Active Directory Jobs in London

Microsoft Active Directory
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 42 41
Rank change year-on-year -6 -1 +81
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 731 1,240 1,730
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 5.57% 5.46% 6.04%
As % of the System Software category 42.08% 48.34% 39.44%
Number of salaries quoted 527 841 1,490
10th Percentile £31,000 £30,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +0.50%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £38,500 £38,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +1.32% -5.00% -

All System Software Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,737 2,565 4,386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 13.23% 11.29% 15.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,139 1,827 3,526
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,500 £34,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - -3.57%
75th Percentile £90,000 £88,750 £90,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £107,500 £110,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £49,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.01% -10.00% -

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in London

Active Directory
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in London

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in London over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in London

Active Directory
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the London region over the 6 months to 17 July 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
Central London -3 177 £50,000 - 36
West London 0 48 £31,250 -6.72% 10
South London -10 48 £51,500 +20.47% 11
North London -9 20 £42,500 +9.68% 6
East London -17 19 £34,000 -20.00% 11
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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
1 178 (24.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 114 (15.60%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.92%) IIS
4 5 (0.68%) Liferay
5 4 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.27%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.27%) Confluence
7 2 (0.27%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 98 (13.41%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.37%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.55%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.41%) Mozilla Thunderbird
7 2 (0.27%) Acrobat
7 2 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.27%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.27%) Revit
Business Applications
1 5 (0.68%) Fidessa
2 3 (0.41%) Carpe Diem
3 2 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.27%) Eikon
3 2 (0.27%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 381 (52.12%) Microsoft 365
2 370 (50.62%) Azure
3 219 (29.96%) Entra ID
4 95 (13.00%) AWS
5 53 (7.25%) OneDrive
6 34 (4.65%) Mimecast
7 30 (4.10%) Serverless
8 25 (3.42%) AWS Lambda
9 22 (3.01%) SaaS
10 20 (2.74%) Azure Sentinel
10 20 (2.74%) Power Platform
11 19 (2.60%) Google Workspace
12 18 (2.46%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (1.92%) IaaS
13 14 (1.92%) PaaS
14 12 (1.64%) Azure Monitor
15 10 (1.37%) GitHub
16 9 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
16 9 (1.23%) Microsoft Purview
16 9 (1.23%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 151 (20.66%) DNS
2 112 (15.32%) DHCP
2 112 (15.32%) Firewall
3 93 (12.72%) VPN
4 92 (12.59%) WAN
5 89 (12.18%) Broadband
5 89 (12.18%) LAN
6 82 (11.22%) TCP/IP
7 48 (6.57%) VLAN
8 34 (4.65%) Network Security
9 32 (4.38%) SSL
10 29 (3.97%) Wi-Fi
11 23 (3.15%) Wireless
12 22 (3.01%) SSH
13 21 (2.87%) VoIP
14 20 (2.74%) Structured Cabling
15 16 (2.19%) WebEx
16 12 (1.64%) SAN
17 11 (1.50%) Kerberos
18 10 (1.37%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (5.34%) SQL Server
2 10 (1.37%) NoSQL
3 8 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (0.96%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (0.68%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.68%) MongoDB
5 5 (0.68%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.55%) Metadata
7 3 (0.41%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.41%) MySQL
7 3 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.27%) HDInsight
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.27%) Power BI
8 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.27%) Tableau
9 1 (0.14%) Big Data
9 1 (0.14%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.14%) Redis
Development Applications
1 19 (2.60%) JIRA
2 9 (1.23%) Jenkins
3 5 (0.68%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 5 (0.68%) Git
3 5 (0.68%) GitLab
3 5 (0.68%) Spinnaker
4 4 (0.55%) YouTrack
5 3 (0.41%) Artifactory
5 3 (0.41%) Bitbucket Server
6 2 (0.27%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.14%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.14%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.14%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.14%) TestRail
7 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 343 (46.92%) Social Skills
2 154 (21.07%) Finance
3 70 (9.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 68 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (7.25%) Law
6 43 (5.88%) Banking
7 31 (4.24%) Legal
8 16 (2.19%) Retail
9 15 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (1.92%) Marketing
11 9 (1.23%) Advertising
12 7 (0.96%) Back Office
12 7 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (0.82%) Financial Institution
13 6 (0.82%) Games
13 6 (0.82%) Public Sector
13 6 (0.82%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.68%) Front Office
14 5 (0.68%) German Language
15 3 (0.41%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 176 (24.08%) Support Engineer
2 165 (22.57%) Analyst
3 111 (15.18%) IT Support
4 93 (12.72%) Support Analyst
5 81 (11.08%) Desktop Support
5 81 (11.08%) Senior
6 70 (9.58%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 50 (6.84%) Service Analyst
8 48 (6.57%) Service Desk Analyst
9 46 (6.29%) IT Analyst
9 46 (6.29%) IT Engineer
10 45 (6.16%) Lead
11 40 (5.47%) IT Support Analyst
12 39 (5.34%) Cloud Engineer
13 36 (4.92%) Desktop Engineer
14 35 (4.79%) DevOps Engineer
15 34 (4.65%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 33 (4.51%) IT Support Engineer
17 28 (3.83%) Azure Engineer
18 27 (3.69%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.15%) Web Services
2 22 (3.01%) RESTful
3 16 (2.19%) SAML
4 12 (1.64%) LDAP
5 10 (1.37%) SailPoint
6 8 (1.09%) EDI
6 8 (1.09%) OAuth
6 8 (1.09%) YAML
7 7 (0.96%) OpenID
8 6 (0.82%) CSS
8 6 (0.82%) HTML
8 6 (0.82%) React
9 5 (0.68%) .NET
9 5 (0.68%) Django
9 5 (0.68%) Flask
9 5 (0.68%) JSON
9 5 (0.68%) REST
10 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Graph
11 3 (0.41%) Blazor
12 2 (0.27%) Anaconda
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.66%) Onboarding
2 40 (5.47%) Management Information System
3 35 (4.79%) iPhone
3 35 (4.79%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (4.65%) PKI
5 25 (3.42%) Video Conferencing
6 22 (3.01%) Cyber Threat
6 22 (3.01%) Cyberattack
7 21 (2.87%) Data Centre
8 20 (2.74%) Hybrid Cloud
9 18 (2.46%) Hedge funds
10 17 (2.33%) Public Cloud
11 14 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
12 12 (1.64%) Driving Licence
12 12 (1.64%) Fat Client
12 12 (1.64%) Security Posture
12 12 (1.64%) Thin Client
13 11 (1.50%) iPad
14 10 (1.37%) Virtual Team
15 9 (1.23%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 542 (74.15%) Windows
2 210 (28.73%) Windows Server
3 145 (19.84%) Windows 10
4 106 (14.50%) Windows Server 2012
5 70 (9.58%) Linux
6 49 (6.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 40 (5.47%) Windows Server 2019
8 39 (5.34%) Mac OS
9 26 (3.56%) Apple iOS
10 24 (3.28%) Android
11 13 (1.78%) Windows 7
12 8 (1.09%) Unix
13 7 (0.96%) Windows Server 2008
14 6 (0.82%) VMS
15 5 (0.68%) Mac OS X
16 4 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 4 (0.55%) Ubuntu
17 1 (0.14%) AIX
17 1 (0.14%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 172 (23.53%) ITIL
2 160 (21.89%) Problem-Solving
3 131 (17.92%) Customer Service
4 93 (12.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 78 (10.67%) Coaching
6 73 (9.99%) Proactive Monitoring
7 68 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
7 68 (9.30%) Proactive Maintenance
8 67 (9.17%) Broadcast Engineering
8 67 (9.17%) Post-Production
8 67 (9.17%) Procure-to-Pay
9 58 (7.93%) Cybersecurity
10 56 (7.66%) Incident Management
10 56 (7.66%) Mentoring
11 54 (7.39%) DevOps
12 50 (6.84%) Identity Access Management
13 49 (6.70%) Service Delivery
14 47 (6.43%) ITSM
15 45 (6.16%) Disaster Recovery
15 45 (6.16%) Patch Management
Programming Languages
1 154 (21.07%) PowerShell
2 76 (10.40%) Python
3 50 (6.84%) SQL
4 16 (2.19%) Bash
5 9 (1.23%) JavaScript
6 6 (0.82%) C#
7 5 (0.68%) Shell Script
8 4 (0.55%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.41%) Java
10 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.14%) Bicep
11 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.14%) Perl
11 1 (0.14%) PHP
11 1 (0.14%) VB
11 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 175 (23.94%) Degree
2 65 (8.89%) Microsoft Certification
3 49 (6.70%) Azure Certification
4 33 (4.51%) Cisco Certification
5 30 (4.10%) CCNA
6 22 (3.01%) Security Cleared
7 21 (2.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 19 (2.60%) MCSE
9 16 (2.19%) CCNP
9 16 (2.19%) MCSA
10 13 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
11 12 (1.64%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 10 (1.37%) AWS Certification
13 9 (1.23%) A+ Certification
13 9 (1.23%) DV Cleared
14 8 (1.09%) CISSP
14 8 (1.09%) SC Cleared
15 6 (0.82%) CISM
15 6 (0.82%) CREST Certified
15 6 (0.82%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (11.76%) SLA
2 43 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (5.34%) NIST
4 17 (2.33%) GDPR
5 15 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.09%) QA
7 5 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (0.68%) Software Quality Assurance
8 4 (0.55%) Data Quality
9 3 (0.41%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.27%) ISO 22301
10 2 (0.27%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.27%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 112 (15.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 57 (7.80%) Hyper-V
3 27 (3.69%) VMware ESXi
4 21 (2.87%) Virtual Desktop
5 15 (2.05%) Virtual Machines
5 15 (2.05%) XenApp
6 11 (1.50%) Virtual Servers
7 9 (1.23%) BitLocker
7 9 (1.23%) vSphere
8 8 (1.09%) Docker
9 5 (0.68%) EMC RecoverPoint
9 5 (0.68%) XenDesktop
10 3 (0.41%) Firmware
10 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 2 (0.27%) ISA Server
11 2 (0.27%) VMware Workstation
12 1 (0.14%) Forefront TMG
12 1 (0.14%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 185 (25.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 80 (10.94%) SCCM
3 64 (8.76%) Terraform
4 50 (6.84%) Single Sign-On
5 28 (3.83%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 28 (3.83%) Ansible
6 21 (2.87%) Kubernetes
7 15 (2.05%) Jamf Pro
7 15 (2.05%) SCOM
8 14 (1.92%) NetBackup
9 8 (1.09%) WSUS
10 6 (0.82%) QRadar
10 6 (0.82%) vCenter Server
11 5 (0.68%) Puppet
11 5 (0.68%) VxRail
12 4 (0.55%) Cisco CUCM
12 4 (0.55%) Salt
13 3 (0.41%) Nessus
13 3 (0.41%) Prometheus
13 3 (0.41%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 495 (67.72%) Microsoft
2 130 (17.78%) VMware
3 96 (13.13%) Cisco
4 69 (9.44%) Sun
5 65 (8.89%) Citrix
6 59 (8.07%) ServiceNow
7 39 (5.34%) Apple
7 39 (5.34%) Meraki
8 37 (5.06%) HP
9 29 (3.97%) Veeam
10 26 (3.56%) Okta
11 23 (3.15%) Google
11 23 (3.15%) Thales
12 22 (3.01%) Dell
13 21 (2.87%) SolarWinds
14 18 (2.46%) Bloomberg
15 13 (1.78%) Palo Alto
15 13 (1.78%) Zscaler
16 12 (1.64%) Salesforce
17 11 (1.50%) Sophos