Active Directory Architect Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Microsoft Active Directory Architect
England > Yorkshire

The median Microsoft Active Directory Architect daily rate in Yorkshire is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Active Directory Architect 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.037% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 - -
England median daily rate £510 £650 £648
% change year-on-year -21.54% +0.31% +8.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,512 1,141 1,565
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.78% 94.22% 90.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,538 716 976
10th Percentile £318 £263 £254
25th Percentile £411 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £493
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -3.55% -6.19%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £579
90th Percentile £675 £615 £650
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 43 74
10th Percentile £16.62 £16.25 £11.30
25th Percentile £22.05 £18.10 £12.53
Median hourly rate £25.77 £21.24 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.33% +21.37% -14.63%
75th Percentile £35.80 £22.14 £25.83
90th Percentile £68.75 £33.38 £53.75
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.75 £39.50
% change year-on-year +56.52% -27.22% -9.47%

Active Directory Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Active Directory Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Active Directory Architect job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Active Directory Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Architect job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Active Directory Architect job vacancies in Yorkshire

Active Directory Architect
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Active Directory Architect within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 25 June 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
North Yorkshire - 1 £510 - 1
Active Directory Architect
England

Active Directory Architect Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 25 June 2026, Active Directory Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Yorkshire region featuring Active Directory Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Virtualisation
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Active Directory Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Virtualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) BeyondTrust
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) CyberArk
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft