Active Directory Contracts in Edinburgh

Microsoft Active Directory
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Active Directory skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Active Directory over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 38 67
Rank change year-on-year +10 +29 -20
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 47 81 62
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 5.72% 6.45% 3.25%
As % of the System Software category 40.52% 40.70% 27.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 60 41
10th Percentile £200 £131 £135
25th Percentile £240 £186 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 £270 £200
Median % change year-on-year +31.48% +35.00% -44.83%
75th Percentile £688 £476 £475
90th Percentile £775 £600 £638
Scotland median daily rate £340 £300 £300
% change year-on-year +13.52% -0.17% -28.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £19.75
25th Percentile - - £23.13
Median hourly rate - - £28.75
75th Percentile - - £34.38
90th Percentile - - £37.75
Scotland median hourly rate £60.00 - £40.00
% change year-on-year - - -39.39%

All System Software Skills
Edinburgh

Active Directory is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 116 199 228
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 14.13% 15.86% 11.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 155 146
10th Percentile £231 £188 £156
25th Percentile £340 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £475 £455
Median % change year-on-year -4.32% +4.40% +7.06%
75th Percentile £599 £533 £575
90th Percentile £750 £585 £653
Scotland median daily rate £438 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -7.79% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 10
10th Percentile £55.19 - £17.50
25th Percentile £60.25 - £18.31
Median hourly rate £60.50 - £43.75
75th Percentile £60.75 - £52.50
90th Percentile - - £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £60.50 £40.68 £44.50
% change year-on-year +48.72% -8.58% -31.01%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

Active Directory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Edinburgh

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (8.51%) SharePoint
2 3 (6.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (4.26%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (27.66%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (23.40%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (6.38%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 14 (29.79%) Entra ID
2 11 (23.40%) Azure
3 8 (17.02%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (6.38%) Power Platform
5 2 (4.26%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (29.79%) DHCP
1 14 (29.79%) DNS
2 11 (23.40%) VPN
3 4 (8.51%) Firewall
4 3 (6.38%) SSL
5 2 (4.26%) LAN
5 2 (4.26%) SAN
5 2 (4.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) SQL Server
General
1 18 (38.30%) Public Sector
2 16 (34.04%) Social Skills
3 4 (8.51%) Banking
4 1 (2.13%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (19.15%) Architect
2 8 (17.02%) Analyst
3 7 (14.89%) Desktop Engineer
4 6 (12.77%) Infrastructure Support
5 5 (10.64%) Active Directory Engineer
5 5 (10.64%) Desktop Support
5 5 (10.64%) Security Analyst
6 4 (8.51%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (8.51%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 4 (8.51%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
6 4 (8.51%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
6 4 (8.51%) Support Engineer
6 4 (8.51%) Support Specialist
7 3 (6.38%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 3 (6.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) IT Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) Network Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 3 (6.38%) Security Specialist
8 2 (4.26%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (14.89%) OpenID
1 7 (14.89%) SAML
2 4 (8.51%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.51%) Data Protection Act
1 4 (8.51%) PKI
1 4 (8.51%) Product Ownership
2 3 (6.38%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 26 (55.32%) Windows
2 14 (29.79%) Windows 10
3 12 (25.53%) Windows Server
4 9 (19.15%) Windows 7
5 2 (4.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (2.13%) Android
6 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (38.30%) ITIL
2 10 (21.28%) Break/Fix
2 10 (21.28%) Customer Service
2 10 (21.28%) Service Delivery
3 8 (17.02%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (14.89%) Stakeholder Identification
5 6 (12.77%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 6 (12.77%) Network Management
6 5 (10.64%) Identity Access Management
6 5 (10.64%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (8.51%) Cloud Security
7 4 (8.51%) Data Protection
7 4 (8.51%) Email Filtering
7 4 (8.51%) Kalman Filter
7 4 (8.51%) Migration
7 4 (8.51%) Remediation Plan
7 4 (8.51%) Security Operations
7 4 (8.51%) User Acceptance Testing
7 4 (8.51%) Workshop Facilitation
8 3 (6.38%) Static Application Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 9 (19.15%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.26%) Bash
2 2 (4.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (38.30%) SC Cleared
1 18 (38.30%) Security Cleared
2 9 (19.15%) A+ Certification
3 8 (17.02%) Degree
4 7 (14.89%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (12.77%) MCSE
6 3 (6.38%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (6.38%) MCP
7 2 (4.26%) CCNA
7 2 (4.26%) CCNP
7 2 (4.26%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.64%) Disclosure Scotland
2 4 (8.51%) QA
3 2 (4.26%) SLA
4 1 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 4 (8.51%) Hyper-V
2 2 (4.26%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (2.13%) BitLocker
3 1 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 26 (55.32%) SCCM
2 6 (12.77%) WSUS
3 4 (8.51%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 28 (59.57%) Microsoft
2 11 (23.40%) Cisco
3 7 (14.89%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (14.89%) Okta
3 7 (14.89%) Zscaler
4 4 (8.51%) CyberArk
5 3 (6.38%) Citrix
5 3 (6.38%) VMware
6 2 (4.26%) F5
7 1 (2.13%) Mitel
7 1 (2.13%) ServiceNow