The first table below looks at the demand for Active Directory skills in IT jobs advertised for the Warwickshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Active Directory over the 3 months to 21 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 Warwickshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Active Directory
Rank 43 54 51
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -3
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 35 28 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Warwickshire 4.510% 3.526% 1.948%
As % of the System Software category 57.38% 66.67% 38.71%
Number of salaries quoted 31 28 11
Average salary £33,250 £25,000 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.00% -19.35%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,800 £25,000 £18,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £33,250 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
All System Software
Warwickshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
System Software category
61 42 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Warwickshire 7.861% 5.290% 5.032%
Number of salaries quoted 57 38 30
Average salary £35,000 £30,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.66% -25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £22,100
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,946 £39,000 £37,875
% change year-on-year
-0.13% +2.97%
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 Warwickshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the System Software category.

Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire Active Directory Salary Trend

Active Directory
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Active Directory across the Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Warwick -6 10 £34,875 +16.25%
Rugby - 7 £33,000 -
Leamington Spa - 3 £33,000 -
Nuneaton - 3 £30,000 -
Southam - 1 £33,000 -
Stratford-upon-Avon - 1 - -
Active Directory
West Midlands

Active Directory
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Warwickshire 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 54 (81.82%) Windows
2 31 (46.97%) Microsoft
3 28 (42.42%) Citrix
4 25 (37.88%) MS Exchange
5 24 (36.36%) MS Excel
5 24 (36.36%) Windows Server 2008
6 23 (34.85%) Windows Server 2003
6 23 (34.85%) VMware
7 17 (25.76%) VMware Infrastructure
8 15 (22.73%) SQL
9 14 (21.21%) SQL Server
9 14 (21.21%) Exchange Server 2007
9 14 (21.21%) Windows 7
10 13 (19.70%) Exchange Server 2003
10 13 (19.70%) Microsoft Certification
11 12 (18.18%) ITIL
12 11 (16.67%) LAN
12 11 (16.67%) DNS
12 11 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (15.15%) Exchange Server 2010
13 10 (15.15%) Hyper-V
13 10 (15.15%) MCITP
13 10 (15.15%) Windows XP
13 10 (15.15%) MS Office
13 10 (15.15%) Finance
14 9 (13.64%) MCP
14 9 (13.64%) MCSE
14 9 (13.64%) DHCP
14 9 (13.64%) Cisco
15 8 (12.12%) WAN

Active Directory
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Warwickshire 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 8 (12.12%) HTML
2 2 (3.030%) Application Packaging
3 1 (1.515%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 25 (37.88%) MS Exchange
2 14 (21.21%) Exchange Server 2007
3 13 (19.70%) Exchange Server 2003
4 10 (15.15%) Exchange Server 2010
5 7 (10.61%) IIS
6 3 (4.545%) Lotus Notes
6 3 (4.545%) SharePoint
7 2 (3.030%) Lync
8 1 (1.515%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 24 (36.36%) MS Excel
2 10 (15.15%) MS Office
3 2 (3.030%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (3.030%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 2 (3.030%) Agresso
2 1 (1.515%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 11 (16.67%) LAN
1 11 (16.67%) DNS
2 9 (13.64%) DHCP
3 8 (12.12%) WAN
4 7 (10.61%) TCP/IP
5 6 (9.091%) SAN
5 6 (9.091%) NAS
6 4 (6.061%) VPN
6 4 (6.061%) Wireless
6 4 (6.061%) Firewall
7 3 (4.545%) iSCSI
7 3 (4.545%) VoIP
7 3 (4.545%) DMZ
8 2 (3.030%) Internet
9 1 (1.515%) IP Telephony
9 1 (1.515%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (1.515%) MPLS
9 1 (1.515%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (21.21%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.030%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.515%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (1.515%) SQL Server 2000
General
1 10 (15.15%) Finance
2 4 (6.061%) Telecoms
3 3 (4.545%) Back Office
4 2 (3.030%) Automotive
4 2 (3.030%) Legal
5 1 (1.515%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 21 (31.82%) Analyst
2 9 (13.64%) Consultant
2 9 (13.64%) Technical Consultant
3 8 (12.12%) Support Analyst
4 7 (10.61%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 7 (10.61%) Administrator
5 5 (7.576%) Technical Infrastructure Analyst
5 5 (7.576%) Technical Analyst
5 5 (7.576%) 3rd Line Support
5 5 (7.576%) Systems Engineer
5 5 (7.576%) Desktop Support
6 4 (6.061%) Systems Analyst
6 4 (6.061%) Systems Administrator
6 4 (6.061%) Support Engineer
6 4 (6.061%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (4.545%) Desktop Analyst
7 3 (4.545%) Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (4.545%) Systems Manager
7 3 (4.545%) Desktop Support Analyst
7 3 (4.545%) Applications Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
2 8 (12.12%) Biometrics
2 8 (12.12%) Smartcard
2 8 (12.12%) Computer Science
3 3 (4.545%) Statistics
3 3 (4.545%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.515%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.515%) iPhone
4 1 (1.515%) Blackberry
4 1 (1.515%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 54 (81.82%) Windows
2 24 (36.36%) Windows Server 2008
3 23 (34.85%) Windows Server 2003
4 14 (21.21%) Windows 7
5 10 (15.15%) Windows XP
6 3 (4.545%) UNIX
7 2 (3.030%) Linux
8 1 (1.515%) Windows Vista
8 1 (1.515%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (1.515%) Android
8 1 (1.515%) Windows 2000 Server
8 1 (1.515%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (18.18%) ITIL
2 8 (12.12%) Identity Management
2 8 (12.12%) Cyber Security
3 4 (6.061%) Service Delivery
3 4 (6.061%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (6.061%) Business Continuity
3 4 (6.061%) Incident Management
3 4 (6.061%) Migration
4 3 (4.545%) Business Analysis
4 3 (4.545%) Project Management
5 2 (3.030%) Benchmarking
5 2 (3.030%) Service Management
5 2 (3.030%) Infrastructure Management
5 2 (3.030%) Problem Management
6 1 (1.515%) Project Planning
6 1 (1.515%) Technical Architecture
6 1 (1.515%) Time Management
6 1 (1.515%) ITIL V3
6 1 (1.515%) Information Security
6 1 (1.515%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 15 (22.73%) SQL
2 8 (12.12%) JavaScript
3 2 (3.030%) VBScript
4 1 (1.515%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.515%) VB
Qualifications
1 13 (19.70%) Microsoft Certification
2 10 (15.15%) MCITP
3 9 (13.64%) MCP
3 9 (13.64%) MCSE
4 8 (12.12%) CISSP
4 8 (12.12%) Degree
4 8 (12.12%) Security Cleared
5 5 (7.576%) MCSA
6 3 (4.545%) MCTS
6 3 (4.545%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
6 3 (4.545%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 3 (4.545%) A+ Certification
6 3 (4.545%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (3.030%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (3.030%) Citrix Certification
7 2 (3.030%) CCNP
7 2 (3.030%) CCNA
7 2 (3.030%) MCDST
8 1 (1.515%) CCEE
8 1 (1.515%) CCAA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.545%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (4.545%) SLA
2 1 (1.515%) QA
System Software
1 17 (25.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (15.15%) Hyper-V
3 6 (9.091%) VMware ESX
4 4 (6.061%) XenDesktop
4 4 (6.061%) XenApp
4 4 (6.061%) vSphere
5 3 (4.545%) XenServer
5 3 (4.545%) ISA Server
6 2 (3.030%) Xen
Systems Management
1 5 (7.576%) Norton AntiVirus
2 3 (4.545%) SCCM
2 3 (4.545%) NetBackup
2 3 (4.545%) ARCserve
2 3 (4.545%) CiscoWorks
3 2 (3.030%) MOM
3 2 (3.030%) OpenView
3 2 (3.030%) SCOM
3 2 (3.030%) WSUS
4 1 (1.515%) HP NNM
4 1 (1.515%) DameWare
Vendors
1 31 (46.97%) Microsoft
2 28 (42.42%) Citrix
3 23 (34.85%) VMware
4 9 (13.64%) Cisco
5 5 (7.576%) Symantec
5 5 (7.576%) HP
6 3 (4.545%) McAfee
6 3 (4.545%) Veritas
6 3 (4.545%) Lotus
7 2 (3.030%) Apple
7 2 (3.030%) Sage
7 2 (3.030%) IBM
7 2 (3.030%) Dell
7 2 (3.030%) EMC
7 2 (3.030%) Riverbed
7 2 (3.030%) ProCurve
7 2 (3.030%) LANDesk
8 1 (1.515%) Google
8 1 (1.515%) SolarWinds
8 1 (1.515%) Intel
Warwickshire
Experience with Windows migration (specifically XP to 7) - Knowledge of Desktop virtualisation, especially Citrix XenDesktop... - Any Microsoft qualifications such as MCP or MCSE will be highly beneficial... 2nd...
Big Red Recruitment
Salary: Up to £37,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Warwick, West Midlands
They will also have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft based operating systems (Desktop & Server), experience with Exchange Server Administration and experience with Active Directory Administration. It would...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £24000.00 per annum
Posted: 9 May 2013
Warwick, West Midlands
They will also have strong knowledge and experience of working with Microsoft technologies in the Server/ Pc and application arenas.Knowledge of the following technologies is required: Windows...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35000.00 - £38000.00 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013