Microsoft
Somerset > Bridgwater
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bridgwater 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 20 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 20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -1 | +5 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microsoft | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bridgwater | 57.14% | 20.00% | 22.22% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 80.00% | 71.43% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £377 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £210 | £381 | £171 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £223 | £411 | £195 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.90% | +110.90% | +6.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £271 | £466 | £221 |
| 90th Percentile | £330 | £484 | £231 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £275 | £388 | £215 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.03% | +80.23% | -16.50% |
All Vendors
Bridgwater
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 Bridgwater.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bridgwater | 71.43% | 28.00% | 22.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £206 | £380 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £387 | £171 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | £448 | £195 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -49.72% | +129.49% | +16.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £514 | £221 |
| 90th Percentile | £322 | £525 | £231 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £456 | £450 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.39% | +12.50% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgwater
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bridgwater.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bridgwater
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bridgwater citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bridgwater
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Bridgwater over the 6 months to 20 August 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bridgwater 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: