Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Bicester

Microsoft
Oxfordshire > Bicester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bicester 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 8 April 2026, 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
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - 1
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 8 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bicester 53.33% - 100.00%
As % of the Vendors category 80.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £325 - £357
25th Percentile £508 - £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 - £369
75th Percentile £533 - £383
90th Percentile £543 - £386
Oxfordshire median daily rate £275 £250 £413
% change year-on-year +10.00% -39.39% +3.13%

All Vendors
Bicester

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 Bicester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 10 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bicester 66.67% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £325 - £357
25th Percentile £508 - £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 - £369
Median % change year-on-year - - -47.79%
75th Percentile £533 - £383
90th Percentile £543 - £386
Oxfordshire median daily rate £450 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Bicester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bicester.

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Bicester

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend in Bicester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bicester citing Microsoft.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bicester citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Bicester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Bicester over the 6 months to 8 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Bicester

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend in Bicester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bicester citing Microsoft.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bicester citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bicester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (50.00%) Retail
2 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) IT Engineer
1 4 (50.00%) IT Support
1 4 (50.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 4 (50.00%) Support Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Senior
2 2 (25.00%) User Experience Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Business Change Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Business Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Change Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Senior IT Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior IT Support
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Support Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) User Experience
2 4 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (25.00%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Behavioural Change
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Business Change Management
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Change Management
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (12.50%) Emotional Intelligence
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Planon