Microsoft Contracts in Worcestershire

Microsoft
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire 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.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 +2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 14 34 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire 18.92% 29.06% 32.41%
As % of the Vendors category 45.16% 48.57% 59.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 27 29
10th Percentile £190 £198 £196
25th Percentile £200 £450 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £475 £275
Median % change year-on-year -52.63% +72.73% +27.02%
75th Percentile £400 £569 £388
90th Percentile £460 £675 £465
West Midlands median daily rate £425 £456 £425
% change year-on-year -6.85% +7.35% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 3
10th Percentile - £15.24 -
25th Percentile - £15.46 £12.38
Median hourly rate £10.50 £16.45 £12.63
Median % change year-on-year -36.18% +30.27% -15.80%
75th Percentile £10.90 £17.21 £12.88
90th Percentile £11.61 £17.28 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £14.00 £16.23 £16.00
% change year-on-year -13.71% +1.41% -5.88%

All Vendors
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 31 70 59
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire 41.89% 59.83% 54.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 49 44
10th Percentile £200 £204 £196
25th Percentile £275 £450 £241
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £350
Median % change year-on-year - +35.71% +30.59%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £461
90th Percentile £675 £675 £584
West Midlands median daily rate £450 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +15.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 8
10th Percentile - £15.53 -
25th Percentile £10.50 £16.18 £12.38
Median hourly rate £11.11 £17.33 £15.68
Median % change year-on-year -35.87% +10.51% +4.53%
75th Percentile £57.40 £17.72 £17.35
90th Percentile £72.50 - £19.38
West Midlands median hourly rate £19.95 £18.50 £17.28
% change year-on-year +7.84% +7.06% -4.00%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Worcestershire

Microsoft
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Worcestershire

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Worcestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Worcestershire

Microsoft
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Worcestershire

Microsoft
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 28 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
Redditch +2 6 £400 +110.53% 7
Worcester -3 3 £325 -38.10% 6
Malvern 0 1 £400 -11.11% 4
Droitwich - 1 £225 - 2
Microsoft
West Midlands

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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 1 (7.14%) IIS
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (7.14%) SharePoint
1 1 (7.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (7.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Sage 200
1 1 (7.14%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Azure
1 2 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (7.14%) Azure Functions
2 1 (7.14%) Power Platform
2 1 (7.14%) Serverless
2 1 (7.14%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (21.43%) Intranet
2 2 (14.29%) VPN
3 1 (7.14%) DHCP
3 1 (7.14%) DNS
3 1 (7.14%) Ethernet
3 1 (7.14%) SSL
3 1 (7.14%) TCP/IP
3 1 (7.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 1 (7.14%) MS Access
2 1 (7.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (28.57%) JIRA
2 1 (7.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 5 (35.71%) Finance
1 5 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Automotive
3 2 (14.29%) Financial Institution
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (7.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Administrator
2 3 (21.43%) Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Technical Administrator
3 2 (14.29%) 2nd Line Support
3 2 (14.29%) Applications Support
3 2 (14.29%) Support Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Applications Support Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Applications Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Business Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Coordinator
4 1 (7.14%) Desktop Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Desktop Support Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Development Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) IT Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Project Coordinator
4 1 (7.14%) Security Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) Service Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) LDAP
1 1 (7.14%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Hedge funds
2 1 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Security Posture
2 1 (7.14%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.14%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (7.14%) NHS
2 1 (7.14%) PDA
2 1 (7.14%) Security Posture
2 1 (7.14%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 5 (35.71%) Windows
2 2 (14.29%) Windows 10
3 1 (7.14%) Android
3 1 (7.14%) Windows 7
3 1 (7.14%) Windows Server
3 1 (7.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (14.29%) Analytics
1 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
1 2 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
1 2 (14.29%) Customer Service
1 2 (14.29%) Data Analytics
1 2 (14.29%) ERP
1 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (7.14%) Business Case
2 1 (7.14%) Cost Reduction
2 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (7.14%) Data Governance
2 1 (7.14%) DevOps
2 1 (7.14%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (7.14%) Inventory Management
2 1 (7.14%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (7.14%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (7.14%) Server Management
2 1 (7.14%) Task-Oriented
2 1 (7.14%) Test Scripting
2 1 (7.14%) Virtual Infrastructure
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) SQL
2 1 (7.14%) Bash
2 1 (7.14%) Python
2 1 (7.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) SLA
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (7.14%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 1 (7.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Atlassian
1 1 (7.14%) Sage
1 1 (7.14%) Salesforce
1 1 (7.14%) SAP
1 1 (7.14%) ServiceNow