Active Directory Jobs in the East of England

Microsoft Active Directory
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 40 18 29
Rank change year-on-year -22 +11 +9
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 246 488 401
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 7.41% 7.61% 8.03%
As % of the System Software category 56.68% 56.16% 48.78%
Number of salaries quoted 149 390 343
10th Percentile £25,500 £23,725 £25,250
25th Percentile £26,250 £25,813 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £31,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.84% -17.33% -
75th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £66,000 £53,750 £63,750
England median annual salary £39,000 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -6.25% -

All System Software Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 434 869 822
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 13.06% 13.55% 16.46%
Number of salaries quoted 261 721 580
10th Percentile £25,625 £24,807 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -13.98% +3.33%
75th Percentile £59,000 £56,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £66,250 £75,000
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 of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the East of England

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in the East of England

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the East of England

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

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the East of England

Active Directory
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England 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
Hertfordshire -14 67 £52,500 +40.00% 113
Essex +13 63 £30,000 +9.09% 66
Cambridgeshire +8 46 £32,000 - 59
Bedfordshire -4 25 £40,400 +52.45% 70
Suffolk -36 25 £26,250 -11.02% 25
Norfolk -7 20 £32,000 +9.40% 25
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 56 (22.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 48 (19.51%) SharePoint
3 13 (5.28%) IIS
4 10 (4.07%) Tomcat
5 6 (2.44%) Apache
6 5 (2.03%) Exchange Server 2013
7 4 (1.63%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (1.63%) Skype for Business
8 3 (1.22%) nginx
9 1 (0.41%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 16 (6.50%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.41%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 135 (54.88%) Microsoft 365
2 100 (40.65%) Azure
3 89 (36.18%) Entra ID
4 23 (9.35%) AWS
5 21 (8.54%) OneDrive
6 13 (5.28%) Microsoft Copilot
7 12 (4.88%) AWS Lambda
7 12 (4.88%) Serverless
8 10 (4.07%) Mimecast
9 9 (3.66%) Cloud Computing
9 9 (3.66%) Power Automate
10 8 (3.25%) Power Platform
11 6 (2.44%) Azure Storage
12 5 (2.03%) PowerApps
13 4 (1.63%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (1.63%) Cohesity
14 3 (1.22%) Azure Logic Apps
14 3 (1.22%) IaaS
14 3 (1.22%) Nutanix
14 3 (1.22%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 65 (26.42%) Firewall
2 41 (16.67%) DNS
3 38 (15.45%) Broadband
4 30 (12.20%) DHCP
5 26 (10.57%) VPN
6 25 (10.16%) WAN
7 21 (8.54%) SSL
8 18 (7.32%) LAN
9 16 (6.50%) TCP/IP
9 16 (6.50%) VLAN
10 13 (5.28%) SSH
11 9 (3.66%) DMARC
11 9 (3.66%) Wireless
12 8 (3.25%) SAN
13 7 (2.85%) Network Security
13 7 (2.85%) SD-WAN
13 7 (2.85%) VoIP
14 6 (2.44%) NGFW
14 6 (2.44%) Wireless Security
15 5 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.50%) SQL Server
2 9 (3.66%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.63%) Power BI
4 2 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.41%) MariaDB
5 1 (0.41%) MySQL
5 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.63%) GitLab
1 4 (1.63%) Jenkins
1 4 (1.63%) JIRA
2 3 (1.22%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.41%) Bitbucket
General
1 117 (47.56%) Social Skills
2 26 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (7.72%) Organisational Skills
4 11 (4.47%) German Language
5 10 (4.07%) Manufacturing
6 9 (3.66%) Czech Language
6 9 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (2.85%) Advertising
7 7 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.03%) Legal
8 5 (2.03%) Retail
9 3 (1.22%) Finance
10 2 (0.81%) Aviation
10 2 (0.81%) Local Government
10 2 (0.81%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.41%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.41%) Back Office
11 1 (0.41%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.41%) Law
11 1 (0.41%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 60 (24.39%) Support Engineer
2 52 (21.14%) IT Support
3 47 (19.11%) Analyst
4 28 (11.38%) IT Engineer
5 27 (10.98%) Support Analyst
6 26 (10.57%) Administrator
7 25 (10.16%) 1st Line Support
8 24 (9.76%) IT Support Engineer
9 19 (7.72%) 2nd Line Support
10 17 (6.91%) 1st Line Support Analyst
10 17 (6.91%) Technology Specialist
11 14 (5.69%) Cloud Engineer
11 14 (5.69%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (5.69%) Systems Administrator
12 12 (4.88%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 12 (4.88%) DevOps Engineer
12 12 (4.88%) IT Administrator
13 11 (4.47%) Information Specialist
13 11 (4.47%) Junior IT Support
13 11 (4.47%) Junior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.88%) RESTful
1 12 (4.88%) Web Services
2 11 (4.47%) SailPoint
3 9 (3.66%) JSON
3 9 (3.66%) REST
3 9 (3.66%) SOAP
3 9 (3.66%) XML
4 4 (1.63%) LDAP
5 3 (1.22%) EDI
6 2 (0.81%) SAML
7 1 (0.41%) .NET
7 1 (0.41%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.41%) 802.1X
7 1 (0.41%) ServiceStack
7 1 (0.41%) Software Packaging
7 1 (0.41%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 31 (12.60%) Management Information System
2 27 (10.98%) Driving Licence
3 19 (7.72%) PKI
4 17 (6.91%) Data Centre
4 17 (6.91%) NHS
4 17 (6.91%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (6.50%) Onboarding
6 14 (5.69%) Cyber Threat
7 12 (4.88%) Cyberattack
7 12 (4.88%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (4.47%) Virtual Team
9 6 (2.44%) Blackberry
9 6 (2.44%) Security Operations Centre
10 5 (2.03%) Social Media
11 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Licensing
12 2 (0.81%) Biopharmaceutical
12 2 (0.81%) iPad
12 2 (0.81%) iPhone
12 2 (0.81%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.81%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 153 (62.20%) Windows
2 74 (30.08%) Windows Server
3 27 (10.98%) Linux
4 26 (10.57%) Windows Server 2012
5 16 (6.50%) Mac OS
6 11 (4.47%) Windows 10
6 11 (4.47%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (3.66%) Android
7 9 (3.66%) Unix
8 8 (3.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (2.85%) Apple iOS
9 7 (2.85%) VMS
10 3 (1.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.41%) SUSE
11 1 (0.41%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (28.05%) Problem-Solving
2 51 (20.73%) Customer Service
2 51 (20.73%) ITIL
3 36 (14.63%) Cybersecurity
3 36 (14.63%) Identity Management
4 32 (13.01%) Proactive Maintenance
5 30 (12.20%) Proactive Monitoring
6 29 (11.79%) Roadmaps
7 27 (10.98%) Coaching
8 26 (10.57%) Broadcast Engineering
8 26 (10.57%) Post-Production
8 26 (10.57%) Procure-to-Pay
9 20 (8.13%) Collaborative Working
10 18 (7.32%) DevOps
10 18 (7.32%) Project Management
11 17 (6.91%) Mentoring
11 17 (6.91%) Technology Roadmap
12 15 (6.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 14 (5.69%) Identity Access Management
13 14 (5.69%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 44 (17.89%) PowerShell
2 16 (6.50%) Python
2 16 (6.50%) SQL
3 10 (4.07%) Bash
3 10 (4.07%) Java
4 9 (3.66%) JavaScript
4 9 (3.66%) VBA
5 1 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
5 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 62 (25.20%) Degree
2 34 (13.82%) Microsoft Certification
3 29 (11.79%) DBS Check
4 12 (4.88%) A+ Certification
5 8 (3.25%) Security Cleared
6 7 (2.85%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.63%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.81%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.81%) MCSA
9 1 (0.41%) CCNA
9 1 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.41%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.41%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.41%) MCITP
9 1 (0.41%) MCP
9 1 (0.41%) MCSE
9 1 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.69%) NIST
3 6 (2.44%) GDPR
4 5 (2.03%) SLA
5 4 (1.63%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 25 (10.16%) Hyper-V
2 19 (7.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (5.28%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (2.03%) vSphere
5 4 (1.63%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.41%) Docker
7 1 (0.41%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 51 (20.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (5.28%) Single Sign-On
3 12 (4.88%) Terraform
4 9 (3.66%) Jamf Pro
5 8 (3.25%) Ansible
6 6 (2.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 5 (2.03%) SCCM
7 5 (2.03%) SmoothWall
8 3 (1.22%) Graylog
8 3 (1.22%) Nagios
8 3 (1.22%) Puppet
8 3 (1.22%) Rundeck
9 2 (0.81%) SCOM
10 1 (0.41%) Autotask
10 1 (0.41%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.41%) Failover Clustering
10 1 (0.41%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.41%) Nessus
10 1 (0.41%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.41%) WMI
Vendors
1 170 (69.11%) Microsoft
2 29 (11.79%) VMware
3 26 (10.57%) Sun
4 14 (5.69%) Cisco
4 14 (5.69%) Okta
5 12 (4.88%) Thales
6 11 (4.47%) Citrix
6 11 (4.47%) Salesforce
7 10 (4.07%) Oracle
8 9 (3.66%) Palo Alto
9 7 (2.85%) NetApp
10 6 (2.44%) ServiceNow
10 6 (2.44%) WatchGuard
11 5 (2.03%) Meraki
11 5 (2.03%) Pure Storage
12 4 (1.63%) Apple
12 4 (1.63%) Google
13 3 (1.22%) Juniper
13 3 (1.22%) PagerDuty
13 3 (1.22%) SolarWinds