Active Directory Jobs in the East Midlands

Microsoft Active Directory
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands 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 49 26 34
Rank change year-on-year -23 +8 -6
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 159 305 180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 5.88% 6.28% 6.51%
As % of the System Software category 60.69% 53.42% 35.71%
Number of salaries quoted 152 270 151
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £26,438 £25,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £32,500 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% -10.96% +28.07%
75th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £53,750
90th Percentile £52,125 £52,500 £61,250
England median annual salary £39,000 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -6.25% -

All System Software Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 262 571 504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 9.69% 11.75% 18.21%
Number of salaries quoted 198 498 231
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,240 £25,750
25th Percentile £26,750 £28,313 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,750 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.63% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £47,125 £53,750 £56,438
90th Percentile £60,375 £62,888 £67,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the East Midlands

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Active Directory in the East Midlands

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the East Midlands

Active Directory
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 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
Derbyshire -3 53 £27,500 -23.61% 22
Nottinghamshire +10 50 £35,000 +6.06% 15
Northamptonshire -30 33 £32,500 +4.84% 9
Lincolnshire -11 11 £27,500 -17.91% 20
Leicestershire -2 10 £40,000 +48.15% 8
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 57 (35.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (28.30%) SharePoint
3 7 (4.40%) IIS
Applications
1 15 (9.43%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 112 (70.44%) Microsoft 365
2 64 (40.25%) Azure
3 30 (18.87%) Entra ID
4 23 (14.47%) OneDrive
5 10 (6.29%) IaaS
6 8 (5.03%) Mimecast
7 6 (3.77%) AWS
8 4 (2.52%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.89%) Nutanix
10 2 (1.26%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (1.26%) Cloudflare
10 2 (1.26%) PaaS
11 1 (0.63%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 34 (21.38%) DNS
2 32 (20.13%) DHCP
2 32 (20.13%) Firewall
3 21 (13.21%) VoIP
4 19 (11.95%) TCP/IP
5 14 (8.81%) Remote Desktop
6 11 (6.92%) 3G
6 11 (6.92%) 4G
6 11 (6.92%) ADSL
6 11 (6.92%) VPN
7 10 (6.29%) SAN
8 9 (5.66%) Network Security
8 9 (5.66%) WAN
9 7 (4.40%) Ethernet
10 6 (3.77%) LAN
10 6 (3.77%) VLAN
10 6 (3.77%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (3.14%) SD-WAN
12 3 (1.89%) iSCSI
12 3 (1.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (13.21%) SQL Server
General
1 73 (45.91%) Social Skills
2 11 (6.92%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (6.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (5.66%) Public Sector
5 7 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (3.77%) Law
7 5 (3.14%) Games
7 5 (3.14%) Retail
8 3 (1.89%) Billing
8 3 (1.89%) Finance
8 3 (1.89%) Legal
9 2 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.63%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 72 (45.28%) IT Support
2 39 (24.53%) 2nd Line Support
3 24 (15.09%) Analyst
3 24 (15.09%) Support Engineer
4 22 (13.84%) 1st Line Support
5 21 (13.21%) IT Engineer
6 16 (10.06%) Support Specialist
7 15 (9.43%) Support Technician
8 14 (8.81%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 14 (8.81%) 3rd Line Support
9 13 (8.18%) Senior
10 12 (7.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (6.92%) IT Support Engineer
11 11 (6.92%) IT Support Specialist
11 11 (6.92%) Support Analyst
12 9 (5.66%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
12 9 (5.66%) Project Engineer
13 8 (5.03%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 8 (5.03%) IT Analyst
13 8 (5.03%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.63%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 25 (15.72%) Driving Licence
2 10 (6.29%) Onboarding
3 4 (2.52%) Data Centre
4 3 (1.89%) EPoS
5 2 (1.26%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.26%) Public Cloud
6 1 (0.63%) Clustering
6 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.63%) iPhone
6 1 (0.63%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 139 (87.42%) Windows
2 68 (42.77%) Windows Server
3 22 (13.84%) Mac OS
4 18 (11.32%) Windows 10
5 16 (10.06%) Android
6 14 (8.81%) Apple iOS
7 9 (5.66%) Windows 7
8 7 (4.40%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (3.14%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (2.52%) Linux
11 3 (1.89%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (1.26%) CentOS
12 2 (1.26%) Rocky
12 2 (1.26%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (39.62%) Customer Service
2 49 (30.82%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (15.72%) Cybersecurity
4 19 (11.95%) ITIL
5 16 (10.06%) ITSM
5 16 (10.06%) Migration
5 16 (10.06%) Project Management
6 15 (9.43%) Asset Management
7 14 (8.81%) Mobile Device Management
8 12 (7.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 11 (6.92%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (6.92%) Logistics
9 11 (6.92%) Virtual Environments
10 9 (5.66%) PRINCE2
11 7 (4.40%) CRM
11 7 (4.40%) Data Protection
11 7 (4.40%) Disaster Recovery
11 7 (4.40%) Information Security
11 7 (4.40%) Task Automation
11 7 (4.40%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 29 (18.24%) PowerShell
2 6 (3.77%) SQL
3 1 (0.63%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 11 (6.92%) CCNA
1 11 (6.92%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (6.29%) Degree
3 9 (5.66%) Azure Certification
4 7 (4.40%) A+ Certification
4 7 (4.40%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (3.77%) MCSA
6 4 (2.52%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (1.89%) CompTIA Security+
7 3 (1.89%) MCSE
8 2 (1.26%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.26%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.26%) MCP
8 2 (1.26%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.26%) Security Cleared
9 1 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.63%) MCITP
9 1 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.63%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (11.32%) SLA
2 12 (7.55%) GDPR
3 5 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 29 (18.24%) Hyper-V
2 24 (15.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (5.66%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (3.77%) Terminal Services
4 6 (3.77%) vSphere
5 2 (1.26%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (1.26%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 23 (14.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (6.29%) SCCM
3 6 (3.77%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (2.52%) Autotask
5 3 (1.89%) SCOM
6 2 (1.26%) Ansible
6 2 (1.26%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.63%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 120 (75.47%) Microsoft
2 28 (17.61%) VMware
3 25 (15.72%) Cisco
4 21 (13.21%) Meraki
5 13 (8.18%) HP
6 11 (6.92%) Sage
7 8 (5.03%) Sophos
8 7 (4.40%) Veeam
8 7 (4.40%) Zoho
9 6 (3.77%) Barracuda Networks
9 6 (3.77%) Dell
9 6 (3.77%) NetApp
9 6 (3.77%) ServiceNow
10 5 (3.14%) Apple
11 4 (2.52%) Google
12 3 (1.89%) Aruba
12 3 (1.89%) Datto
12 3 (1.89%) Nasuni
12 3 (1.89%) Rapid7
13 2 (1.26%) Imperva