Active Directory Architect Contract Job Trends in London

Microsoft Active Directory Architect
England > London

The median Microsoft Active Directory Architect daily rate in London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 369 378 433
Rank change year-on-year +9 +55 +143
Contract jobs requiring an Active Directory Architect 1 7 3
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.044% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.047% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 3
10th Percentile - £508 -
25th Percentile £575 £575 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £625 £700 -
90th Percentile - £745 -
England median daily rate £613 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -2.00% +4.17% -7.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 12,380 14,992 19,412
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 94.05% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,241 9,739 14,154
10th Percentile £335 £345 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 213 167 210
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.25 £18.31
25th Percentile £22.00 £23.80 £22.26
Median hourly rate £26.50 £37.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.33% -7.41% +24.62%
75th Percentile £48.00 £58.75 £61.15
90th Percentile £67.11 £79.55 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £46.00
% change year-on-year -40.82% -7.61% +59.17%

Active Directory Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Active Directory Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Active Directory Architect job vacancy trend in London

Active Directory Architect
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Architect job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Architect job vacancies in London

Active Directory Architect
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Architect job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Architect job vacancies in London

Active Directory Architect
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Architect within the London region over the 6 months to 22 October 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
Central London +15 1 £600 +2.13%
Active Directory Architect
England

Active Directory Architect Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, Active Directory Architect 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 London region featuring Active Directory Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Kerberos
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Active Directory Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Kerberos
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft