Microsoft Contracts in Bristol

Microsoft
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 27 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.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 11 10
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 122 123 156
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 11.71% 9.75% 10.97%
As % of the Vendors category 26.01% 28.87% 33.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 88 92
10th Percentile £206 £185 £187
25th Percentile £300 £347 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £449
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% +3.06% +28.21%
75th Percentile £570 £550 £545
90th Percentile £680 £649 £613
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £425
% change year-on-year -4.76% +23.53% +13.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 8 9
10th Percentile £42.63 £17.80 £16.90
25th Percentile £43.75 £46.00 £32.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 £62.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% +78.57% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61.56 £65.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £66.50 £40.13
South West median hourly rate £15.89 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -68.22% +42.86% -18.00%

All Vendors
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 469 426 472
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 45.01% 33.76% 33.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 301 333
10th Percentile £199 £263 £253
25th Percentile £364 £390 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% +2.56% +14.71%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £594
90th Percentile £725 £725 £675
South West median daily rate £508 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -3.33% +10.53% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 34 18
10th Percentile £30.13 £16.90 £28.00
25th Percentile £43.75 £50.19 £35.00
Median hourly rate £59.75 £65.00 £37.78
Median % change year-on-year -8.08% +72.07% -16.06%
75th Percentile £70.00 - £42.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £83.75 £56.58
South West median hourly rate £47.50 £63.00 £46.71
% change year-on-year -24.60% +34.87% +3.80%

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

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Bristol over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Bristol

Microsoft
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

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Bristol over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Bristol

Microsoft
Contract Job Locations in Bristol

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Bristol region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Avonmouth - 1 £410 - 2
Microsoft
South West

Microsoft
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 13 (10.66%) SharePoint
2 7 (5.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (4.10%) Skype for Business
4 2 (1.64%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 30 (24.59%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (9.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.46%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.82%) CATIA
6 1 (0.82%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (6.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.46%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (1.64%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 42 (34.43%) Azure
2 24 (19.67%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (12.30%) Dynamics 365
4 14 (11.48%) Power Platform
5 13 (10.66%) AWS
5 13 (10.66%) PaaS
6 12 (9.84%) SaaS
7 10 (8.20%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (6.56%) Entra ID
9 7 (5.74%) PowerApps
10 6 (4.92%) Power Automate
11 4 (3.28%) IaaS
12 3 (2.46%) OneDrive
13 2 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (1.64%) WhatsApp
14 1 (0.82%) Azure App Service
14 1 (0.82%) Azure Event Grid
14 1 (0.82%) Azure Service Bus
14 1 (0.82%) Google Workspace
14 1 (0.82%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 9 (7.38%) Firewall
1 9 (7.38%) PBX
1 9 (7.38%) VoIP
2 8 (6.56%) SAN
2 8 (6.56%) WAN
3 7 (5.74%) LAN
4 6 (4.92%) FTP
4 6 (4.92%) Skype
5 5 (4.10%) HTTP
6 4 (3.28%) VPN
7 3 (2.46%) DNS
8 2 (1.64%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (1.64%) DHCP
8 2 (1.64%) Ethernet
8 2 (1.64%) TCP/IP
8 2 (1.64%) Unified Communications
8 2 (1.64%) Wireless
9 1 (0.82%) Junos
9 1 (0.82%) NetScaler
9 1 (0.82%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.38%) Power BI
2 5 (4.10%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (4.10%) SQLite
3 3 (2.46%) GIS
3 3 (2.46%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.82%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.82%) Metadata
4 1 (0.82%) Metadata Repository
4 1 (0.82%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.82%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (7.38%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (4.10%) Checkstyle
2 5 (4.10%) Git
2 5 (4.10%) SonarQube
3 4 (3.28%) JIRA
4 2 (1.64%) Eclipse
4 2 (1.64%) Visual Studio
General
1 54 (44.26%) Social Skills
2 16 (13.11%) Finance
2 16 (13.11%) Telecoms
3 15 (12.30%) Public Sector
4 14 (11.48%) Manufacturing
5 10 (8.20%) Legal
6 7 (5.74%) Digital Economy
7 5 (4.10%) Marketing
7 5 (4.10%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (3.28%) Banking
8 4 (3.28%) Documentation Skills
8 4 (3.28%) Electronics
9 3 (2.46%) Advertising
9 3 (2.46%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (1.64%) Military
11 1 (0.82%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.82%) Retail
11 1 (0.82%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 24 (19.67%) Architect
2 19 (15.57%) Solutions Architect
3 15 (12.30%) Developer
4 12 (9.84%) Author
4 12 (9.84%) Technical Author
5 10 (8.20%) Support Engineer
6 9 (7.38%) Analyst
7 8 (6.56%) Software Engineer
8 7 (5.74%) IT Engineer
8 7 (5.74%) Network Engineer
9 6 (4.92%) Desktop Engineer
9 6 (4.92%) IT Support
9 6 (4.92%) IT Support Engineer
9 6 (4.92%) Senior
10 5 (4.10%) 2nd Line Support
10 5 (4.10%) Administrator
10 5 (4.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (4.10%) Lead
11 4 (3.28%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 4 (3.28%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (13.93%) XML
2 10 (8.20%) .NET
3 6 (4.92%) .NET Core
4 5 (4.10%) .NET Framework
4 5 (4.10%) JSON
4 5 (4.10%) REST
4 5 (4.10%) Web Services
5 4 (3.28%) SailPoint
6 3 (2.46%) ASP.NET
7 2 (1.64%) 802.1X
7 2 (1.64%) AngularJS
7 2 (1.64%) CSS
7 2 (1.64%) HTML
7 2 (1.64%) Node.js
8 1 (0.82%) Blazor
8 1 (0.82%) CSS3
8 1 (0.82%) HTML5
8 1 (0.82%) Kafka
8 1 (0.82%) NgRx
8 1 (0.82%) React
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.38%) Blackberry
1 9 (7.38%) Video Conferencing
2 8 (6.56%) Management Information System
3 7 (5.74%) Replication
4 4 (3.28%) Cyber Defence
4 4 (3.28%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 4 (3.28%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (3.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (3.28%) Security Operations Centre
5 3 (2.46%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.46%) PKI
5 3 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.64%) CMDB
6 2 (1.64%) Enterprise Cloud
6 2 (1.64%) IoT
6 2 (1.64%) iPhone
6 2 (1.64%) Linux Command Line
6 2 (1.64%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.82%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.82%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.31%) Windows
2 14 (11.48%) Windows Server
3 8 (6.56%) Linux
4 6 (4.92%) Windows 10
5 3 (2.46%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (1.64%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.64%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.82%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (19.67%) Agile
1 24 (19.67%) ITIL
2 16 (13.11%) DevOps
3 13 (10.66%) Business Intelligence
3 13 (10.66%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (10.66%) Roadmaps
4 12 (9.84%) CAD
4 12 (9.84%) Change Management
4 12 (9.84%) CRM
4 12 (9.84%) Customer Service
4 12 (9.84%) Data Management
5 11 (9.02%) Architecture Governance
5 11 (9.02%) Decision-Making
5 11 (9.02%) Enterprise Architecture
5 11 (9.02%) TOGAF
6 10 (8.20%) ArchiMate
6 10 (8.20%) BPMN
7 9 (7.38%) Software Engineering
7 9 (7.38%) Zero Trust
8 8 (6.56%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 12 (9.84%) C#
2 5 (4.10%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.28%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.64%) C++
4 2 (1.64%) SQL
5 1 (0.82%) Java
5 1 (0.82%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 46 (37.70%) Security Cleared
2 23 (18.85%) DV Cleared
3 17 (13.93%) Degree
4 14 (11.48%) SC Cleared
5 9 (7.38%) HND
6 8 (6.56%) TOGAF Certification
7 4 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (2.46%) AAT
8 3 (2.46%) CCNP
8 3 (2.46%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (2.46%) MCP
8 3 (2.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (1.64%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.82%) ACCA
10 1 (0.82%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.82%) CCNA
10 1 (0.82%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.82%) HP ASE
10 1 (0.82%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.74%) PMO
2 6 (4.92%) QA
3 4 (3.28%) NIST
3 4 (3.28%) NIST 800
3 4 (3.28%) SLA
4 1 (0.82%) Data Quality
System Software
1 17 (13.93%) Active Directory
2 12 (9.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (9.02%) VMware ESXi
4 7 (5.74%) VMware NSX
5 2 (1.64%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.64%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.64%) XenApp
5 2 (1.64%) XenDesktop
6 1 (0.82%) Docker
6 1 (0.82%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.82%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (7.38%) SCCM
1 9 (7.38%) vCenter Server
2 6 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.46%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (1.64%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.82%) Terraform
5 1 (0.82%) WSUS
Vendors
1 21 (17.21%) Cisco
2 18 (14.75%) VMware
3 11 (9.02%) Google
4 10 (8.20%) Juniper
4 10 (8.20%) Nokia
5 9 (7.38%) Avaya
5 9 (7.38%) Ericsson
5 9 (7.38%) IBM
5 9 (7.38%) Ribbon
6 8 (6.56%) Palo Alto
6 8 (6.56%) Veeam
7 7 (5.74%) CheckPoint
7 7 (5.74%) Citrix
8 4 (3.28%) CyberArk
8 4 (3.28%) SAP
9 3 (2.46%) Apple
9 3 (2.46%) Dell
10 2 (1.64%) Mapbox
10 2 (1.64%) ServiceNow
11 1 (0.82%) Ciena