Active Directory Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Microsoft Active Directory
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 31 49
Rank change year-on-year -14 +18 -3
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 25 43 32
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 3.16% 5.41% 3.10%
As % of the System Software category 41.67% 50.00% 35.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 33 22
10th Percentile £211 £140 £175
25th Percentile £280 £213 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £450 £338
Median % change year-on-year +13.67% +33.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £575 £553 £575
90th Percentile £639 £710 £629
South West median daily rate £425 £470 £488
% change year-on-year -9.57% -3.59% +14.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £16.34
25th Percentile - £77.50 £16.99
Median hourly rate - £85.00 £19.20
Median % change year-on-year - +342.71% -72.57%
75th Percentile - £92.50 £22.54
90th Percentile - - £23.87
South West median hourly rate £64.00 £14.50 £17.23
% change year-on-year +341.38% -15.84% -58.01%

All System Software Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 60 86 90
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 7.59% 10.82% 8.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 65 66
10th Percentile £235 £166 £210
25th Percentile £427 £400 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £500 £506
Median % change year-on-year +3.65% -1.23% +6.58%
75th Percentile £642 £575 £630
90th Percentile £711 £670 £700
South West median daily rate £550 £538 £548
% change year-on-year +2.33% -1.83% +6.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 6
10th Percentile £61.25 £59.95 £18.08
25th Percentile £62.38 £62.88 £32.38
Median hourly rate £73.25 £71.50 £72.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.45% -1.38% +13.28%
75th Percentile £91.25 £83.88 £76.25
90th Percentile £95.00 £89.05 £78.13
South West median hourly rate £65.75 £16.00 £61.25
% change year-on-year +310.94% -73.88% +22.50%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Active Directory job vacancy trend in Bristol

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Active Directory.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Bristol over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Bristol

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Active Directory.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (24.00%) SharePoint
2 6 (24.00%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (40.00%) Azure
2 6 (24.00%) Entra ID
2 6 (24.00%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (16.00%) AWS
4 2 (8.00%) Azure AKS
4 2 (8.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 2 (8.00%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (8.00%) GCP
5 1 (4.00%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (4.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (28.00%) DNS
2 6 (24.00%) DHCP
2 6 (24.00%) Skype
3 5 (20.00%) Unified Communications
4 3 (12.00%) NetScaler
5 2 (8.00%) VoIP
5 2 (8.00%) VPN
6 1 (4.00%) Firewall
6 1 (4.00%) LAN
6 1 (4.00%) WAN
6 1 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.00%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 14 (56.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (24.00%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (24.00%) Public Sector
3 3 (12.00%) Finance
4 2 (8.00%) Aerospace
4 2 (8.00%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (8.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (20.00%) Wintel Engineer
2 4 (16.00%) IT Engineer
2 4 (16.00%) Support Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Analyst
3 2 (8.00%) Desktop Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Desktop Support
3 2 (8.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Developer
3 2 (8.00%) ForgeRock Developer
3 2 (8.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) IT Support
3 2 (8.00%) IT Support Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Service Analyst
3 2 (8.00%) Service Desk Analyst
3 2 (8.00%) Software Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) Azure Security Engineer
4 1 (4.00%) Desktop Specialist
4 1 (4.00%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) Express.js
1 2 (8.00%) Next.js
1 2 (8.00%) Node.js
1 2 (8.00%) OAuth
1 2 (8.00%) OAuth2
1 2 (8.00%) OpenID
1 2 (8.00%) React
1 2 (8.00%) RESTful
1 2 (8.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (20.00%) PKI
2 3 (12.00%) Onboarding
3 2 (8.00%) Cloud Native
3 2 (8.00%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (8.00%) Operational Technology
4 1 (4.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (4.00%) Driving Licence
4 1 (4.00%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (4.00%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (4.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 14 (56.00%) Windows
2 8 (32.00%) Windows Server
3 4 (16.00%) Windows 10
4 3 (12.00%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (4.00%) Android
5 1 (4.00%) Linux
5 1 (4.00%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (40.00%) ITIL
2 7 (28.00%) Agile
3 5 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 5 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
3 5 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 5 (20.00%) Service Management
3 5 (20.00%) System Testing
4 4 (16.00%) DevOps
4 4 (16.00%) ITSM
5 3 (12.00%) Change Management
5 3 (12.00%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (12.00%) Migration
5 3 (12.00%) Roadmaps
5 3 (12.00%) Scrum
5 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (12.00%) Technical Debt
6 2 (8.00%) Case Management
6 2 (8.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (8.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 2 (8.00%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 10 (40.00%) PowerShell
2 5 (20.00%) SQL
3 2 (8.00%) Bicep
3 2 (8.00%) Python
3 2 (8.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 12 (48.00%) Security Cleared
2 11 (44.00%) SC Cleared
3 7 (28.00%) Degree
4 5 (20.00%) CCNA
4 5 (20.00%) CCNP
4 5 (20.00%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
4 5 (20.00%) Master's Degree
4 5 (20.00%) MCSE
4 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (8.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (4.00%) A+ Certification
6 1 (4.00%) Azure Certification
6 1 (4.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) GDPR
1 2 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (8.00%) PSD2
1 2 (8.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 2 (8.00%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (44.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (20.00%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 5 (20.00%) Virtual Servers
3 3 (12.00%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (12.00%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (12.00%) XenDesktop
4 2 (8.00%) Docker
5 1 (4.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (32.00%) SCCM
2 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (20.00%) WSUS
4 2 (8.00%) Kibana
4 2 (8.00%) Kubernetes
4 2 (8.00%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (4.00%) SCOM
Vendors
1 17 (68.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (44.00%) VMware
3 7 (28.00%) Cisco
4 5 (20.00%) Citrix
4 5 (20.00%) SolarWinds
4 5 (20.00%) Splunk
4 5 (20.00%) Veeam
5 4 (16.00%) ServiceNow
6 3 (12.00%) Ivanti
7 2 (8.00%) ForgeRock
7 2 (8.00%) Ping Identity