Active Directory Contracts in Central London

Microsoft Active Directory
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 29 37
Rank change year-on-year -6 +8 +3
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 116 149 209
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 5.80% 6.11% 5.42%
As % of the System Software category 51.79% 56.23% 44.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 115 152
10th Percentile £215 £170 £153
25th Percentile £263 £280 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £425 £438
Median % change year-on-year +20.59% -2.86% -10.26%
75th Percentile £600 £573 £578
90th Percentile £663 £742 £699
London median daily rate £500 £425 £473
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.05% -5.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 2
10th Percentile £21.48 - £21.40
25th Percentile £21.81 £21.25 £22.00
Median hourly rate £24.48 £31.25 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.68% +32.98% -7.84%
75th Percentile £66.71 £40.00 £24.50
90th Percentile £139.19 - £24.80
London median hourly rate £26.45 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year +17.56% -10.00% +10.40%

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 224 265 473
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 11.19% 10.87% 12.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 202 324
10th Percentile £237 £213 £213
25th Percentile £372 £353 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £561
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -15.37% +2.05%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £700
90th Percentile £688 £738 £788
London median daily rate £550 £500 £575
% change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile £21.48 - £21.40
25th Percentile £21.81 £21.25 £22.00
Median hourly rate £24.48 £40.00 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.81% +70.21% -7.84%
75th Percentile £66.71 - £24.50
90th Percentile £139.19 £46.15 £24.80
London median hourly rate £31.50 £22.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +40.00% -55.00% +96.08%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Central London

Active Directory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Active Directory in Central London

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Central London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Central London

Active Directory
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Active Directory in Central London

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Active Directory in Central London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Active Directory in Central London

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 3 May 2025. 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 -11 86 £539 +19.83% 32
West End of London +4 9 £463 +215.70% 6
Southwark - 5 £238 -
City of Westminster 0 2 £440 +10.00% 2
Active Directory
London

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (23.28%) Microsoft Exchange
1 27 (23.28%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.59%) Confluence
2 3 (2.59%) Skype for Business
3 2 (1.72%) CMS
3 2 (1.72%) IIS
4 1 (0.86%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.86%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.86%) WebSphere
Applications
1 11 (9.48%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.59%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 66 (56.90%) Azure
2 51 (43.97%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (41.38%) Entra ID
4 18 (15.52%) OneDrive
5 12 (10.34%) AWS
6 7 (6.03%) Power Platform
7 6 (5.17%) IaaS
8 5 (4.31%) GCP
8 5 (4.31%) Nutanix
8 5 (4.31%) SaaS
9 4 (3.45%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (3.45%) GitHub
9 4 (3.45%) Power Automate
10 3 (2.59%) Azure Event Grid
10 3 (2.59%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (2.59%) Google Workspace
10 3 (2.59%) PaaS
11 2 (1.72%) Azure AKS
11 2 (1.72%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 18 (15.52%) DNS
2 16 (13.79%) Firewall
3 11 (9.48%) DHCP
4 8 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (5.17%) Network Security
6 5 (4.31%) VPN
7 4 (3.45%) TCP/IP
8 3 (2.59%) Kerberos
8 3 (2.59%) LAN
8 3 (2.59%) MPLS
8 3 (2.59%) Skype
8 3 (2.59%) WAN
9 2 (1.72%) NAS
9 2 (1.72%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (1.72%) SD-WAN
9 2 (1.72%) WebEx
10 1 (0.86%) VLAN
10 1 (0.86%) VoIP
10 1 (0.86%) VRRP
10 1 (0.86%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (11.21%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (1.72%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (1.72%) MySQL
4 1 (0.86%) DB2
4 1 (0.86%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.86%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.86%) Oracle Database 11g
4 1 (0.86%) Oracle Database 12c
4 1 (0.86%) Power BI
4 1 (0.86%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 5 (4.31%) JIRA
2 2 (1.72%) MSI
2 2 (1.72%) Subversion
2 2 (1.72%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.86%) Git
3 1 (0.86%) Serena SBM
General
1 45 (38.79%) Finance
2 33 (28.45%) Social Skills
3 10 (8.62%) Banking
4 9 (7.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (5.17%) Documentation Skills
6 5 (4.31%) Legal
7 4 (3.45%) Law
7 4 (3.45%) Public Sector
7 4 (3.45%) Retail
8 3 (2.59%) Investment Banking
8 3 (2.59%) Local Government
9 2 (1.72%) Spanish Language
9 2 (1.72%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.86%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.86%) Billing
10 1 (0.86%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.86%) French Language
10 1 (0.86%) International Banking
10 1 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (17.24%) Analyst
2 19 (16.38%) Support Engineer
3 16 (13.79%) IT Support
4 13 (11.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 11 (9.48%) Senior
6 8 (6.90%) Architect
6 8 (6.90%) IT Engineer
6 8 (6.90%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
6 8 (6.90%) Support Analyst
7 7 (6.03%) Azure Engineer
7 7 (6.03%) IT Analyst
7 7 (6.03%) IT Support Engineer
7 7 (6.03%) Service Analyst
7 7 (6.03%) Service Desk Analyst
8 6 (5.17%) 2nd Line Support
8 6 (5.17%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
8 6 (5.17%) Microsoft Engineer
9 5 (4.31%) Desktop Support
10 4 (3.45%) Consultant
10 4 (3.45%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.03%) LDAP
1 7 (6.03%) OAuth
1 7 (6.03%) SailPoint
2 5 (4.31%) SAML
3 4 (3.45%) REST
4 2 (1.72%) ARM Templates
4 2 (1.72%) Azure Blueprints
4 2 (1.72%) OpenID
5 1 (0.86%) .NET
5 1 (0.86%) CSS
5 1 (0.86%) EDI
5 1 (0.86%) HTML
5 1 (0.86%) JSON
5 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.86%) React
5 1 (0.86%) SOAP
5 1 (0.86%) SPML
5 1 (0.86%) WCF
5 1 (0.86%) XACML
5 1 (0.86%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.31%) Onboarding
2 4 (3.45%) BYOD
2 4 (3.45%) Clustering
2 4 (3.45%) Data Centre
2 4 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
2 4 (3.45%) Management Information System
2 4 (3.45%) Smartphone
3 3 (2.59%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.72%) iPad
4 2 (1.72%) iPhone
4 2 (1.72%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (1.72%) Microsoft Licensing
4 2 (1.72%) Public Cloud
4 2 (1.72%) Reinsurance
4 2 (1.72%) Replication
4 2 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.72%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 2 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (1.72%) Virtual Team
4 2 (1.72%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 66 (56.90%) Windows
2 25 (21.55%) Windows Server
3 18 (15.52%) Windows 10
4 9 (7.76%) Apple iOS
5 7 (6.03%) Android
5 7 (6.03%) Linux
5 7 (6.03%) Mac OS
6 3 (2.59%) Unix
6 3 (2.59%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (1.72%) Solaris
7 2 (1.72%) Windows 7
7 2 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.86%) VMS
8 1 (0.86%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (16.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 19 (16.38%) ITIL
2 17 (14.66%) Migration
2 17 (14.66%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (12.07%) Customer Service
4 13 (11.21%) Identity Access Management
5 11 (9.48%) Roadmaps
6 9 (7.76%) Agile
6 9 (7.76%) High Availability
6 9 (7.76%) Identity Management
6 9 (7.76%) ITSM
7 8 (6.90%) Service Delivery
8 7 (6.03%) Asset Management
8 7 (6.03%) Cloud Security
8 7 (6.03%) DevOps
8 7 (6.03%) Service Management
9 6 (5.17%) CI/CD
9 6 (5.17%) Wealth Management
10 5 (4.31%) Cybersecurity
10 5 (4.31%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (23.28%) PowerShell
2 9 (7.76%) Python
3 5 (4.31%) C#
3 5 (4.31%) SQL
4 4 (3.45%) JavaScript
5 3 (2.59%) Bicep
6 2 (1.72%) Bash
6 2 (1.72%) Perl
7 1 (0.86%) Java
7 1 (0.86%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.86%) Ruby
7 1 (0.86%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.86%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.86%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 19 (16.38%) Degree
2 16 (13.79%) Security Cleared
3 12 (10.34%) SC Cleared
4 6 (5.17%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.59%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.59%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.72%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.72%) MCSE
6 2 (1.72%) VCAP
6 2 (1.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (0.86%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.86%) CISM
7 1 (0.86%) CISSP
7 1 (0.86%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.86%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.86%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.17%) SLA
2 4 (3.45%) GDPR
3 2 (1.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (1.72%) SOC 2
4 1 (0.86%) HIPAA
System Software
1 8 (6.90%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.45%) Hyper-V
2 4 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
2 4 (3.45%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (2.59%) BitLocker
3 3 (2.59%) Microsoft App-V
3 3 (2.59%) XenDesktop
4 1 (0.86%) Firmware
4 1 (0.86%) NFS
4 1 (0.86%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.86%) Veritas File System
4 1 (0.86%) Veritas Volume Manager
4 1 (0.86%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 30 (25.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (18.10%) SCCM
3 6 (5.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 5 (4.31%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (3.45%) Ansible
6 3 (2.59%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 2 (1.72%) AirWatch
7 2 (1.72%) Control-M
7 2 (1.72%) FortiGate
7 2 (1.72%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (1.72%) QRadar
7 2 (1.72%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 2 (1.72%) Terraform
7 2 (1.72%) Tivoli
7 2 (1.72%) WSUS
8 1 (0.86%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.86%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
8 1 (0.86%) Netcool
8 1 (0.86%) SCOrch
8 1 (0.86%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 64 (55.17%) Microsoft
2 14 (12.07%) ServiceNow
3 12 (10.34%) Citrix
3 12 (10.34%) VMware
4 6 (5.17%) CyberArk
5 5 (4.31%) Oracle
6 4 (3.45%) Commvault
6 4 (3.45%) Google
7 3 (2.59%) Apple
7 3 (2.59%) Palo Alto
7 3 (2.59%) Sybase
8 2 (1.72%) Atempo
8 2 (1.72%) Bloomberg
8 2 (1.72%) BMC
8 2 (1.72%) Cisco
8 2 (1.72%) F5
8 2 (1.72%) IBM
8 2 (1.72%) Red Hat
8 2 (1.72%) SAP
8 2 (1.72%) Splunk