Active Directory Specialist Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Microsoft Active Directory Specialist
England > Midlands

As of 4 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Microsoft Active Directory Specialist daily rate in the Midlands.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 160 - 139
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Active Directory Specialist 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.034% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £345
25th Percentile - - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £450
75th Percentile - - £475
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £505 £700 £450
% change year-on-year -27.86% +55.56% -2.17%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,611 2,457 2,594
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.73% 92.68% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,717 1,524 1,810
10th Percentile £232 £234 £213
25th Percentile £361 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 96 120
10th Percentile £13.69 £12.64 £13.93
25th Percentile £17.35 £15.00 £16.63
Median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.95% +19.10% +13.90%
75th Percentile £30.25 £33.80 £31.91
90th Percentile £48.20 £50.00 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.66 £45.88
% change year-on-year -38.15% -11.37% +52.93%

Active Directory Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Active Directory Specialist job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Active Directory Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Specialist job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Specialist job vacancies in the Midlands

Active Directory Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Specialist job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Specialist job vacancies in the Midlands

Active Directory Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Specialist within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
East Midlands - 1 - -
Active Directory Specialist
England

Active Directory Specialist Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Active Directory Specialist 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 Midlands region featuring Active Directory Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Active Directory Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware