Microsoft Contracts in Bristol

Microsoft
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 8 12
Rank change year-on-year +2 +4 -2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 69 123 120
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 12.85% 11.64% 9.56%
As % of the Vendors category 28.99% 26.57% 28.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 73 86
10th Percentile £157 £206 £185
25th Percentile £213 £300 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £328 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -34.50% +11.11% +0.28%
75th Percentile £550 £570 £550
90th Percentile £661 £680 £638
South West median daily rate £470 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -6.00% -4.76% +23.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 19 7
10th Percentile - £43.00 £17.40
25th Percentile £18.13 £43.75 £37.00
Median hourly rate £18.51 £47.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.03% -26.92% +85.71%
75th Percentile £28.99 £65.00 -
90th Percentile £37.50 £85.00 £67.00
South West median hourly rate £18.51 £15.95 £32.50
% change year-on-year +16.09% -50.94% -7.14%

All Vendors
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 238 463 422
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 44.32% 43.80% 33.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 242 298
10th Percentile £213 £201 £263
25th Percentile £335 £375 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £638
90th Percentile £674 £725 £725
South West median daily rate £516 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +0.57% -2.29% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 107 32
10th Percentile £18.17 £32.75 £16.66
25th Percentile £18.51 £43.75 £45.50
Median hourly rate £56.25 £62.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.27% -4.62% +72.07%
75th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 -
90th Percentile £70.00 £80.00 £83.75
South West median hourly rate £40.84 £47.50 £63.00
% change year-on-year -14.02% -24.60% +33.74%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Bristol

Microsoft
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Bristol

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Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Bristol

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Bristol

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Bristol

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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 7 (10.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (7.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (23.19%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (5.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (4.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.45%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 29 (42.03%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (15.94%) Azure
3 4 (5.80%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (4.35%) AWS
4 3 (4.35%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (2.90%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.90%) IaaS
5 2 (2.90%) PaaS
5 2 (2.90%) SaaS
6 1 (1.45%) Akamai
6 1 (1.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 1 (1.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (1.45%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 5 (7.25%) VPN
2 3 (4.35%) Firewall
3 2 (2.90%) Network Security
4 1 (1.45%) DHCP
4 1 (1.45%) DNS
4 1 (1.45%) Ethernet
4 1 (1.45%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.90%) Power BI
2 1 (1.45%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.45%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (5.80%) JIRA
2 3 (4.35%) Git
3 1 (1.45%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.45%) Eclipse
3 1 (1.45%) GitLab
3 1 (1.45%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (1.45%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (1.45%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (27.54%) Social Skills
2 14 (20.29%) Public Sector
3 12 (17.39%) Finance
4 9 (13.04%) Legal
5 6 (8.70%) Law
6 5 (7.25%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (7.25%) Electronics
7 4 (5.80%) Manufacturing
7 4 (5.80%) Marketing
7 4 (5.80%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.45%) Banking
9 1 (1.45%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.45%) Italian Language
9 1 (1.45%) Military
9 1 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (24.64%) Analyst
2 10 (14.49%) Architect
2 10 (14.49%) Desktop Support
2 10 (14.49%) Support Engineer
3 9 (13.04%) IT Support
4 8 (11.59%) IT Engineer
4 8 (11.59%) Service Analyst
4 8 (11.59%) Service Desk Analyst
5 6 (8.70%) Desktop Engineer
5 6 (8.70%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 5 (7.25%) Support Analyst
7 4 (5.80%) Developer
7 4 (5.80%) Infrastructure Architect
7 4 (5.80%) Senior
8 3 (4.35%) Business Analyst
8 3 (4.35%) Field Engineer
8 3 (4.35%) IT Support Engineer
8 3 (4.35%) Programme Controller
8 3 (4.35%) Security Engineer
9 2 (2.90%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.90%) CSS
1 2 (2.90%) HTML
1 2 (2.90%) Node.js
1 2 (2.90%) OpenID
1 2 (2.90%) Web Services
2 1 (1.45%) .NET
2 1 (1.45%) .NET Core
2 1 (1.45%) CSS3
2 1 (1.45%) Django
2 1 (1.45%) Entity Framework
2 1 (1.45%) FastAPI
2 1 (1.45%) HTML5
2 1 (1.45%) Laravel
2 1 (1.45%) Next.js
2 1 (1.45%) OAuth
2 1 (1.45%) React
2 1 (1.45%) REST
2 1 (1.45%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.45%) SOAP
2 1 (1.45%) Yii
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.80%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.35%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.90%) Enterprise Cloud
3 2 (2.90%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.90%) Product Ownership
3 2 (2.90%) Social Media
4 1 (1.45%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.45%) Clustering
4 1 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (1.45%) PKI
4 1 (1.45%) Security Posture
4 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (49.28%) Windows
2 14 (20.29%) Windows 10
3 13 (18.84%) Windows 7
4 5 (7.25%) Linux
5 2 (2.90%) Windows Server
6 1 (1.45%) Android
6 1 (1.45%) Mac OS
6 1 (1.45%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (23.19%) Customer Service
2 15 (21.74%) ITIL
3 12 (17.39%) ITSM
4 11 (15.94%) Break/Fix
4 11 (15.94%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (10.14%) Collaborative Working
6 6 (8.70%) Agile
6 6 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (8.70%) Service Delivery
7 5 (7.25%) Case Management
7 5 (7.25%) DevOps
7 5 (7.25%) Multi-Factor Authentication
7 5 (7.25%) Requirements Gathering
7 5 (7.25%) Roadmaps
8 4 (5.80%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 4 (5.80%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (5.80%) Digital Marketing
8 4 (5.80%) Privileged Access Management
8 4 (5.80%) Ticket Management
8 4 (5.80%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.35%) C#
1 3 (4.35%) JavaScript
1 3 (4.35%) Python
1 3 (4.35%) SQL
2 2 (2.90%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.45%) C++
3 1 (1.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (1.45%) PHP
3 1 (1.45%) TypeScript
3 1 (1.45%) X++
Qualifications
1 17 (24.64%) Security Cleared
2 9 (13.04%) Degree
3 6 (8.70%) SC Cleared
4 5 (7.25%) DV Cleared
4 5 (7.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 5 (7.25%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (4.35%) A+ Certification
6 2 (2.90%) ACCA
6 2 (2.90%) CIMA
7 1 (1.45%) Dell Certification
7 1 (1.45%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (4.35%) PMO
2 3 (4.35%) SLA
3 1 (1.45%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.45%) GAAP
3 1 (1.45%) GRC
3 1 (1.45%) IFRS
System Software
1 22 (31.88%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.45%) Docker
3 1 (1.45%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.45%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (1.45%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (11.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (2.90%) Terraform
3 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (1.45%) MIIS
3 1 (1.45%) Puppet
3 1 (1.45%) SCCM
3 1 (1.45%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 11 (15.94%) ServiceNow
2 7 (10.14%) VMware
3 5 (7.25%) Citrix
3 5 (7.25%) iManage
3 5 (7.25%) SAP
4 2 (2.90%) F5
5 1 (1.45%) Apple
5 1 (1.45%) Aruba
5 1 (1.45%) CheckPoint
5 1 (1.45%) Dell
5 1 (1.45%) Extreme Networks
5 1 (1.45%) Google
5 1 (1.45%) HP
5 1 (1.45%) IBM
5 1 (1.45%) Infoblox
5 1 (1.45%) Oracle
5 1 (1.45%) Qualys
5 1 (1.45%) Ruckus Wireless
5 1 (1.45%) Veritas
5 1 (1.45%) Zscaler