The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff 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 2 July 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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
12
38
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
6.82%
16.31%
12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
35
26
10th Percentile
£274
£128
£133
25th Percentile
-
£140
£181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£300
£425
£413
Median % change year-on-year
-29.41%
+3.03%
-8.33%
75th Percentile
£363
£531
£534
90th Percentile
£477
£590
£628
South Wales median daily rate
£295
£425
£513
% change year-on-year
-30.59%
-17.07%
+5.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£16.40
25th Percentile
-
£12.25
£16.67
Median hourly rate
-
£12.50
£17.25
Median % change year-on-year
-
-27.55%
+38.08%
75th Percentile
-
£12.75
£17.73
90th Percentile
-
-
£17.95
South Wales median hourly rate
-
£50.00
£17.25
% change year-on-year
-
+189.81%
+38.08%
Active Directory Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Active Directory Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Cardiff.
Active Directory Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Cardiff.
Active Directory Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 2 July 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Active Directory.
Active Directory Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
