Active Directory Engineer Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands
Microsoft Active Directory Engineer
England > East Midlands
The median Microsoft Active Directory Engineer daily rate in the East Midlands is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Active Directory Engineer jobs | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 0.29% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £529 | £400 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.19% | -23.81% | +6.60% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
East Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the East Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the East Midlands matching a recognised job title | 1,180 | 815 | 682 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 85.14% | 91.78% | 93.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 436 | 542 | 400 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £190 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £346 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £420 | £444 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.10% | -5.30% | -2.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £523 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £625 | £613 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -1.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 227 | 73 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.76 | £16.17 | £14.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.51 | £17.87 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.97 | £21.25 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.44% | -12.12% | +27.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.20 | £25.15 | £44.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.00 | £25.83 | £52.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -37.13% | -11.11% |
Active Directory Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Active Directory Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Active Directory Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.
Active Directory Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.
Active Directory Engineer Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Active Directory Engineer jobs within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | - | 2 | £550 | - | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Active Directory Engineer England |
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Active Directory Engineer Skill Set Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Active Directory Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Active Directory Engineer job ads across the East Midlands region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Change Management | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | DHCP | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | DNS | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Entra ID | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Hyper-V | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | ITIL | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | PowerShell | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | VMware | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Windows | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1 | Windows Server | 100.0% | 4 |
| 15 | Incident Management | 75.0% | 3 |
| 15 | ITSM | 75.0% | 3 |
| 15 | Problem-Solving | 75.0% | 3 |
| 15 | SC Cleared | 75.0% | 3 |
| 15 | Server Management | 75.0% | 3 |
| 15 | SLA | 75.0% | 3 |
| 15 | VMware Infrastructure | 75.0% | 3 |
| 15 | vSphere | 75.0% | 3 |
| 23 | Active Directory Federation Services | 25.0% | 1 |
| 23 | DV Cleared | 25.0% | 1 |
| 23 | Identity Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 23 | Privileged Identity Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 23 | RBAC | 25.0% | 1 |
| 23 | Single Sign-On | 25.0% | 1 |
Active Directory Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wintel Engineer | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | 3rd Line Server Support | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Active Directory Support Engineer | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Server Support Engineer | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Windows Server Engineer | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Windows Server Support | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Windows Support Engineer | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Wintel Server Engineer | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Wintel Support Engineer | 75.0% | 3 |
| 12 | Senior Active Directory Engineer | 25.0% | 1 |
| 12 | Senior Wintel Engineer | 25.0% | 1 |