Active Directory Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in the East of England
Microsoft Active Directory Support Engineer
England > East of England
As of 21 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Microsoft Active Directory Support Engineer daily rate in the East of England.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 121 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an Active Directory Support Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East of England | 0.083% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.092% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £229 | £300 | £605 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.75% | -50.41% | +181.40% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
East of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the East of England with a recognized job title | 2,176 | 1,194 | 1,243 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 85.47% | 89.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 821 | 532 | 531 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £189 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £311 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £688 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -2.38% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 670 | 293 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £13.80 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.51 | £16.00 | £21.28 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.84 | £30.00 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.80% | -36.84% | +42.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -41.51% | -6.28% |
Active Directory Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Active Directory Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Active Directory Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Support Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.
Active Directory Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Support Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.
Active Directory Support Engineer Contract Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Support Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 21 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Active Directory Support Engineer England |
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Active Directory Support Engineer Skill Set Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England
For the 6 months to 21 October 2026, Active Directory Support Engineer 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 East of England region featuring Active Directory Support Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Change Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | DHCP | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | DNS | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Entra ID | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Hyper-V | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | ITIL | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | ITSM | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | PowerShell | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Server Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SLA | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | VMware | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | vSphere | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Windows | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Windows Server | 100.0% | 2 |
Active Directory Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | 3rd Line Server Support | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Server Support Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Windows Server Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Windows Server Support | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Windows Support Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Wintel Server Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Wintel Support Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |