Microsoft Certification Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Microsoft Certification
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 22 45
Rank change year-on-year - +23 +28
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 0 33 12
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire - 9.24% 2.21%
As % of the Qualifications category - 20.37% 5.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 25 12
10th Percentile - £206 -
25th Percentile - £308 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £511 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -2.63% +10.53%
75th Percentile - £630 £643
90th Percentile - £743 £733
South East median daily rate £480 £500 £422
% change year-on-year -4.00% +18.62% -12.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £12.00 -
South East median hourly rate £89.63 £15.99 £17.50
% change year-on-year +460.71% -8.66% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 178 162 238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 40.36% 45.38% 43.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 128 198
10th Percentile £316 £256 £280
25th Percentile £431 £360 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £463 £525
Median % change year-on-year +12.43% -11.90% +16.67%
75th Percentile £579 £529 £624
90th Percentile £640 £626 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +0.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 3 3
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.34 £16.80
25th Percentile £25.12 £15.35 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £18.70 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.49% -6.50% +21.21%
75th Percentile £29.61 £28.35 £45.00
90th Percentile - £34.14 £60.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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