Microsoft Active Directory
Gloucestershire > Gloucester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucester requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 9 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +6 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 20 | 18 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucester | 14.71% | 16.98% | 9.57% |
| As % of the System Software category | 33.90% | 62.07% | 45.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £210 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £261 | £296 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £401 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.85% | -11.00% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £355 | £453 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £463 | £625 | - |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £300 | £425 | £338 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.41% | +25.93% | -3.57% |
All System Software Skills
Gloucester
Active Directory falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Gloucester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 59 | 29 | 20 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester | 43.38% | 27.36% | 21.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 20 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £228 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £400 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £485 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.40% | -0.51% | +21.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £708 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £734 | £581 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £78.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +550.00% |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate | £195.00 | - | £70.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +17.08% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucester citing Active Directory.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Gloucester over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucester citing Active Directory.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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: