Microsoft Engineer
UK
The median Microsoft Engineer daily rate in the UK is £470 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 530 | 634 | 779 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +104 | +145 | -147 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer | 61 | 73 | 83 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.093% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.097% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 60 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £273 | £285 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £413 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | +5.26% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £558 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £614 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £500 | £410 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.00% | +21.89% | +9.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £43.88 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £49.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | - | £59.38 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £69.06 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £74.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,491 | 57,026 | 85,241 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.56% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,430 | 39,779 | 59,788 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,635 | 1,621 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.99 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Microsoft Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Microsoft Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Engineer.
Microsoft Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Engineer over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Microsoft Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Engineer.
Microsoft Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 |
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| England | +121 | 57 | £470 | -6.00% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | +65 | 51 | £470 | -6.00% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +128 | 34 | £495 | -1.00% | 8 |
| South West | +40 | 23 | £495 | -19.90% | 10 |
| London | +93 | 9 | £563 | +12.50% | |
| South East | +23 | 9 | £400 | +6.67% | |
| North of England | +22 | 9 | £363 | -34.09% | 3 |
| North West | +9 | 9 | £363 | -34.09% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +42 | 7 | £350 | -33.33% | |
| Midlands | +40 | 7 | £350 | -33.33% | |
| Scotland | +37 | 3 | £538 | +79.17% |
Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Microsoft Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.
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Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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