LDAP Job Trends in the South East

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring LDAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 294 290 337
Rank change year-on-year -4 +47 -46
Permanent jobs citing LDAP 39 3 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.22% 0.033% 0.10%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.10% 0.27% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 25 0 12
10th Percentile £50,500 - £56,625
25th Percentile £62,500 - £58,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +145.28%
75th Percentile £68,750 - £67,500
90th Percentile - - £77,625
England median annual salary £67,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +17.39% -11.54% -7.14%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South East

LDAP falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 1,859 1,101 2,700
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 10.65% 12.27% 19.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,542 753 1,994
10th Percentile £42,500 £35,050 £36,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,700 £83,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -7.14%

LDAP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LDAP relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

LDAP job vacancy trend in the South East

LDAP
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing LDAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing LDAP

LDAP
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing LDAP in the South East over the 6 months to 25 August 2026.

Salary histogram for LDAP in the South East

LDAP
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LDAP within the South East region over the 6 months to 25 August 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
Berkshire - 21 £67,500 - 1
Thames Valley - 21 £67,500 - 1
Hampshire -26 18 £53,000 - 4
LDAP
England

LDAP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 13 (33.33%) Azure
1 13 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 12 (30.77%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (58.97%) Firewall
2 19 (48.72%) DNS
3 6 (15.38%) FTP
3 6 (15.38%) HTTP
3 6 (15.38%) LAN
3 6 (15.38%) SMTP
3 6 (15.38%) TCP/IP
3 6 (15.38%) WAN
4 4 (10.26%) Internet
4 4 (10.26%) VPN
5 3 (7.69%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.13%) Relational Database
General
1 17 (43.59%) Aerospace
2 16 (41.03%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (41.03%) Social Skills
3 3 (7.69%) Finance
4 1 (2.56%) Italian Language
4 1 (2.56%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 28 (71.79%) Architect
2 14 (35.90%) Applications Architect
2 14 (35.90%) Security Architect
3 6 (15.38%) Analyst
3 6 (15.38%) SOC Analyst
4 5 (12.82%) Security Engineer
4 5 (12.82%) Senior
5 3 (7.69%) Senior Security Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Applications Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Design Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (5.13%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.56%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (48.72%) Regular Expression
2 15 (38.46%) XMPP
3 12 (30.77%) ModSecurity
3 12 (30.77%) OAuth
3 12 (30.77%) OpenID
3 12 (30.77%) SAML
4 7 (17.95%) JSON
4 7 (17.95%) JSON Schema
4 7 (17.95%) XML
5 1 (2.56%) AngularJS
5 1 (2.56%) CSS
5 1 (2.56%) JDBC
5 1 (2.56%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 13 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
2 12 (30.77%) Cloud Native
2 12 (30.77%) Social Media
3 4 (10.26%) Cyber Defence
3 4 (10.26%) Cyber Threat
3 4 (10.26%) PKI
3 4 (10.26%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (5.13%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (5.13%) Client/Server
4 2 (5.13%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 2 (5.13%) MISP
4 2 (5.13%) Security Posture
4 2 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.56%) CMDB
5 1 (2.56%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 19 (48.72%) Linux
1 19 (48.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 19 (48.72%) Windows
1 19 (48.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (69.23%) Validation
2 23 (58.97%) SIEM
3 17 (43.59%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (41.03%) Application Security
4 16 (41.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 15 (38.46%) Architectural Design
6 14 (35.90%) Incident Response
7 13 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
7 13 (33.33%) Mentoring
7 13 (33.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 13 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
7 13 (33.33%) Zero Trust
8 12 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement Process
8 12 (30.77%) Cryptography
8 12 (30.77%) Data Management
8 12 (30.77%) Data Protection
8 12 (30.77%) Microservices
8 12 (30.77%) Pattern Matching
8 12 (30.77%) Resource Management
8 12 (30.77%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 7 (17.95%) Shell Script
2 4 (10.26%) Bash
2 4 (10.26%) C++
2 4 (10.26%) Perl
2 4 (10.26%) PowerShell
2 4 (10.26%) Python
3 1 (2.56%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 38 (97.44%) Security Cleared
2 35 (89.74%) DV Cleared
3 12 (30.77%) Azure Certification
3 12 (30.77%) CISM
3 12 (30.77%) CISSP
4 4 (10.26%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (5.13%) CEH
5 2 (5.13%) CompTIA CySA+
5 2 (5.13%) CREST Certified
5 2 (5.13%) Degree
5 2 (5.13%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 32 (82.05%) Active Directory
2 19 (48.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (35.90%) Single Sign-On
2 6 (15.38%) QRadar
Vendors
1 19 (48.72%) VMware
2 18 (46.15%) Microsoft
3 15 (38.46%) McAfee
3 15 (38.46%) Red Hat
4 12 (30.77%) ForgeRock
4 12 (30.77%) Okta
5 6 (15.38%) Splunk
6 2 (5.13%) ArcSight
7 1 (2.56%) ServiceNow