Microsoft Active Directory
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Active Directory skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 12 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +7 | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing Active Directory | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston | 7.04% | 6.67% | 1.23% |
| As % of the System Software category | 100.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £229 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £146 | £415 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £429 | £750 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.83% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £881 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £945 | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £175 | £581 | £155 |
| % change year-on-year | -69.89% | +275.00% | -27.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £41.94 | £23.34 | £37.67 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.69% | -38.03% | -7.17% |
All System Software Skills
Preston
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 Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 7.04% | 6.67% | 2.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £229 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £146 | £415 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £429 | £750 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.83% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £881 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £945 | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £400 | £525 | £623 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.81% | -15.66% | +126.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £37.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.62% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £43.10 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £41.94 | £23.34 | £43.10 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.69% | -45.85% | +6.23% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Active Directory.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Preston over the 6 months to 26 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Active Directory.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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: