Microsoft Active Directory Consultant
UK
The median Microsoft Active Directory Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 544 | 575 | 643 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +68 | +216 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Active Directory Consultant | 7 | 15 | 33 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.022% | 0.035% | 0.058% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.023% | 0.038% | 0.062% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £398 | £413 | £478 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £438 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £530 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £560 | £654 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £488 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.13% | -11.36% | +3.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £69.38 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £69.38 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 29,863 | 39,988 | 53,650 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.86% | 92.99% | 94.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,020 | 25,743 | 37,229 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £288 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,380 | 2,732 | 1,575 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.86 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £39.53 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.95% | -8.08% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.97 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.58 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.07% | +94.00% |
Active Directory Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Active Directory Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Active Directory Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory Consultant.
Active Directory Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory Consultant over the 6 months to 11 July 2025.
Active Directory Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory Consultant.
Active Directory Consultant
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 |
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| England | +25 | 6 | £550 | +10.00% | |
| London | +11 | 4 | £550 | +18.92% | |
| Work from Home | +22 | 3 | £550 | -1.79% | |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 2 | £463 | -5.13% | |
| North of England | +1 | 1 | £325 | -35.00% | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £600 | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | £325 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £600 | - |
Active Directory Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 July 2025, Active Directory Consultant contract job roles required 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 featuring Active Directory Consultant in the job title.
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Active Directory Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: