.054%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (4.054%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (1.351%) IBM Notes
7 1 (1.351%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 20 (27.03%) MS Office
2 6 (8.108%) MS Excel
3 2 (2.703%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 4 (5.405%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.351%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 26 (35.14%) LAN
2 25 (33.78%) WAN
3 16 (21.62%) Firewall
3 16 (21.62%) DNS
3 16 (21.62%) SAN
4 12 (16.22%) TCP/IP
5 9 (12.16%) DHCP
6 5 (6.757%) VLAN
7 4 (5.405%) VPN
8 3 (4.054%) Intranet
8 3 (4.054%) MPLS
8 3 (4.054%) LDAP
8 3 (4.054%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (2.703%) NAS
9 2 (2.703%) Network Security
9 2 (2.703%) Kerberos
9 2 (2.703%) SNMP
9 2 (2.703%) VoIP
9 2 (2.703%) WLAN
9 2 (2.703%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (13.51%) SQL Server
2 3 (4.054%) MS Access
2 3 (4.054%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (4.054%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 3 (4.054%) SQL Server 2005
2 3 (4.054%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (4.054%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 3 (4.054%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 7 (9.459%) Finance
2 5 (6.757%) Telecoms
3 4 (5.405%) Manufacturing
4 3 (4.054%) Automotive
4 3 (4.054%) Retail
5 1 (1.351%) Back Office
5 1 (1.351%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 17 (22.97%) Analyst
2 12 (16.22%) 2nd Line Support
3 11 (14.86%) Support Technician
4 10 (13.51%) Support Engineer
5 8 (10.81%) Support Analyst
6 6 (8.108%) 2nd Line Support Technician
6 6 (8.108%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 6 (8.108%) 3rd Line Support
6 6 (8.108%) Administrator
6 6 (8.108%) Help Desk Support
6 6 (8.108%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 6 (8.108%) Systems Administrator
7 5 (6.757%) Technical Support
7 5 (6.757%) Help Desk Engineer
7 5 (6.757%) Infrastructure Manager
8 4 (5.405%) Help Desk Support Engineer
8 4 (5.405%) IT Support
8 4 (5.405%) Infrastructure Specialist
8 4 (5.405%) Infrastructure Analyst
8 4 (5.405%) Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.459%) Blackberry
1 7 (9.459%) iPad
2 6 (8.108%) Replication
3 3 (4.054%) EqualLogic
4 2 (2.703%) Fat Client
4 2 (2.703%) Statistics
4 2 (2.703%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.703%) Thin Client
5 1 (1.351%) Mainframe
5 1 (1.351%) AS400
5 1 (1.351%) CMDB
5 1 (1.351%) iSeries
5 1 (1.351%) SaaS
5 1 (1.351%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 59 (79.73%) Windows
2 22 (29.73%) Windows Server 2008
3 19 (25.68%) Windows Server 2003
4 9 (12.16%) Windows Vista
4 9 (12.16%) Windows 7
5 8 (10.81%) Windows XP
6 5 (6.757%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (4.054%) Windows 2000 Server
8 2 (2.703%) Windows 8
8 2 (2.703%) Windows 2000
9 1 (1.351%) Linux
9 1 (1.351%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (22.97%) ITIL
2 6 (8.108%) ERP
2 6 (8.108%) PRINCE2
3 5 (6.757%) Project Management
3 5 (6.757%) Change Management
4 4 (5.405%) Software Deployment
4 4 (5.405%) Migration
5 3 (4.054%) ETL
5 3 (4.054%) OO
5 3 (4.054%) Data Analysis
5 3 (4.054%) Software Engineering
5 3 (4.054%) Kimball Methodology
6 2 (2.703%) Capacity Management
6 2 (2.703%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (2.703%) Service Delivery
6 2 (2.703%) Business Continuity
7 1 (1.351%) Configuration Management
7 1 (1.351%) Validation
7 1 (1.351%) Risk Management
7 1 (1.351%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 18 (24.32%) SQL
2 3 (4.054%) T-SQL
2 3 (4.054%) VB
2 3 (4.054%) VB.NET
2 3 (4.054%) VBA
2 3 (4.054%) C#
2 3 (4.054%) VB6
3 2 (2.703%) VBScript
4 1 (1.351%) X++
Qualifications
1 15 (20.27%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (18.92%) MCSE
3 8 (10.81%) Degree
3 8 (10.81%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (9.459%) ITIL Certification
4 7 (9.459%) MCITP
5 6 (8.108%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 6 (8.108%) CCNA
6 2 (2.703%) MCP
6 2 (2.703%) CCNP
7 1 (1.351%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 1 (1.351%) VCP5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.054%) SLA
2 1 (1.351%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 21 (28.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 16 (21.62%) vSphere
3 11 (14.86%) XenApp
4 6 (8.108%) Hyper-V
4 6 (8.108%) Terminal Services
5 5 (6.757%) Forefront TMG
6 4 (5.405%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (5.405%) XenDesktop
6 4 (5.405%) MetaFrame
7 3 (4.054%) Terminal Server
7 3 (4.054%) VMware ESX
8 2 (2.703%) ISA Server
9 1 (1.351%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 8 (10.81%) Backup Exec
2 1 (1.351%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (1.351%) WSUS
2 1 (1.351%) SCCM
Vendors
1 44 (59.46%) Microsoft
2 43 (58.11%) Citrix
3 35 (47.30%) VMware
4 25 (33.78%) Cisco
5 15 (20.27%) NetApp
6 6 (8.108%) HP
6 6 (8.108%) CheckPoint
7 5 (6.757%) Avaya
7 5 (6.757%) SolarWinds
8 4 (5.405%) Sage
9 3 (4.054%) IBM
9 3 (4.054%) Veeam
10 2 (2.703%) ProCurve
10 2 (2.703%) SonicWALL
10 2 (2.703%) Google
10 2 (2.703%) Nortel
10 2 (2.703%) Veritas
11 1 (1.351%) Symantec
11 1 (1.351%) Lotus
11 1 (1.351%) JD Edwards
Stone, Staffordshire
Skill Set: Windows XP / 7 Server 2003 / 2008 Exchange 2003 / 2007 Active Directory SQL VMware / Hyper V IIS This is an excellent opportunity where you will work on...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £34000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
The ideal candidate will be a career-minded go-getter who is comfortable working at all levels in IT. Over the next 3 years this company are increasing...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire
To provide IT support for a Windows 2003/2008 Active Directory server environment... Support of LAN & WAN infrastructure... Microsoft operating systems - Windows 2003/2008 Server... VMWare vSphere 4 &...
Healthcare-at-Home.co.uk
Salary: From £27,000 to £32,000 per annum plus benefits
Posted: 31 May 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Windows Server technology - Exchange 2007 / 2010 - Enterprise - Large networks Networking skills - Firewalls - PIX / ASA / Checkpoint - TCP/IP Virtualisation - Vmware - Vsphere - Storage - SAN iSCSI A leading IT and Technology...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
The successful candidate will have strong technical skills for the role with good knowledge of Windows Servers; VMware; Citrix; Exchange; Active Directory; Cisco; WAN/LAN; NetApp SAN and...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £43000 per annum + Car/Allowance & Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Staffordshire
Millshill Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £28,000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 June 2013