Active Directory Consultant Contract Job Trends in Derby

Microsoft Active Directory Consultant
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Microsoft Active Directory Consultant daily rate in Derby is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Active Directory Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Derby with a recognized job title 172 98 121
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.01% 92.45% 98.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 52 62
10th Percentile £214 £171 £250
25th Percentile £438 £394 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +15.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £625 £614 £588
90th Percentile £656 £696 £630
Derbyshire median daily rate £500 £515 £450
% change year-on-year -2.91% +14.44% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 12 12
10th Percentile - £24.33 -
25th Percentile £12.76 £25.04 £17.00
Median hourly rate £22.81 £25.15 £22.89
Median % change year-on-year -9.32% +9.90% +29.15%
75th Percentile £25.75 - £24.18
90th Percentile £28.38 - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £20.93 £25.15 £24.18
% change year-on-year -16.80% +4.01% +28.21%

Active Directory Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Active Directory Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Active Directory Consultant job vacancy trend in Derby

Active Directory Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Consultant job vacancies in Derby.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Consultant job vacancies in Derby

Active Directory Consultant Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 30 September 2026, Active Directory Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Derby region featuring Active Directory Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Active Directory Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft