Microsoft Active Directory
North East > Durham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Durham requiring Active Directory skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -13 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs citing Active Directory | 16 | 23 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Durham | 6.93% | 11.27% | 17.05% |
| As % of the System Software category | 66.67% | 71.88% | 73.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 7 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27,950 | £29,675 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £38,250 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,250 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.50% | +25.00% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £48,750 | £52,700 | £48,750 |
| North East median annual salary | £31,000 | £37,500 | £32,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.33% | +14.50% | -12.67% |
All System Software Skills
Durham
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 Durham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 24 | 32 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham | 10.39% | 15.69% | 23.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 12 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £30,350 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £38,750 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +11.11% | +38.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,000 | £58,286 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,790 | £74,144 | - |
| North East median annual salary | £43,750 | £52,500 | £42,155 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +24.54% | -17.34% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.
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Salary Trend in Durham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Active Directory.
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Salary Histogram in Durham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Durham over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.
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Job Locations in Durham
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Durham region over the 6 months to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Aycliffe | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Active Directory North East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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: