Active Directory jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Active Directory appears in 1,188 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning Active Directory, with demand down 26% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Active Directory in demand in 2026?
Yes. Active Directory appears in 1,188 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 26% vs the prior 4 weeks. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Active Directory (11.3% of all postings mentioning Active Directory).
+What jobs require Active Directory?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Active Directory are IT Systems Administrator (32.0% of that role’s postings mention Active Directory), System Administrator (24.1% of that role’s postings mention Active Directory), IT Infrastructure Engineer (22.6% of that role’s postings mention Active Directory).
+What skills are commonly paired with Active Directory?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Active Directory most often appears alongside PowerShell, Python, Linux, DNS, Windows Server.
+Where is Active Directory most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Active Directory are New York City, Pune, London, Bengaluru, Washington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Active Directory — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Active Directory
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| IT Systems Administrator | 8 | 32.0% |
| System Administrator | 14 | 24.1% |
| IT Infrastructure Engineer | 14 | 22.6% |
| IAM Engineer | 13 | 22.0% |
| Systems Administrator | 21 | 19.4% |
| Cloud Systems Engineer | 6 | 19.4% |
| Security Platform Engineer | 4 | 16.7% |
| Infrastructure Architect | 6 | 13.0% |
| Detection Engineer | 3 | 12.5% |
| Cyber Systems Engineer | 9 | 10.7% |
Roles with the most Active Directory postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 134 | 11.3% |
| Software Engineer | 51 | 4.3% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 50 | 4.2% |
| Security Engineer | 42 | 3.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 24 | 2.0% |
| Systems Administrator | 21 | 1.8% |
| Cloud Engineer | 20 | 1.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 20 | 1.7% |
| Security Analyst | 18 | 1.5% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 16 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Active Directory
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 21 | 1.8% |
| Pune | 18 | 1.5% |
| London | 17 | 1.4% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 1.3% |
| Washington | 14 | 1.2% |
| Atlanta | 13 | 1.1% |
| Toronto | 13 | 1.1% |
| Chicago | 11 | 0.9% |
| Tel Aviv | 11 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Active Directory
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Active Directory by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Active Directory postings by all Active Directory postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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