Active Directory Jobs in Cheshire

Microsoft Active Directory
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 19 17
Rank change year-on-year -52 -2 +17
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 26 140 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 3.31% 8.58% 11.86%
As % of the System Software category 15.12% 63.93% 74.65%
Number of salaries quoted 23 121 101
10th Percentile £27,700 £22,750 £23,500
25th Percentile £34,375 £25,000 £25,420
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £30,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.95% -18.67% +31.58%
75th Percentile £41,875 £44,250 £47,500
90th Percentile £43,750 £52,500 £55,000
North West median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year - -11.76% +30.77%

All System Software Skills
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 172 219 142
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 21.91% 13.43% 15.88%
Number of salaries quoted 37 181 125
10th Percentile £28,900 £22,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £26,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £39,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +4.00% +15.38%
75th Percentile £53,750 £55,000 £48,000
90th Percentile £77,750 £85,000 £55,000
North West median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% +5.26%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Cheshire

Active Directory
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in Cheshire

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Cheshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in Cheshire

Active Directory
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 30 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
Warrington -17 6 £35,000 +2.94% 33
Macclesfield +5 5 £42,500 +77.08% 2
Chester +11 1 £57,500 +70.37% 21
Northwich -13 1 £26,500 -29.33% 1
Active Directory
North West

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 10 (38.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (23.08%) SharePoint
3 1 (3.85%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 7 (26.92%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (11.54%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 18 (69.23%) Azure
1 18 (69.23%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (15.38%) Entra ID
3 2 (7.69%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 11 (42.31%) DNS
2 10 (38.46%) DHCP
3 9 (34.62%) Firewall
4 6 (23.08%) LAN
4 6 (23.08%) WAN
5 5 (19.23%) Internet
5 5 (19.23%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (11.54%) VoIP
7 2 (7.69%) Broadband
8 1 (3.85%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (3.85%) JIRA
General
1 14 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 9 (34.62%) Manufacturing
3 8 (30.77%) Automotive
4 6 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (19.23%) Aerospace
6 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.85%) Finance
6 1 (3.85%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 11 (42.31%) Technical Support
2 9 (34.62%) Support Specialist
3 7 (26.92%) Analyst
4 6 (23.08%) Support Analyst
4 6 (23.08%) Technical Specialist
4 6 (23.08%) Technical Support Specialist
5 5 (19.23%) 3rd Line Support
5 5 (19.23%) 3rd Line Technical Support
5 5 (19.23%) IT Support
6 3 (11.54%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 3 (11.54%) Infrastructure Support
6 3 (11.54%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
6 3 (11.54%) IT Support Specialist
7 2 (7.69%) Service Analyst
7 2 (7.69%) Service Desk Analyst
7 2 (7.69%) Support Engineer
8 1 (3.85%) 1st Line Support
8 1 (3.85%) 1st Line Support Analyst
8 1 (3.85%) IT Support Analyst
8 1 (3.85%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.85%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (3.85%) Management Information System
1 1 (3.85%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 19 (73.08%) Windows
2 10 (38.46%) Windows Server
3 5 (19.23%) Windows 7
3 5 (19.23%) Windows 8
4 3 (11.54%) Linux
5 2 (7.69%) Mac OS
5 2 (7.69%) Windows 10
5 2 (7.69%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (3.85%) Android
6 1 (3.85%) Apple iOS
6 1 (3.85%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (3.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (53.85%) Cybersecurity
2 11 (42.31%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (34.62%) Infrastructure Management
4 6 (23.08%) ITIL
4 6 (23.08%) Time Management
5 5 (19.23%) Change Management
5 5 (19.23%) Coaching
5 5 (19.23%) Proactive Monitoring
6 3 (11.54%) Collaborative Culture
6 3 (11.54%) Server Management
7 2 (7.69%) Broadcast Engineering
7 2 (7.69%) Decision-Making
7 2 (7.69%) Post-Production
7 2 (7.69%) Proactive Maintenance
7 2 (7.69%) Procure-to-Pay
8 1 (3.85%) Analytics
8 1 (3.85%) CRM
8 1 (3.85%) Data Loss Prevention
8 1 (3.85%) Line Management
8 1 (3.85%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (15.38%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.85%) VB
2 1 (3.85%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (15.38%) MCSE
3 3 (11.54%) CCNA
3 3 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (11.54%) Degree
3 3 (11.54%) Network+ Certification
4 2 (7.69%) MCSA
5 1 (3.85%) MCP
5 1 (3.85%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) NCSC
System Software
1 9 (34.62%) Hyper-V
2 5 (19.23%) Terminal Services
3 1 (3.85%) BitLocker
3 1 (3.85%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (3.85%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.85%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (3.85%) SCCM
Vendors
1 14 (53.85%) Cisco
2 11 (42.31%) Microsoft
2 11 (42.31%) VMware
3 9 (34.62%) Fortinet
3 9 (34.62%) Meraki
3 9 (34.62%) SonicWALL
3 9 (34.62%) WatchGuard
4 3 (11.54%) Acronis
4 3 (11.54%) Kaseya
4 3 (11.54%) Sage
5 2 (7.69%) Sun
6 1 (3.85%) McAfee
6 1 (3.85%) ServiceNow
6 1 (3.85%) Symantec