Active Directory Engineer Contract Job Trends in Reading
Microsoft Active Directory Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Microsoft Active Directory Engineer daily rate in Reading is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 97 | 69 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +1 | +18 |
| Contract Active Directory Engineer jobs | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Reading | 0.082% | 0.45% | 2.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.088% | 0.49% | 2.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £406 | £603 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £413 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -31.82% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £419 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £450 | £413 | £605 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -31.82% | +10.00% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Reading matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Reading matching a recognised job title | 1,136 | 617 | 974 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.57% | 93.06% | 89.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 590 | 429 | 541 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £348 | £334 |
| 25th Percentile | £495 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £565 | £525 | £571 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -7.98% | +8.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £606 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £785 | £650 | £700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate | £550 | £508 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.37% | -3.33% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 212 | 29 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.00 | £14.50 | £48.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £66.25 | £14.75 | £56.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £85.00 | £28.50 | £62.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +198.25% | -54.31% | -3.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.31 | £68.75 | £99.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £102.10 | £81.00 | £100.00 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate | £77.50 | £26.33 | £61.28 |
| % change year-on-year | +194.40% | -57.04% | -0.83% |
Active Directory Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Active Directory Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Active Directory Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Engineer job vacancies in Reading.
Active Directory Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Active Directory Engineer job vacancies in Reading.
Active Directory Engineer Skill Set Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 8 November 2026, Active Directory Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Active Directory Engineer job ads across the Reading region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | BeyondTrust | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CyberArk | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Entra ID | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Identity Access Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Identity Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Kerberos | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Risk Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Validation | 100.0% | 1 |
Active Directory Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entra ID | 100.0% | 1 |