Active Directory Job Trends in Wakefield

Microsoft Active Directory
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wakefield requiring Active Directory skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - +24
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 8 0 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 10.81% - 13.86%
As % of the System Software category 100.00% - 73.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 10
10th Percentile - - £25,775
25th Percentile £65,000 - £29,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £37,648
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.08%
75th Percentile £75,000 - £46,063
90th Percentile - - £47,775
West Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 £30,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +6.56% -12.86% -11.39%

All System Software Skills
Wakefield

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 Wakefield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 8 3 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 10.81% 12.50% 18.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 15
10th Percentile - - £26,850
25th Percentile £65,000 £51,500 £34,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £53,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +32.08% +32.50% -0.62%
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,625 £52,500
90th Percentile - £65,900 £61,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £60,000 £51,473 £50,000
% change year-on-year +16.57% +2.95% -9.09%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Active Directory job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Active Directory
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Active Directory.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield 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 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (37.50%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (37.50%) Azure
2 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
2 3 (37.50%) Power Automate
2 3 (37.50%) Power Platform
2 3 (37.50%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (62.50%) Firewall
1 5 (62.50%) VLAN
1 5 (62.50%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) Power BI
General
1 8 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 5 (62.50%) Advertising
2 5 (62.50%) Retail
3 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) IT Engineer
1 5 (62.50%) IT Support
1 5 (62.50%) IT Support Engineer
1 5 (62.50%) Support Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
2 3 (37.50%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) 3rd Line Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) 3rd Line Support
2 3 (37.50%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Power Apps Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
3 2 (25.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) 2nd Line Support
3 2 (25.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
1 5 (62.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (37.50%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) ERP
1 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (25.00%) Asset Management
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Hyper-V
1 3 (37.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (37.50%) VMware