Active Directory Specialist Contract Job Trends in Reading

Microsoft Active Directory Specialist
Berkshire > Reading

As of 9 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Microsoft Active Directory Specialist daily rate in Reading.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - 72
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Active Directory Specialist 3 0 24
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.30% - 2.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 24
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £603
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £605
75th Percentile - - £608
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate - - £605

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 944 494 1,099
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.19% 93.74% 92.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 546 316 594
10th Percentile £310 £325 £213
25th Percentile £450 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £629 £638 £625
90th Percentile £725 £700 £688
Berkshire median daily rate £505 £501 £513
% change year-on-year +0.90% -2.34% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 151 9 63
10th Percentile £30.00 £24.35 £36.40
25th Percentile £76.09 £42.50 £54.33
Median hourly rate £83.58 £67.50 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% +9.58% -9.41%
75th Percentile £88.00 £70.00 £87.46
90th Percentile £107.00 £71.44 £99.50
Berkshire median hourly rate £83.00 £63.75 £60.80
% change year-on-year +30.21% +4.84% -1.48%

Active Directory Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Active Directory Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Active Directory Specialist job vacancy trend in Reading

Active Directory Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Specialist job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Specialist job vacancies in Reading

Active Directory Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Specialist job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Specialist job vacancies in Reading

Active Directory Specialist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Active Directory Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Active Directory Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Active Directory Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory