Active Directory Jobs in Central London

Microsoft Active Directory
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring Active Directory skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Active Directory over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 29 27
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 +17
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 182 275 429
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 7.32% 7.30% 8.36%
As % of the System Software category 55.49% 57.41% 42.27%
Number of salaries quoted 159 234 368
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,825 £30,500
25th Percentile £39,625 £38,594 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.31% +4.50%
75th Percentile £68,125 £71,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,000 £87,500 £79,650
London median annual salary £50,000 £51,375 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.68% +2.75% -

All System Software Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 328 479 1,015
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 13.19% 12.71% 19.78%
Number of salaries quoted 255 423 884
10th Percentile £35,750 £35,100 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% -7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £84,375 £87,500 £92,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,000 £110,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +7.41% -3.57% -

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Central London

Active Directory
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Central London.

Salary trend for Active Directory in Central London

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Central London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in Central London

Active Directory
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Central London region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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
City of London -2 147 £45,000 -14.29% 33
West End of London +3 6 £39,000 -9.30% 7
Camden -3 6 - -
Lambeth - 2 £47,500 - 5
Kensington and Chelsea 0 1 - -
City of Westminster -10 1 - -
Active Directory
London

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 71 (39.01%) Microsoft Exchange
2 37 (20.33%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.75%) Exchange Server 2010
4 4 (2.20%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (1.65%) IIS
6 2 (1.10%) BizTalk Server
6 2 (1.10%) Liferay
Applications
1 40 (21.98%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (1.10%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.55%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.20%) Elite 3E
2 3 (1.65%) Fidessa
3 2 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.55%) Eikon
4 1 (0.55%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 115 (63.19%) Microsoft 365
2 98 (53.85%) Azure
3 65 (35.71%) Entra ID
4 22 (12.09%) OneDrive
5 19 (10.44%) AWS
6 10 (5.49%) Cloud Computing
7 9 (4.95%) Google Workspace
8 8 (4.40%) Mimecast
9 6 (3.30%) Nutanix
10 5 (2.75%) Azure Monitor
10 5 (2.75%) Power Platform
10 5 (2.75%) SaaS
11 4 (2.20%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (2.20%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (2.20%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (1.65%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (1.65%) IaaS
12 3 (1.65%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (1.65%) PaaS
13 1 (0.55%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 24 (13.19%) DNS
2 23 (12.64%) DHCP
3 19 (10.44%) LAN
4 18 (9.89%) WAN
5 17 (9.34%) VLAN
6 15 (8.24%) Firewall
7 14 (7.69%) Structured Cabling
8 13 (7.14%) VPN
9 11 (6.04%) TCP/IP
10 9 (4.95%) WebEx
10 9 (4.95%) Wireless
11 8 (4.40%) Network Security
12 7 (3.85%) Broadband
13 6 (3.30%) VoIP
13 6 (3.30%) Wi-Fi
14 5 (2.75%) Kerberos
14 5 (2.75%) SSL
15 4 (2.20%) Internet
15 4 (2.20%) IPsec
15 4 (2.20%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.04%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.55%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.55%) Power BI
3 1 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.20%) JIRA
2 2 (1.10%) Git
3 1 (0.55%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 72 (39.56%) Social Skills
2 35 (19.23%) Finance
3 26 (14.29%) Law
4 19 (10.44%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (9.89%) Legal
6 15 (8.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (2.75%) Games
8 4 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (1.65%) Banking
10 2 (1.10%) Back Office
10 2 (1.10%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.10%) Retail
11 1 (0.55%) Advertising
11 1 (0.55%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 46 (25.27%) Analyst
2 30 (16.48%) Support Engineer
3 29 (15.93%) Support Analyst
4 28 (15.38%) IT Support
5 27 (14.84%) Desktop Support
6 20 (10.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 19 (10.44%) IT Analyst
8 18 (9.89%) IT Engineer
9 17 (9.34%) Senior
10 16 (8.79%) Support Manager
11 15 (8.24%) Service Analyst
12 14 (7.69%) 2nd Line Support
13 13 (7.14%) Desktop Manager
13 13 (7.14%) Desktop Support Manager
13 13 (7.14%) IT Support Analyst
14 11 (6.04%) Service Desk Analyst
15 10 (5.49%) Administrator
16 9 (4.95%) IT Support Engineer
17 8 (4.40%) Desktop Analyst
17 8 (4.40%) Desktop Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.30%) LDAP
1 6 (3.30%) SailPoint
2 5 (2.75%) JSON
2 5 (2.75%) OAuth
2 5 (2.75%) OpenID
2 5 (2.75%) SAML
3 2 (1.10%) CSS
3 2 (1.10%) HTML
3 2 (1.10%) React
4 1 (0.55%) .NET
4 1 (0.55%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.89%) Onboarding
2 13 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (3.30%) iPhone
3 6 (3.30%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.75%) PKI
4 5 (2.75%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (2.20%) CMDB
5 4 (2.20%) Mobile Games
5 4 (2.20%) Public Cloud
6 3 (1.65%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.65%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.65%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.10%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.10%) Driving Licence
7 2 (1.10%) Hedge funds
7 2 (1.10%) iPad
7 2 (1.10%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.10%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 150 (82.42%) Windows
2 56 (30.77%) Windows 10
2 56 (30.77%) Windows Server
3 27 (14.84%) Windows Server 2012
4 15 (8.24%) Windows Server 2016
5 14 (7.69%) Linux
5 14 (7.69%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (4.95%) Windows 7
6 9 (4.95%) Windows Server 2008
7 7 (3.85%) Apple iOS
8 4 (2.20%) Mac OS X
9 3 (1.65%) Android
9 3 (1.65%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.55%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (25.82%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (21.98%) ITIL
3 32 (17.58%) Customer Service
4 26 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
4 26 (14.29%) ITSM
5 25 (13.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 17 (9.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (9.34%) People Management
7 16 (8.79%) Agile
8 15 (8.24%) Project Management
9 14 (7.69%) Asset Management
9 14 (7.69%) Infrastructure Management
10 13 (7.14%) Coaching
11 12 (6.59%) Identity Management
12 11 (6.04%) Infrastructure as Code
12 11 (6.04%) Mentoring
12 11 (6.04%) Migration
12 11 (6.04%) Proactive Monitoring
13 10 (5.49%) Business Continuity
13 10 (5.49%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (24.73%) PowerShell
2 12 (6.59%) Python
3 9 (4.95%) SQL
4 2 (1.10%) Bash
4 2 (1.10%) C#
4 2 (1.10%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.10%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (1.10%) VB
5 1 (0.55%) PHP
5 1 (0.55%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 46 (25.27%) Degree
2 22 (12.09%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (4.40%) Azure Certification
3 8 (4.40%) Security Cleared
4 6 (3.30%) CISM
4 6 (3.30%) CISSP
5 5 (2.75%) A+ Certification
5 5 (2.75%) MCSA
6 4 (2.20%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.20%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.10%) MCP
8 2 (1.10%) MCSE
9 1 (0.55%) CCNA
9 1 (0.55%) CCSP
9 1 (0.55%) CISA
9 1 (0.55%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.55%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (19.78%) SLA
2 6 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (1.10%) ISO 22301
3 2 (1.10%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.10%) NIST
3 2 (1.10%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.10%) QA
3 2 (1.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (1.10%) Software Quality Assurance
4 1 (0.55%) COBIT
4 1 (0.55%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.55%) NCSC
System Software
1 36 (19.78%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (6.04%) Hyper-V
3 6 (3.30%) VMware ESXi
4 5 (2.75%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.10%) BitLocker
5 2 (1.10%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.55%) Docker
6 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.55%) vSphere
6 1 (0.55%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 66 (36.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (17.03%) SCCM
3 19 (10.44%) Single Sign-On
4 12 (6.59%) Terraform
5 7 (3.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 6 (3.30%) Ansible
7 5 (2.75%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (2.75%) QRadar
8 4 (2.20%) Kubernetes
8 4 (2.20%) SCOM
8 4 (2.20%) vCenter Server
9 3 (1.65%) WSUS
10 1 (0.55%) Backup Exec
10 1 (0.55%) DameWare
10 1 (0.55%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.55%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.55%) Plesk
10 1 (0.55%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 128 (70.33%) Microsoft
2 47 (25.82%) VMware
3 24 (13.19%) Citrix
4 19 (10.44%) Cisco
5 18 (9.89%) ServiceNow
6 15 (8.24%) HP
7 12 (6.59%) Apple
8 10 (5.49%) iManage
9 8 (4.40%) Google
9 8 (4.40%) Intapp
10 7 (3.85%) Meraki
10 7 (3.85%) Sun
11 6 (3.30%) Bloomberg
11 6 (3.30%) SolarWinds
12 5 (2.75%) Aderant
12 5 (2.75%) NetApp
12 5 (2.75%) Sophos
12 5 (2.75%) Splunk
12 5 (2.75%) Veeam
13 4 (2.20%) Zscaler