Microsoft Active Directory Engineer
UK
The median Microsoft Active Directory Engineer salary in the UK is £39,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 690 | 877 | 923 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +187 | +46 | +252 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Active Directory Engineer | 19 | 35 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.034% | 0.046% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.039% | 0.036% | 0.050% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 20 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £25,150 | £24,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,750 | £43,000 | £36,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £39,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,000 | £57,813 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £63,750 | £61,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £39,500 | £47,500 | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.84% | +90.00% | -47.37% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 49,300 | 96,566 | 89,723 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.41% | 94.78% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,583 | 68,990 | 56,857 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,822 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,500 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Active Directory Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Active Directory Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Active Directory Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory Engineer.
Active Directory Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory Engineer over the 6 months to 27 May 2025.
Active Directory Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 27 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | +171 | 18 | £39,500 | -24.76% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +184 | 17 | £39,500 | -16.84% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +139 | 14 | £38,500 | -30.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +68 | 10 | £37,500 | -21.05% | |
| East Midlands | +46 | 7 | £32,500 | -26.14% | |
| West Midlands | +63 | 3 | £39,500 | -16.84% | |
| East of England | +33 | 2 | £66,000 | +20.00% | 1 |
| South West | - | 2 | £47,000 | - | |
| London | +100 | 1 | £41,500 | -26.22% | 2 |
| North of England | +45 | 1 | £40,000 | +60.00% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +41 | 1 | £47,500 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | |
| South East | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
Active Directory Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 May 2025, Active Directory Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Active Directory Engineer in the job title.
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Active Directory Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: