Microsoft Engineer
South East > Berkshire
The median Microsoft Engineer daily rate in Berkshire is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 90 | 122 | 113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | -9 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire | 0.26% | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £459 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £472 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £513 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.71% | +28.13% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £572 | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £596 | £440 |
| South East median daily rate | £435 | £388 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.26% | +3.33% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,085 | 1,866 | 1,720 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 94.05% | 95.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 655 | 992 | 1,104 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £213 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £381 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.76% | -2.38% | +7.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £608 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £713 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 116 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.46 | £18.75 | £17.61 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.06 | £41.44 | £22.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.37 | £59.50 | £56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.51% | +4.60% | +170.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.77 | £70.42 | £73.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.19 | £86.32 | £79.72 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £47.50 | £48.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -1.86% | +130.48% |
Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Microsoft Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Microsoft Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Engineer in Berkshire.
Microsoft Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Engineer in Berkshire.
Microsoft Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire
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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 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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| Wokingham | -10 | 1 | £350 | -22.22% | |
| Windsor | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Microsoft Engineer South East |
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Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.
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Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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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