Microsoft Active Directory
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 18 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +7 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 4.17% | 6.85% | 4.24% |
| As % of the System Software category | 55.56% | 53.13% | 38.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 14 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £120 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £124 | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £290 | £138 | £181 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +110.87% | -24.12% | -48.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £298 | £140 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | £303 | £308 | £371 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £290 | £140 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | +107.14% | -22.22% | -57.65% |
All System Software Skills
Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 18 | 32 | 26 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 7.50% | 12.90% | 11.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 24 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £121 | £147 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £135 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £298 | £190 | £305 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.58% | -37.70% | -32.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £306 | £514 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £506 | £584 | £635 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £290 | £200 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.00% | -48.39% | -22.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Active Directory.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Active Directory.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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: