Active Directory Contract Job Trends in Central London
Microsoft Active Directory
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 58 | 51 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -13 | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 102 | 79 | 113 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 4.29% | 4.17% | 4.81% |
| As % of the System Software category | 45.33% | 43.65% | 41.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 53 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £173 | £224 | £187 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £325 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £496 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.80% | +16.59% | -7.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £623 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £666 | £683 | £688 |
| London median daily rate | £490 | £475 | £442 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.16% | +7.47% | -1.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.73 | £22.48 | £84.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.44 | £23.19 | £94.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.75 | £25.25 | £112.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.86% | -77.46% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £22.94 | £28.19 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £23.58 | £29.43 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £24.03 | £23.00 | £23.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.46% | -3.36% | -60.33% |
All System Software Skills
Central London
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 Central London.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 225 | 181 | 274 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 9.46% | 9.55% | 11.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 129 | 181 |
| 10th Percentile | £195 | £275 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £650 | £657 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £750 |
| London median daily rate | £530 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.95% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.70 | £22.48 | £84.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £23.19 | £94.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £25.25 | £112.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.95% | -77.46% | +208.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £28.19 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £33.40 | £29.43 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £25.75 | £24.00 | £23.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.29% | +0.84% | -60.33% |
Active Directory Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Active Directory Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Active Directory.
Active Directory Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Central London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Active Directory Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Active Directory.
Active Directory Contract Job Locations in Central London
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 Central London region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | -15 | 81 | £415 | -16.62% | 38 |
| City of Westminster | -7 | 9 | £338 | -48.08% | 7 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | - | 3 | £150 | - | |
| Southwark | -3 | 1 | £550 | - | |
| Active Directory London |
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Active Directory Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
System Software
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 17.6% | 18 |
| 2 | Virtual Desktop | 8.8% | 9 |
| 3 | VMware ESXi | 7.8% | 8 |
| 4 | Hyper-V | 5.9% | 6 |
| 5 | Microsoft App-V | 3.9% | 4 |
| 6 | BitLocker | 2.9% | 3 |
| 6 | Docker | 2.9% | 3 |
| 6 | Terminal Services | 2.9% | 3 |
| 6 | vSphere | 2.9% | 3 |
| 10 | UAG | 1.0% | 1 |
| 10 | Virtual Machines | 1.0% | 1 |
| 10 | Virtual Servers | 1.0% | 1 |
| 10 | VMware NSX | 1.0% | 1 |
| 10 | zsh | 1.0% | 1 |