Active Directory Contracts in the South West

Microsoft Active Directory
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Active Directory skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Active Directory over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 18 26
Rank change year-on-year -12 +8 -1
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 167 308 256
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 5.24% 8.54% 6.85%
As % of the System Software category 47.31% 54.51% 40.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 129 233 174
10th Percentile £142 £180 £138
25th Percentile £170 £200 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £490 £306
Median % change year-on-year -38.78% +60.00% +4.26%
75th Percentile £588 £613 £523
90th Percentile £703 £718 £596
England median daily rate £413 £425 £400
% change year-on-year -2.94% +6.25% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 23 12
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.25 £15.09
25th Percentile - £15.84 £16.85
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.00 £44.82
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% -59.84% +162.11%
75th Percentile - £58.57 £48.74
90th Percentile - £83.20 £50.65
England median hourly rate £17.60 £19.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year -7.39% +8.57% +9.38%

All System Software Skills
South West

Active Directory is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 353 565 636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 11.07% 15.66% 17.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 427 452
10th Percentile £156 £200 £185
25th Percentile £295 £363 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.98% +2.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £588 £623 £575
90th Percentile £698 £725 £650
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 40 21
10th Percentile - £13.25 £15.88
25th Percentile £40.00 £17.22 £42.33
Median hourly rate £68.75 £60.00 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.58% +18.81% +26.79%
75th Percentile £86.25 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £90.00 £78.95 £60.93
England median hourly rate £21.00 £50.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -58.00% +150.00% +5.26%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in the South West over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Hourly rate trend for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Active Directory in the South West over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Active Directory in the South West

Active Directory
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 within the South West region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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
Bristol +4 42 £543 +159.88% 26
Devon +19 32 £153 -38.80% 7
Wiltshire -41 32 £538 -4.44% 30
Gloucestershire -20 26 £225 -43.75% 11
Somerset +11 21 £150 -28.14% 19
Cornwall 0 8 £150 -58.04% 3
Dorset -14 4 £205 +2.50% 10
Active Directory
England

Active Directory
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 52 (31.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (8.38%) SharePoint
3 7 (4.19%) Confluence
4 5 (2.99%) Skype for Business
5 3 (1.80%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.60%) Apache
6 1 (0.60%) nginx
Applications
1 18 (10.78%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.40%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (4.19%) Teamcenter
2 2 (1.20%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.60%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 53 (31.74%) Microsoft 365
2 46 (27.54%) Azure
3 31 (18.56%) Entra ID
4 7 (4.19%) Azure Logic Apps
4 7 (4.19%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (4.19%) Power Platform
5 4 (2.40%) AWS
5 4 (2.40%) IaaS
5 4 (2.40%) OneDrive
5 4 (2.40%) OpenShift
5 4 (2.40%) PaaS
5 4 (2.40%) WhatsApp
6 2 (1.20%) Azure ExpressRoute
6 2 (1.20%) Azure Monitor
6 2 (1.20%) Azure Pipelines
6 2 (1.20%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.60%) Nutanix
7 1 (0.60%) SaaS
7 1 (0.60%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 31 (18.56%) DNS
2 24 (14.37%) DHCP
3 19 (11.38%) Firewall
4 17 (10.18%) SAN
5 13 (7.78%) WAN
6 12 (7.19%) LAN
7 10 (5.99%) Skype
8 8 (4.79%) MPLS
8 8 (4.79%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (3.59%) VPN
10 5 (2.99%) Internet
11 3 (1.80%) TCP/IP
12 2 (1.20%) NAS
12 2 (1.20%) Network Security
12 2 (1.20%) SMTP
12 2 (1.20%) VLAN
12 2 (1.20%) VSAN
13 1 (0.60%) Remote Desktop
13 1 (0.60%) Software-Defined Networking
13 1 (0.60%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (14.37%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.99%) Oracle Database
3 7 (4.19%) Power BI
4 5 (2.99%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.60%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 8 (4.79%) JIRA
2 1 (0.60%) Git
2 1 (0.60%) GitLab
2 1 (0.60%) GoCD
2 1 (0.60%) MSI
2 1 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 64 (38.32%) Social Skills
2 26 (15.57%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (5.99%) Public Sector
4 9 (5.39%) Aerospace
5 8 (4.79%) Military
6 6 (3.59%) Telecoms
7 5 (2.99%) Finance
8 4 (2.40%) Banking
8 4 (2.40%) Local Government
9 2 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.20%) Legal
9 2 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.60%) Electronics
10 1 (0.60%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.60%) Marketing
10 1 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 41 (24.55%) Analyst
2 24 (14.37%) Support Engineer
3 19 (11.38%) Technical Support
4 18 (10.78%) Architect
4 18 (10.78%) IT Analyst
5 15 (8.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 13 (7.78%) Desktop Support
7 12 (7.19%) Service Analyst
7 12 (7.19%) Service Desk Analyst
8 11 (6.59%) Desktop Engineer
8 11 (6.59%) IT Support
8 11 (6.59%) Wintel Engineer
9 10 (5.99%) Support Analyst
10 9 (5.39%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 8 (4.79%) Infrastructure Analyst
11 8 (4.79%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
12 6 (3.59%) Active Directory Architect
12 6 (3.59%) Cloud Engineer
12 6 (3.59%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
12 6 (3.59%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.59%) SailPoint
2 4 (2.40%) REST
3 1 (0.60%) Apache NiFi
3 1 (0.60%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.60%) Keycloak
Miscellaneous
1 19 (11.38%) PKI
2 14 (8.38%) Data Centre
3 13 (7.78%) Replication
4 12 (7.19%) Clustering
5 9 (5.39%) Blog
6 8 (4.79%) Client/Server
7 6 (3.59%) CMDB
7 6 (3.59%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.80%) iPhone
8 3 (1.80%) Onboarding
8 3 (1.80%) Private Cloud
8 3 (1.80%) Security Operations Centre
8 3 (1.80%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.20%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (1.20%) Fat Client
9 2 (1.20%) IoT
9 2 (1.20%) Thin Client
10 1 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.60%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.60%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 111 (66.47%) Windows
2 42 (25.15%) Windows Server
3 33 (19.76%) Windows 10
4 13 (7.78%) Windows Server 2012
5 11 (6.59%) Linux
6 9 (5.39%) Windows Server 2016
7 8 (4.79%) Unix
8 7 (4.19%) Android
8 7 (4.19%) VMS
8 7 (4.19%) Windows 7
9 5 (2.99%) Mac OS
10 3 (1.80%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (1.20%) Apple iOS
11 2 (1.20%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.60%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.60%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (20.96%) Problem-Solving
2 29 (17.37%) ITIL
3 27 (16.17%) Migration
4 19 (11.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 18 (10.78%) Disaster Recovery
6 17 (10.18%) Data Protection
7 15 (8.98%) Customer Service
8 14 (8.38%) Agile
8 14 (8.38%) Data Migration
8 14 (8.38%) Decision-Making
9 13 (7.78%) Mobile Device Management
10 12 (7.19%) Application Packaging
10 12 (7.19%) Identity Management
10 12 (7.19%) Server Management
11 11 (6.59%) Containerisation
11 11 (6.59%) ITSM
11 11 (6.59%) Network Management
12 9 (5.39%) Asset Management
12 9 (5.39%) Cybersecurity
12 9 (5.39%) High Availability
Programming Languages
1 34 (20.36%) SQL
2 24 (14.37%) PowerShell
3 7 (4.19%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.60%) Bash
4 1 (0.60%) Java
4 1 (0.60%) Python
Qualifications
1 68 (40.72%) Security Cleared
2 50 (29.94%) SC Cleared
3 30 (17.96%) Degree
4 19 (11.38%) DV Cleared
5 10 (5.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (5.39%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (4.79%) MCSE
8 7 (4.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 6 (3.59%) MCSA
10 5 (2.99%) SAP Certification
11 4 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (2.40%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (1.20%) CISM
12 2 (1.20%) CISSP
12 2 (1.20%) MCP
13 1 (0.60%) CCNA
13 1 (0.60%) CCNP
13 1 (0.60%) CISA
13 1 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.60%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.38%) SLA
2 4 (2.40%) QA
3 1 (0.60%) JSP 440
System Software
1 35 (20.96%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (7.19%) Virtual Servers
3 11 (6.59%) Virtual Machines
3 11 (6.59%) VMware ESXi
4 9 (5.39%) Hyper-V
5 8 (4.79%) VMware Workstation
6 7 (4.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 7 (4.19%) VMware NSX
7 3 (1.80%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (1.80%) vSphere
8 2 (1.20%) Docker
8 2 (1.20%) Microsoft App-V
8 2 (1.20%) XenApp
8 2 (1.20%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.60%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 1 (0.60%) NFS
Systems Management
1 41 (24.55%) SCCM
2 11 (6.59%) Microsoft Clustering
3 10 (5.99%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (5.39%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (4.79%) Nagios
5 8 (4.79%) NetBackup
6 7 (4.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 6 (3.59%) Ansible
8 5 (2.99%) Kubernetes
8 5 (2.99%) vCenter Server
9 4 (2.40%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (2.40%) SCOM
10 3 (1.80%) Failover Clustering
10 3 (1.80%) OPNET
10 3 (1.80%) WSUS
11 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
12 1 (0.60%) Kibana
12 1 (0.60%) Terraform
Vendors
1 68 (40.72%) Microsoft
2 46 (27.54%) VMware
3 19 (11.38%) Citrix
4 11 (6.59%) Oracle
5 9 (5.39%) SAP
6 8 (4.79%) CA
6 8 (4.79%) CyberArk
6 8 (4.79%) Hitachi
6 8 (4.79%) NetApp
7 4 (2.40%) Cisco
7 4 (2.40%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.80%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.20%) Apple
9 2 (1.20%) Dell
9 2 (1.20%) Okta
9 2 (1.20%) Remedy
9 2 (1.20%) Veeam
10 1 (0.60%) HP
10 1 (0.60%) Meraki
10 1 (0.60%) Veritas