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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 48 34
Rank change year-on-year +4 -14 +21
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 42 20 43
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 3.13% 2.89% 4.63%
As % of the System Software category 43.30% 32.79% 44.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 15 38
10th Percentile £218 £188 £256
25th Percentile £229 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £235 £521
Median % change year-on-year +121.17% -54.92% +141.04%
75th Percentile £584 £569 £650
90th Percentile £608 £667 £729
South West median daily rate £495 £275 £475
% change year-on-year +80.00% -42.11% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.65 - £77.50
Median hourly rate £14.60 - £85.00
75th Percentile £19.75 - £92.50
90th Percentile £21.63 - -
South West median hourly rate £52.00 £65.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% +306.25% -5.60%

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 97 61 97
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 7.24% 8.82% 10.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 36 78
10th Percentile £245 £218 £375
25th Percentile £427 £235 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £452 £529
Median % change year-on-year +21.68% -14.56% +20.91%
75th Percentile £628 £597 £600
90th Percentile £712 £738 £699
South West median daily rate £540 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +7.95% -6.98% +4.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 4 10
10th Percentile £13.65 £79.09 £63.18
25th Percentile £19.25 £79.68 £69.09
Median hourly rate £65.00 £85.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% +6.25% +68.42%
75th Percentile - £95.00 £85.00
90th Percentile £75.00 - £90.25
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £80.00 £78.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% +2.56% +49.76%

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 26 August 2026.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Active Directory in Bristol over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Active Directory in Bristol

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 10 (23.81%) SharePoint
2 6 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (4.76%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 21 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (45.24%) Entra ID
3 17 (40.48%) Azure
4 8 (19.05%) SaaS
5 6 (14.29%) Google Workspace
6 5 (11.90%) Google Drive
7 3 (7.14%) Asana
7 3 (7.14%) GCP
7 3 (7.14%) Power Platform
8 1 (2.38%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (2.38%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (2.38%) Azure Functions
8 1 (2.38%) Azure Key Vault
8 1 (2.38%) Azure Storage
8 1 (2.38%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (2.38%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (16.67%) DNS
2 3 (7.14%) DKIM
2 3 (7.14%) DMARC
3 2 (4.76%) DHCP
3 2 (4.76%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (2.38%) DMZ
4 1 (2.38%) Firewall
4 1 (2.38%) Internet
4 1 (2.38%) Network Security
4 1 (2.38%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.14%) Power BI
2 2 (4.76%) Oracle BI EE
2 2 (4.76%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (2.38%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (2.38%) Data Lake
3 1 (2.38%) Metadata
3 1 (2.38%) Power Query
3 1 (2.38%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 5 (11.90%) JIRA
General
1 14 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 8 (19.05%) Public Sector
3 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (4.76%) Legal
4 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Advertising
5 1 (2.38%) Finance
5 1 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (21.43%) Consultant
2 8 (19.05%) IT Support
2 8 (19.05%) Service Desk Support
3 7 (16.67%) Active Directory Consultant
3 7 (16.67%) IT Consultant
4 6 (14.29%) Administrator
5 5 (11.90%) Support Engineer
6 4 (9.52%) Analyst
6 4 (9.52%) Architect
6 4 (9.52%) IT Analyst
6 4 (9.52%) Service Analyst
6 4 (9.52%) Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (7.14%) IT Engineer
7 3 (7.14%) IT Support Analyst
7 3 (7.14%) IT Support Engineer
7 3 (7.14%) Senior
7 3 (7.14%) Service Desk Engineer
7 3 (7.14%) Service Desk Support Analyst
8 2 (4.76%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.52%) OAuth
2 2 (4.76%) LDAP
2 2 (4.76%) SailPoint
3 1 (2.38%) .NET
3 1 (2.38%) OAuth2
3 1 (2.38%) OpenID
3 1 (2.38%) REST
3 1 (2.38%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.90%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (9.52%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 4 (9.52%) Onboarding
3 3 (7.14%) Freedom of Information
4 1 (2.38%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.38%) Replication
4 1 (2.38%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 18 (42.86%) Windows
2 6 (14.29%) Windows Server
3 5 (11.90%) Windows 10
4 1 (2.38%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.19%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (23.81%) Change Management
2 10 (23.81%) Customer Service
2 10 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (21.43%) Migration
4 8 (19.05%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 8 (19.05%) Identity Management
4 8 (19.05%) Project Delivery
5 6 (14.29%) Document Management
5 6 (14.29%) Records Management
6 5 (11.90%) Cloud Operations
6 5 (11.90%) Computer Science
6 5 (11.90%) ITIL
7 4 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (9.52%) Data Protection
7 4 (9.52%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 4 (9.52%) ITSM
7 4 (9.52%) Project Management
7 4 (9.52%) RBAC
8 3 (7.14%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.76%) BeanShell
2 2 (4.76%) Java
2 2 (4.76%) Python
2 2 (4.76%) SQL
3 1 (2.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 13 (30.95%) Security Cleared
2 7 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 3 (7.14%) Degree
3 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (4.76%) A+ Certification
5 1 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.38%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.14%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (11.90%) Hyper-V
3 3 (7.14%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (4.76%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (2.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (2.38%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (2.38%) PingFederate
Vendors
1 27 (64.29%) Microsoft
2 8 (19.05%) VMware
3 6 (14.29%) Google
4 3 (7.14%) CyberArk
5 2 (4.76%) Oracle
6 1 (2.38%) Cisco
6 1 (2.38%) Databricks
6 1 (2.38%) Ping Identity