The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Blackpool 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 24 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.
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 Blackpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
9
31
21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackpool
36.00%
37.35%
33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
7
18
21
10th Percentile
£503
£439
£320
25th Percentile
£713
£461
£550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£720
£555
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+29.73%
-7.50%
+263.70%
75th Percentile
-
£600
£700
90th Percentile
-
£683
£750
Lancashire median daily rate
£500
£500
£450
% change year-on-year
-
+11.11%
+20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£11.00
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
£16.06
£42.50
£39.73
% change year-on-year
-62.21%
+6.98%
-3.10%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Blackpool
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackpool.
Microsoft Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Blackpool
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Blackpool.
Microsoft Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Blackpool
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Blackpool.
Microsoft Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackpool
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned 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 Blackpool region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackpool 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:
