Active Directory Jobs in the Thames Valley

Microsoft Active Directory
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 29 53
Rank change year-on-year +1 +24 0
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 453 437 357
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.75% 7.28% 5.12%
As % of the System Software category 45.03% 43.14% 35.59%
Number of salaries quoted 407 371 293
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,750 £23,025
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -7.14% -17.65%
75th Percentile £54,750 £47,500 £49,500
90th Percentile £59,000 £60,000 £62,000
South East median annual salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - -12.50%

All System Software Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,006 1,013 1,003
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.99% 16.88% 14.40%
Number of salaries quoted 807 649 702
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,000 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -10.91%
75th Percentile £69,375 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -1.96%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the Thames Valley

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Active Directory in the Thames Valley

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the Thames Valley

Active Directory
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 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
Berkshire +32 242 £44,400 +36.62% 26
Oxfordshire +16 120 £40,000 +26.98% 14
Buckinghamshire -37 91 £38,000 +16.92% 20
Active Directory
South East

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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
1 116 (25.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 96 (21.19%) SharePoint
3 22 (4.86%) IIS
4 7 (1.55%) WordPress
5 6 (1.32%) OpenStack
6 5 (1.10%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.22%) nginx
Applications
1 71 (15.67%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (2.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.88%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 277 (61.15%) Microsoft 365
2 219 (48.34%) Azure
3 91 (20.09%) Entra ID
4 60 (13.25%) OneDrive
5 26 (5.74%) Power Platform
6 25 (5.52%) Azure Monitor
7 22 (4.86%) Azure Storage
8 16 (3.53%) WhatsApp
9 15 (3.31%) Power Automate
10 13 (2.87%) Google Workspace
10 13 (2.87%) OCI
11 12 (2.65%) iTunes
11 12 (2.65%) PowerApps
12 11 (2.43%) ShareGate
13 8 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (1.55%) Cloud Computing
15 5 (1.10%) Azure DevOps
15 5 (1.10%) PaaS
16 4 (0.88%) SaaS
17 3 (0.66%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 139 (30.68%) Firewall
2 126 (27.81%) DNS
3 88 (19.43%) DHCP
4 39 (8.61%) Wi-Fi
5 35 (7.73%) WAN
5 35 (7.73%) Wireless
6 31 (6.84%) SAN
7 27 (5.96%) LAN
8 26 (5.74%) VoIP
8 26 (5.74%) VPN
9 23 (5.08%) Network Security
10 22 (4.86%) TCP/IP
11 14 (3.09%) SSL
11 14 (3.09%) VLAN
12 13 (2.87%) SNMP
13 12 (2.65%) NAS
14 8 (1.77%) SD-WAN
15 7 (1.55%) 4G
15 7 (1.55%) DSL
15 7 (1.55%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (9.71%) SQL Server
2 26 (5.74%) Power BI
3 13 (2.87%) Amazon RDS
4 10 (2.21%) MySQL
5 6 (1.32%) InfluxDB
5 6 (1.32%) MariaDB
5 6 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (1.10%) Oracle Database
6 5 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 5 (1.10%) Git
1 5 (1.10%) Jenkins
1 5 (1.10%) MSI
2 4 (0.88%) AdminStudio
2 4 (0.88%) InstallShield
3 3 (0.66%) JIRA
General
1 158 (34.88%) Social Skills
2 25 (5.52%) Documentation Skills
2 25 (5.52%) Organisational Skills
3 19 (4.19%) Law
3 19 (4.19%) Legal
4 16 (3.53%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (3.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (3.31%) Finance
5 15 (3.31%) Manufacturing
6 13 (2.87%) Pharmaceutical
7 6 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (1.32%) Retail
8 5 (1.10%) Marketing
9 3 (0.66%) Banking
9 3 (0.66%) Public Sector
10 1 (0.22%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 82 (18.10%) IT Support
2 66 (14.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 66 (14.57%) Support Engineer
3 63 (13.91%) IT Engineer
4 60 (13.25%) Analyst
5 46 (10.15%) IT Support Engineer
6 45 (9.93%) IT Analyst
7 39 (8.61%) 2nd Line Support
7 39 (8.61%) Senior
8 35 (7.73%) Support Specialist
8 35 (7.73%) Systems Engineer
9 32 (7.06%) 2nd Line Engineer
9 32 (7.06%) IT Technician
10 29 (6.40%) 3rd Line Support
10 29 (6.40%) Active Directory Specialist
10 29 (6.40%) Azure Specialist
11 26 (5.74%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 26 (5.74%) Support Analyst
12 24 (5.30%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 24 (5.30%) Infrastructure Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.09%) ARM Templates
2 5 (1.10%) .NET
3 4 (0.88%) LAMP
3 4 (0.88%) LDAP
4 3 (0.66%) Azure Blueprints
4 3 (0.66%) FIDO
4 3 (0.66%) OAuth
4 3 (0.66%) OpenID
4 3 (0.66%) SailPoint
4 3 (0.66%) SAML
4 3 (0.66%) WebAuthn
5 1 (0.22%) EDI
5 1 (0.22%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.61%) Self-Motivation
2 32 (7.06%) Data Centre
2 32 (7.06%) PKI
3 23 (5.08%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.75%) CMDB
4 17 (3.75%) Driving Licence
5 13 (2.87%) Smartphone
6 9 (1.99%) Private Cloud
7 6 (1.32%) Replication
8 5 (1.10%) Educational Technology
8 5 (1.10%) Public Cloud
9 4 (0.88%) Linux Command Line
9 4 (0.88%) Shadow IT
10 3 (0.66%) EMC VNX
10 3 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.66%) iPhone
10 3 (0.66%) Social Media
10 3 (0.66%) Wiki
11 2 (0.44%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 339 (74.83%) Windows
2 191 (42.16%) Windows Server
3 139 (30.68%) Windows 10
4 87 (19.21%) Linux
4 87 (19.21%) Windows Server 2019
5 86 (18.98%) Windows Server 2016
6 63 (13.91%) Windows Server 2012
7 27 (5.96%) Apple iOS
8 22 (4.86%) Android
8 22 (4.86%) Windows 7
9 17 (3.75%) Mac OS
9 17 (3.75%) Windows XP
10 12 (2.65%) Windows NT
11 10 (2.21%) Ubuntu
12 9 (1.99%) CentOS
12 9 (1.99%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 7 (1.55%) Windows 8
14 6 (1.32%) VMS
15 4 (0.88%) Mac OS X
15 4 (0.88%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (23.84%) ITIL
2 104 (22.96%) Problem-Solving
3 88 (19.43%) Cybersecurity
4 85 (18.76%) Customer Service
5 78 (17.22%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 66 (14.57%) Service Management
7 44 (9.71%) Agile
7 44 (9.71%) Change Management
8 38 (8.39%) ITSM
8 38 (8.39%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 37 (8.17%) Change Control
10 32 (7.06%) Analytics
11 31 (6.84%) Release Management
12 30 (6.62%) DevOps
12 30 (6.62%) Project Management
13 28 (6.18%) Roadmaps
14 27 (5.96%) Break/Fix
14 27 (5.96%) Mentoring
15 26 (5.74%) Business Intelligence
16 25 (5.52%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 86 (18.98%) PowerShell
2 68 (15.01%) SQL
3 29 (6.40%) C#
4 24 (5.30%) VB
5 21 (4.64%) VBScript
6 15 (3.31%) Bash
6 15 (3.31%) Python
7 14 (3.09%) Bicep
8 5 (1.10%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.10%) Perl
8 5 (1.10%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.10%) T-SQL
8 5 (1.10%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 125 (27.59%) Security Cleared
2 93 (20.53%) Degree
3 86 (18.98%) SC Cleared
4 85 (18.76%) DV Cleared
5 35 (7.73%) Microsoft Certification
6 32 (7.06%) Cisco Certification
7 30 (6.62%) MCP
8 28 (6.18%) CCNA
9 24 (5.30%) A+ Certification
10 17 (3.75%) HNC
11 14 (3.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 12 (2.65%) CCNP
13 11 (2.43%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (2.43%) Master's Degree
14 7 (1.55%) Network+ Certification
15 6 (1.32%) MCSE
16 4 (0.88%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 2 (0.44%) CCENT
17 2 (0.44%) Computer Science Degree
17 2 (0.44%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (10.15%) SLA
2 8 (1.77%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (0.66%) GDPR
3 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 114 (25.17%) VMware Infrastructure
2 71 (15.67%) Hyper-V
3 22 (4.86%) Virtual Desktop
3 22 (4.86%) VMware ESXi
4 20 (4.42%) Firmware
5 17 (3.75%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (2.87%) vSphere
7 8 (1.77%) Docker
8 6 (1.32%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 4 (0.88%) Microsoft App-V
9 4 (0.88%) XenApp
10 3 (0.66%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.22%) NFS
Systems Management
1 110 (24.28%) SCCM
2 95 (20.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 50 (11.04%) SCOM
4 48 (10.60%) WSUS
5 27 (5.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 22 (4.86%) vCenter Server
7 19 (4.19%) Kubernetes
7 19 (4.19%) NetBackup
8 15 (3.31%) EMC NetWorker
9 12 (2.65%) Sysprep
10 7 (1.55%) Terraform
11 6 (1.32%) Ansible
12 5 (1.10%) PaperCut
12 5 (1.10%) Puppet
12 5 (1.10%) Red Hat Spacewalk
13 4 (0.88%) Nessus
14 3 (0.66%) Jamf Pro
14 3 (0.66%) Single Sign-On
15 2 (0.44%) Grafana
15 2 (0.44%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 351 (77.48%) Microsoft
2 162 (35.76%) VMware
3 50 (11.04%) Cisco
4 45 (9.93%) Citrix
5 42 (9.27%) Veeam
6 23 (5.08%) ServiceNow
7 22 (4.86%) Apple
7 22 (4.86%) HP
8 21 (4.64%) Dell
8 21 (4.64%) Google
8 21 (4.64%) Oracle
9 20 (4.42%) Juniper
10 19 (4.19%) Palo Alto
11 16 (3.53%) Adobe
12 15 (3.31%) EMC
13 13 (2.87%) Dynatrace
14 12 (2.65%) 3PAR
14 12 (2.65%) Extreme Networks
14 12 (2.65%) Symantec
15 11 (2.43%) Nintex