Microsoft Active Directory
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring Active Directory skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Active Directory over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 19 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -6 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast | 6.12% | 3.25% | 6.71% |
| As % of the System Software category | 56.25% | 66.67% | 55.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £147 | £366 | £164 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £391 | £170 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £160 | £438 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -63.43% | +143.06% | -40.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £165 | £491 | £190 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £519 | £196 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £160 | £438 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | -63.43% | +143.06% | -40.98% |
All System Software Skills
Belfast
Active Directory falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Belfast.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 16 | 6 | 20 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 10.88% | 4.88% | 12.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £366 | £164 |
| 25th Percentile | £155 | £391 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £285 | £438 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.86% | -16.67% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £410 | £491 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £493 | £519 | - |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £285 | £438 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.86% | -16.67% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Belfast.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Belfast.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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: