Active Directory Job Trends in the Highlands

Microsoft Active Directory
Scotland > Highlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Highlands requiring Active Directory skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 3.00% - -
As % of the System Software category 100.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £49,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £29,500 £31,000 £35,500
% change year-on-year -4.84% -12.68% -5.33%

All System Software Skills
Highlands

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 Highlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 3 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands 3.00% 8.16% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £49,750 £37,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +28.75% - -
75th Percentile £53,250 £42,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £39,500 £65,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year -39.46% +30.50% -9.09%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.

Active Directory job vacancy trend in the Highlands

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the Highlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Active Directory.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Job Locations in the Highlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 31 July 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
Inverness - 3 £51,500 - 1
Active Directory
Scotland

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Internet
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Lead
1 3 (100.00%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Life Science
1 3 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
1 3 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Coaching
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) VMware