Microsoft Certification Contracts in Bristol

Microsoft Certification
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 66 75
Rank change year-on-year +11 +9 +25
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 12 10 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 1.75% 1.07% 1.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.32% 2.56% 2.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 12
10th Percentile £435 £365 £308
25th Percentile £581 £425 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 £475 £538
Median % change year-on-year +78.95% -11.63% +43.33%
75th Percentile £875 £488 £550
90th Percentile - £510 -
South West median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +15.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31.25 £11.75 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £13.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +140.74% - -
75th Percentile £35.63 £15.25 -
90th Percentile £37.50 - -
South West median hourly rate £32.50 £13.98 -
% change year-on-year +132.47% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bristol.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 278 391 449
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 40.58% 42.00% 41.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 183 283
10th Percentile £228 £353 £340
25th Percentile £355 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £588
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -10.64% +9.61%
75th Percentile £600 £631 £675
90th Percentile £716 £735 £748
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 98 62
10th Percentile £18.14 £55.70 £33.00
25th Percentile £22.55 £66.25 £55.31
Median hourly rate £32.50 £70.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.57% - +13.82%
75th Percentile £68.75 £75.00 £83.40
90th Percentile £79.87 £81.50 £89.63
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £70.00 £64.57
% change year-on-year -64.07% +8.41% +7.62%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Microsoft Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in Bristol

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Microsoft Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in Bristol over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Certification in Bristol

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Microsoft Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Microsoft Certification

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (16.67%) Power Automate
2 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
General
1 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 7 (58.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Military
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Analyst
1 7 (58.33%) Desktop Support
1 7 (58.33%) Support Analyst
2 5 (41.67%) Deskside Analyst
2 5 (41.67%) Deskside Support
2 5 (41.67%) Deskside Support Analyst
2 5 (41.67%) Technology Support Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Automation Specialist
3 2 (16.67%) Consultant
3 2 (16.67%) Desktop Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Desktop Support Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Platform Specialist
3 2 (16.67%) Power Platform Specialist
3 2 (16.67%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
3 2 (16.67%) Windows Support Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) IT Trainer
4 1 (8.33%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (16.67%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Windows
2 2 (16.67%) Windows 10
3 1 (8.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) ITIL
2 7 (58.33%) Customer Service
3 5 (41.67%) ITSM
3 5 (41.67%) Root Cause Analysis
3 5 (41.67%) Service Management
4 2 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (16.67%) Change Management
4 2 (16.67%) Knowledge Transfer
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (16.67%) Thought Leadership
4 2 (16.67%) User Experience
5 1 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) A+ Certification
3 1 (8.33%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (41.67%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (16.67%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (58.33%) ServiceNow