Active Directory Jobs in the Midlands

Microsoft Active Directory
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 53 27
Rank change year-on-year +27 -26 -3
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 761 539 872
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 6.41% 5.86% 7.97%
As % of the System Software category 55.43% 42.47% 53.43%
Number of salaries quoted 663 453 759
10th Percentile £23,500 £24,075 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £37,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.67% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £45,500 £52,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £52,500 £60,000 £57,500
England median annual salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -5.88%

All System Software Skills
Midlands

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 1,373 1,269 1,632
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.56% 13.81% 14.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,178 766 1,303
10th Percentile £24,500 £25,500 £24,775
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £56,000 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Active Directory in the Midlands

Active Directory
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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
West Midlands +25 461 £34,750 -8.85% 106
East Midlands +18 294 £32,500 -10.96% 61
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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
1 212 (27.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 143 (18.79%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.63%) IIS
4 5 (0.66%) Confluence
5 4 (0.53%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (0.53%) IBM Notes
6 3 (0.39%) Apache
6 3 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.39%) nginx
7 2 (0.26%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2003
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
Applications
1 144 (18.92%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.39%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) CATIA
5 2 (0.26%) NASTRAN
6 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.79%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.66%) Sage 200
3 2 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.26%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.13%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.13%) Sage 300 ERP
4 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 528 (69.38%) Microsoft 365
2 372 (48.88%) Azure
3 229 (30.09%) Entra ID
4 40 (5.26%) AWS
5 39 (5.12%) OneDrive
6 23 (3.02%) Google Workspace
7 20 (2.63%) Power Platform
8 13 (1.71%) Azure Sentinel
8 13 (1.71%) Mimecast
9 11 (1.45%) GCP
10 10 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
10 10 (1.31%) SaaS
11 9 (1.18%) IaaS
11 9 (1.18%) Nutanix
12 7 (0.92%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (0.79%) Power Automate
13 6 (0.79%) WhatsApp
14 5 (0.66%) ChatGPT
14 5 (0.66%) PaaS
15 4 (0.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 240 (31.54%) DNS
2 209 (27.46%) Firewall
3 205 (26.94%) DHCP
4 107 (14.06%) TCP/IP
5 100 (13.14%) WAN
6 95 (12.48%) LAN
7 79 (10.38%) VLAN
8 75 (9.86%) VPN
9 73 (9.59%) SAN
10 58 (7.62%) Wi-Fi
11 27 (3.55%) Wireless
12 20 (2.63%) Internet
13 19 (2.50%) Network Security
13 19 (2.50%) VoIP
14 18 (2.37%) PBX
15 15 (1.97%) Remote Desktop
16 13 (1.71%) SD-WAN
17 12 (1.58%) SMTP
18 11 (1.45%) iSCSI
18 11 (1.45%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (5.78%) SQL Server
2 19 (2.50%) Amazon RDS
3 18 (2.37%) Power BI
4 10 (1.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (1.05%) MySQL
6 7 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.66%) Elasticsearch
7 5 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.53%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.39%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.39%) Redis
10 2 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.26%) CouchDB
10 2 (0.26%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.26%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.26%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.26%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
11 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (0.79%) JIRA
General
1 260 (34.17%) Social Skills
2 62 (8.15%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (6.83%) Law
4 48 (6.31%) Finance
5 43 (5.65%) Retail
6 41 (5.39%) Manufacturing
7 31 (4.07%) Telecoms
8 27 (3.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 22 (2.89%) Documentation Skills
10 19 (2.50%) Legal
11 14 (1.84%) Local Government
12 10 (1.31%) German Language
12 10 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (0.92%) Police
14 5 (0.66%) Games
15 4 (0.53%) Automotive
15 4 (0.53%) Aviation
15 4 (0.53%) Avionics
15 4 (0.53%) Back Office
16 3 (0.39%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 199 (26.15%) IT Support
2 164 (21.55%) Support Engineer
3 158 (20.76%) IT Engineer
4 100 (13.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 100 (13.14%) IT Support Engineer
5 96 (12.61%) Analyst
6 74 (9.72%) IT Technician
7 63 (8.28%) 2nd Line Support
8 62 (8.15%) Senior
9 55 (7.23%) Support Technician
10 50 (6.57%) IT Support Technician
11 46 (6.04%) IT Analyst
12 43 (5.65%) 1st Line Support
13 38 (4.99%) 2nd Line Engineer
13 38 (4.99%) Support Analyst
14 37 (4.86%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
14 37 (4.86%) IT Support Analyst
15 36 (4.73%) Administrator
15 36 (4.73%) IT Manager
16 33 (4.34%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.05%) 802.1X
2 5 (0.66%) .NET
3 3 (0.39%) .NET Core
3 3 (0.39%) LDAP
4 2 (0.26%) LAMP
4 2 (0.26%) SAML
4 2 (0.26%) ServiceStack
4 2 (0.26%) V-Ray
5 1 (0.13%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 72 (9.46%) Driving Licence
2 61 (8.02%) Data Centre
3 43 (5.65%) Self-Motivation
4 35 (4.60%) Replication
5 27 (3.55%) Management Information System
6 25 (3.29%) PKI
7 23 (3.02%) Onboarding
8 18 (2.37%) Clustering
9 15 (1.97%) CCTV
10 12 (1.58%) Public Cloud
11 11 (1.45%) Fat Client
11 11 (1.45%) Private Cloud
11 11 (1.45%) Thin Client
12 9 (1.18%) Security Operations Centre
13 8 (1.05%) Product Ownership
13 8 (1.05%) Virtual Team
14 7 (0.92%) EFT
15 6 (0.79%) Cyberattack
15 6 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
16 5 (0.66%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 589 (77.40%) Windows
2 354 (46.52%) Windows Server
3 117 (15.37%) Windows 10
4 76 (9.99%) Linux
5 61 (8.02%) Windows Server 2012
6 58 (7.62%) Windows Server 2016
7 51 (6.70%) Windows Server 2019
8 33 (4.34%) Mac OS
9 15 (1.97%) CentOS
9 15 (1.97%) Windows 7
10 14 (1.84%) Android
11 11 (1.45%) Ubuntu
12 10 (1.31%) Apple iOS
12 10 (1.31%) Unix
13 8 (1.05%) Windows Server 2008
14 7 (0.92%) Windows Server 2003
15 6 (0.79%) Mac OS X
15 6 (0.79%) VMS
16 5 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 4 (0.53%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (23.00%) Problem-Solving
2 154 (20.24%) ITIL
3 145 (19.05%) Customer Service
4 124 (16.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 120 (15.77%) Cybersecurity
6 63 (8.28%) Service Management
7 56 (7.36%) Disaster Recovery
8 52 (6.83%) Mentoring
9 48 (6.31%) Continuous Improvement
9 48 (6.31%) Project Delivery
10 46 (6.04%) Migration
11 45 (5.91%) ITSM
12 42 (5.52%) Service Delivery
13 41 (5.39%) Change Management
14 40 (5.26%) Agile
15 32 (4.20%) Server Management
16 31 (4.07%) ERP
17 29 (3.81%) Kalman Filter
18 28 (3.68%) Asset Management
19 26 (3.42%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 107 (14.06%) PowerShell
2 50 (6.57%) SQL
3 6 (0.79%) Bash
3 6 (0.79%) T-SQL
4 3 (0.39%) Bicep
4 3 (0.39%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.39%) PL/SQL
4 3 (0.39%) Python
4 3 (0.39%) R
5 2 (0.26%) Java
6 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 94 (12.35%) Degree
2 77 (10.12%) Microsoft Certification
3 38 (4.99%) Security Cleared
4 37 (4.86%) Cisco Certification
5 33 (4.34%) CCNA
6 32 (4.20%) MCP
7 30 (3.94%) DBS Check
8 26 (3.42%) SC Cleared
9 25 (3.29%) A+ Certification
10 22 (2.89%) Azure Certification
11 20 (2.63%) MCSE
12 15 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (1.84%) DV Cleared
13 14 (1.84%) Network+ Certification
14 13 (1.71%) MCSA
15 12 (1.58%) CCNP
16 11 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 8 (1.05%) Citrix Certification
17 8 (1.05%) MCITP
18 6 (0.79%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (4.86%) SLA
2 20 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (2.50%) GDPR
4 8 (1.05%) Accessibility
5 5 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.53%) NIST
7 3 (0.39%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 192 (25.23%) Hyper-V
2 179 (23.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 39 (5.12%) VMware ESXi
4 25 (3.29%) vSphere
5 20 (2.63%) Virtual Servers
6 18 (2.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 13 (1.71%) Virtual Machines
8 10 (1.31%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 9 (1.18%) Docker
10 8 (1.05%) pfSense
10 8 (1.05%) Terminal Services
10 8 (1.05%) VMware Server
10 8 (1.05%) VMware Workstation
11 5 (0.66%) Citrix Hypervisor
11 5 (0.66%) NFS
11 5 (0.66%) VMware NSX
12 4 (0.53%) XenApp
12 4 (0.53%) XenDesktop
13 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
14 1 (0.13%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 157 (20.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 87 (11.43%) SCCM
3 14 (1.84%) SCOM
4 13 (1.71%) SmoothWall
5 12 (1.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 12 (1.58%) Terraform
5 12 (1.58%) vCenter Server
6 11 (1.45%) Failover Clustering
6 11 (1.45%) WSUS
7 10 (1.31%) AirWatch
7 10 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.92%) Jamf Pro
8 7 (0.92%) Kubernetes
9 6 (0.79%) Backup Exec
9 6 (0.79%) FortiGate
10 5 (0.66%) Autotask
11 3 (0.39%) SCOrch
11 3 (0.39%) vMotion
12 2 (0.26%) PaperCut
12 2 (0.26%) Trend Micro Deep Security
Vendors
1 507 (66.62%) Microsoft
2 252 (33.11%) VMware
3 112 (14.72%) Veeam
4 100 (13.14%) Cisco
5 52 (6.83%) Dell
6 49 (6.44%) Citrix
7 48 (6.31%) HP
8 41 (5.39%) Apple
9 29 (3.81%) ServiceNow
10 27 (3.55%) Google
11 26 (3.42%) Meraki
12 23 (3.02%) Nimble Storage
13 22 (2.89%) Sophos
14 21 (2.76%) Fortinet
15 18 (2.37%) Acronis
16 17 (2.23%) Adobe
17 15 (1.97%) SonicWALL
17 15 (1.97%) Ubiquiti
18 14 (1.84%) Sage
19 13 (1.71%) Aruba