Active Directory Engineer Contract Job Trends in Berkshire
Microsoft Active Directory Engineer
South East > Berkshire
The median Microsoft Active Directory Engineer daily rate in Berkshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 97 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | -10 | +36 |
| Contract Active Directory Engineer jobs | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | 0.10% | 0.30% | 1.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.33% | 1.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £579 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £406 | £603 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £413 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -31.82% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £419 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | £450 | £413 | £605 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -31.82% | +25.39% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Berkshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Berkshire matching a recognised job title | 1,786 | 1,213 | 1,468 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.40% | 91.13% | 91.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 988 | 807 | 801 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £413 | £412 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.37% | -3.33% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £650 | £688 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £508 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -1.48% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 262 | 56 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.28 | £14.63 | £37.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | £16.60 | £55.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.50 | £26.33 | £61.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +194.40% | -57.04% | -0.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £65.00 | £66.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £100.00 | £81.00 | £100.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £20.79 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +128.48% | -63.84% | +12.22% |
Active Directory Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Active Directory Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Active Directory Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire.
Active Directory Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Engineer job vacancies in Berkshire.
Active Directory Engineer Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Active Directory Engineer jobs within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 8 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -28 | 1 | £450 | +9.09% | 1 |
| Wokingham | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
| Active Directory Engineer South East |
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Active Directory Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 8 November 2026, Active Directory Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Active Directory Engineer job ads across the Berkshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Entra ID | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Azure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | BeyondTrust | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | CyberArk | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | DHCP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | DNS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | FTP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | High Availability | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Hyper-V | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Identity Access Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Identity Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Infrastructure Engineering | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Kerberos | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Patch Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Problem-Solving | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Resource Allocation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Risk Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | SSL | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Validation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Virtual Infrastructure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Virtual Machines | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | VMware | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | VMware ESXi | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | VMware Infrastructure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | vSphere | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Vulnerability Remediation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 4 | Windows | 50.0% | 1 |
Active Directory Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtualisation Infrastructure Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows Infrastructure Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |