Active Directory Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Microsoft Active Directory
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in County Antrim requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 20 15
Rank change year-on-year -4 -5 +12
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 16 9 12
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 6.69% 5.45% 8.05%
As % of the System Software category 84.21% 100.00% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 4
10th Percentile - £137 -
25th Percentile - £143 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £153 £463
Median % change year-on-year - -67.03% +37.37%
75th Percentile - £163 £569
90th Percentile - £176 £693
Northern Ireland median daily rate - £153 £425
% change year-on-year - -64.12% +115.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £15.33 - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £14.55 - -

All System Software Skills
County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 19 9 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 7.95% 5.45% 9.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 6
10th Percentile - £137 -
25th Percentile - £143 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £153 £425
Median % change year-on-year - -64.12% -15.00%
75th Percentile - £163 £488
90th Percentile - £176 £638
Northern Ireland median daily rate - £155 £425
% change year-on-year - -63.53% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £15.33 - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £14.55 - -

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Active Directory job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

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 County Antrim region over the 6 months to 17 October 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
Belfast -1 16 - -
Active Directory
Northern Ireland

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Communications & Networking
1 7 (43.75%) VoIP
2 5 (31.25%) Firewall
3 1 (6.25%) Internet
3 1 (6.25%) Intranet
General
1 5 (31.25%) Banking
1 5 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Financial Institution
2 4 (25.00%) Investment Banking
2 4 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (50.00%) IT Support
2 6 (37.50%) ICT Support
2 6 (37.50%) ICT Support Technician
2 6 (37.50%) ICT Technician
2 6 (37.50%) Support Technician
3 5 (31.25%) Analyst
3 5 (31.25%) Support Analyst
4 4 (25.00%) IT Analyst
4 4 (25.00%) IT Support Analyst
4 4 (25.00%) Support Officer
5 1 (6.25%) Help Desk Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Help Desk Support
5 1 (6.25%) Help Desk Support Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) IT Technician
5 1 (6.25%) Service Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Service Desk Support
5 1 (6.25%) Service Desk Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Smartphone
2 5 (31.25%) Blackberry
2 5 (31.25%) BYOD
3 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
3 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 11 (68.75%) Windows
2 4 (25.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (43.75%) Fault Analysis
1 7 (43.75%) IT Strategy
2 5 (31.25%) Customer Service
3 4 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (25.00%) Patch Management
4 1 (6.25%) Mentoring
4 1 (6.25%) Problem Management
4 1 (6.25%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) Degree
2 5 (31.25%) HND
System Software
1 7 (43.75%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (43.75%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 11 (68.75%) Microsoft
2 7 (43.75%) Avaya
2 7 (43.75%) Citrix