Active Directory Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Microsoft Active Directory
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Active Directory skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 48 35
Rank change year-on-year +20 -13 -3
Contract jobs citing Active Directory 51 17 55
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 7.51% 2.53% 5.17%
As % of the System Software category 41.13% 20.73% 35.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 12 38
10th Percentile £200 £136 £155
25th Percentile £235 £212 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £408
Median % change year-on-year - -1.84% +48.18%
75th Percentile £500 £491 £566
90th Percentile £588 £545 £655
West Yorkshire median daily rate £350 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% +66.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.25 - -
Median hourly rate £27.50 - -
75th Percentile £28.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 - £17.06
% change year-on-year - - -20.67%

All System Software Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 124 82 154
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 18.26% 12.20% 14.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 61 100
10th Percentile £223 £288 £258
25th Percentile £338 £381 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £514
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -22.14% +2.75%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £619
90th Percentile £568 £575 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £400 £481
% change year-on-year +18.75% -16.88% +20.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.25 - -
Median hourly rate £27.50 - £62.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +188.37%
75th Percentile £28.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 - £17.35
% change year-on-year - - -19.31%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Active Directory job vacancy trend in Leeds

Active Directory
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Active Directory in Leeds over the 6 months to 25 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Active Directory in Leeds

Active Directory
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 14 (27.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (3.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (39.22%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.96%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 32 (62.75%) Entra ID
2 29 (56.86%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (17.65%) Azure
4 2 (3.92%) PaaS
5 1 (1.96%) AWS
5 1 (1.96%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (15.69%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (9.80%) VPN
3 2 (3.92%) DHCP
3 2 (3.92%) DNS
3 2 (3.92%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.96%) Firewall
4 1 (1.96%) LAN
4 1 (1.96%) Network Security
4 1 (1.96%) VoIP
4 1 (1.96%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.96%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 43 (84.31%) Social Skills
2 12 (23.53%) Finance
3 9 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (17.65%) Retail
4 3 (5.88%) Legal
5 2 (3.92%) Electronics
5 2 (3.92%) Manufacturing
5 2 (3.92%) Marketing
5 2 (3.92%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.92%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.96%) Banking
6 1 (1.96%) Local Government
6 1 (1.96%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 21 (41.18%) Support Manager
2 11 (21.57%) IT Support
3 8 (15.69%) Analyst
3 8 (15.69%) IT Manager
3 8 (15.69%) IT Support Manager
4 7 (13.73%) Support Engineer
5 6 (11.76%) 1st Line Support
5 6 (11.76%) 1st Line Support Manager
6 5 (9.80%) IT Engineer
6 5 (9.80%) Support Analyst
7 4 (7.84%) Mac Engineer
8 3 (5.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 3 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support
8 3 (5.88%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 3 (5.88%) Desktop Engineer
8 3 (5.88%) Desktop Support
8 3 (5.88%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 3 (5.88%) IT Support Engineer
8 3 (5.88%) Service Analyst
8 3 (5.88%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 12 (23.53%) iPhone
2 11 (21.57%) Smartphone
3 3 (5.88%) Mobile App
4 2 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.96%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.96%) NHS
5 1 (1.96%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.96%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 26 (50.98%) Mac OS
1 26 (50.98%) Windows
2 6 (11.76%) Windows Server
3 5 (9.80%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.96%) Android
4 1 (1.96%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (47.06%) Customer Service
2 16 (31.37%) ITIL
2 16 (31.37%) Mobile Device Management
3 15 (29.41%) ITSM
4 12 (23.53%) Service Management
5 11 (21.57%) Incident Management
5 11 (21.57%) Service Delivery
6 8 (15.69%) Security Patching
7 7 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (9.80%) Service Desk Management
9 3 (5.88%) Case Management
9 3 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
9 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 2 (3.92%) Business Intelligence
10 2 (3.92%) Digital Marketing
10 2 (3.92%) Mentoring
10 2 (3.92%) Migration
10 2 (3.92%) Programme Management
10 2 (3.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 1 (1.96%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (33.33%) ACSP
1 17 (33.33%) ACTC
2 4 (7.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 3 (5.88%) Degree
4 1 (1.96%) CCNA
4 1 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.96%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (1.96%) Hyper-V
1 1 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (1.96%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 26 (50.98%) Jamf Pro
2 7 (13.73%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (11.76%) SCCM
4 1 (1.96%) Grafana
4 1 (1.96%) Terraform
Vendors
1 45 (88.24%) Microsoft
2 32 (62.75%) Apple
3 28 (54.90%) ServiceNow
4 5 (9.80%) HP
4 5 (9.80%) MobileIron
5 3 (5.88%) Citrix
5 3 (5.88%) Computacenter
6 2 (3.92%) SAP
6 2 (3.92%) VMware
7 1 (1.96%) Cisco
7 1 (1.96%) Google
7 1 (1.96%) Meraki
7 1 (1.96%) Palo Alto
7 1 (1.96%) Veeam