Microsoft Active Directory
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Active Directory skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 33 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -6 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 35 | 24 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 11.48% | 5.43% | 6.52% |
| As % of the System Software category | 48.61% | 25.53% | 32.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 14 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £278 | £408 |
| 25th Percentile | £220 | £460 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £470 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.85% | -4.08% | +139.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £350 | £600 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £459 | £660 | £695 |
| South West median daily rate | £325 | £470 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.85% | -3.59% | +14.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.58 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £18.69 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £19.25 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.69 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £19.73 |
| South West median hourly rate | £64.00 | £14.50 | £17.23 |
| % change year-on-year | +341.38% | -15.84% | -45.33% |
All System Software Skills
Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 72 | 94 | 98 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 23.61% | 21.27% | 19.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 59 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £460 | £439 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £519 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £563 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +2.27% | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £734 | £725 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | +2.38% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.95 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £44.88 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £78.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +90.10% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £84.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £90.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £80.00 | £80.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +30.08% | +26.86% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Active Directory.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 28 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Active Directory.
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Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 28 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | +2 | 25 | £325 | -30.85% | 2 |
| Cheltenham | +25 | 6 | £260 | -55.74% | 2 |
| Lechlade | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
| Active Directory South West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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: