Microsoft Contracts in North Wales

Microsoft
Wales > North Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in North Wales 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 24 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.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 5 4
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 3 7 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in North Wales 17.65% 23.33% 23.53%
As % of the Vendors category 30.00% 43.75% 66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 2
10th Percentile - £156 -
25th Percentile £181 £158 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £183 £200
Median % change year-on-year +16.44% -8.75% -
75th Percentile £244 £228 -
90th Percentile - £238 -
Wales median daily rate £515 £488 £425
% change year-on-year +5.64% +14.71% +21.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £22.50
Median hourly rate £19.00 - £25.00
75th Percentile - - £27.50
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median hourly rate £19.00 £18.06 £18.21
% change year-on-year +5.20% -0.80% +10.33%

All Vendors
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 10 16 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in North Wales 58.82% 53.33% 35.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 14 3
10th Percentile £184 £158 £146
25th Percentile £189 £167 £166
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £219 £213 £200
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +6.25% -57.89%
75th Percentile £242 £363 -
90th Percentile £243 £396 -
Wales median daily rate £508 £475 £449
% change year-on-year +6.84% +5.85% +3.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile - - £23.15
25th Percentile - £14.25 £24.13
Median hourly rate £19.00 £14.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +31.03% -47.27% +3.77%
75th Percentile - £14.75 £30.13
90th Percentile - - £30.65
Wales median hourly rate £39.50 £18.06 £22.50
% change year-on-year +118.72% -19.73% +15.38%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in North Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in North Wales

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in North Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in North Wales.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in North Wales

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in North Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in North Wales.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in North Wales

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Contract Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
Wrexham +5 3 £213 +6.25% 2
Microsoft
Wales

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in North Wales 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Support Technician
2 1 (33.33%) Desktop Technician
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support Technician
2 1 (33.33%) IT Technician
2 1 (33.33%) Service Desk Support
2 1 (33.33%) Service Desk Technician
2 1 (33.33%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Service Management