Microsoft
East of England > Bedfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two 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 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -2 | -2 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microsoft | 41 | 28 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 18.47% | 13.93% | 15.83% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 29.71% | 25.93% | 31.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £198 | £238 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £225 | £344 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £425 | £320 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.53% | +32.81% | -14.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £494 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £500 | £430 |
| East of England median daily rate | £525 | £325 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.54% | -13.33% | -6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.64 | £34.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £34.70 | £40.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £41.45 | £50.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.10% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.73 | £52.83 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £88.29 | £54.52 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £18.85 | £16.23 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.14% | -12.27% | +5.71% |
All Vendors
Bedfordshire
Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Bedfordshire.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 138 | 108 | 70 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 62.16% | 53.73% | 50.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 68 | 65 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £363 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £450 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £565 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | +5.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £581 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £661 | £650 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +8.70% | +2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.50 | £39.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.45 | £50.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £61.50 | £55.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.82% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £88.00 | £63.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £97.60 | £67.53 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £22.63 | £16.23 | £19.81 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.43% | -18.07% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Microsoft.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | -4 | 19 | £575 | +27.78% | 15 |
| Leighton Buzzard | - | 9 | - | - | 1 |
| Bedford | 0 | 7 | £225 | -30.77% | 12 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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: