Active Directory Contracts in Reading

Microsoft Active Directory
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring Active Directory skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Active Directory over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 22 47
Rank change year-on-year 0 +25 -21
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 42 91 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 7.04% 7.63% 3.84%
As % of the System Software category 56.00% 51.70% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 84 29
10th Percentile £238 - £181
25th Percentile £600 £575 £543
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £605 £675
Median % change year-on-year +7.44% -10.37% +255.26%
75th Percentile £700 £609 £725
90th Percentile - £675 £770
Berkshire median daily rate £625 £605 £573
% change year-on-year +3.31% +5.68% +43.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £24.68
25th Percentile - - £35.11
Median hourly rate - £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - +18.18% +450.00%
75th Percentile - - £69.44
90th Percentile - - £76.60
Berkshire median hourly rate - £65.00 £63.00
% change year-on-year - +3.17% +260.00%

All System Software Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 75 176 120
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 12.56% 14.77% 11.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 131 90
10th Percentile £301 £205 £373
25th Percentile £494 £525 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £634 £605 £569
Median % change year-on-year +4.75% +6.37% +13.75%
75th Percentile £700 £614 £675
90th Percentile - £675 £701
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £575 £534
% change year-on-year -10.83% +7.73% +12.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £32.61
25th Percentile - - £47.73
Median hourly rate - £65.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year - +23.81% +425.00%
75th Percentile - - £66.88
90th Percentile - - £75.69
Berkshire median hourly rate - £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +18.18% +33.33%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Reading

Active Directory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Active Directory in Reading

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Reading over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Reading

Active Directory
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Active Directory in Reading

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Chatbot
1 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 15 (35.71%) Azure
2 11 (26.19%) Entra ID
3 7 (16.67%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 7 (16.67%) Azure Data Factory
3 7 (16.67%) Azure Functions
3 7 (16.67%) Azure Monitor
3 7 (16.67%) Serverless
4 4 (9.52%) AWS
4 4 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (7.14%) GCP
6 2 (4.76%) SaaS
7 1 (2.38%) AWS CloudFormation
7 1 (2.38%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.14%) Network Security
1 3 (7.14%) NGFW
1 3 (7.14%) SSL
2 1 (2.38%) Firewall
2 1 (2.38%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (2.38%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.38%) VPN
2 1 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.90%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (14.29%) Git
2 3 (7.14%) Selenium
3 1 (2.38%) Burp Suite
3 1 (2.38%) Metasploit
General
1 23 (54.76%) Finance
2 21 (50.00%) Electronics
2 21 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 21 (50.00%) Marketing
2 21 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 21 (50.00%) Telecoms
3 6 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.52%) Social Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Legal
Job Titles
1 28 (66.67%) Architect
2 21 (50.00%) Active Directory Architect
3 7 (16.67%) Azure Developer
3 7 (16.67%) Developer
4 6 (14.29%) Full-Stack Developer
4 6 (14.29%) Python Developer
5 5 (11.90%) Full-Stack Python Developer
5 5 (11.90%) React Developer
5 5 (11.90%) Security Architect
6 2 (4.76%) Analyst
6 2 (4.76%) Infrastructure Architect
6 2 (4.76%) Service Analyst
6 2 (4.76%) Service Desk Analyst
6 2 (4.76%) Support Engineer
7 1 (2.38%) Deployment Engineer
7 1 (2.38%) Desktop Engineer
7 1 (2.38%) Desktop Support
7 1 (2.38%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 1 (2.38%) Penetration Tester
7 1 (2.38%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (16.67%) React
2 4 (9.52%) SAML
3 2 (4.76%) OAuth
4 1 (2.38%) OpenID
4 1 (2.38%) SailPoint
4 1 (2.38%) SPML
4 1 (2.38%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.29%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.38%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (2.38%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.38%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 27 (64.29%) Windows
2 4 (9.52%) Windows Server
3 2 (4.76%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (57.14%) Agile
2 23 (54.76%) Identity Access Management
3 22 (52.38%) Test Automation
4 21 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
4 21 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
4 21 (50.00%) Programme Management
5 10 (23.81%) Microservices
6 7 (16.67%) DevOps
7 6 (14.29%) CI/CD
7 6 (14.29%) Full-Stack Development
7 6 (14.29%) Product Backlog
7 6 (14.29%) SDLC
8 5 (11.90%) Data Security
8 5 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (11.90%) SIEM
9 4 (9.52%) RBAC
9 4 (9.52%) TOGAF
9 4 (9.52%) Unit Testing
10 3 (7.14%) Application Security
10 3 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 22 (52.38%) PowerShell
2 8 (19.05%) Python
3 4 (9.52%) Java
4 1 (2.38%) C
4 1 (2.38%) C++
4 1 (2.38%) Ruby
4 1 (2.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 21 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (7.14%) CISM
2 3 (7.14%) CISSP
3 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.38%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.38%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.38%) Degree
4 1 (2.38%) GPEN
4 1 (2.38%) GWAPT
4 1 (2.38%) Master's Degree
4 1 (2.38%) MCSA
4 1 (2.38%) MCSE
4 1 (2.38%) OSCE
4 1 (2.38%) OSCP
4 1 (2.38%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) GDPR
1 1 (2.38%) HIPAA
1 1 (2.38%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (7.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (2.38%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (50.00%) SAP
2 7 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.14%) VMware
4 2 (4.76%) CyberArk
4 2 (4.76%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.38%) Citrix
5 1 (2.38%) Dell
5 1 (2.38%) HP
5 1 (2.38%) Nexthink
5 1 (2.38%) Okta