Active Directory Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Microsoft Active Directory
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring Active Directory skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Active Directory over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 40 61
Rank change year-on-year -16 +21 +34
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 714 1,924 2,146
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.77% 5.69% 5.02%
As % of the System Software category 37.84% 44.04% 33.67%
Number of salaries quoted 601 1,452 1,788
10th Percentile £26,500 £28,017 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,750 £34,188 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,958 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.49% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £60,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £40,000 £38,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -

All System Software Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring system software skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,887 4,369 6,374
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.62% 12.91% 14.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,533 3,497 4,708
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £71,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £86,550 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -2.35%

Active Directory
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Active Directory trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Active Directory
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Active Directory.

Active Directory salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Active Directory
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Active Directory over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Active Directory salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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
1 264 (36.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 136 (19.05%) SharePoint
3 29 (4.06%) IIS
4 12 (1.68%) Skype for Business
5 8 (1.12%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 8 (1.12%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (0.98%) Tomcat
7 4 (0.56%) Confluence
7 4 (0.56%) IBM Domino
8 3 (0.42%) Apache
9 2 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.28%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.28%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.28%) WebSphere Application Server
10 1 (0.14%) CMS
10 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2010
10 1 (0.14%) NetWeaver
10 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 100 (14.01%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.28%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (1.26%) Sage 50
2 6 (0.84%) Elite 3E
2 6 (0.84%) Sage 200
3 4 (0.56%) Carpe Diem
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.28%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.14%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 445 (62.32%) Microsoft 365
2 409 (57.28%) Azure
3 203 (28.43%) Entra ID
4 79 (11.06%) AWS
5 51 (7.14%) OneDrive
6 36 (5.04%) SaaS
7 26 (3.64%) IaaS
8 19 (2.66%) Cloud Computing
8 19 (2.66%) Microsoft Copilot
8 19 (2.66%) Mimecast
8 19 (2.66%) PaaS
9 14 (1.96%) Azure Sentinel
10 13 (1.82%) Power Platform
11 12 (1.68%) Power Automate
12 11 (1.54%) PowerApps
13 10 (1.40%) Azure Monitor
14 9 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (1.26%) GCP
15 7 (0.98%) Cohesity
16 6 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 183 (25.63%) Firewall
2 146 (20.45%) DNS
3 100 (14.01%) WAN
4 99 (13.87%) DHCP
5 85 (11.90%) VPN
6 82 (11.48%) LAN
7 46 (6.44%) VLAN
8 45 (6.30%) Wi-Fi
9 42 (5.88%) SAN
10 34 (4.76%) TCP/IP
11 32 (4.48%) VoIP
12 30 (4.20%) Wireless
13 28 (3.92%) Remote Desktop
14 20 (2.80%) SD-WAN
15 18 (2.52%) Network Security
16 12 (1.68%) Internet
16 12 (1.68%) NAS
16 12 (1.68%) Skype
17 11 (1.54%) WLAN
18 8 (1.12%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (7.98%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.70%) Power BI
5 3 (0.42%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.42%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.28%) EDMS
6 2 (0.28%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.28%) MySQL
6 2 (0.28%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.28%) Redis
6 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.14%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.14%) DB2
7 1 (0.14%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.14%) QlikView
7 1 (0.14%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 16 (2.24%) JIRA
2 8 (1.12%) Git
3 5 (0.70%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.56%) WiX
5 3 (0.42%) Artifactory
6 2 (0.28%) GitLab
6 2 (0.28%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.28%) Metasploit
6 2 (0.28%) MLflow
6 2 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.14%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.14%) Selenium
7 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.14%) TestRail
General
1 238 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 95 (13.31%) Finance
3 55 (7.70%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (5.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 39 (5.46%) Law
6 38 (5.32%) Legal
7 25 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
8 23 (3.22%) Retail
9 21 (2.94%) German Language
10 18 (2.52%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.68%) Games
11 12 (1.68%) Public Sector
12 11 (1.54%) Automotive
12 11 (1.54%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.12%) Welsh Language
14 7 (0.98%) Banking
15 6 (0.84%) Advertising
15 6 (0.84%) Marketing
16 5 (0.70%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 165 (23.11%) IT Support
2 125 (17.51%) Support Engineer
3 118 (16.53%) Analyst
4 92 (12.89%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 89 (12.46%) IT Engineer
6 85 (11.90%) 2nd Line Support
7 71 (9.94%) IT Analyst
8 64 (8.96%) Support Analyst
9 59 (8.26%) IT Support Engineer
10 47 (6.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 47 (6.58%) IT Support Analyst
10 47 (6.58%) Senior
11 44 (6.16%) 3rd Line Support
12 35 (4.90%) Service Analyst
13 33 (4.62%) 1st Line Support
14 32 (4.48%) Service Desk Analyst
15 31 (4.34%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
16 30 (4.20%) Lead
17 29 (4.06%) Administrator
17 29 (4.06%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.08%) SailPoint
2 8 (1.12%) JSON
2 8 (1.12%) LDAP
2 8 (1.12%) REST
2 8 (1.12%) SOAP
3 7 (0.98%) Elastic Stack
3 7 (0.98%) SAML
4 6 (0.84%) .NET
5 5 (0.70%) .NET Framework
5 5 (0.70%) Entity Framework
6 4 (0.56%) Blazor
6 4 (0.56%) COM
6 4 (0.56%) XML
7 3 (0.42%) ARM Templates
8 2 (0.28%) Anaconda
8 2 (0.28%) Middleware
8 2 (0.28%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.28%) PyTorch
8 2 (0.28%) Software Packaging
8 2 (0.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (7.98%) Management Information System
2 56 (7.84%) Onboarding
3 48 (6.72%) Driving Licence
4 39 (5.46%) Data Centre
5 24 (3.36%) Video Conferencing
6 22 (3.08%) Virtual Team
7 20 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
8 19 (2.66%) Security Posture
9 14 (1.96%) Clustering
10 12 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.68%) Replication
11 11 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (1.54%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.40%) PKI
13 9 (1.26%) IoT
13 9 (1.26%) iPhone
14 8 (1.12%) Microsoft Licensing
15 7 (0.98%) Blackberry
15 7 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
16 6 (0.84%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 500 (70.03%) Windows
2 250 (35.01%) Windows Server
3 121 (16.95%) Windows 10
4 92 (12.89%) Linux
5 52 (7.28%) Windows Server 2016
6 46 (6.44%) Windows Server 2019
7 42 (5.88%) Mac OS
8 29 (4.06%) Apple iOS
9 28 (3.92%) Android
10 16 (2.24%) Windows 7
11 13 (1.82%) Windows Server 2012
12 11 (1.54%) CentOS
13 9 (1.26%) AIX
13 9 (1.26%) Ubuntu
14 8 (1.12%) Unix
14 8 (1.12%) Windows Server 2008
15 7 (0.98%) Debian
16 6 (0.84%) VMS
17 5 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 5 (0.70%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (22.27%) Problem-Solving
2 139 (19.47%) ITIL
3 113 (15.83%) Customer Service
4 110 (15.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 75 (10.50%) Cybersecurity
5 75 (10.50%) Mentoring
6 74 (10.36%) Disaster Recovery
7 54 (7.56%) Problem Management
8 51 (7.14%) Incident Management
9 48 (6.72%) Change Management
9 48 (6.72%) Identity Management
10 47 (6.58%) Migration
11 46 (6.44%) Information Security
12 45 (6.30%) Infrastructure Management
13 44 (6.16%) Continuous Improvement
14 41 (5.74%) Service Delivery
15 37 (5.18%) Collaborative Working
16 35 (4.90%) Identity Access Management
17 33 (4.62%) DevOps
18 31 (4.34%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 175 (24.51%) PowerShell
2 44 (6.16%) SQL
3 38 (5.32%) Python
4 25 (3.50%) Bash
5 11 (1.54%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.12%) Java
7 7 (0.98%) C#
8 6 (0.84%) VB
9 5 (0.70%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.56%) C++
10 4 (0.56%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.56%) VBA
11 3 (0.42%) Bicep
11 3 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.42%) Progress 4GL
11 3 (0.42%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.14%) ABAP
12 1 (0.14%) RPG IV
12 1 (0.14%) SAPscript
12 1 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 100 (14.01%) Degree
2 60 (8.40%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (5.04%) Azure Certification
4 29 (4.06%) Security Cleared
5 24 (3.36%) Cisco Certification
6 21 (2.94%) MCSA
7 18 (2.52%) AWS Certification
8 16 (2.24%) A+ Certification
8 16 (2.24%) CCNA
8 16 (2.24%) MCSE
8 16 (2.24%) SC Cleared
9 15 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (1.96%) DBS Check
10 14 (1.96%) DV Cleared
10 14 (1.96%) Network+ Certification
11 13 (1.82%) ITIL Certification
11 13 (1.82%) MCP
12 7 (0.98%) CCNP
12 7 (0.98%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.98%) IBM AIX Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (9.38%) SLA
2 22 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (2.38%) GDPR
4 15 (2.10%) NIST
5 12 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.12%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (0.70%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.28%) COBIT
8 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.28%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.14%) NCSC
9 1 (0.14%) QA
System Software
1 133 (18.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 81 (11.34%) Hyper-V
3 27 (3.78%) Virtual Machines
4 17 (2.38%) Virtual Desktop
4 17 (2.38%) VMware ESXi
4 17 (2.38%) XenApp
5 16 (2.24%) Docker
5 16 (2.24%) vSphere
6 11 (1.54%) Terminal Services
7 9 (1.26%) Firmware
8 7 (0.98%) pfSense
9 6 (0.84%) VMware NSX
10 5 (0.70%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (0.42%) Dovecot
12 3 (0.42%) EMC RecoverPoint
12 3 (0.42%) NFS
12 3 (0.42%) Postfix
12 3 (0.42%) Terminal Server
13 2 (0.28%) Xen
Systems Management
1 174 (24.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 65 (9.10%) SCCM
3 30 (4.20%) Ansible
4 28 (3.92%) Single Sign-On
5 25 (3.50%) Terraform
6 21 (2.94%) Kubernetes
7 13 (1.82%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 9 (1.26%) vCenter Server
9 7 (0.98%) Failover Clustering
9 7 (0.98%) SCOM
10 6 (0.84%) WSUS
11 5 (0.70%) AirWatch
11 5 (0.70%) Prometheus
12 4 (0.56%) WMI
12 4 (0.56%) ZENworks
13 3 (0.42%) Backup Exec
13 3 (0.42%) Jamf Pro
13 3 (0.42%) NetBackup
13 3 (0.42%) Norton AntiVirus
14 2 (0.28%) Packer
Vendors
1 446 (62.46%) Microsoft
2 187 (26.19%) VMware
3 85 (11.90%) Cisco
4 58 (8.12%) Citrix
5 51 (7.14%) Meraki
6 40 (5.60%) Apple
7 31 (4.34%) ServiceNow
8 30 (4.20%) Okta
9 26 (3.64%) SonicWALL
10 23 (3.22%) Salesforce
11 22 (3.08%) Fortinet
12 19 (2.66%) Dell
12 19 (2.66%) NetApp
13 17 (2.38%) HP
14 16 (2.24%) CheckPoint
14 16 (2.24%) Veeam
15 14 (1.96%) iManage
16 13 (1.82%) WatchGuard
17 12 (1.68%) Oracle
17 12 (1.68%) Progress