Microsoft Active Directory
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 29 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +1 | -14 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 29 | 40 | 46 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 3.85% | 5.83% | 6.38% |
| As % of the System Software category | 22.48% | 68.97% | 55.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 36 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £127 | £155 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £172 | £186 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £263 | £225 | £394 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -42.86% | +32.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £552 | £442 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £656 | £544 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £400 | £213 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.24% | -39.29% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £19.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | - | £18.13 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.00% | -1.91% |
All System Software Skills
Birmingham
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 Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 129 | 58 | 83 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 17.13% | 8.45% | 11.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 69 | 48 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £157 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £315 | £186 | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £378 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.83% | -8.48% | +19.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £575 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £617 | £700 | £691 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £520 | £463 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.43% | +8.82% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -76.99% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £56.50 | £18.13 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +211.64% | -2.00% | -16.38% |
Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Active Directory.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Birmingham over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Active Directory.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
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