Active Directory Contract Job Trends in Corsham

Microsoft Active Directory
Wiltshire > Corsham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Corsham requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 15 31
Rank change year-on-year -23 +16 -21
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 18 26 24
As % of all contract jobs in Corsham 5.90% 12.50% 6.70%
As % of the System Software category 52.94% 48.15% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 18 19
10th Percentile £523 £391 -
25th Percentile £525 £467 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £470
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +17.02% -18.26%
75th Percentile £638 £569 £638
90th Percentile £725 £638 £698
Wiltshire median daily rate £575 £513 £300
% change year-on-year +12.20% +70.83% -45.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.25
Median hourly rate - - £14.50
75th Percentile - - £14.75
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate - - £14.50

All System Software Skills
Corsham

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 Corsham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 34 54 48
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Corsham 11.15% 25.96% 13.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 43 36
10th Percentile £513 £463 £200
25th Percentile £525 £513 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £706 £606 £675
90th Percentile £735 £725 £750
Wiltshire median daily rate £575 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.25
Median hourly rate - - £14.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -75.83%
75th Percentile - - £14.75
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate - - £14.50
% change year-on-year - - -75.83%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Corsham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Corsham.

Active Directory job vacancy trend in Corsham

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend in Corsham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Corsham citing Active Directory.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Corsham citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in Corsham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Corsham over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Corsham

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend in Corsham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Corsham citing Active Directory.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Corsham citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Corsham 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (44.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (22.22%) SharePoint
3 3 (16.67%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (5.56%) Confluence
4 1 (5.56%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.11%) Azure
1 2 (11.11%) Entra ID
1 2 (11.11%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (72.22%) DNS
2 7 (38.89%) Skype
3 3 (16.67%) Firewall
4 1 (5.56%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (22.22%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.11%) Looker
2 2 (11.11%) Power BI
2 2 (11.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Military
Job Titles
1 8 (44.44%) Platform Engineer
2 3 (16.67%) Wintel Engineer
3 2 (11.11%) Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Data Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Data Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Digital Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (16.67%) OAuth
1 3 (16.67%) OAuth2
1 3 (16.67%) OpenID
1 3 (16.67%) SAML
2 2 (11.11%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 8 (44.44%) PKI
2 2 (11.11%) Private Cloud
2 2 (11.11%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 16 (88.89%) Windows
2 12 (66.67%) Linux
2 12 (66.67%) Windows 10
3 7 (38.89%) Windows Server
4 4 (22.22%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (16.67%) CentOS
5 3 (16.67%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 8 (44.44%) Platform Engineering
3 6 (33.33%) Service Management
4 5 (27.78%) Change Management
4 5 (27.78%) RBAC
4 5 (27.78%) Server Management
5 4 (22.22%) Critical Thinking
6 3 (16.67%) Defect Management
6 3 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (16.67%) ITIL
6 3 (16.67%) Load Balancing
6 3 (16.67%) Logistics
6 3 (16.67%) NsoIT
6 3 (16.67%) Proactive Monitoring
6 3 (16.67%) Problem Management
6 3 (16.67%) Software Testing
6 3 (16.67%) System Testing
7 2 (11.11%) Analytics
7 2 (11.11%) Validation
7 2 (11.11%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) PowerShell
1 6 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (11.11%) JavaScript
2 2 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (55.56%) DV Cleared
3 9 (50.00%) SC Cleared
4 7 (38.89%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (22.22%) Degree
5 4 (22.22%) MCSE
6 1 (5.56%) MCSA
6 1 (5.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 12 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (50.00%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (22.22%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 9 (50.00%) vCenter Server
2 7 (38.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 6 (33.33%) WSUS
4 3 (16.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 18 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 12 (66.67%) VMware
3 9 (50.00%) Cisco
4 4 (22.22%) SolarWinds
4 4 (22.22%) Veeam
5 3 (16.67%) Red Hat
6 2 (11.11%) ForgeRock
6 2 (11.11%) Micro Focus
6 2 (11.11%) NetIQ
6 2 (11.11%) Okta