Microsoft
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast 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 29 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 29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +2 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast | 22.89% | 23.94% | 16.23% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 50.00% | 47.22% | 49.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £186 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £240 | £203 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £463 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.32% | +131.25% | -59.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £603 | £341 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | £656 | £389 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £350 | £463 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.32% | +131.25% | -59.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.31 | £21.19 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.60 | £22.56 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.72% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £19.04 | £23.94 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £24.50 | - | - |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £13.60 | £22.56 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -39.72% | - | - |
All Vendors
Belfast
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 Belfast.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 92 | 72 | 51 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 45.77% | 50.70% | 33.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 36 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £192 | £133 | £155 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £179 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £375 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.33% | -6.25% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £514 | £514 | £522 |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | £639 | £660 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £410 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.33% | -6.25% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.31 | £21.19 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.60 | £24.18 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.76% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £17.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £24.15 | - | - |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £13.60 | £24.18 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -43.76% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Belfast over the 6 months to 29 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Microsoft.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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: