Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 8 Apr 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory, Azure AD)	111	+6	£525	-3.22%	440 2.54%	104
Active Directory	91	-32	£500	-	547 3.16%	154
Active Directory Analyst	413	-69	£525	+7.69%	3 0.017%
Active Directory Engineer	412	-76	£510	+27.50%	4 0.023%
Active Directory Architect	414	-70	£581	-3.12%	2 0.012%
Active Directory Consultant	408	-	£563	-	8 0.046%
Active Directory Specialist	413	-69	£627	+52.92%	3 0.017%
Active Directory Federation Services	372	-38	£555	+8.82%	44 0.25%	3
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services	414	-	£519	-	2 0.012%
Active Directory Migration Consultant	415	-	-	-	1 0.006%
Azure	3	+1	£538	-2.27%	3,285 18.99%	1,004
Azure Data Factory	167	+26	£525	+5.00%	285 1.65%	51
Azure AI	294	+44	£600	-	124 0.72%	53
Creative Director	414	-	£700	-	2 0.012%	1
Azure AKS	274	-42	£525	+9.94%	144 0.83%	30
Art Director	415	-70	£450	-	1 0.006%
Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations (PERC)	399	-55	£588	-	17 0.098%	2