Active Directory Jobs in Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Active Directory UK / Wales
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	42	21	26
Rank change year-on-year	-21	+5
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory	50	111	104
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales	5.01%	8.47%	7.42%
As % of the System Software category	45.45%	60.66%	72.22%
Number of salaries quoted	44	82	98
Median salary	£29,000	£29,000	£34,184
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	-15.16%
90% offered a salary of more than	£22,000	£19,000	£21,550
10% offered a salary of more than	£42,100	£48,400	£39,300
UK excluding London median salary	£32,500	£32,500	£34,000
% change year-on-year	-	-4.41%

Active Directory is in the system software skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for system software skills.

System Software Skills Wales
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for system software skills	110	183	144
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wales	11.02%	13.97%	10.28%
Number of salaries quoted	102	142	123
Median salary	£37,500	£37,000	£36,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+1.35%	+2.77%
90% offered a salary of more than	£24,000	£22,000	£23,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£45,000	£44,000	£48,500
UK excluding London median salary	£38,000	£39,000	£37,500
% change year-on-year	-2.56%	+4.00%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Wales citing Active Directory as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the System Software category.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Wales

Active Directory
Salary Trend in Wales

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Active Directory in Wales.

Salary trend for Active Directory in Wales

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in Wales

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Active Directory in Wales over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in Wales

Active Directory
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Wales region over the 3 months to 27 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
South Wales	-9	38	£28,750	-0.86%	7
West Wales	-13	8	£41,500	+45.61%	1
North Wales	+1	4	£27,500	-20.28%
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Active Directory
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Wales

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing Active Directory also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Wales region with a requirement for Active Directory.

1	108 (90.76%)	Windows
2	77 (64.71%)	VMware
3	72 (60.50%)	Microsoft
4	69 (57.98%)	Windows Server
5	56 (47.06%)	Office 365
6	51 (42.86%)	Windows Server 2012
7	45 (37.82%)	VMware Infrastructure
8	41 (34.45%)	Hyper-V
9	36 (30.25%)	Windows Server 2008
9	36 (30.25%)	Windows 7
10	35 (29.41%)	MS Exchange
11	34 (28.57%)	Firewall
12	32 (26.89%)	ITIL
13	30 (25.21%)	Microsoft Certification
14	26 (21.85%)	DNS

14	26 (21.85%)	Cisco
15	24 (20.17%)	Linux
15	24 (20.17%)	Microsoft Azure
16	23 (19.33%)	SQL Server
17	22 (18.49%)	Windows 10
18	20 (16.81%)	Exchange Server 2013
19	19 (15.97%)	Windows 8
19	19 (15.97%)	SQL
19	19 (15.97%)	SLA
19	19 (15.97%)	SAN
19	19 (15.97%)	Exchange Server 2010
20	18 (15.13%)	MCSE
21	17 (14.29%)	IIS
21	17 (14.29%)	Cisco Certification
21	17 (14.29%)	CCNA

Active Directory
Co-occurring IT Skills in Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	35 (29.41%)	MS Exchange
2	20 (16.81%)	Exchange Server 2013
3	19 (15.97%)	Exchange Server 2010
4	17 (14.29%)	IIS
5	8 (6.72%)	Exchange Server 2007
5	8 (6.72%)	SharePoint
6	6 (5.04%)	Exchange Server 2003
7	2 (1.68%)	Cloud Foundry
7	2 (1.68%)	IBM Notes
8	1 (0.84%)	Apache
8	1 (0.84%)	WebLogic

Applications
1	12 (10.08%)	Microsoft Office

Business Applications
1	1 (0.84%)	Sage 200

Cloud Services
1	56 (47.06%)	Office 365
2	24 (20.17%)	Microsoft Azure
3	13 (10.92%)	Amazon AWS
4	7 (5.88%)	SaaS
5	6 (5.04%)	IaaS
6	5 (4.20%)	PaaS
7	3 (2.52%)	Azure Active Directory
7	3 (2.52%)	G Suite
7	3 (2.52%)	Mimecast
8	1 (0.84%)	Cloud Computing

Communications & Networking
1	34 (28.57%)	Firewall
2	26 (21.85%)	DNS
3	19 (15.97%)	SAN
4	12 (10.08%)	DHCP
5	10 (8.40%)	LAN
6	9 (7.56%)	TCP/IP
7	6 (5.04%)	NAS
7	6 (5.04%)	VPN
7	6 (5.04%)	WAN
8	5 (4.20%)	iSCSI
8	5 (4.20%)	Wireless
9	4 (3.36%)	Network Security
10	3 (2.52%)	VLAN
10	3 (2.52%)	VoIP
11	2 (1.68%)	ADSL
11	2 (1.68%)	NetScaler
11	2 (1.68%)	PBX
11	2 (1.68%)	Remote Desktop
12	1 (0.84%)	LDAP
12	1 (0.84%)	Wi-Fi

Database & Business Intelligence
1	23 (19.33%)	SQL Server
2	3 (2.52%)	Amazon RDS
2	3 (2.52%)	PostgreSQL
2	3 (2.52%)	SQL Server 2008
3	2 (1.68%)	Couchbase
3	2 (1.68%)	MongoDB
3	2 (1.68%)	Relational Database
4	1 (0.84%)	Hadoop
4	1 (0.84%)	Ingres
4	1 (0.84%)	MS Access
4	1 (0.84%)	NoSQL
4	1 (0.84%)	Oracle Database
4	1 (0.84%)	Oracle Exadata

Development Applications
1	2 (1.68%)	TestDirector
2	1 (0.84%)	Git (software)
2	1 (0.84%)	Subversion
2	1 (0.84%)	Team Foundation Server
2	1 (0.84%)	VSS/SourceSafe

General
1	11 (9.24%)	Finance
2	4 (3.36%)	Manufacturing
3	3 (2.52%)	Telecoms
4	2 (1.68%)	Advertising
4	2 (1.68%)	Games
5	1 (0.84%)	Automotive
5	1 (0.84%)	Brand Awareness
5	1 (0.84%)	Law

Job Titles
1	32 (26.89%)	Infrastructure Engineer
2	24 (20.17%)	Support Engineer
3	16 (13.45%)	Analyst
3	16 (13.45%)	IT Engineer
4	14 (11.76%)	2nd Line Support
5	12 (10.08%)	3rd Line Engineer
5	12 (10.08%)	IT Support
6	11 (9.24%)	Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7	9 (7.56%)	Administrator
8	8 (6.72%)	Support Analyst
9	7 (5.88%)	3rd Line Support
9	7 (5.88%)	3rd Line Support Engineer
10	6 (5.04%)	2nd Line Engineer
10	6 (5.04%)	IT Infrastructure Engineer
10	6 (5.04%)	IT Support Engineer
10	6 (5.04%)	Systems Administrator
11	5 (4.20%)	2nd Line Support Engineer
11	5 (4.20%)	3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
11	5 (4.20%)	IT Technician
12	4 (3.36%)	2nd Line Support Technician

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	4 (3.36%)	.NET
2	3 (2.52%)	ASP.NET
2	3 (2.52%)	EDI
2	3 (2.52%)	HTML
2	3 (2.52%)	Web Services
3	2 (1.68%)	AngularJS
3	2 (1.68%)	CSS
3	2 (1.68%)	jQuery
3	2 (1.68%)	WCF
4	1 (0.84%)	.NET Framework
4	1 (0.84%)	ADSI
4	1 (0.84%)	ASP.NET Web Forms
4	1 (0.84%)	COM+
4	1 (0.84%)	CSLA
4	1 (0.84%)	WinForms
4	1 (0.84%)	XML

Miscellaneous
1	7 (5.88%)	Analytical Skills
1	7 (5.88%)	Management Information System
2	6 (5.04%)	Fat Client
2	6 (5.04%)	Thin Client
3	5 (4.20%)	Data Centre
4	4 (3.36%)	Clustering
5	3 (2.52%)	Greenfield Project
5	3 (2.52%)	Hybrid Cloud
6	2 (1.68%)	Enterprise Software
6	2 (1.68%)	Fintech
7	1 (0.84%)	Client/Server
7	1 (0.84%)	CMDB
7	1 (0.84%)	Enterprise Storage
7	1 (0.84%)	N-Tier
7	1 (0.84%)	PKI
7	1 (0.84%)	Public Cloud
7	1 (0.84%)	Replication
7	1 (0.84%)	Smartphone

Operating Systems
1	108 (90.76%)	Windows
2	69 (57.98%)	Windows Server
3	51 (42.86%)	Windows Server 2012
4	36 (30.25%)	Windows 7
4	36 (30.25%)	Windows Server 2008
5	24 (20.17%)	Linux
6	22 (18.49%)	Windows 10
7	19 (15.97%)	Windows 8
8	15 (12.61%)	Windows Server 2003
9	11 (9.24%)	Unix
10	6 (5.04%)	Mac OS X
11	4 (3.36%)	Windows XP
12	3 (2.52%)	CentOS
13	2 (1.68%)	Windows 2000 Server
13	2 (1.68%)	Windows Vista
14	1 (0.84%)	AIX
14	1 (0.84%)	Apple iOS
14	1 (0.84%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Processes & Methodologies
1	32 (26.89%)	ITIL
2	9 (7.56%)	Incident Management
3	8 (6.72%)	Project Management
4	7 (5.88%)	Agile Software Development
4	7 (5.88%)	Mobile Device Management
4	7 (5.88%)	Service Delivery
4	7 (5.88%)	Virtual Environments
5	6 (5.04%)	Capacity Management
5	6 (5.04%)	Continuous Improvement
5	6 (5.04%)	Migration
5	6 (5.04%)	Performance Monitoring
5	6 (5.04%)	Problem Management
5	6 (5.04%)	Release Management
6	5 (4.20%)	IT Strategy
6	5 (4.20%)	Service Management
7	4 (3.36%)	Infrastructure Management
7	4 (3.36%)	Mentoring
7	4 (3.36%)	Security Patching
8	3 (2.52%)	Kalman Filter
8	3 (2.52%)	Presales

Programming Languages
1	19 (15.97%)	SQL
2	9 (7.56%)	PowerShell
3	4 (3.36%)	C#
4	3 (2.52%)	Python
5	2 (1.68%)	JavaScript
6	1 (0.84%)	Bash Shell
6	1 (0.84%)	Perl
6	1 (0.84%)	VB.NET

Qualifications
1	30 (25.21%)	Microsoft Certification
2	18 (15.13%)	MCSE
3	17 (14.29%)	CCNA
3	17 (14.29%)	Cisco Certification
4	13 (10.92%)	MCSA
5	8 (6.72%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6	6 (5.04%)	MCP
7	5 (4.20%)	CCA
7	5 (4.20%)	Citrix Certification
7	5 (4.20%)	DBS Check
7	5 (4.20%)	Degree
8	3 (2.52%)	A+ Certification
8	3 (2.52%)	Network+ Certification
8	3 (2.52%)	SC Cleared
8	3 (2.52%)	Security Cleared
9	2 (1.68%)	ITIL Foundation Certificate
9	2 (1.68%)	MCITP
10	1 (0.84%)	CCNP
10	1 (0.84%)	ITIL Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	19 (15.97%)	SLA
2	4 (3.36%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	1 (0.84%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	45 (37.82%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	41 (34.45%)	Hyper-V
3	10 (8.40%)	VMware ESXi
4	9 (7.56%)	VirtualBox
5	7 (5.88%)	vSphere
5	7 (5.88%)	XenApp
5	7 (5.88%)	XenDesktop
6	3 (2.52%)	Microsoft App-V
7	2 (1.68%)	vCloud
7	2 (1.68%)	VMware Server
8	1 (0.84%)	Firmware
8	1 (0.84%)	Terminal Services
8	1 (0.84%)	XenServer

Systems Management
1	8 (6.72%)	SCCM
2	6 (5.04%)	NetBackup
3	5 (4.20%)	SCSM
4	4 (3.36%)	ServiceCenter
5	3 (2.52%)	SCOM
5	3 (2.52%)	SCOrch
6	2 (1.68%)	Failover Clustering
6	2 (1.68%)	HP Quality Center
6	2 (1.68%)	McAfee ePO
6	2 (1.68%)	Microsoft Clustering
6	2 (1.68%)	Tivoli
6	2 (1.68%)	Tivoli Storage Manager
6	2 (1.68%)	WSUS
7	1 (0.84%)	Forefront Identity Manager
7	1 (0.84%)	HP Data Protector
7	1 (0.84%)	Oracle Enterprise Manager
7	1 (0.84%)	Oracle RMAN
7	1 (0.84%)	Oracle ZFS
7	1 (0.84%)	vRealize

Vendors
1	77 (64.71%)	VMware
2	72 (60.50%)	Microsoft
3	26 (21.85%)	Cisco
4	17 (14.29%)	Citrix
5	13 (10.92%)	Dell
6	10 (8.40%)	Oracle
6	10 (8.40%)	Veeam
7	7 (5.88%)	HP
8	6 (5.04%)	Apple
8	6 (5.04%)	McAfee
9	5 (4.20%)	Veritas
10	4 (3.36%)	EMC
10	4 (3.36%)	EqualLogic
11	3 (2.52%)	3PAR
11	3 (2.52%)	Google
11	3 (2.52%)	NetApp
11	3 (2.52%)	SolarWinds
11	3 (2.52%)	Splunk
12	2 (1.68%)	Lotus
12	2 (1.68%)	Symantec