Microsoft Contracts in Reading

Microsoft
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 12 4
Rank change year-on-year +5 -8 +2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 198 124 213
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 16.71% 11.99% 15.71%
As % of the Vendors category 34.32% 23.31% 36.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 84 171
10th Percentile £205 £354 £145
25th Percentile £225 £428 £348
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £529 £560 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.54% +17.89% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £691 £594
90th Percentile £608 £725 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £543 £450
% change year-on-year -7.83% +20.56% +2.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 0
10th Percentile £51.75 £28.15 -
25th Percentile £56.44 £43.81 -
Median hourly rate £58.30 £55.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% - -
75th Percentile £60.69 £63.47 -
90th Percentile £64.66 £74.21 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.30 £25.00 £75.00
% change year-on-year +133.20% -66.67% +76.47%

All Vendors
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 577 532 587
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 48.69% 51.45% 43.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 360 366 418
10th Percentile £213 £381 £175
25th Percentile £413 £500 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £586 £515
Median % change year-on-year -6.14% +13.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £641 £685 £611
90th Percentile £688 £725 £663
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -6.82% +10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 15 5
10th Percentile £32.60 £29.10 £26.30
25th Percentile £52.90 £47.95 £27.50
Median hourly rate £58.30 £64.68 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.86% +115.58% -51.22%
75th Percentile £61.60 £66.21 £35.00
90th Percentile £64.32 £73.45 £45.50
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.30 £60.88 £50.00
% change year-on-year -4.23% +21.75% +73.91%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Reading

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Reading

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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Reading over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Reading

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Reading

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Reading over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Reading

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 19 (9.60%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.53%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.01%) CMS
4 1 (0.51%) Apache
4 1 (0.51%) Jadu
Applications
1 55 (27.78%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (8.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.53%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.01%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.01%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.51%) PlantUML
6 1 (0.51%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (2.53%) Primavera
2 3 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.01%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.51%) Maximo
4 1 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.51%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 64 (32.32%) Azure
2 23 (11.62%) Azure Monitor
3 18 (9.09%) Entra ID
3 18 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (7.58%) Azure Storage
5 13 (6.57%) OCI
6 12 (6.06%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (5.56%) Power Platform
8 7 (3.54%) SaaS
9 6 (3.03%) PaaS
9 6 (3.03%) PowerApps
10 5 (2.53%) Power Automate
11 4 (2.02%) Azure AKS
11 4 (2.02%) Azure API Management
11 4 (2.02%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (2.02%) Azure Key Vault
11 4 (2.02%) Azure Logic Apps
11 4 (2.02%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (2.02%) Azure Service Bus
11 4 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (18.18%) Firewall
2 30 (15.15%) DNS
3 28 (14.14%) DHCP
4 20 (10.10%) LAN
5 13 (6.57%) SAN
6 7 (3.54%) Network Security
7 5 (2.53%) Broadband
8 3 (1.52%) TCP/IP
9 2 (1.01%) Intranet
9 2 (1.01%) VPN
9 2 (1.01%) WAN
10 1 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.51%) Skype
10 1 (0.51%) SSL
10 1 (0.51%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.04%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.54%) Power BI
3 4 (2.02%) Azure SQL Database
3 4 (2.02%) NoSQL
3 4 (2.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.01%) Big Data
4 2 (1.01%) MySQL
4 2 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.51%) Power Query
5 1 (0.51%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.51%) Redis
5 1 (0.51%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 6 (3.03%) Git
2 4 (2.02%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.51%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.51%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.51%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 113 (57.07%) Social Skills
2 38 (19.19%) Organisational Skills
3 22 (11.11%) Telecoms
4 14 (7.07%) Finance
5 12 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (5.56%) Public Sector
7 8 (4.04%) Legal
8 7 (3.54%) Marketing
9 3 (1.52%) Mandarin Language
9 3 (1.52%) Manufacturing
9 3 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.01%) Electronics
10 2 (1.01%) Retail
11 1 (0.51%) Advertising
11 1 (0.51%) Billing
11 1 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.51%) French Language
11 1 (0.51%) Italian Language
11 1 (0.51%) Local Government
11 1 (0.51%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 22 (11.11%) Support Engineer
2 21 (10.61%) Build Engineer
2 21 (10.61%) Senior
2 21 (10.61%) Windows Build Engineer
2 21 (10.61%) Windows Engineer
3 18 (9.09%) Desktop Engineer
3 18 (9.09%) Desktop Support
3 18 (9.09%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 18 (9.09%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
3 18 (9.09%) Hardware Engineer
4 16 (8.08%) Developer
5 15 (7.58%) Active Directory Support
6 14 (7.07%) Active Directory Specialist
6 14 (7.07%) Azure Specialist
6 14 (7.07%) Support Specialist
7 13 (6.57%) Analyst
7 13 (6.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 9 (4.55%) Storage Engineer
9 8 (4.04%) Administrator
9 8 (4.04%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (10.10%) ARM Templates
2 7 (3.54%) Itk
3 5 (2.53%) JSON
4 4 (2.02%) .NET
4 4 (2.02%) SOAP
4 4 (2.02%) XML
4 4 (2.02%) YAML
5 3 (1.52%) OAuth
5 3 (1.52%) OpenID
5 3 (1.52%) REST
6 2 (1.01%) Flash
6 2 (1.01%) HTML
7 1 (0.51%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.51%) ADO
7 1 (0.51%) CSS
7 1 (0.51%) LAMP
7 1 (0.51%) MDX
7 1 (0.51%) Node.js
7 1 (0.51%) RESTful
7 1 (0.51%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 36 (18.18%) Driving Licence
2 16 (8.08%) PKI
3 15 (7.58%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (7.07%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.52%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (1.01%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.01%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.01%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.01%) Social Media
8 1 (0.51%) BYOD
8 1 (0.51%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (0.51%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.51%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.51%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.51%) NHS
8 1 (0.51%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.51%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.51%) Smartphone
8 1 (0.51%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 105 (53.03%) Windows
2 70 (35.35%) Windows 10
3 55 (27.78%) Windows Server
4 51 (25.76%) Windows Server 2016
4 51 (25.76%) Windows Server 2019
5 42 (21.21%) Linux
6 36 (18.18%) Windows 7
7 34 (17.17%) Windows Server 2012
8 21 (10.61%) Windows NT
9 13 (6.57%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.51%) Android
10 1 (0.51%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (44.44%) ITIL
2 59 (29.80%) Customer Service
3 57 (28.79%) Problem-Solving
4 38 (19.19%) Service Management
5 37 (18.69%) DevOps
5 37 (18.69%) Release Management
6 36 (18.18%) Agile
7 24 (12.12%) Project Management
7 24 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
7 24 (12.12%) User Acceptance Testing
8 23 (11.62%) Deployment Automation
9 22 (11.11%) Infrastructure as Code
10 20 (10.10%) CI/CD
11 19 (9.60%) Customer Requirements
11 19 (9.60%) Service Delivery
12 18 (9.09%) Analytics
12 18 (9.09%) Hardware Maintenance
12 18 (9.09%) Software Deployment
12 18 (9.09%) Software Testing
13 16 (8.08%) Break/Fix
Programming Languages
1 37 (18.69%) PowerShell
2 24 (12.12%) C#
3 16 (8.08%) Bicep
4 15 (7.58%) VB
4 15 (7.58%) VBScript
5 14 (7.07%) SQL
6 5 (2.53%) C
7 3 (1.52%) JavaScript
7 3 (1.52%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.51%) Bash
8 1 (0.51%) C++
8 1 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.51%) Java
8 1 (0.51%) PHP
8 1 (0.51%) Python
8 1 (0.51%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 106 (53.54%) Security Cleared
2 100 (50.51%) DV Cleared
3 58 (29.29%) Degree
4 34 (17.17%) SC Cleared
5 15 (7.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 13 (6.57%) CCNA
6 13 (6.57%) CCNP
6 13 (6.57%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.53%) ACCA
7 5 (2.53%) CIMA
8 3 (1.52%) CIPD
8 3 (1.52%) PMP
9 2 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (1.01%) CISSP
9 2 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.51%) APMP
10 1 (0.51%) CISM
10 1 (0.51%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.51%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (11.11%) QA
2 5 (2.53%) PMO
3 2 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 2 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.01%) NIST
3 2 (1.01%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.51%) GDPR
4 1 (0.51%) ITGC
4 1 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.51%) SLA
System Software
1 56 (28.28%) Active Directory
2 39 (19.70%) Firmware
3 15 (7.58%) Virtual Desktop
3 15 (7.58%) Virtual Machines
3 15 (7.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (6.57%) Hyper-V
4 13 (6.57%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (1.01%) Docker
5 2 (1.01%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 90 (45.45%) SCCM
2 49 (24.75%) WSUS
3 29 (14.65%) SCOM
4 21 (10.61%) Sysprep
5 19 (9.60%) Microsoft Intune
6 17 (8.59%) Kubernetes
7 15 (7.58%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 14 (7.07%) EMC NetWorker
9 13 (6.57%) NetBackup
9 13 (6.57%) vCenter Server
10 5 (2.53%) Terraform
11 2 (1.01%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 2 (1.01%) Grafana
11 2 (1.01%) Nessus
11 2 (1.01%) Network Intrusion Detection System
12 1 (0.51%) Ansible
12 1 (0.51%) Graylog
12 1 (0.51%) Istio
12 1 (0.51%) Nagios
12 1 (0.51%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 55 (27.78%) HP
2 22 (11.11%) Oracle
3 18 (9.09%) Cisco
4 17 (8.59%) VMware
5 14 (7.07%) EMC
5 14 (7.07%) Palo Alto
6 13 (6.57%) 3PAR
6 13 (6.57%) Dell
6 13 (6.57%) Extreme Networks
6 13 (6.57%) Juniper
6 13 (6.57%) Symantec
6 13 (6.57%) Veeam
7 11 (5.56%) Splunk
8 9 (4.55%) Citrix
9 3 (1.52%) ServiceNow
10 2 (1.01%) CheckPoint
10 2 (1.01%) Databricks
10 2 (1.01%) Red Hat
10 2 (1.01%) SAP
11 1 (0.51%) Salesforce