Active Directory Architect Jobs in England

Microsoft Active Directory Architect
UK > England

The median Microsoft Active Directory Architect salary in England is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 662 851 909
Rank change year-on-year +189 +58 +250
Permanent jobs requiring an Active Directory Architect 6 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.012% 0.001% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.001% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - £85,000
75th Percentile £78,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £77,500 - £77,500
% change year-on-year - - -8.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 43,803 83,462 79,794
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.65% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 22,985 62,077 51,018
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,084 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Active Directory Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Active Directory Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory Architect in England

Active Directory Architect
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Active Directory Architect in England

Active Directory Architect
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Architect within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
South East - 6 £77,500 -
Active Directory Architect
UK

Active Directory Architect Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 May 2025, Active Directory Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Active Directory Architect in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Identity Access Management
2 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
3 3 (50.00%) Project Planning
4 2 (33.33%) PowerShell
4 2 (33.33%) DV Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) Windows
5 1 (16.67%) Linux
5 1 (16.67%) MCSE
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
5 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (16.67%) Banking
5 1 (16.67%) Network Design
5 1 (16.67%) WMI
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
5 1 (16.67%) Coaching
5 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (16.67%) Private Cloud
5 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
5 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
5 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (16.67%) RBAC
5 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns

Active Directory Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

General
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Banking
1 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Identity Access Management
2 3 (50.00%) Project Planning
3 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Coaching
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
4 1 (16.67%) Network Design
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) RBAC
4 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (16.67%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) MCSE
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) WMI
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft