Senior Active Directory Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Senior Microsoft Active Directory Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Senior Microsoft Active Directory Engineer daily rate in Cambridge is £501, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Active Directory Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £500 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 - -
75th Percentile £501 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £501 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cambridge with a recognized job title 151 174 178
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.07% 88.32% 91.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 96 87
10th Percentile £188 £250 £225
25th Percentile £363 £405 £332
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £525 £420
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +25.00% -6.67%
75th Percentile £546 £621 £544
90th Percentile £673 £700 £638
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £525 £503 £439
% change year-on-year +4.48% +14.53% -7.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 6 12
10th Percentile £13.88 £28.88 £22.50
25th Percentile £22.86 £45.08 £25.32
Median hourly rate £41.41 £59.85 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.81% +14.00% +196.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £73.13 £59.06
90th Percentile £77.13 £81.25 £63.75
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £14.50 £16.30 £21.37
% change year-on-year -11.04% -23.72% +20.60%

Senior Active Directory Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Active Directory Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Senior Active Directory Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Senior Active Directory Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 3 October 2026, Senior Active Directory Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Senior Active Directory Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Okta
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Senior Active Directory Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Okta
Senior Active Directory Engineer jobs