Active Directory Jobs in the North West

Microsoft Active Directory
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 35 53 34
Rank change year-on-year +18 -19 +11
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 291 509 626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 7.04% 5.66% 7.27%
As % of the System Software category 42.24% 36.96% 40.60%
Number of salaries quoted 257 450 533
10th Percentile £26,000 £23,250 £21,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £25,750 £25,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £36,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +11.54% -13.33%
75th Percentile £52,250 £48,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £57,500 £61,000
England median annual salary £41,500 £41,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year +1.22% +5.13% -6.02%

All System Software Skills
North West

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 North West with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 689 1,377 1,542
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 16.68% 15.31% 17.91%
Number of salaries quoted 542 913 1,227
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £31,880
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.13% -8.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,250 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the North West

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in the North West

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the North West over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the North West

Active Directory
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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
Manchester +14 129 £37,500 -6.25% 70
Cheshire +29 55 £33,000 +15.79% 40
Merseyside +21 55 £41,250 +10.00% 30
Lancashire +23 32 £46,250 +51.64% 18
Cumbria +2 9 £33,500 -4.29% 4
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 21 (7.22%) SharePoint
2 18 (6.19%) IIS
3 15 (5.15%) MS Exchange
4 1 (0.34%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 52 (17.87%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.41%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.34%) Epicor Tropos
1 1 (0.34%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 187 (64.26%) Microsoft 365
2 148 (50.86%) Azure
3 51 (17.53%) Entra ID
4 47 (16.15%) AWS
5 37 (12.71%) IaaS
6 33 (11.34%) SaaS
7 28 (9.62%) PaaS
8 17 (5.84%) Azure Service Bus
8 17 (5.84%) Azure Storage
9 15 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (4.12%) Azure App Service
10 12 (4.12%) Azure Cognitive Search
11 7 (2.41%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (2.41%) GCP
12 6 (2.06%) Mimecast
12 6 (2.06%) Power Platform
13 5 (1.72%) PowerApps
13 5 (1.72%) Serverless
14 3 (1.03%) Azure Functions
14 3 (1.03%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 78 (26.80%) DNS
2 61 (20.96%) DHCP
3 48 (16.49%) Firewall
4 40 (13.75%) LAN
5 35 (12.03%) TCP/IP
6 34 (11.68%) WAN
7 29 (9.97%) VoIP
8 18 (6.19%) Remote Desktop
9 14 (4.81%) Structured Cabling
9 14 (4.81%) VPN
10 13 (4.47%) SAN
10 13 (4.47%) Wi-Fi
11 11 (3.78%) Internet
11 11 (3.78%) NAS
12 10 (3.44%) Network Security
13 9 (3.09%) VLAN
13 9 (3.09%) Wireless
14 5 (1.72%) IP Telephony
14 5 (1.72%) OSPF
14 5 (1.72%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (19.59%) SQL Server
2 15 (5.15%) MySQL
3 12 (4.12%) InterSystems Cache
4 7 (2.41%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (1.72%) DTS
6 3 (1.03%) Firebird
7 2 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.69%) Power BI
8 1 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.34%) MS Access
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.34%) QlikView
8 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.69%) git-flow
1 2 (0.69%) Gitleaks
1 2 (0.69%) SpecFlow
1 2 (0.69%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.34%) JIRA
2 1 (0.34%) NUnit
General
1 97 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 37 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (8.25%) Law
4 22 (7.56%) Telecoms
5 20 (6.87%) Legal
6 18 (6.19%) Retail
7 15 (5.15%) Finance
8 12 (4.12%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (3.78%) Manufacturing
10 8 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.72%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.37%) Electronics
14 3 (1.03%) Banking
14 3 (1.03%) Local Government
15 2 (0.69%) Advertising
15 2 (0.69%) Presentation Skills
16 1 (0.34%) Marketing
16 1 (0.34%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 63 (21.65%) Support Engineer
2 59 (20.27%) Analyst
3 44 (15.12%) IT Support
4 42 (14.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 39 (13.40%) Senior
6 31 (10.65%) IT Engineer
7 28 (9.62%) IT Analyst
7 28 (9.62%) IT Support Engineer
8 26 (8.93%) 2nd Line Support
8 26 (8.93%) Service Analyst
9 25 (8.59%) Cloud Engineer
10 24 (8.25%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 21 (7.22%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 21 (7.22%) Service Desk Analyst
12 20 (6.87%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 20 (6.87%) Support Analyst
13 18 (6.19%) Desktop Support
14 16 (5.50%) 3rd Line Support
14 16 (5.50%) Desktop Engineer
14 16 (5.50%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.12%) ARM Templates
2 11 (3.78%) MFC
3 6 (2.06%) .NET
4 4 (1.37%) LDAP
4 4 (1.37%) OAuth
5 3 (1.03%) JSON
6 2 (0.69%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.69%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.69%) Blazor
6 2 (0.69%) Entity Framework
6 2 (0.69%) Razor View Engine
6 2 (0.69%) RESTful
6 2 (0.69%) SAML
6 2 (0.69%) YAML
7 1 (0.34%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.34%) Akka.NET
7 1 (0.34%) CSS
7 1 (0.34%) jQuery
7 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Graph
7 1 (0.34%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.87%) Driving Licence
2 15 (5.15%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.47%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (4.47%) Onboarding
4 12 (4.12%) Public Cloud
5 10 (3.44%) Data Centre
5 10 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.75%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (2.75%) Virtual Team
7 6 (2.06%) Fat Client
7 6 (2.06%) Thin Client
8 5 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.72%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (1.37%) Housing Association
9 4 (1.37%) Life Science
9 4 (1.37%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.03%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (1.03%) NHS
11 2 (0.69%) PlayStation
11 2 (0.69%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 212 (72.85%) Windows
2 122 (41.92%) Windows Server
3 87 (29.90%) Windows 10
4 42 (14.43%) Windows Server 2012
5 34 (11.68%) Windows Server 2019
6 27 (9.28%) Windows Server 2016
7 20 (6.87%) Linux
8 16 (5.50%) Android
8 16 (5.50%) Windows 7
9 14 (4.81%) Windows Server 2003
10 9 (3.09%) Apple iOS
11 8 (2.75%) Windows 8
12 4 (1.37%) Ubuntu
13 3 (1.03%) CentOS
13 3 (1.03%) Debian
13 3 (1.03%) Mac OS
13 3 (1.03%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.34%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.34%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (24.05%) ITIL
2 68 (23.37%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (16.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 38 (13.06%) Customer Service
5 29 (9.97%) Continuous Improvement
5 29 (9.97%) DevOps
6 23 (7.90%) Cybersecurity
6 23 (7.90%) Infrastructure as Code
7 21 (7.22%) Mentoring
8 19 (6.53%) Proactive Monitoring
9 18 (6.19%) Disaster Recovery
10 17 (5.84%) Agile
10 17 (5.84%) Cost Optimisation
10 17 (5.84%) Service Delivery
11 16 (5.50%) ITSM
12 15 (5.15%) Service Management
13 14 (4.81%) Actionable Insight
13 14 (4.81%) Document Management
14 13 (4.47%) Case Management
14 13 (4.47%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 66 (22.68%) SQL
2 44 (15.12%) PowerShell
3 12 (4.12%) Python
4 11 (3.78%) Bash
4 11 (3.78%) T-SQL
5 7 (2.41%) C#
6 2 (0.69%) Perl
6 2 (0.69%) PHP
6 2 (0.69%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.69%) VB
7 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 50 (17.18%) Degree
2 25 (8.59%) Microsoft Certification
3 16 (5.50%) Security Cleared
4 14 (4.81%) SC Cleared
5 13 (4.47%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.75%) Azure Certification
7 7 (2.41%) MCSE
8 5 (1.72%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.72%) MCP
8 5 (1.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.37%) CTC Cleared
10 3 (1.03%) AWS Certification
10 3 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (1.03%) CEH
10 3 (1.03%) CISM
10 3 (1.03%) CISSP
10 3 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.69%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.69%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.93%) SLA
2 19 (6.53%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.41%) NCSC
4 6 (2.06%) GDPR
5 3 (1.03%) NIST
5 3 (1.03%) QA
6 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.34%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 47 (16.15%) VMware Infrastructure
2 34 (11.68%) Hyper-V
3 17 (5.84%) XenApp
4 15 (5.15%) vSphere
5 14 (4.81%) Virtual Machines
6 11 (3.78%) Virtual Servers
7 7 (2.41%) Docker
7 7 (2.41%) Virtual Desktop
8 6 (2.06%) XenDesktop
9 4 (1.37%) Firmware
10 3 (1.03%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.34%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 34 (11.68%) SCCM
2 33 (11.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (4.81%) Nessus
4 13 (4.47%) Kubernetes
5 12 (4.12%) Ansible
6 11 (3.78%) PaperCut
7 9 (3.09%) Terraform
8 7 (2.41%) SCOM
9 5 (1.72%) FortiGate
10 4 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (1.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (1.03%) Ganglia
11 3 (1.03%) Nagios
11 3 (1.03%) Progress Chef
11 3 (1.03%) Puppet
11 3 (1.03%) WSUS
12 2 (0.69%) CASB
12 2 (0.69%) Packer
12 2 (0.69%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 1 (0.34%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 169 (58.08%) Microsoft
2 70 (24.05%) VMware
3 49 (16.84%) Citrix
4 26 (8.93%) Cisco
5 22 (7.56%) Sophos
6 14 (4.81%) arcserve
7 13 (4.47%) iManage
8 12 (4.12%) Mitel
8 12 (4.12%) Ubiquiti
8 12 (4.12%) Veeam
9 11 (3.78%) Dell
10 10 (3.44%) HP
11 9 (3.09%) Meraki
11 9 (3.09%) Oracle
12 8 (2.75%) ESET
13 7 (2.41%) ConnectWise
13 7 (2.41%) Datto
13 7 (2.41%) Draytek
13 7 (2.41%) Fortinet
14 6 (2.06%) ServiceNow