Active Directory Support Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Microsoft Active Directory Support
UK > UK excluding London

The median Microsoft Active Directory Support salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 490 544 532
Rank change year-on-year +54 -12 +230
Permanent jobs requiring an Active Directory Support 16 7 28
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.038% 0.019% 0.081%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.021% 0.085%
Number of salaries quoted 16 3 26
10th Percentile - - £29,250
25th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,000 £56,525
Median % change year-on-year - -46.93% +86.86%
75th Percentile £31,500 £35,625 -
90th Percentile - £37,500 £59,000
UK median annual salary £30,000 £55,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -45.45% +46.67% -6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,950 33,421 33,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.43% 92.92% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 23,124 16,269 25,086
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Active Directory Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Active Directory Support' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Active Directory Support job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Active Directory Support
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Active Directory Support job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Active Directory Support job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Active Directory Support
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Support within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
South East +38 15 £30,000 - 1
North of England +11 1 £38,000 +26.67%
North West - 1 £38,000 -
Active Directory Support
UK

Active Directory Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Active Directory Support 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 UK excluding London region featuring Active Directory Support in the job title.

1 15 (93.75%) SLA
2 9 (56.25%) ITIL
2 9 (56.25%) JIRA
2 9 (56.25%) SCCM
3 7 (43.75%) Active Directory
3 7 (43.75%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (43.75%) Windows
4 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
4 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (12.50%) VPN
5 1 (6.25%) Android
5 1 (6.25%) AutoCAD
5 1 (6.25%) Azure
5 1 (6.25%) Customer Service
5 1 (6.25%) Data Centre Operations
5 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
5 1 (6.25%) Ethernet
5 1 (6.25%) ITSM
5 1 (6.25%) Kalman Filter
5 1 (6.25%) LAN
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow
5 1 (6.25%) TCP/IP
5 1 (6.25%) VoIP
5 1 (6.25%) Web Filtering
5 1 (6.25%) Windows 10
5 1 (6.25%) Windows Server
5 1 (6.25%) Wireless

Active Directory Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.25%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 7 (43.75%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) VPN
2 1 (6.25%) Ethernet
2 1 (6.25%) LAN
2 1 (6.25%) TCP/IP
2 1 (6.25%) VoIP
2 1 (6.25%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 9 (56.25%) JIRA
General
1 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
2 1 (6.25%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.25%) Data Centre
1 1 (6.25%) iPhone
1 1 (6.25%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (43.75%) Windows
2 1 (6.25%) Android
2 1 (6.25%) Windows 10
2 1 (6.25%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) ITIL
2 1 (6.25%) Customer Service
2 1 (6.25%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (6.25%) ITSM
2 1 (6.25%) Kalman Filter
2 1 (6.25%) Web Filtering
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (93.75%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (43.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (56.25%) SCCM
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow