Active Directory Federation Services Contract Job Trends in England
Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England citing Active Directory Federation Services skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 606 | 468 | 472 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -138 | +4 | -26 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services | 42 | 68 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.091% | 0.23% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 0.80% | 1.62% | 1.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 50 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £179 | £395 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £370 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £550 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -9.09% | +5.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £715 | £575 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £813 | £689 | £654 |
| UK median daily rate | £600 | £550 | £544 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +1.15% | -1.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £89.00 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £91.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £95.00 | - | £23.80 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £92.50 | - | £23.80 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -57.27% |
All Systems Management Skills
England
Active Directory Federation Services falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing systems management skills in England.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing systems management skills | 5,256 | 4,191 | 3,869 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 11.34% | 14.37% | 12.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,517 | 2,768 | 2,524 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £281 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £688 | £727 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.31% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 211 | 90 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.76 | £19.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | £20.34 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.48 | £34.00 | £36.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +86.71% | -7.69% | -24.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £65.06 | £61.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £80.30 | £75.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £62.50 | £29.25 | £35.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +113.68% | -16.63% | -28.93% |
Active Directory Federation Services Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory Federation Services relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Active Directory Federation Services Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Active Directory Federation Services.
Active Directory Federation Services Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services in England over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Active Directory Federation Services Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Active Directory Federation Services.
Active Directory Federation Services Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | -65 | 15 | £775 | +327.00% | 3 |
| London | -86 | 13 | £450 | -20.00% | 3 |
| South West | -52 | 10 | £705 | +28.18% | 2 |
| North of England | -78 | 3 | £565 | +2.73% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £565 | - | |
| Midlands | -49 | 1 | £550 | +69.23% | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £550 | - | |
| Active Directory Federation Services UK |
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Active Directory Federation Services Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubernetes | 11.9% | 5 |
| 2 | Single Sign-On | 9.5% | 4 |
| 3 | Ansible | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | HAProxy | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Kibana | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Microsoft Intune | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Nagios | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Prometheus | 7.1% | 3 |
| 9 | Systems Management Server (SMS) | 2.4% | 1 |