Active Directory Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire
Microsoft Active Directory
South East > Buckinghamshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 15 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +12 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire | 6.04% | 9.68% | 6.09% |
| As % of the System Software category | 38.02% | 78.57% | 47.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 13 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £480 | £186 | £204 |
| 25th Percentile | £560 | £190 | £319 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £592 | £274 | £380 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +116.27% | -28.03% | -15.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £517 | £439 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £533 | £479 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £430 | £482 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | -10.88% | +48.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.35 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.88 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.25 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £17.13 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £17.35 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £55.62 | £32.77 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +69.72% | +19.16% | +1.85% |
All System Software Skills
Buckinghamshire
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 Buckinghamshire.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 121 | 42 | 51 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire | 15.88% | 12.32% | 12.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 19 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £417 | £189 | £212 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £206 | £357 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £450 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.78% | -2.70% | -0.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £575 | £557 |
| 90th Percentile | £659 | £610 | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £486 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.97% | -2.75% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.10 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.60 | - | £35.58 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.72 | - | £36.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +76.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | £36.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.25 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £60.00 | £81.00 | £58.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +38.49% | +2.70% |
Active Directory Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
Active Directory Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Active Directory.
Active Directory Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Active Directory.
Active Directory Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes | -6 | 44 | £598 | +32.78% | 9 |
| High Wycombe | - | 2 | £425 | - | 1 |
| Active Directory South East |
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Active Directory Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 17.4% | 8 |
| 2 | VMware NSX | 15.2% | 7 |
| 3 | Virtual Desktop | 13.0% | 6 |
| 4 | Docker | 2.2% | 1 |
| 4 | Hyper-V | 2.2% | 1 |
| 4 | vSphere | 2.2% | 1 |