Active Directory Engineer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Microsoft Active Directory Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Microsoft Active Directory Engineer salary in Oxfordshire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 72 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Active Directory Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.12% 0.13% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.15% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £34,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% - -
South East median annual salary £56,750 £34,000 £31,000
% change year-on-year +66.91% +9.68% -20.51%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 788 676 1,190
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.03% 87.79% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 561 371 998
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,410 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.35% +10.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £75,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +12.00% -9.09%

Active Directory Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Active Directory Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Active Directory Engineer
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Active Directory Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Active Directory Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Active Directory Engineer
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 February 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
Oxford - 1 £35,000 - 2
Active Directory Engineer
South East

Active Directory Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, Active Directory Engineer 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Active Directory Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell

Active Directory Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V