Active Directory Support Job Trends in England

Microsoft Active Directory Support
UK > England

The median Microsoft Active Directory Support salary in England is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 579 658 646
Rank change year-on-year +79 -12 +282
Permanent jobs requiring an Active Directory Support 18 21 44
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.034% 0.044% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.047% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 18 17 41
10th Percentile - £32,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £47,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £55,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -45.45% +46.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £31,500 £57,500 £56,525
90th Percentile £37,500 - £59,000
UK median annual salary £30,000 £55,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -45.45% +46.67% -6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 47,437 44,591 47,245
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 92.72% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 29,917 23,336 37,002
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.51% -5.75%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Active Directory Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Active Directory Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Active Directory Support job vacancy trend in England

Active Directory Support
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Active Directory Support job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Active Directory Support job vacancies in England

Active Directory Support
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 Support within the England region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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 +38 15 £30,000 - 1
London +47 2 £35,000 -36.36%
North of England +11 1 £38,000 +26.67%
North West - 1 £38,000 -
Active Directory Support
UK

Active Directory Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Active Directory Support job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Active Directory Support in the job title.

1 15 (83.33%) SLA
2 9 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 9 (50.00%) ITIL
2 9 (50.00%) JIRA
2 9 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (50.00%) SCCM
2 9 (50.00%) Windows
3 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (11.11%) Citrix
4 2 (11.11%) Document Management
4 2 (11.11%) iManage
4 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
4 2 (11.11%) Practice Management
4 2 (11.11%) VPN
5 1 (5.56%) Android
5 1 (5.56%) AutoCAD
5 1 (5.56%) Azure
5 1 (5.56%) Customer Service
5 1 (5.56%) Data Centre Operations
5 1 (5.56%) Entra ID
5 1 (5.56%) Ethernet
5 1 (5.56%) ITSM
5 1 (5.56%) Kalman Filter
5 1 (5.56%) LAN
5 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (5.56%) ServiceNow
5 1 (5.56%) TCP/IP
5 1 (5.56%) VoIP

Active Directory Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.56%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 9 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.56%) Azure
2 1 (5.56%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.11%) VPN
2 1 (5.56%) Ethernet
2 1 (5.56%) LAN
2 1 (5.56%) TCP/IP
2 1 (5.56%) VoIP
2 1 (5.56%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 9 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 11 (61.11%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.11%) Law
2 2 (11.11%) Legal
3 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.56%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) Data Centre
1 1 (5.56%) iPhone
1 1 (5.56%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 9 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (5.56%) Android
2 1 (5.56%) Windows 10
2 1 (5.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (11.11%) Document Management
2 2 (11.11%) Practice Management
3 1 (5.56%) Customer Service
3 1 (5.56%) Data Centre Operations
3 1 (5.56%) ITSM
3 1 (5.56%) Kalman Filter
3 1 (5.56%) Web Filtering
Qualifications
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (83.33%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (11.11%) Citrix
1 2 (11.11%) iManage
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.56%) ServiceNow