The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
18
37
39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
33.96%
43.53%
60.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
20
20
10th Percentile
£279
£258
£172
25th Percentile
£397
£288
£250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£494
£363
£425
Median % change year-on-year
+36.21%
-14.71%
+70.00%
75th Percentile
£570
£481
£500
90th Percentile
£641
£605
£538
Cheshire median daily rate
£510
£450
£450
% change year-on-year
+13.33%
-
+12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
6
10th Percentile
-
-
£12.48
25th Percentile
-
-
£13.65
Median hourly rate
-
£40.00
£16.83
Median % change year-on-year
-
+137.74%
-55.13%
75th Percentile
-
-
£20.42
90th Percentile
-
-
£24.69
Cheshire median hourly rate
£17.72
£18.82
£15.31
% change year-on-year
-5.84%
+22.93%
-58.90%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Microsoft Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Chester.
Microsoft Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Chester.
Microsoft Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chester region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
