Active Directory Jobs in the City of London

Microsoft Active Directory
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 30 30
Rank change year-on-year -6 0 +26
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 141 238 359
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 7.21% 7.11% 8.02%
As % of the System Software category 57.55% 53.97% 40.61%
Number of salaries quoted 128 194 301
10th Percentile £33,925 £31,400 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,250 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -1.48%
75th Percentile £69,000 £73,438 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £78,750
Central London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +4.17%

All System Software Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 245 441 884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 12.53% 13.18% 19.75%
Number of salaries quoted 205 377 758
10th Percentile £36,250 £35,650 £35,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.43% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £90,625
90th Percentile £98,750 £107,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £68,301
% change year-on-year -11.11% -1.17% -5.79%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the City of London

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in the City of London.

Salary trend for Active Directory in the City of London

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the City of London

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 53 (37.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (20.57%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.84%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (2.13%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (1.42%) BizTalk Server
5 2 (1.42%) Liferay
6 1 (0.71%) IIS
Applications
1 35 (24.82%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (2.84%) Elite 3E
2 3 (2.13%) Fidessa
3 2 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.71%) Eikon
4 1 (0.71%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 80 (56.74%) Microsoft 365
2 72 (51.06%) Azure
3 47 (33.33%) Entra ID
4 16 (11.35%) OneDrive
5 12 (8.51%) AWS
6 9 (6.38%) Cloud Computing
6 9 (6.38%) Google Workspace
7 8 (5.67%) Mimecast
7 8 (5.67%) Power Platform
8 5 (3.55%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (2.84%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (2.84%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (2.84%) Nutanix
10 3 (2.13%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (1.42%) IaaS
11 2 (1.42%) PaaS
11 2 (1.42%) SaaS
12 1 (0.71%) Akamai
12 1 (0.71%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 15 (10.64%) DHCP
1 15 (10.64%) DNS
1 15 (10.64%) Structured Cabling
2 12 (8.51%) VLAN
3 11 (7.80%) VPN
4 10 (7.09%) WebEx
4 10 (7.09%) Wireless
5 9 (6.38%) Firewall
6 8 (5.67%) LAN
6 8 (5.67%) Network Security
6 8 (5.67%) WAN
7 6 (4.26%) SSL
8 5 (3.55%) Kerberos
8 5 (3.55%) TCP/IP
8 5 (3.55%) VoIP
9 4 (2.84%) IPsec
9 4 (2.84%) NetScaler
9 4 (2.84%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (2.84%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (1.42%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.38%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.71%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.71%) Power BI
3 1 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.71%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.84%) JIRA
2 2 (1.42%) Git
3 1 (0.71%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.71%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 59 (41.84%) Social Skills
2 26 (18.44%) Finance
3 17 (12.06%) Law
4 12 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (7.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (3.55%) Legal
6 5 (3.55%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.13%) Banking
7 3 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.42%) Back Office
9 1 (0.71%) Advertising
9 1 (0.71%) Billing
9 1 (0.71%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.71%) Games
9 1 (0.71%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 31 (21.99%) Analyst
2 26 (18.44%) Desktop Support
3 23 (16.31%) Support Engineer
4 21 (14.89%) IT Support
5 18 (12.77%) Support Manager
6 17 (12.06%) Support Analyst
7 16 (11.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 16 (11.35%) Senior
8 15 (10.64%) Desktop Manager
8 15 (10.64%) Desktop Support Manager
8 15 (10.64%) IT Engineer
9 13 (9.22%) IT Analyst
10 11 (7.80%) Administrator
10 11 (7.80%) Service Analyst
11 10 (7.09%) 2nd Line Support
12 9 (6.38%) IT Support Analyst
12 9 (6.38%) Service Desk Analyst
13 8 (5.67%) Desktop Engineer
13 8 (5.67%) IT Administrator
13 8 (5.67%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (4.26%) SailPoint
2 5 (3.55%) LDAP
2 5 (3.55%) OAuth
2 5 (3.55%) OpenID
2 5 (3.55%) SAML
3 3 (2.13%) JSON
4 2 (1.42%) CSS
4 2 (1.42%) HTML
4 2 (1.42%) React
5 1 (0.71%) .NET
5 1 (0.71%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.22%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (8.51%) Onboarding
3 6 (4.26%) Management Information System
4 5 (3.55%) iPhone
4 5 (3.55%) PKI
5 3 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (2.13%) Public Cloud
5 3 (2.13%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (1.42%) iPad
7 1 (0.71%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.71%) Digital Signage
7 1 (0.71%) Handset
7 1 (0.71%) IoT
7 1 (0.71%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.71%) Mobile Computing
7 1 (0.71%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.71%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.71%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 121 (85.82%) Windows
2 47 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 44 (31.21%) Windows Server
4 17 (12.06%) Windows Server 2012
5 13 (9.22%) Windows Server 2016
6 12 (8.51%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (7.09%) Linux
8 6 (4.26%) Apple iOS
8 6 (4.26%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (3.55%) Windows 7
10 3 (2.13%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.71%) Android
11 1 (0.71%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.71%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (26.24%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (24.11%) ITIL
3 26 (18.44%) Customer Service
4 23 (16.31%) Disaster Recovery
5 20 (14.18%) ITSM
6 19 (13.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 17 (12.06%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (11.35%) Agile
8 16 (11.35%) Project Management
9 15 (10.64%) People Management
10 13 (9.22%) Identity Management
11 11 (7.80%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (7.09%) Asset Management
12 10 (7.09%) Business Continuity
12 10 (7.09%) Data Protection
12 10 (7.09%) Infrastructure as Code
12 10 (7.09%) Infrastructure Management
12 10 (7.09%) Mentoring
13 9 (6.38%) Identity Access Management
14 8 (5.67%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 34 (24.11%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.96%) Python
2 7 (4.96%) SQL
3 2 (1.42%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.71%) Bash
4 1 (0.71%) PHP
4 1 (0.71%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (25.53%) Degree
2 17 (12.06%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (4.96%) Security Cleared
4 6 (4.26%) CISM
4 6 (4.26%) CISSP
5 5 (3.55%) A+ Certification
5 5 (3.55%) Azure Certification
5 5 (3.55%) MCSA
6 4 (2.84%) SC Cleared
7 3 (2.13%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.42%) MCSE
9 1 (0.71%) CCENT
9 1 (0.71%) CCSP
9 1 (0.71%) CISA
9 1 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.71%) MCP
9 1 (0.71%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.71%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (22.70%) SLA
2 5 (3.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.42%) ISO 22301
3 2 (1.42%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.42%) NIST
3 2 (1.42%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.42%) QA
3 2 (1.42%) Software Quality Assurance
4 1 (0.71%) COBIT
4 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.71%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.71%) GDPR
4 1 (0.71%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.71%) NCSC
4 1 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 32 (22.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (4.96%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.84%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (2.13%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.42%) BitLocker
5 2 (1.42%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.71%) vSphere
6 1 (0.71%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 51 (36.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (15.60%) SCCM
3 18 (12.77%) Single Sign-On
4 11 (7.80%) Terraform
5 6 (4.26%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (3.55%) Ansible
6 5 (3.55%) QRadar
7 4 (2.84%) SCOM
8 3 (2.13%) Kubernetes
8 3 (2.13%) vCenter Server
9 2 (1.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.71%) DameWare
10 1 (0.71%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.71%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.71%) Plesk
10 1 (0.71%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 98 (69.50%) Microsoft
2 36 (25.53%) VMware
3 20 (14.18%) Citrix
4 15 (10.64%) Cisco
5 14 (9.93%) HP
6 13 (9.22%) Apple
6 13 (9.22%) ServiceNow
7 8 (5.67%) Google
8 7 (4.96%) Meraki
9 6 (4.26%) Bloomberg
10 5 (3.55%) SolarWinds
10 5 (3.55%) Sophos
10 5 (3.55%) Splunk
11 4 (2.84%) FactSet
11 4 (2.84%) iManage
11 4 (2.84%) Mitel
11 4 (2.84%) NetApp
11 4 (2.84%) Zscaler
12 3 (2.13%) Intapp
12 3 (2.13%) Okta