Active Directory Contracts in Somerset

Microsoft Active Directory
South West > Somerset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 18 17
Rank change year-on-year +10 -1 -2
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 21 14 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 10.55% 6.93% 9.80%
As % of the System Software category 91.30% 40.00% 57.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 12
10th Percentile £127 £170 £178
25th Percentile £138 £195 £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £225 £225
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% - -11.33%
75th Percentile £173 £284 £495
90th Percentile £234 £300 £500
South West median daily rate £300 £463 £300
% change year-on-year -35.14% +54.17% -0.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 0
Median hourly rate £40.00 £17.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +128.57% - -
South West median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year +116.22% -58.43% +140.54%

All System Software Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 23 35 35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 11.56% 17.33% 17.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 21 26
10th Percentile £129 £213 £197
25th Percentile £139 £300 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £158 £450 £413
Median % change year-on-year -65.00% +9.09% +26.92%
75th Percentile £249 £738 £498
90th Percentile £381 £850 £528
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £477
% change year-on-year - +4.82% +9.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 0
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.25 -
Median % change year-on-year +119.18% - -
South West median hourly rate £68.75 £60.00 £49.49
% change year-on-year +14.58% +21.24% +24.25%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Somerset

Active Directory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Active Directory in Somerset

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Somerset over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Somerset

Active Directory
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Active Directory in Somerset

Active Directory
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yeovil - 8 - - 3
Bath -2 5 £165 -26.67% 3
Bridgwater - 5 £133 - 1
Taunton +2 1 £150 -1.64% 2
Street - 1 £250 - 3
Active Directory
South West

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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 11 (52.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (14.29%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.76%) Azure
2 1 (4.76%) Entra ID
2 1 (4.76%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 9 (42.86%) DHCP
1 9 (42.86%) DNS
2 8 (38.10%) LAN
2 8 (38.10%) MPLS
2 8 (38.10%) SAN
2 8 (38.10%) WAN
2 8 (38.10%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (14.29%) Internet
4 1 (4.76%) TCP/IP
4 1 (4.76%) VLAN
4 1 (4.76%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (38.10%) SQL Server
General
1 11 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 8 (38.10%) Aerospace
2 8 (38.10%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Legal
Job Titles
1 10 (47.62%) Analyst
2 8 (38.10%) Infrastructure Analyst
2 8 (38.10%) IT Analyst
2 8 (38.10%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
3 6 (28.57%) Support Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) Desktop Engineer
4 4 (19.05%) Desktop Support
4 4 (19.05%) Desktop Support Engineer
5 3 (14.29%) IT Support
5 3 (14.29%) Security Specialist
5 3 (14.29%) Support Specialist
6 2 (9.52%) Help Desk Analyst
6 2 (9.52%) IT Engineer
6 2 (9.52%) IT Support Engineer
7 1 (4.76%) 1st Line Support
7 1 (4.76%) Help Desk Support
7 1 (4.76%) Help Desk Support Analyst
7 1 (4.76%) Junior
7 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
7 1 (4.76%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) Data Centre
2 8 (38.10%) Client/Server
2 8 (38.10%) Clustering
3 3 (14.29%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 16 (76.19%) Windows
2 8 (38.10%) Unix
3 2 (9.52%) Android
3 2 (9.52%) Windows 10
4 1 (4.76%) Apple iOS
4 1 (4.76%) Mac OS
4 1 (4.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) Application Packaging
1 11 (52.38%) Decision-Making
1 11 (52.38%) Network Management
1 11 (52.38%) Server Management
2 8 (38.10%) Asset Management
2 8 (38.10%) Business Transformation
2 8 (38.10%) Capacity Management
2 8 (38.10%) Capacity Planning
2 8 (38.10%) Data Migration
2 8 (38.10%) Data Protection
2 8 (38.10%) Migration
3 4 (19.05%) Customer Experience
3 4 (19.05%) Security Operations
3 4 (19.05%) Software Deployment
4 3 (14.29%) Break/Fix
4 3 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (14.29%) SIEM
5 2 (9.52%) Customer Service
6 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 8 (38.10%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.76%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (38.10%) Degree
2 7 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 7 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.76%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.76%) MCSA
3 1 (4.76%) MCSE
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 8 (38.10%) Virtual Servers
1 8 (38.10%) VMware Infrastructure
1 8 (38.10%) VMware Workstation
2 1 (4.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (47.62%) SCCM
2 8 (38.10%) Microsoft Clustering
2 8 (38.10%) Nagios
2 8 (38.10%) NetBackup
3 1 (4.76%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (4.76%) SCOM
Vendors
1 8 (38.10%) Hitachi
1 8 (38.10%) NetApp
1 8 (38.10%) VMware
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.52%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.76%) Dell