Active Directory Contracts in Edinburgh

Microsoft Active Directory
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Active Directory skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Active Directory over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 43 65
Rank change year-on-year +11 +22 -21
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 39 79 62
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 4.82% 6.12% 3.19%
As % of the System Software category 35.45% 38.92% 28.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 59 42
10th Percentile £203 £156 £137
25th Percentile £249 £197 £151
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £275 £263
Median % change year-on-year +72.73% +4.76% -27.59%
75th Percentile £750 £522 £475
90th Percentile £786 £600 £635
Scotland median daily rate £370 £300 £313
% change year-on-year +23.33% -4.00% -21.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £19.75
25th Percentile - - £23.13
Median hourly rate - - £28.75
75th Percentile - - £34.38
90th Percentile - - £37.75
Scotland median hourly rate £60.00 - £40.00
% change year-on-year - - -39.39%

All System Software Skills
Edinburgh

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 110 203 221
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 13.60% 15.74% 11.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 164 144
10th Percentile £237 £216 £158
25th Percentile £416 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £634 £529 £575
90th Percentile £750 £579 £650
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 11
10th Percentile £55.19 - £17.50
25th Percentile £60.25 - £19.13
Median hourly rate £60.50 - £40.00
75th Percentile £60.75 - £51.25
90th Percentile - - £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £60.50 £40.68 £44.50
% change year-on-year +48.72% -8.58% -31.01%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

Active Directory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Edinburgh

Active Directory
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (12.82%) SharePoint
3 4 (10.26%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (20.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (7.69%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 12 (30.77%) Azure
1 12 (30.77%) Entra ID
2 11 (28.21%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (10.26%) Power Platform
4 2 (5.13%) OneDrive
5 1 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (17.95%) DHCP
1 7 (17.95%) DNS
2 4 (10.26%) Firewall
2 4 (10.26%) LAN
2 4 (10.26%) VPN
2 4 (10.26%) WAN
3 3 (7.69%) SAN
3 3 (7.69%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (10.26%) SQL Server
General
1 18 (46.15%) Public Sector
2 13 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 4 (10.26%) Banking
4 1 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (23.08%) Architect
2 8 (20.51%) Analyst
3 5 (12.82%) Active Directory Engineer
3 5 (12.82%) Security Analyst
4 4 (10.26%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 4 (10.26%) Infrastructure Architect
4 4 (10.26%) Lead
4 4 (10.26%) Lead Architect
4 4 (10.26%) Lead Infrastructure Architect
5 3 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 3 (7.69%) Infrastructure Support
5 3 (7.69%) IT Analyst
5 3 (7.69%) IT Support
5 3 (7.69%) Security Specialist
5 3 (7.69%) Support Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) 3rd Line Support
6 2 (5.13%) Active Directory Consultant
6 2 (5.13%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
6 2 (5.13%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
6 2 (5.13%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.26%) OpenID
1 4 (10.26%) SailPoint
1 4 (10.26%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.26%) Data Protection Act
1 4 (10.26%) PKI
2 3 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (5.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 20 (51.28%) Windows
2 11 (28.21%) Windows Server
3 8 (20.51%) Windows 10
4 3 (7.69%) Windows 7
5 2 (5.13%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (2.56%) Android
6 1 (2.56%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (25.64%) ITIL
2 8 (20.51%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (12.82%) Customer Service
3 5 (12.82%) Identity Access Management
3 5 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (10.26%) Data Protection
4 4 (10.26%) Email Filtering
4 4 (10.26%) Kalman Filter
4 4 (10.26%) Load Balancing
4 4 (10.26%) Mentoring
4 4 (10.26%) Migration
4 4 (10.26%) Remediation Plan
4 4 (10.26%) Roadmaps
4 4 (10.26%) Security Operations
4 4 (10.26%) Stakeholder Identification
4 4 (10.26%) Strategic Roadmap
5 3 (7.69%) Agile
5 3 (7.69%) Penetration Testing
5 3 (7.69%) Risk Assessment
5 3 (7.69%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 10 (25.64%) PowerShell
2 3 (7.69%) Bash
2 3 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (20.51%) SC Cleared
1 8 (20.51%) Security Cleared
2 6 (15.38%) Degree
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (10.26%) CCNA
3 4 (10.26%) CCNP
3 4 (10.26%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (10.26%) MCSE
4 3 (7.69%) A+ Certification
4 3 (7.69%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.56%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.26%) Disclosure Scotland
1 4 (10.26%) QA
2 2 (5.13%) SLA
3 1 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 4 (10.26%) Hyper-V
1 4 (10.26%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (2.56%) BitLocker
2 1 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 19 (48.72%) SCCM
2 3 (7.69%) WSUS
3 2 (5.13%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 21 (53.85%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.82%) VMware
3 4 (10.26%) Cisco
3 4 (10.26%) CrowdStrike
3 4 (10.26%) CyberArk
3 4 (10.26%) F5
3 4 (10.26%) Okta
3 4 (10.26%) Zscaler
4 2 (5.13%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.56%) Citrix
5 1 (2.56%) Mitel