Active Directory Contracts in the South East

Microsoft Active Directory
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 15 31
Rank change year-on-year -6 +16 -12
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 253 464 376
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 7.69% 8.17% 6.38%
As % of the System Software category 54.53% 55.24% 45.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 307 247
10th Percentile £200 £200 £174
25th Percentile £250 £314 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £425
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% +21.18% +13.33%
75th Percentile £623 £608 £544
90th Percentile £700 £641 £675
England median daily rate £450 £450 £425
% change year-on-year - +5.88% +10.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 21 18
10th Percentile - £16.00 -
25th Percentile - £17.69 £15.50
Median hourly rate £28.00 £17.80 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +57.30% -20.89% +47.54%
75th Percentile £30.39 £28.75 £41.50
90th Percentile £31.82 £50.00 £50.85
England median hourly rate £23.00 £17.71 £20.00
% change year-on-year +29.91% -11.48% +14.29%

All System Software Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 464 840 831
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 14.11% 14.79% 14.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 326 532 546
10th Percentile £207 £208 £200
25th Percentile £320 £412 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £533 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +6.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £600
90th Percentile £675 £650 £675
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 51 46
10th Percentile £28.00 £17.69 £15.50
25th Percentile £32.77 £20.03 £20.69
Median hourly rate £57.50 £54.88 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year +4.78% +7.07% +156.25%
75th Percentile £60.13 £67.34 £63.53
90th Percentile £81.00 £70.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £31.39 £22.15 £50.00
% change year-on-year +41.69% -55.70% +150.00%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the South East

Active Directory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Active Directory in the South East

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the South East over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in the South East

Active Directory
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Active Directory in the South East

Active Directory
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 July 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
Thames Valley +2 119 £500 -17.36% 103
Berkshire -3 81 £600 -0.83% 47
Hampshire -6 75 £575 +4.55% 45
Kent +7 25 £430 +160.61% 40
Surrey +5 25 £215 -17.94% 38
Buckinghamshire +9 22 £274 -34.11% 32
Oxfordshire +1 16 £250 +72.41% 24
West Sussex -15 8 £200 -55.56% 26
East Sussex -6 2 £275 -42.11% 16
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 56 (22.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 20 (7.91%) SharePoint
3 16 (6.32%) IBM Domino
4 9 (3.56%) IIS
5 8 (3.16%) Apache
6 7 (2.77%) Exchange Server 2003
6 7 (2.77%) Exchange Server 2007
6 7 (2.77%) Exchange Server 2010
6 7 (2.77%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (2.77%) Office Communications Server
6 7 (2.77%) SharePoint Server
6 7 (2.77%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.79%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.79%) JBoss
8 1 (0.40%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (7.11%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 87 (34.39%) Microsoft 365
2 73 (28.85%) Azure
3 48 (18.97%) Entra ID
4 23 (9.09%) IaaS
5 22 (8.70%) AWS
6 16 (6.32%) PaaS
7 10 (3.95%) GCP
7 10 (3.95%) OpenShift
8 8 (3.16%) SaaS
9 5 (1.98%) Azure AKS
9 5 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.58%) Azure Key Vault
10 4 (1.58%) Azure Monitor
10 4 (1.58%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.19%) AWS KMS
11 3 (1.19%) Azure API Management
11 3 (1.19%) GitHub
11 3 (1.19%) Google Workspace
11 3 (1.19%) Serverless
12 2 (0.79%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 54 (21.34%) DNS
2 42 (16.60%) Firewall
3 38 (15.02%) DHCP
4 28 (11.07%) VPN
5 19 (7.51%) SAN
5 19 (7.51%) SMTP
6 16 (6.32%) Cisco IOS
7 13 (5.14%) WebEx
8 10 (3.95%) WAN
9 9 (3.56%) LAN
10 8 (3.16%) TCP/IP
11 7 (2.77%) DDNS
11 7 (2.77%) NetScaler
12 6 (2.37%) Wi-Fi
13 5 (1.98%) Fibre Channel
13 5 (1.98%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.58%) FTP
14 4 (1.58%) SSL
14 4 (1.58%) VSAN
15 3 (1.19%) Telnet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.95%) Elasticsearch
2 8 (3.16%) Amazon RDS
2 8 (3.16%) Big Data
3 4 (1.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (1.58%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.79%) RDBMS
4 2 (0.79%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.40%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.40%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.40%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 6 (2.37%) Sonatype Nexus
2 4 (1.58%) JIRA
2 4 (1.58%) MSI
2 4 (1.58%) Robot Framework
3 3 (1.19%) Git
4 2 (0.79%) Bitbucket Server
4 2 (0.79%) CA Release Automation
4 2 (0.79%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.79%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.79%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.40%) Fiddler
5 1 (0.40%) Metasploit
General
1 49 (19.37%) Social Skills
2 42 (16.60%) Finance
3 36 (14.23%) Public Sector
4 23 (9.09%) Telecoms
5 22 (8.70%) Marketing
6 21 (8.30%) Electronics
6 21 (8.30%) Manufacturing
7 16 (6.32%) Games
8 10 (3.95%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (2.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.58%) Legal
11 2 (0.79%) Law
11 2 (0.79%) Retail
12 1 (0.40%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.40%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.40%) Local Government
12 1 (0.40%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 52 (20.55%) Support Engineer
2 51 (20.16%) Architect
3 39 (15.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 34 (13.44%) Analyst
5 29 (11.46%) 2nd Line Support
6 28 (11.07%) Active Directory Architect
7 27 (10.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
8 19 (7.51%) IT Support
9 18 (7.11%) Support Analyst
10 17 (6.72%) 3rd Line Support
10 17 (6.72%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
10 17 (6.72%) Desktop Engineer
11 16 (6.32%) Platform Engineer
12 15 (5.93%) Infrastructure Support
13 14 (5.53%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (5.53%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
14 13 (5.14%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
14 13 (5.14%) Desktop Support
14 13 (5.14%) IT Engineer
15 12 (4.74%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.16%) OAuth
2 5 (1.98%) OpenID
2 5 (1.98%) SAML
3 4 (1.58%) Middleware
3 4 (1.58%) SailPoint
3 4 (1.58%) YAML
4 3 (1.19%) .NET
4 3 (1.19%) Web Services
5 2 (0.79%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.79%) Apache Axis
5 2 (0.79%) ARM Templates
5 2 (0.79%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.79%) React
5 2 (0.79%) REST
5 2 (0.79%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.40%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.40%) Azure Blueprints
6 1 (0.40%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.40%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.67%) PKI
2 23 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 17 (6.72%) Clustering
4 12 (4.74%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.77%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (2.77%) Replication
6 5 (1.98%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.19%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.19%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.79%) Fat Client
9 2 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.79%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.79%) Thin Client
10 1 (0.40%) Private Cloud
10 1 (0.40%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.40%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.40%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 187 (73.91%) Windows
2 55 (21.74%) Windows 10
3 54 (21.34%) Windows Server
4 26 (10.28%) Linux
5 22 (8.70%) Mac OS
6 18 (7.11%) Android
7 14 (5.53%) Windows Server 2003
8 10 (3.95%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (2.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (2.37%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (1.98%) Windows 7
11 4 (1.58%) CentOS
11 4 (1.58%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (1.19%) Apple iOS
13 1 (0.40%) Rocky
13 1 (0.40%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (19.76%) ITIL
2 43 (17.00%) Problem-Solving
3 42 (16.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 40 (15.81%) Agile
5 37 (14.62%) Identity Access Management
6 35 (13.83%) DevOps
7 32 (12.65%) Test Automation
8 28 (11.07%) Business Intelligence
9 21 (8.30%) Digital Marketing
9 21 (8.30%) Migration
9 21 (8.30%) Programme Management
10 19 (7.51%) Customer Service
11 18 (7.11%) Cybersecurity
11 18 (7.11%) Mobile Device Management
12 16 (6.32%) E-Commerce
13 15 (5.93%) Service Management
14 13 (5.14%) Patch Management
15 12 (4.74%) Infrastructure as Code
16 10 (3.95%) Analytics
16 10 (3.95%) Prototyping
Programming Languages
1 96 (37.94%) PowerShell
2 15 (5.93%) SQL
3 14 (5.53%) Python
4 8 (3.16%) C#
5 6 (2.37%) Bicep
6 5 (1.98%) Bash
6 5 (1.98%) Java
7 4 (1.58%) PHP
7 4 (1.58%) Ruby
7 4 (1.58%) Shell Script
8 3 (1.19%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.79%) Perl
10 1 (0.40%) C
10 1 (0.40%) C++
10 1 (0.40%) VB
10 1 (0.40%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 100 (39.53%) Security Cleared
2 72 (28.46%) DV Cleared
3 26 (10.28%) Degree
4 25 (9.88%) SC Cleared
5 10 (3.95%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (3.56%) A+ Certification
7 5 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.98%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.98%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (1.58%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.58%) MCP
9 3 (1.19%) MCSA
10 2 (0.79%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.79%) CISSP
10 2 (0.79%) Citrix Certification
10 2 (0.79%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.40%) GPEN
11 1 (0.40%) GWAPT
11 1 (0.40%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.32%) SLA
2 5 (1.98%) GDPR
2 5 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.79%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.40%) Government Security Classifications
4 1 (0.40%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.40%) JSP 440
4 1 (0.40%) NCSC
4 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 40 (15.81%) VMware Infrastructure
2 24 (9.49%) VMware ESXi
3 19 (7.51%) Hyper-V
4 18 (7.11%) vSphere
5 11 (4.35%) Docker
6 10 (3.95%) Terminal Services
7 9 (3.56%) DFS Replication
7 9 (3.56%) Microsoft App-V
8 8 (3.16%) BitLocker
9 7 (2.77%) Brightmail
9 7 (2.77%) ISA Server
10 6 (2.37%) Virtual Desktop
10 6 (2.37%) XenApp
11 5 (1.98%) XenDesktop
12 3 (1.19%) NFS
12 3 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
13 2 (0.79%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 52 (20.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 41 (16.21%) SCCM
3 17 (6.72%) Ansible
4 14 (5.53%) vCenter Server
5 13 (5.14%) Kubernetes
6 12 (4.74%) Terraform
7 11 (4.35%) Microsoft Clustering
8 9 (3.56%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (3.56%) WSUS
9 8 (3.16%) Nagios
9 8 (3.16%) Puppet
9 8 (3.16%) vMotion
10 5 (1.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (1.98%) SCOM
11 4 (1.58%) WMI
12 3 (1.19%) Failover Clustering
12 3 (1.19%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.79%) Kibana
13 2 (0.79%) Progress Chef
13 2 (0.79%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 140 (55.34%) Microsoft
2 65 (25.69%) VMware
3 41 (16.21%) Citrix
4 24 (9.49%) Cisco
5 21 (8.30%) SAP
5 21 (8.30%) ServiceNow
6 19 (7.51%) Splunk
7 18 (7.11%) Meraki
8 16 (6.32%) Dell
9 13 (5.14%) HP
9 13 (5.14%) Sage
10 12 (4.74%) Wyse
11 11 (4.35%) Google
11 11 (4.35%) Symantec
12 9 (3.56%) CyberArk
13 7 (2.77%) SolarWinds
14 4 (1.58%) MuleSoft
15 3 (1.19%) F5
15 3 (1.19%) Thales
15 3 (1.19%) TP-LINK