Active Directory Jobs in the South West

Microsoft Active Directory
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 52 62
Rank change year-on-year +19 +10 -3
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 453 350 443
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 5.15% 5.62% 4.84%
As % of the System Software category 43.35% 31.79% 30.76%
Number of salaries quoted 374 303 328
10th Percentile £25,150 £25,100 £22,750
25th Percentile £29,213 £30,488 £26,678
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £37,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.71% +4.48%
75th Percentile £53,563 £47,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £64,900 £59,125
England median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.88%

All System Software Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,045 1,101 1,440
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 11.88% 17.69% 15.74%
Number of salaries quoted 783 691 951
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,875 £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -4.35%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the South West over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
Bristol +41 127 £34,000 -2.16% 31
Gloucestershire +19 89 £39,750 +13.57% 11
Wiltshire -3 85 £47,500 +11.76% 10
Somerset +26 50 £37,500 -8.54% 19
Dorset -16 50 £37,000 - 13
Devon -1 46 £38,750 +13.97% 8
Cornwall -18 5 £30,000 -11.76%
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South 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
1 134 (29.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 86 (18.98%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.65%) SharePoint 2010
3 12 (2.65%) SharePoint 2013
4 6 (1.32%) IIS
5 3 (0.66%) Apache
5 3 (0.66%) GlassFish
5 3 (0.66%) JBoss
5 3 (0.66%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.66%) Skype for Business
5 3 (0.66%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.22%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.22%) Confluence
6 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 70 (15.45%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 249 (54.97%) Microsoft 365
2 193 (42.60%) Azure
3 102 (22.52%) Entra ID
4 53 (11.70%) AWS
5 35 (7.73%) OneDrive
6 27 (5.96%) GCP
7 16 (3.53%) IaaS
8 11 (2.43%) PaaS
9 10 (2.21%) SaaS
10 9 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (1.77%) Power Platform
12 7 (1.55%) Mimecast
13 6 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
13 6 (1.32%) WhatsApp
14 5 (1.10%) Azure Storage
14 5 (1.10%) PowerApps
15 4 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.88%) Nutanix
15 4 (0.88%) Power Automate
16 3 (0.66%) Cohesity
Communications & Networking
1 70 (15.45%) Firewall
2 69 (15.23%) LAN
3 59 (13.02%) WAN
4 56 (12.36%) DNS
5 52 (11.48%) SAN
6 50 (11.04%) DHCP
6 50 (11.04%) TCP/IP
7 32 (7.06%) VPN
8 26 (5.74%) Wireless
9 19 (4.19%) Remote Desktop
9 19 (4.19%) VLAN
10 18 (3.97%) Wi-Fi
11 16 (3.53%) NAS
12 15 (3.31%) Network Security
13 13 (2.87%) Internet
14 10 (2.21%) Skype
14 10 (2.21%) WLAN
15 7 (1.55%) SD-WAN
16 6 (1.32%) Intrusion Detection
16 6 (1.32%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.19%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.32%) RDBMS
2 6 (1.32%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.10%) Power BI
4 4 (0.88%) Oracle Database
5 3 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.66%) Oracle Database 12c
5 3 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.44%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.44%) MySQL
7 1 (0.22%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 8 (1.77%) JIRA
2 2 (0.44%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.22%) GitLab
3 1 (0.22%) MSI
General
1 138 (30.46%) Social Skills
2 46 (10.15%) Finance
3 32 (7.06%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (7.06%) Organisational Skills
4 25 (5.52%) Public Sector
5 18 (3.97%) Telecoms
6 13 (2.87%) Manufacturing
7 11 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (2.43%) Legal
8 8 (1.77%) Automotive
9 7 (1.55%) Banking
9 7 (1.55%) Military
10 6 (1.32%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.10%) Fire and Rescue
11 5 (1.10%) Marketing
12 2 (0.44%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.44%) Law
12 2 (0.44%) Retail
12 2 (0.44%) Tech for Good
12 2 (0.44%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 111 (24.50%) Support Engineer
2 78 (17.22%) Analyst
2 78 (17.22%) IT Support
3 66 (14.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 60 (13.25%) 2nd Line Support
5 58 (12.80%) IT Engineer
6 49 (10.82%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 45 (9.93%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 36 (7.95%) Senior
9 33 (7.28%) IT Technician
10 32 (7.06%) IT Analyst
11 31 (6.84%) Service Analyst
11 31 (6.84%) Support Technician
12 30 (6.62%) Desktop Support
13 29 (6.40%) IT Support Engineer
13 29 (6.40%) Wintel Engineer
14 28 (6.18%) Service Desk Analyst
15 27 (5.96%) Support Analyst
16 26 (5.74%) IT Support Technician
17 24 (5.30%) Desktop Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.55%) SAML
2 6 (1.32%) LDAP
3 5 (1.10%) EJB
4 4 (0.88%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.66%) OAuth
5 3 (0.66%) OpenID
5 3 (0.66%) Web Services
6 1 (0.22%) RESTEasy
Miscellaneous
1 64 (14.13%) Driving Licence
2 26 (5.74%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.08%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (4.86%) Clustering
5 17 (3.75%) PKI
5 17 (3.75%) Replication
6 13 (2.87%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.65%) Data Centre
7 12 (2.65%) iPhone
8 9 (1.99%) Smartphone
9 8 (1.77%) Fat Client
9 8 (1.77%) Thin Client
10 7 (1.55%) Hybrid Cloud
11 5 (1.10%) CMDB
11 5 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.88%) Cyberattack
12 4 (0.88%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (0.88%) Public Cloud
13 3 (0.66%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.66%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 336 (74.17%) Windows
2 164 (36.20%) Windows Server
3 102 (22.52%) Windows 10
4 46 (10.15%) Linux
5 38 (8.39%) Windows Server 2016
6 35 (7.73%) Mac OS
7 29 (6.40%) Windows Server 2019
8 27 (5.96%) Windows Server 2012
9 18 (3.97%) Windows 7
10 17 (3.75%) Android
10 17 (3.75%) Apple iOS
11 15 (3.31%) AIX
12 9 (1.99%) Windows Server 2008
13 6 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 5 (1.10%) Unix
15 4 (0.88%) Windows 8
16 3 (0.66%) CentOS
16 3 (0.66%) Solaris
17 2 (0.44%) Windows 2000
17 2 (0.44%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (24.28%) ITIL
2 101 (22.30%) Customer Service
3 82 (18.10%) Problem-Solving
4 71 (15.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 46 (10.15%) Service Management
6 35 (7.73%) Continuous Improvement
6 35 (7.73%) Time Management
7 34 (7.51%) ITSM
8 33 (7.28%) Change Management
9 31 (6.84%) Cybersecurity
10 29 (6.40%) Information Security
11 27 (5.96%) Incident Management
11 27 (5.96%) Project Delivery
12 26 (5.74%) Roadmaps
12 26 (5.74%) Service Delivery
13 24 (5.30%) Mobile Device Management
14 22 (4.86%) Mentoring
15 21 (4.64%) Agile
15 21 (4.64%) Configuration Management
16 20 (4.42%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (14.57%) PowerShell
2 59 (13.02%) SQL
3 7 (1.55%) Python
4 6 (1.32%) Java
5 4 (0.88%) Bash
6 3 (0.66%) C#
7 1 (0.22%) Bicep
7 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 122 (26.93%) Security Cleared
2 100 (22.08%) SC Cleared
3 54 (11.92%) Degree
4 47 (10.38%) Microsoft Certification
5 40 (8.83%) DBS Check
6 35 (7.73%) A+ Certification
7 34 (7.51%) DV Cleared
8 27 (5.96%) MCP
9 23 (5.08%) ITIL Certification
10 20 (4.42%) MCSE
11 18 (3.97%) MCITP
12 15 (3.31%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.77%) CCA
13 8 (1.77%) Citrix Certification
13 8 (1.77%) MCSA
14 5 (1.10%) Azure Certification
15 4 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (0.88%) CCNA
15 4 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
15 4 (0.88%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (7.06%) SLA
2 19 (4.19%) GDPR
3 9 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.88%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.22%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.22%) NIST
7 1 (0.22%) QA
System Software
1 120 (26.49%) VMware Infrastructure
2 93 (20.53%) Hyper-V
3 23 (5.08%) vSphere
3 23 (5.08%) XenDesktop
4 22 (4.86%) XenApp
5 18 (3.97%) VMware ESXi
6 15 (3.31%) Virtual Machines
7 9 (1.99%) VMware Workstation
8 8 (1.77%) VMware NSX
9 6 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (1.10%) RACF
10 5 (1.10%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.66%) Forefront TMG
11 3 (0.66%) Terminal Services
11 3 (0.66%) vCloud
12 2 (0.44%) Docker
12 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 2 (0.44%) Terminal Server
13 1 (0.22%) DFS Replication
13 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 90 (19.87%) SCCM
2 70 (15.45%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (4.42%) Backup Exec
4 19 (4.19%) SCOM
5 14 (3.09%) WSUS
6 12 (2.65%) NetBackup
7 10 (2.21%) vCenter Server
8 8 (1.77%) Microsoft Clustering
8 8 (1.77%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 7 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (1.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 6 (1.32%) Icinga
10 6 (1.32%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 6 (1.32%) Nagios
11 5 (1.10%) Failover Clustering
11 5 (1.10%) McAfee ePO
12 4 (0.88%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.88%) Kubernetes
12 4 (0.88%) SCVMM
13 3 (0.66%) Oracle Statspack
Vendors
1 331 (73.07%) Microsoft
2 142 (31.35%) VMware
3 45 (9.93%) Cisco
4 40 (8.83%) Citrix
4 40 (8.83%) HP
5 35 (7.73%) Dell
6 28 (6.18%) Google
7 27 (5.96%) Veeam
8 24 (5.30%) Oracle
9 23 (5.08%) Symantec
10 20 (4.42%) Veritas
11 16 (3.53%) ServiceNow
12 14 (3.09%) IBM
12 14 (3.09%) SolarWinds
13 13 (2.87%) Apple
13 13 (2.87%) Aruba
13 13 (2.87%) Fortinet
13 13 (2.87%) McAfee
13 13 (2.87%) Meraki
13 13 (2.87%) NetApp