Active Directory Contracts in Edinburgh

Microsoft Active Directory
Scotland > Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Active Directory skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Active Directory over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 33 67
Rank change year-on-year +5 +34 -19
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 49 82 62
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 5.99% 6.63% 3.21%
As % of the System Software category 41.53% 42.05% 25.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 61 43
10th Percentile £200 £131 £129
25th Percentile £240 £188 £144
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £270 £200
Median % change year-on-year +25.93% +35.00% -46.67%
75th Percentile £488 £475 £550
90th Percentile £750 £600 £633
Scotland median daily rate £325 £294 £300
% change year-on-year +10.54% -2.00% -26.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £19.75
25th Percentile - - £23.13
Median hourly rate - - £28.75
75th Percentile - - £34.38
90th Percentile - - £37.75
Scotland median hourly rate £60.00 - £40.00
% change year-on-year - - -39.39%

All System Software Skills
Edinburgh

Active Directory is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for system software skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 118 195 240
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 14.43% 15.76% 12.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 150 161
10th Percentile £231 £187 £158
25th Percentile £340 £311 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £507 £525 £575
90th Percentile £646 £575 £650
Scotland median daily rate £438 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -7.89% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 6
10th Percentile £50.57 - -
25th Percentile £60.25 - £17.50
Median hourly rate £60.50 - £28.75
75th Percentile £60.75 - £46.56
90th Percentile - - £48.75
Scotland median hourly rate £60.50 £40.68 £44.50
% change year-on-year +48.72% -8.58% -32.58%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Active Directory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

Active Directory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

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Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Edinburgh

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Active Directory in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Active Directory in Edinburgh

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (8.16%) SharePoint
2 2 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (32.65%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (22.45%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (8.16%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 13 (26.53%) Entra ID
2 12 (24.49%) Azure
3 9 (18.37%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (10.20%) Power Platform
5 2 (4.08%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 16 (32.65%) DHCP
1 16 (32.65%) DNS
2 14 (28.57%) VPN
3 6 (12.24%) Firewall
4 4 (8.16%) SSL
General
1 18 (36.73%) Public Sector
2 17 (34.69%) Social Skills
3 4 (8.16%) Banking
4 1 (2.04%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (18.37%) Desktop Engineer
2 8 (16.33%) Analyst
3 7 (14.29%) Architect
3 7 (14.29%) Infrastructure Support
4 6 (12.24%) Desktop Support
5 5 (10.20%) Cybersecurity Specialist
5 5 (10.20%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 5 (10.20%) Infrastructure Support Specialist
5 5 (10.20%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 5 (10.20%) Security Analyst
5 5 (10.20%) Security Specialist
5 5 (10.20%) Support Specialist
6 4 (8.16%) Active Directory Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (8.16%) Network Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 4 (8.16%) Support Engineer
7 3 (6.12%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (6.12%) IT Analyst
8 2 (4.08%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (14.29%) OpenID
1 7 (14.29%) SAML
2 4 (8.16%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.24%) PKI
2 4 (8.16%) Cyber Threat
2 4 (8.16%) Product Ownership
3 3 (6.12%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 29 (59.18%) Windows
2 16 (32.65%) Windows 10
3 13 (26.53%) Windows Server
4 11 (22.45%) Windows 7
5 2 (4.08%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (2.04%) Android
6 1 (2.04%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (44.90%) ITIL
2 12 (24.49%) Break/Fix
2 12 (24.49%) Customer Service
2 12 (24.49%) Service Delivery
3 10 (20.41%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 7 (14.29%) Network Management
4 7 (14.29%) Stakeholder Identification
5 6 (12.24%) Email Filtering
5 6 (12.24%) Kalman Filter
5 6 (12.24%) Security Operations
6 5 (10.20%) Agile
6 5 (10.20%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
6 5 (10.20%) Identity Access Management
6 5 (10.20%) Penetration Testing
6 5 (10.20%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (10.20%) Risk Assessment
6 5 (10.20%) Security Testing
6 5 (10.20%) Static Application Security Testing
6 5 (10.20%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 6 (12.24%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (44.90%) SC Cleared
1 22 (44.90%) Security Cleared
2 11 (22.45%) A+ Certification
3 9 (18.37%) Degree
4 8 (16.33%) MCSE
4 8 (16.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (8.16%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (8.16%) MCP
6 1 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (12.24%) Disclosure Scotland
2 4 (8.16%) QA
3 2 (4.08%) SLA
4 1 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (2.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 6 (12.24%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.04%) BitLocker
2 1 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 29 (59.18%) SCCM
2 7 (14.29%) WSUS
3 4 (8.16%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 29 (59.18%) Microsoft
2 14 (28.57%) Cisco
3 7 (14.29%) CrowdStrike
3 7 (14.29%) Okta
3 7 (14.29%) Zscaler
4 4 (8.16%) Citrix
4 4 (8.16%) CyberArk
5 1 (2.04%) Mitel
5 1 (2.04%) VMware