Microsoft Contracts in the North West

Microsoft
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 7 May 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
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 7 7
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 +2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 387 485 543
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 14.49% 15.54% 13.56%
As % of the Vendors category 36.96% 38.49% 38.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 337 346
10th Percentile £178 £200 £153
25th Percentile £287 £350 £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £409
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +16.28% +8.93%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £534
90th Percentile £653 £650 £635
England median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +14.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 23 58
10th Percentile £10.95 £14.65 £9.91
25th Percentile £11.07 £16.94 £14.25
Median hourly rate £14.50 £26.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.28% +47.22% -18.18%
75th Percentile £17.72 £38.75 £36.45
90th Percentile £26.50 £51.07 £49.94
England median hourly rate £15.00 £20.97 £18.50
% change year-on-year -28.45% +13.32% +1.26%

All Vendors
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,047 1,260 1,422
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 39.21% 40.37% 35.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 614 833 965
10th Percentile £260 £275 £185
25th Percentile £391 £369 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +1.05% +11.76%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £575
90th Percentile £685 £650 £650
England median daily rate £520 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -2.80% +1.90% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 149 57 96
10th Percentile £10.95 £16.22 £10.14
25th Percentile £12.00 £22.41 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £18.59
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% +101.69% -25.63%
75th Percentile £26.39 £48.00 £40.97
90th Percentile £46.18 £53.13 £57.50
England median hourly rate £22.40 £38.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -41.82% +83.33% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the North West over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the North West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the North West over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 7 May 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
Manchester -4 152 £464 -2.37% 267
Cheshire +5 91 £488 +8.33% 115
Cumbria +2 46 £510 +13.22% 21
Lancashire +7 42 £475 +31.03% 70
Merseyside -1 37 £311 -32.70% 60
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 44 (11.37%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.03%) IBM Notes
3 4 (1.03%) IIS
4 3 (0.78%) Confluence
5 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.26%) Apache
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.26%) Tomcat
Applications
1 144 (37.21%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (17.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (7.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (2.84%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (2.33%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (2.07%) CATIA
6 8 (2.07%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.26%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (2.33%) Teamcenter
2 8 (2.07%) DELMIA
3 6 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.78%) Maximo
5 2 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.52%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.26%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 95 (24.55%) Microsoft 365
2 92 (23.77%) Azure
3 26 (6.72%) Entra ID
4 20 (5.17%) Power Platform
4 20 (5.17%) Taleo
5 18 (4.65%) Dynamics 365
5 18 (4.65%) SaaS
6 15 (3.88%) AWS
7 13 (3.36%) IaaS
8 12 (3.10%) Azure Sentinel
9 10 (2.58%) PaaS
10 8 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.81%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.29%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.29%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.03%) Google Workspace
13 4 (1.03%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 3 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
15 2 (0.52%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.13%) Firewall
2 14 (3.62%) DNS
3 8 (2.07%) DHCP
4 7 (1.81%) LAN
5 6 (1.55%) WAAS
6 5 (1.29%) SAN
6 5 (1.29%) WAN
6 5 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.03%) VPN
8 3 (0.78%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.78%) VLAN
8 3 (0.78%) VoIP
9 2 (0.52%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (0.52%) Intranet
9 2 (0.52%) Network Security
10 1 (0.26%) BGP
10 1 (0.26%) EIGRP
10 1 (0.26%) H.323
10 1 (0.26%) OSPF
10 1 (0.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.20%) SQL Server
2 16 (4.13%) Power BI
3 10 (2.58%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.03%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.03%) GIS
5 4 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.52%) MySQL
7 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.26%) Big Data
8 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.26%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.26%) QGIS
8 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (2.33%) JIRA
2 5 (1.29%) Git
3 2 (0.52%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.26%) GitLab
4 1 (0.26%) Hudson
4 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.26%) Rational Software Modeler
General
1 137 (35.40%) Social Skills
2 40 (10.34%) Finance
3 35 (9.04%) Public Sector
4 32 (8.27%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (4.39%) Banking
6 13 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (2.84%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (2.58%) Legal
9 7 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (1.81%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (1.29%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.29%) Retail
10 5 (1.29%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.03%) Fire and Rescue
12 3 (0.78%) Law
12 3 (0.78%) Marketing
13 2 (0.52%) Automotive
13 2 (0.52%) French Language
13 2 (0.52%) German Language
Job Titles
1 65 (16.80%) Analyst
2 29 (7.49%) Senior
3 26 (6.72%) Architect
4 23 (5.94%) Service Analyst
4 23 (5.94%) Service Desk Analyst
5 22 (5.68%) Developer
5 22 (5.68%) IT Support
6 20 (5.17%) Administrator
6 20 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 18 (4.65%) Lead
8 17 (4.39%) Support Engineer
9 13 (3.36%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 13 (3.36%) Azure Engineer
9 13 (3.36%) Solutions Architect
10 12 (3.10%) 2nd Line Support
10 12 (3.10%) IT Engineer
10 12 (3.10%) Project Manager
11 10 (2.58%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
11 10 (2.58%) Business Analyst
11 10 (2.58%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.81%) CSS
1 7 (1.81%) HTML
2 5 (1.29%) .NET
2 5 (1.29%) .NET Framework
2 5 (1.29%) JSON
2 5 (1.29%) REST
3 4 (1.03%) SailPoint
4 3 (0.78%) Node.js
4 3 (0.78%) RESTful
4 3 (0.78%) Web Services
4 3 (0.78%) XHTML
5 2 (0.52%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.52%) Swagger
5 2 (0.52%) TensorFlow
5 2 (0.52%) YAML
6 1 (0.26%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.26%) Google Maps API
6 1 (0.26%) OpenLayers
6 1 (0.26%) React
6 1 (0.26%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 16 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (3.88%) Management Information System
3 10 (2.58%) Virtual Team
4 7 (1.81%) PKI
5 6 (1.55%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.55%) NHS
5 6 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (1.29%) CCTV
6 5 (1.29%) Clustering
6 5 (1.29%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.29%) Social Media
7 4 (1.03%) Life Science
7 4 (1.03%) Low-Code
7 4 (1.03%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.78%) Cyberattack
8 3 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.78%) Enterprise Cloud
8 3 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.78%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 115 (29.72%) Windows
2 74 (19.12%) Windows 10
3 16 (4.13%) Windows Server
4 11 (2.84%) Mac OS
4 11 (2.84%) Windows Server 2012
5 10 (2.58%) Apple iOS
5 10 (2.58%) Linux
6 5 (1.29%) VMS
6 5 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (1.03%) Windows 7
7 4 (1.03%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.52%) Android
8 2 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.52%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.26%) Unix
9 1 (0.26%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.26%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (20.16%) Customer Service
2 68 (17.57%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (17.05%) Decision-Making
4 42 (10.85%) Agile
5 40 (10.34%) ITIL
5 40 (10.34%) Time Management
6 31 (8.01%) Migration
7 27 (6.98%) Data Protection
8 26 (6.72%) DevOps
9 25 (6.46%) Cybersecurity
10 23 (5.94%) Project Management
11 22 (5.68%) Stakeholder Management
12 20 (5.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 20 (5.17%) Mobile Device Management
13 19 (4.91%) Service Management
14 17 (4.39%) Analytics
14 17 (4.39%) Business Intelligence
14 17 (4.39%) Continuous Improvement
15 16 (4.13%) Roadmaps
15 16 (4.13%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 29 (7.49%) PowerShell
2 27 (6.98%) SQL
3 14 (3.62%) Python
4 8 (2.07%) C#
4 8 (2.07%) JavaScript
4 8 (2.07%) Kusto Query Language
5 6 (1.55%) Java
6 3 (0.78%) Bash
7 2 (0.52%) C
7 2 (0.52%) PHP
8 1 (0.26%) C++
8 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.26%) Fortran
8 1 (0.26%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.26%) Perl
8 1 (0.26%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 76 (19.64%) Security Cleared
2 67 (17.31%) SC Cleared
3 55 (14.21%) Degree
4 27 (6.98%) Microsoft Certification
5 22 (5.68%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (4.13%) CISSP
7 14 (3.62%) CISM
8 12 (3.10%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (2.33%) CompTIA Security+
9 9 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (2.33%) MCSE
10 6 (1.55%) CISA
10 6 (1.55%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.55%) MBA
11 5 (1.29%) CCNA
11 5 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.29%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.29%) PMP
11 5 (1.29%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.03%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (8.79%) SLA
2 27 (6.98%) Disclosure Scotland
3 11 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (2.84%) QA
4 6 (1.55%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.55%) PMO
5 5 (1.29%) NIST
6 3 (0.78%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.78%) GDPR
7 2 (0.52%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.26%) COREP
8 1 (0.26%) FINREP
8 1 (0.26%) GMP
8 1 (0.26%) GxP
8 1 (0.26%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.26%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.26%) NCSC
System Software
1 97 (25.06%) Active Directory
2 24 (6.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.88%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.03%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.52%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.52%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.26%) Docker
6 1 (0.26%) Firmware
6 1 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.26%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 43 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 27 (6.98%) SCCM
3 9 (2.33%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 6 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.55%) Terraform
5 3 (0.78%) Autotask
5 3 (0.78%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.78%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.52%) Ansible
6 2 (0.52%) CA Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.26%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.26%) VxRail
Vendors
1 55 (14.21%) ServiceNow
2 35 (9.04%) VMware
3 13 (3.36%) Apple
3 13 (3.36%) SAP
4 12 (3.10%) Citrix
5 8 (2.07%) Siemens
6 6 (1.55%) CA
6 6 (1.55%) Cisco
6 6 (1.55%) CyberArk
6 6 (1.55%) Google
7 5 (1.29%) Oracle
7 5 (1.29%) Veeam
8 4 (1.03%) Adobe
8 4 (1.03%) Dell
8 4 (1.03%) Facebook
8 4 (1.03%) iManage
8 4 (1.03%) Lotus
8 4 (1.03%) Pega
8 4 (1.03%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.03%) Sophos