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 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 48 35
Rank change year-on-year -1 -13 +24
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 41 23 39
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 3.04% 3.17% 4.43%
As % of the System Software category 46.07% 40.35% 44.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 18 32
10th Percentile £215 - £140
25th Percentile £225 £235 £297
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £463
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +13.51% +37.04%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £581
90th Percentile £661 £646 £736
South West median daily rate £525 £310 £470
% change year-on-year +69.35% -34.04% -3.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.65 - £77.50
Median hourly rate £17.05 - £85.00
75th Percentile £19.75 - £92.50
90th Percentile £22.88 - -
South West median hourly rate £52.54 £64.00 £14.50
% change year-on-year -17.91% +341.38% -15.84%

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 89 57 87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 6.60% 7.86% 9.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 39 66
10th Percentile £244 £235 £170
25th Percentile £431 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £656 £649 £589
90th Percentile £734 £720 £725
South West median daily rate £540 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +2.86% -2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 3 7
10th Percentile £13.65 £81.00 £68.20
25th Percentile £20.94 £82.50 £75.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £90.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +12.50% +10.34%
75th Percentile - £95.00 £87.50
90th Percentile £75.30 - £91.00
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £80.00 £80.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% - +26.98%

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 29 September 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 29 September 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 (24.39%) SharePoint
2 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (4.88%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 20 (48.78%) Entra ID
1 20 (48.78%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (41.46%) Azure
3 8 (19.51%) SaaS
4 6 (14.63%) Google Workspace
5 5 (12.20%) Google Drive
6 3 (7.32%) Asana
6 3 (7.32%) GCP
7 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
8 1 (2.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (2.44%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (2.44%) Azure Functions
8 1 (2.44%) Azure Key Vault
8 1 (2.44%) Azure Storage
8 1 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (2.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (19.51%) DNS
2 3 (7.32%) DHCP
2 3 (7.32%) DKIM
2 3 (7.32%) DMARC
3 2 (4.88%) Network Security
3 2 (4.88%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (2.44%) DMZ
4 1 (2.44%) Firewall
4 1 (2.44%) Internet
4 1 (2.44%) SNMP
4 1 (2.44%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) Oracle BI EE
1 2 (4.88%) Power BI
1 2 (4.88%) SQL Server
1 2 (4.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (2.44%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 5 (12.20%) JIRA
General
1 13 (31.71%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.95%) Public Sector
3 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Legal
4 2 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Advertising
5 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 9 (21.95%) Consultant
2 7 (17.07%) Active Directory Consultant
2 7 (17.07%) IT Consultant
3 6 (14.63%) Administrator
3 6 (14.63%) IT Support
3 6 (14.63%) Service Desk Support
4 5 (12.20%) Analyst
4 5 (12.20%) Service Analyst
4 5 (12.20%) Service Desk Analyst
4 5 (12.20%) Support Engineer
5 4 (9.76%) Architect
5 4 (9.76%) IT Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (7.32%) IT Engineer
6 3 (7.32%) IT Support Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) IT Support Engineer
6 3 (7.32%) Senior
6 3 (7.32%) Service Desk Engineer
6 3 (7.32%) Service Desk Support Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) 1st Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.76%) OAuth
2 2 (4.88%) LDAP
2 2 (4.88%) SailPoint
3 1 (2.44%) .NET
3 1 (2.44%) OAuth2
3 1 (2.44%) OpenID
3 1 (2.44%) REST
3 1 (2.44%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (9.76%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (9.76%) Management Information System
3 3 (7.32%) Freedom of Information
3 3 (7.32%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.44%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.44%) Replication
4 1 (2.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (39.02%) Windows
2 6 (14.63%) Windows 10
2 6 (14.63%) Windows Server
3 1 (2.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.83%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (24.39%) Change Management
3 9 (21.95%) Customer Service
3 9 (21.95%) Migration
3 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (19.51%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 8 (19.51%) Identity Management
4 8 (19.51%) Project Delivery
5 6 (14.63%) Document Management
5 6 (14.63%) ITIL
5 6 (14.63%) ITSM
5 6 (14.63%) Records Management
6 5 (12.20%) Cloud Operations
6 5 (12.20%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (9.76%) Computer Science
7 4 (9.76%) Incident Management
7 4 (9.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 4 (9.76%) Project Management
7 4 (9.76%) RBAC
8 3 (7.32%) Privileged Access Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.63%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.88%) BeanShell
2 2 (4.88%) Java
3 1 (2.44%) Python
3 1 (2.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (34.15%) Security Cleared
2 7 (17.07%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.88%) A+ Certification
3 2 (4.88%) Degree
3 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.44%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.76%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (19.51%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (14.63%) Hyper-V
3 3 (7.32%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (4.88%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (2.44%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (2.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (7.32%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (2.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (2.44%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (2.44%) PingFederate
3 1 (2.44%) SolarWinds Orion
3 1 (2.44%) WMI
3 1 (2.44%) WSUS
Vendors
1 25 (60.98%) Microsoft
2 9 (21.95%) VMware
3 6 (14.63%) Google
4 3 (7.32%) CyberArk
5 2 (4.88%) Cisco
5 2 (4.88%) Oracle
6 1 (2.44%) Fortinet
6 1 (2.44%) McAfee
6 1 (2.44%) Palo Alto
6 1 (2.44%) Ping Identity
6 1 (2.44%) SolarWinds