Active Directory Contract Job Trends in West Lothian

Microsoft Active Directory
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Lothian requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
10 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Lothian 20.00% - -
As % of the System Software category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £243 - -
25th Percentile £288 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £463 - -
90th Percentile £508 - -
Scotland median daily rate £363 £400 £500
% change year-on-year -9.38% -20.00% +77.78%

All System Software Skills
West Lothian

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 West Lothian.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 3 0 12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian 20.00% - 22.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £243 - £478
25th Percentile £288 - £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £553
75th Percentile £463 - £588
90th Percentile £508 - £589
Scotland median daily rate £464 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +3.06% -10.00% +12.61%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Active Directory job vacancy trend in West Lothian

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Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Active Directory.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in West Lothian

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in West Lothian over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in West Lothian

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Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Active Directory.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian

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 West Lothian region over the 6 months to 10 January 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
Livingston - 3 £375 - 2
Active Directory
Scotland

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (33.33%) Ethernet
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Desktop Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support
1 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Network Specialist
1 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Specialist
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Windows Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Augmented Reality
1 1 (33.33%) Smartphone
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Android
2 1 (33.33%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 7
2 1 (33.33%) Windows Server
2 1 (33.33%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Application Packaging
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Release Management
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Security Monitoring
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) FortiGate
1 1 (33.33%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Apple
1 1 (33.33%) Avaya
1 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) Extreme Networks
1 1 (33.33%) Fortinet
1 1 (33.33%) SolarWinds
1 1 (33.33%) VMware
Active Directory jobs