The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge requiring Active Directory skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Active Directory over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
12
15
47
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
10.53%
7.73%
15.99%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
7
33
10th Percentile
£461
£140
£200
25th Percentile
£523
£190
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£240
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+129.17%
-46.67%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£575
£245
£519
90th Percentile
£590
£257
£558
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£475
£225
£450
% change year-on-year
+111.11%
-50.00%
+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£21.48
25th Percentile
-
£51.25
£27.49
Median hourly rate
-
£57.50
£40.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+43.75%
-
75th Percentile
-
£63.75
£47.50
90th Percentile
-
-
£50.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£15.14
£14.16
£14.50
% change year-on-year
+6.92%
-2.34%
-
Active Directory Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Active Directory Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Cambridge.
Active Directory Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Cambridge.
Active Directory Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Active Directory also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for Active Directory.
Active Directory Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
