Active Directory Federation Services Contract Job Trends

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Active Directory Federation Services skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 631 524 506
Rank change year-on-year -107 -18 -12
Contract jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services 51 31 66
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.095% 0.094% 0.17%
As % of the Systems Management category 0.87% 0.67% 1.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 17 38
10th Percentile £428 £160 £396
25th Percentile £485 £179 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £400 £590
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -32.20% +7.27%
75th Percentile £715 £608 £608
90th Percentile £775 £665 £668
UK excluding London median daily rate £694 £325 £605
% change year-on-year +113.38% -46.28% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £74.75 - -
25th Percentile £78.13 - -
Median hourly rate £85.00 - £23.80
75th Percentile £90.63 - -
90th Percentile £93.25 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £95.00 - -

All Systems Management Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills 5,867 4,602 4,601
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.94% 13.95% 11.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,913 2,990 3,176
10th Percentile £313 £281 £300
25th Percentile £420 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year +3.95% -2.86% -6.36%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £619
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £486 £500
% change year-on-year +2.83% -2.75% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 80 71
10th Percentile £18.25 £13.75 £20.00
25th Percentile £30.75 £18.87 £23.80
Median hourly rate £63.48 £30.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +111.60% -20.00% -34.78%
75th Percentile £71.00 £63.75 £62.25
90th Percentile £81.25 £78.83 £74.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.14 £55.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +14.79% +37.50% -13.38%

Active Directory Federation Services
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory Federation Services relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Active Directory Federation Services job vacancy trend in the UK

Active Directory Federation Services
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Active Directory Federation Services
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory Federation Services in the UK

Active Directory Federation Services
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Active Directory Federation Services
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Active Directory Federation Services over the 6 months to 24 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Active Directory Federation Services in the UK

Active Directory Federation Services
Top 10 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 24 August 2026. 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
England -92 50 £600 +65.52% 8
UK excluding London -95 34 £694 +113.38% 6
South East -63 18 £750 +318.99% 2
London -61 16 £483 -8.05% 2
Work from Home -59 11 £485 -19.83% 4
North of England -58 9 £662 - 1
South West -40 7 £705 +15.10% 3
North West -42 5 £662 - 1
Yorkshire - 3 £565 -
North East - 1 £675 -

Active Directory Federation Services
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (11.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (9.80%) Confluence
2 5 (9.80%) SharePoint
3 3 (5.88%) Apache
3 3 (5.88%) IIS
3 3 (5.88%) nginx
3 3 (5.88%) Tomcat
4 2 (3.92%) Exchange Server 2010
4 2 (3.92%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 4 (7.84%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 32 (62.75%) Azure
2 22 (43.14%) Entra ID
3 21 (41.18%) AWS
4 9 (17.65%) GCP
4 9 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (5.88%) Cloudflare
5 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Purview
5 3 (5.88%) OneDrive
6 2 (3.92%) Amazon ECR
6 2 (3.92%) Amazon EKS
6 2 (3.92%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 1 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (23.53%) Kerberos
2 11 (21.57%) DNS
3 8 (15.69%) Firewall
4 6 (11.76%) DHCP
5 4 (7.84%) SSL
6 3 (5.88%) SAN
7 2 (3.92%) BIG-IP
7 2 (3.92%) NAS
7 2 (3.92%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.84%) Metadata
2 3 (5.88%) MySQL
2 3 (5.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 7 (13.73%) JIRA
2 3 (5.88%) GitLab
3 1 (1.96%) Jenkins
General
1 13 (25.49%) Social Skills
2 12 (23.53%) Finance
3 5 (9.80%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (7.84%) Public Sector
5 3 (5.88%) Banking
6 2 (3.92%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.92%) Retail
7 1 (1.96%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.96%) Aviation
7 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.96%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (31.37%) Architect
2 6 (11.76%) Lead
3 4 (7.84%) Technical Architect
4 3 (5.88%) Active Directory Architect
4 3 (5.88%) Cloud Engineer
4 3 (5.88%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 3 (5.88%) Security Architect
4 3 (5.88%) Technology Manager
5 2 (3.92%) Analyst
5 2 (3.92%) Consultant
5 2 (3.92%) Data Analyst
5 2 (3.92%) Messaging Engineer
5 2 (3.92%) VMware Architect
6 1 (1.96%) AWS Engineer
6 1 (1.96%) DevOps Engineer
6 1 (1.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (1.96%) Lead Infrastructure Engineer
6 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Consultant
6 1 (1.96%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (1.96%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (54.90%) OAuth
1 28 (54.90%) SAML
2 25 (49.02%) LDAP
3 22 (43.14%) OpenID
4 10 (19.61%) OAuth2
5 5 (9.80%) Terraform
6 3 (5.88%) .NET
6 3 (5.88%) LAMP
6 3 (5.88%) LEMP Stack
6 3 (5.88%) SailPoint
6 3 (5.88%) Web Services
6 3 (5.88%) YAML
7 2 (3.92%) JSON
7 2 (3.92%) REST
7 2 (3.92%) SOAP
8 1 (1.96%) FIDO
8 1 (1.96%) WebAuthn
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.76%) PKI
2 5 (9.80%) Replication
3 4 (7.84%) Clustering
3 4 (7.84%) Data Centre
4 3 (5.88%) BYOD
4 3 (5.88%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (5.88%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (5.88%) Onboarding
4 3 (5.88%) Security Posture
5 2 (3.92%) Blackberry
5 2 (3.92%) Enterprise Cloud
5 2 (3.92%) iPad
5 2 (3.92%) iPhone
5 2 (3.92%) Operational Technology
5 2 (3.92%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.96%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.96%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.96%) IoT
6 1 (1.96%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 13 (25.49%) Windows
2 10 (19.61%) Linux
3 7 (13.73%) Windows Server
4 3 (5.88%) CentOS
4 3 (5.88%) Ubuntu
5 2 (3.92%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (3.92%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (1.96%) Android
6 1 (1.96%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.96%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (35.29%) Zero Trust
2 16 (31.37%) Root Cause Analysis
3 15 (29.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 12 (23.53%) Roadmaps
5 11 (21.57%) Migration
5 11 (21.57%) Technical Leadership
6 10 (19.61%) Cybersecurity
7 9 (17.65%) CI/CD
7 9 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (17.65%) DevOps
8 8 (15.69%) Data Protection
8 8 (15.69%) ITIL
8 8 (15.69%) Runbook
9 7 (13.73%) Agile
10 6 (11.76%) Architectural Patterns
10 6 (11.76%) Identity Access Management
10 6 (11.76%) Mentoring
10 6 (11.76%) OWASP
10 6 (11.76%) Project Delivery
11 5 (9.80%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 13 (25.49%) PowerShell
2 7 (13.73%) Java
3 5 (9.80%) Python
4 4 (7.84%) Bash
5 1 (1.96%) Go
Qualifications
1 24 (47.06%) Security Cleared
2 12 (23.53%) DV Cleared
3 10 (19.61%) SC Cleared
4 7 (13.73%) Degree
5 5 (9.80%) CISSP
5 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (7.84%) AWS Certification
6 4 (7.84%) CISM
7 3 (5.88%) Master's Degree
8 2 (3.92%) Azure Certification
8 2 (3.92%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (3.92%) MCSA
8 2 (3.92%) MCSE
9 1 (1.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.96%) CEH
9 1 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (1.96%) GIAC
9 1 (1.96%) SSCP
9 1 (1.96%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (19.61%) GDPR
2 7 (13.73%) NCSC
3 4 (7.84%) NIST
4 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.96%) NIST 800
5 1 (1.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (1.96%) SLA
System Software
1 43 (84.31%) Active Directory
2 5 (9.80%) VMware NSX
3 4 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (5.88%) Dovecot
4 3 (5.88%) OpenAM
4 3 (5.88%) Postfix
5 2 (3.92%) UAG
5 2 (3.92%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (1.96%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 1 (1.96%) BitLocker
6 1 (1.96%) Docker
6 1 (1.96%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (17.65%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (7.84%) CA Single Sign-On
3 4 (7.84%) PingFederate
4 3 (5.88%) Ansible
4 3 (5.88%) HAProxy
4 3 (5.88%) Kubernetes
5 2 (3.92%) vCenter Server
6 1 (1.96%) Kibana
6 1 (1.96%) Nagios
6 1 (1.96%) Prometheus
6 1 (1.96%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 37 (72.55%) Microsoft
2 7 (13.73%) VMware
3 5 (9.80%) Cisco
4 4 (7.84%) Ping Identity
4 4 (7.84%) ServiceNow
5 3 (5.88%) CyberArk
5 3 (5.88%) F5
5 3 (5.88%) Forcepoint
5 3 (5.88%) Juniper
5 3 (5.88%) Proofpoint
5 3 (5.88%) Red Hat
6 2 (3.92%) BeyondTrust
6 2 (3.92%) Lotus
6 2 (3.92%) Okta
6 2 (3.92%) Sparx
6 2 (3.92%) Thycotic
7 1 (1.96%) Becrypt
7 1 (1.96%) Commvault
7 1 (1.96%) MobileIron
7 1 (1.96%) Splunk