Active Directory Job Trends in Basildon

Microsoft Active Directory
Essex > Basildon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Basildon requiring Active Directory skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 7 9
Rank change year-on-year -6 +2 +9
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 5 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Basildon 5.62% 9.09% 12.50%
As % of the System Software category 71.43% 42.86% 85.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,500 £41,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £42,500 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.53% +54.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £41,750 £43,750 £28,750
90th Percentile £41,900 - £29,375
Essex median annual salary £28,500 £38,750 £37,500
% change year-on-year -26.45% +3.33% +7.14%

All System Software Skills
Basildon

Active Directory falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in Basildon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 7 7 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Basildon 7.87% 21.21% 14.58%
Number of salaries quoted 5 6 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,500 £41,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £48,250 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.95% +75.45% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £29,375
90th Percentile - £55,500 £42,000
Essex median annual salary £35,000 £44,250 £40,039
% change year-on-year -20.90% +10.52% +6.77%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Basildon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Basildon.

Active Directory job vacancy trend in Basildon

Active Directory
Salary Trend in Basildon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Basildon citing Active Directory.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Basildon citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) DHCP
1 3 (60.00%) DNS
1 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
1 3 (60.00%) VPN
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
1 3 (60.00%) 2nd Line Support
1 3 (60.00%) Desktop Support
1 3 (60.00%) Desktop Support Team Leader
1 3 (60.00%) Desktop Team Leader
1 3 (60.00%) Lead
1 3 (60.00%) Support Team Leader
1 3 (60.00%) Team Leader
2 2 (40.00%) Technology Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) Windows 10
1 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (60.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
2 3 (60.00%) Service Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (40.00%) Identity Management
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Azure Certification
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 2 (40.00%) DBS Check
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft