Active Directory Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft Active Directory
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Active Directory skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Active Directory over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 52 29
Rank change year-on-year +26 -23 -5
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 772 565 859
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.60% 5.95% 7.87%
As % of the System Software category 55.50% 43.36% 53.02%
Number of salaries quoted 673 468 749
10th Percentile £23,500 £24,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £36,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.22% +4.29% -6.67%
75th Percentile £46,500 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £52,500 £58,750 £57,500
England median annual salary £38,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -5.88%

All System Software Skills
Midlands

Active Directory is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,391 1,303 1,620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.89% 13.73% 14.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,192 789 1,301
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,500 £24,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the Midlands over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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
West Midlands +28 473 £35,000 -6.67% 98
East Midlands +16 293 £33,000 -9.59% 61
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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
1 218 (28.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 141 (18.26%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.59%) IIS
4 5 (0.65%) Confluence
4 5 (0.65%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (0.52%) IBM Notes
6 3 (0.39%) Apache
6 3 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.39%) nginx
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.13%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 144 (18.65%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) CATIA
5 2 (0.26%) NASTRAN
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.65%) Dynamics NAV
1 5 (0.65%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.26%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
3 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.13%) Sage 300 ERP
3 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 529 (68.52%) Microsoft 365
2 378 (48.96%) Azure
3 232 (30.05%) Entra ID
4 46 (5.96%) AWS
5 38 (4.92%) OneDrive
6 24 (3.11%) Google Workspace
7 20 (2.59%) Power Platform
8 15 (1.94%) Azure Sentinel
9 13 (1.68%) Mimecast
10 11 (1.42%) GCP
11 10 (1.30%) IaaS
11 10 (1.30%) SaaS
12 9 (1.17%) Cloud Computing
12 9 (1.17%) Nutanix
13 7 (0.91%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (0.78%) WhatsApp
15 5 (0.65%) ChatGPT
15 5 (0.65%) PaaS
15 5 (0.65%) Power Automate
16 3 (0.39%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 247 (31.99%) DNS
2 214 (27.72%) DHCP
2 214 (27.72%) Firewall
3 107 (13.86%) TCP/IP
4 101 (13.08%) WAN
5 96 (12.44%) LAN
6 81 (10.49%) VLAN
7 78 (10.10%) SAN
8 75 (9.72%) VPN
9 59 (7.64%) Wi-Fi
10 28 (3.63%) Wireless
11 22 (2.85%) VoIP
12 21 (2.72%) Internet
13 19 (2.46%) Network Security
14 17 (2.20%) PBX
15 16 (2.07%) Remote Desktop
16 13 (1.68%) iSCSI
16 13 (1.68%) SD-WAN
16 13 (1.68%) SMTP
17 12 (1.55%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (5.70%) SQL Server
2 21 (2.72%) Amazon RDS
3 18 (2.33%) Power BI
4 10 (1.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (0.91%) MySQL
5 7 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 5 (0.65%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.39%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.39%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.39%) Redis
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.26%) CouchDB
8 2 (0.26%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.26%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.26%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (0.78%) JIRA
General
1 260 (33.68%) Social Skills
2 62 (8.03%) Analytical Skills
3 51 (6.61%) Law
4 49 (6.35%) Finance
5 44 (5.70%) Retail
6 40 (5.18%) Manufacturing
7 32 (4.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (4.15%) Telecoms
8 23 (2.98%) Documentation Skills
9 19 (2.46%) Legal
10 14 (1.81%) Local Government
11 11 (1.42%) Organisational Skills
12 10 (1.30%) German Language
13 8 (1.04%) Police
14 5 (0.65%) Games
15 4 (0.52%) Automotive
15 4 (0.52%) Aviation
15 4 (0.52%) Avionics
15 4 (0.52%) Back Office
16 3 (0.39%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 198 (25.65%) IT Support
2 159 (20.60%) Support Engineer
3 157 (20.34%) IT Engineer
4 108 (13.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 98 (12.69%) Analyst
6 97 (12.56%) IT Support Engineer
7 74 (9.59%) IT Technician
8 62 (8.03%) 2nd Line Support
9 61 (7.90%) Senior
10 55 (7.12%) Support Technician
11 50 (6.48%) IT Support Technician
12 46 (5.96%) IT Analyst
13 43 (5.57%) 1st Line Support
14 39 (5.05%) IT Manager
15 38 (4.92%) Support Analyst
16 37 (4.79%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 37 (4.79%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
16 37 (4.79%) IT Support Analyst
17 36 (4.66%) Administrator
18 33 (4.27%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.04%) 802.1X
2 5 (0.65%) .NET
3 3 (0.39%) .NET Core
3 3 (0.39%) LDAP
4 2 (0.26%) LAMP
4 2 (0.26%) SAML
4 2 (0.26%) ServiceStack
4 2 (0.26%) V-Ray
5 1 (0.13%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 75 (9.72%) Driving Licence
2 61 (7.90%) Data Centre
3 44 (5.70%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (4.40%) Replication
5 28 (3.63%) Management Information System
6 25 (3.24%) PKI
7 23 (2.98%) Onboarding
8 20 (2.59%) Clustering
9 15 (1.94%) CCTV
10 11 (1.42%) Fat Client
10 11 (1.42%) Private Cloud
10 11 (1.42%) Public Cloud
10 11 (1.42%) Thin Client
11 10 (1.30%) Security Operations Centre
12 9 (1.17%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.04%) EFT
13 8 (1.04%) Product Ownership
14 6 (0.78%) Cyberattack
14 6 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
15 5 (0.65%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 600 (77.72%) Windows
2 365 (47.28%) Windows Server
3 118 (15.28%) Windows 10
4 76 (9.84%) Linux
5 63 (8.16%) Windows Server 2012
6 59 (7.64%) Windows Server 2016
7 52 (6.74%) Windows Server 2019
8 34 (4.40%) Mac OS
9 17 (2.20%) Windows 7
10 15 (1.94%) CentOS
11 14 (1.81%) Android
12 12 (1.55%) Apple iOS
13 11 (1.42%) Ubuntu
13 11 (1.42%) Unix
13 11 (1.42%) Windows Server 2008
14 7 (0.91%) Windows Server 2003
15 6 (0.78%) Mac OS X
15 6 (0.78%) VMS
16 5 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 5 (0.65%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (22.67%) Problem-Solving
2 156 (20.21%) ITIL
3 144 (18.65%) Customer Service
4 132 (17.10%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 119 (15.41%) Cybersecurity
6 61 (7.90%) Service Management
7 58 (7.51%) Disaster Recovery
8 51 (6.61%) Mentoring
9 49 (6.35%) Project Delivery
10 48 (6.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 48 (6.22%) Migration
11 45 (5.83%) ITSM
12 43 (5.57%) Service Delivery
13 41 (5.31%) Change Management
14 40 (5.18%) Agile
15 34 (4.40%) Server Management
16 33 (4.27%) ERP
17 31 (4.02%) Kalman Filter
18 28 (3.63%) Asset Management
19 26 (3.37%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 112 (14.51%) PowerShell
2 49 (6.35%) SQL
3 7 (0.91%) T-SQL
4 6 (0.78%) Bash
5 3 (0.39%) Bicep
5 3 (0.39%) JavaScript
5 3 (0.39%) PL/SQL
5 3 (0.39%) Python
5 3 (0.39%) R
6 2 (0.26%) Java
7 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 91 (11.79%) Degree
2 79 (10.23%) Microsoft Certification
3 40 (5.18%) Security Cleared
4 37 (4.79%) Cisco Certification
5 33 (4.27%) CCNA
6 32 (4.15%) DBS Check
6 32 (4.15%) MCP
7 28 (3.63%) SC Cleared
8 27 (3.50%) A+ Certification
9 22 (2.85%) MCSE
10 20 (2.59%) Azure Certification
11 16 (2.07%) MCSA
12 14 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
12 14 (1.81%) DV Cleared
12 14 (1.81%) Network+ Certification
13 11 (1.42%) CCNP
14 10 (1.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 6 (0.78%) CCA
15 6 (0.78%) Citrix Certification
15 6 (0.78%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (4.53%) SLA
2 20 (2.59%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (2.46%) GDPR
4 8 (1.04%) Accessibility
5 5 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.52%) NIST
7 3 (0.39%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 193 (25.00%) Hyper-V
2 185 (23.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (5.05%) VMware ESXi
4 23 (2.98%) vSphere
5 21 (2.72%) Virtual Servers
6 19 (2.46%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (1.68%) Virtual Machines
8 11 (1.42%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 9 (1.17%) Docker
10 8 (1.04%) pfSense
10 8 (1.04%) Terminal Services
10 8 (1.04%) VMware Server
10 8 (1.04%) VMware Workstation
11 6 (0.78%) NFS
12 5 (0.65%) Citrix Hypervisor
12 5 (0.65%) VMware NSX
13 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
13 2 (0.26%) XenApp
13 2 (0.26%) XenDesktop
14 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 157 (20.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 90 (11.66%) SCCM
3 15 (1.94%) SCOM
4 14 (1.81%) SmoothWall
5 13 (1.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 13 (1.68%) Failover Clustering
5 13 (1.68%) vCenter Server
5 13 (1.68%) WSUS
6 12 (1.55%) AirWatch
6 12 (1.55%) Terraform
7 11 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (1.04%) Jamf Pro
9 7 (0.91%) Kubernetes
10 6 (0.78%) Backup Exec
10 6 (0.78%) FortiGate
11 5 (0.65%) Autotask
12 3 (0.39%) PaperCut
12 3 (0.39%) SCOrch
12 3 (0.39%) vMotion
13 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 519 (67.23%) Microsoft
2 260 (33.68%) VMware
3 112 (14.51%) Veeam
4 101 (13.08%) Cisco
5 54 (6.99%) Dell
6 51 (6.61%) HP
7 48 (6.22%) Citrix
8 44 (5.70%) Apple
9 29 (3.76%) Meraki
9 29 (3.76%) ServiceNow
10 28 (3.63%) Google
11 24 (3.11%) Nimble Storage
12 22 (2.85%) Sophos
13 21 (2.72%) Fortinet
14 18 (2.33%) Acronis
15 17 (2.20%) Adobe
16 15 (1.94%) SonicWALL
16 15 (1.94%) Ubiquiti
17 14 (1.81%) Sage
18 13 (1.68%) Aruba