The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton 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
13
3
17
Rank change year-on-year
-10
+14
+10
Contract jobs citing Active Directory
7
37
9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
22
45
15
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
20.37%
26.63%
9.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
15
13
15
10th Percentile
£408
-
£198
25th Percentile
£435
£200
£244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£440
£280
£510
Median % change year-on-year
+57.14%
-45.10%
+7.37%
75th Percentile
£500
£525
£544
90th Percentile
£575
£713
£629
Hampshire median daily rate
£563
£538
£550
% change year-on-year
+4.74%
-2.27%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
0
Median hourly rate
-
£75.00
-
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.50
£57.44
£52.50
% change year-on-year
+0.11%
+9.40%
+144.19%
Active Directory Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Active Directory Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Southampton.
Active Directory Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Southampton.
Active Directory Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Active Directory also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Active Directory.
Active Directory Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
