Active Directory Federation Services Contract Job Trends in the South West

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Active Directory Federation Services skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 133 148
Rank change year-on-year +28 +15 +13
Contract jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services 9 1 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.46% 0.038% 0.30%
As % of the Systems Management category 2.95% 0.26% 2.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 8
10th Percentile £500 - £359
25th Percentile £525 - £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.33%
75th Percentile £645 - £575
90th Percentile £688 - £684
England median daily rate £475 £605 £600
% change year-on-year -21.49% +0.83% +17.65%

All Systems Management Skills
South West

Active Directory Federation Services falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 305 391 474
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 15.50% 14.68% 14.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 226 274 361
10th Percentile £235 £220 £375
25th Percentile £413 £431 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £536 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.47% -2.50% +4.76%
75th Percentile £623 £613 £675
90th Percentile £694 £671 £725
England median daily rate £506 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.62% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 21
10th Percentile £16.47 £14.30 £19.25
25th Percentile £18.33 £35.75 £70.50
Median hourly rate £36.00 £74.00 £78.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.35% -5.13% +194.34%
75th Percentile £68.75 - -
90th Percentile £78.50 £74.18 £85.00
England median hourly rate £39.00 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -2.50% -23.81% +119.57%

Active Directory Federation Services
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory Federation Services in the South West

Active Directory Federation Services
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Active Directory Federation Services.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Active Directory Federation Services

Active Directory Federation Services
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services in the South West over the 6 months to 13 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory Federation Services in the South West

Active Directory Federation Services
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Active Directory Federation Services.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Active Directory Federation Services

Active Directory Federation Services
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Wiltshire - 7 £550 - 2
Gloucestershire - 1 - -
Somerset - 1 £475 -
Active Directory Federation Services
England

Active Directory Federation Services
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 7 (77.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (44.44%) SharePoint
3 2 (22.22%) SharePoint Server
4 1 (11.11%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
2 1 (11.11%) OneDrive
2 1 (11.11%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) Skype
2 4 (44.44%) VSAN
3 3 (33.33%) DNS
3 3 (33.33%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (33.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
1 1 (11.11%) MSI
General
1 4 (44.44%) Public Sector
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Architect
1 4 (44.44%) Security Architect
2 1 (11.11%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
2 1 (11.11%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) 3rd Line Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support
2 1 (11.11%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Consultant
2 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
2 1 (11.11%) Migration Consultant
2 1 (11.11%) Platform Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) ModSecurity
2 1 (11.11%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) PKI
2 4 (44.44%) Cyber Defence
3 3 (33.33%) Data Centre
3 3 (33.33%) Private Cloud
4 1 (11.11%) Blackberry
4 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Linux
1 7 (77.78%) Windows
1 7 (77.78%) Windows 10
2 3 (33.33%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (11.11%) Android
4 1 (11.11%) Apple iOS
4 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
4 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) ITIL
1 4 (44.44%) Roadmaps
1 4 (44.44%) Service Management
2 3 (33.33%) Design Patterns
2 3 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 3 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
3 2 (22.22%) Agile
3 2 (22.22%) NsoIT
4 1 (11.11%) Cryptography
4 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
4 1 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (11.11%) Logistics
4 1 (11.11%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (11.11%) Platform Engineering
4 1 (11.11%) Proactive Monitoring
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Server Management
4 1 (11.11%) Software Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Two-Factor Authentication
4 1 (11.11%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) SQL
2 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) Security Cleared
2 6 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 4 (44.44%) DV Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) MCITP
4 1 (11.11%) MCP
4 1 (11.11%) MCSA
4 1 (11.11%) MCSE
4 1 (11.11%) MCTS
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certified Master
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) NCSC
2 1 (11.11%) GDPR
2 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 6 (66.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
2 4 (44.44%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (33.33%) VMware NSX
4 2 (22.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (66.67%) vCenter Server
2 4 (44.44%) OPNET
3 1 (11.11%) Ansible
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (11.11%) Puppet
3 1 (11.11%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (11.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (77.78%) VMware
3 3 (33.33%) Cisco
3 3 (33.33%) SolarWinds
3 3 (33.33%) Veeam
4 1 (11.11%) Atlassian