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 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 32 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -9 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 33 | 21 | 42 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire | 8.85% | 5.32% | 6.59% |
| As % of the System Software category | 78.57% | 38.89% | 62.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 20 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £186 | £200 | £169 |
| 25th Percentile | £190 | £322 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £274 | £378 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.55% | -16.11% | +1.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £517 | £436 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £533 | £476 | £583 |
| South East median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £313 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +52.00% | -14.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £22.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £23.35 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.77 | £27.50 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.16% | +1.85% | +45.95% |
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 42 | 54 | 67 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire | 11.26% | 13.67% | 10.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 47 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £265 | £188 |
| 25th Percentile | £206 | £371 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £495 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +6.45% | -11.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £510 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £641 | £579 |
| South East median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £35.58 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £36.17 | £20.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +76.41% | +57.69% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £36.75 | £22.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £23.35 |
| South East median hourly rate | £81.00 | £60.50 | £56.95 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.90% | +6.22% | +137.29% |
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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.
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Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Active Directory.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Active Directory.
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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 7 November 2025. 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 | +2 | 20 | £450 | +19.21% | 14 |
| Newport Pagnell | - | 8 | - | - | |
| Bletchley | - | 2 | £274 | - | 1 |
| Active Directory South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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: