Microsoft Contracts in Central London

Microsoft
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 5 10
Rank change year-on-year -5 +5 -2
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 291 392 492
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 14.70% 16.13% 13.05%
As % of the Vendors category 32.66% 37.73% 32.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 305 388
10th Percentile £263 £261 £207
25th Percentile £363 £430 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £531
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +1.65% +1.19%
75th Percentile £625 £667 £675
90th Percentile £711 £763 £788
London median daily rate £500 £500 £538
% change year-on-year - -6.98% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 1
10th Percentile £23.34 - -
25th Percentile £25.34 £12.75 £51.25
Median hourly rate £27.76 £15.25 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +82.03% -70.95% +98.71%
75th Percentile £68.68 £20.25 £53.75
90th Percentile £139.97 £24.30 -
London median hourly rate £23.80 £18.80 £27.50
% change year-on-year +26.63% -31.65% -38.20%

All Vendors
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 891 1,039 1,492
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 45.00% 42.76% 39.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 568 766 1,004
10th Percentile £305 £295 £247
25th Percentile £431 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £675 £675 £694
90th Percentile £750 £775 £788
London median daily rate £550 £550 £563
% change year-on-year - -2.22% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 6 7
10th Percentile £26.45 £12.75 £18.78
25th Percentile £28.23 £13.56 £20.61
Median hourly rate £31.00 £19.75 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +56.96% -5.95% -11.28%
75th Percentile £53.75 £23.75 £38.88
90th Percentile £100.00 £25.38 £53.15
London median hourly rate £29.07 £22.50 £30.25
% change year-on-year +29.20% -25.62% -13.57%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Central London

Microsoft
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Central London

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Central London over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Central London

Microsoft
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Central London

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Central London over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Central London

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Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Central London region over the 6 months to 9 May 2025. 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
City of London -7 250 £500 -9.09% 152
West End of London -4 8 £450 -10.89% 27
City of Westminster +9 7 £630 - 4
Camden +3 6 £500 -0.99% 1
Southwark - 5 £238 -
Kensington and Chelsea - 1 - -
Microsoft
London

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 39 (13.40%) SharePoint
2 21 (7.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.06%) Confluence
4 5 (1.72%) CMS
5 3 (1.03%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.69%) IIS
6 2 (0.69%) SAS
7 1 (0.34%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.34%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.34%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.34%) Umbraco
Applications
1 55 (18.90%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (13.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (5.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (4.47%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (2.75%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.34%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.34%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 25 (8.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.03%) CA PPM
4 2 (0.69%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.69%) Endur
4 2 (0.69%) Kondor
4 2 (0.69%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.34%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.34%) Bloomberg AIM
5 1 (0.34%) Maximo
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.34%) SAP CAR
5 1 (0.34%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.34%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.34%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.34%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 118 (40.55%) Azure
2 69 (23.71%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (14.09%) Power Platform
4 29 (9.97%) Dynamics 365
4 29 (9.97%) Entra ID
5 26 (8.93%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (6.53%) AWS
7 15 (5.15%) OneDrive
8 14 (4.81%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (4.47%) PaaS
9 13 (4.47%) Power Automate
10 12 (4.12%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (4.12%) IaaS
11 11 (3.78%) SaaS
12 10 (3.44%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (3.44%) Serverless
13 8 (2.75%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (2.75%) Azure Sentinel
13 8 (2.75%) PowerApps
14 7 (2.41%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.50%) Firewall
2 11 (3.78%) Network Security
3 10 (3.44%) DNS
4 6 (2.06%) VPN
5 5 (1.72%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (1.37%) DHCP
6 4 (1.37%) LAN
6 4 (1.37%) MPLS
6 4 (1.37%) SSL
6 4 (1.37%) WebEx
7 3 (1.03%) HTTP
7 3 (1.03%) Unified Communications
7 3 (1.03%) WAN
7 3 (1.03%) Wireless
8 2 (0.69%) S/MIME
8 2 (0.69%) VoIP
9 1 (0.34%) Internet
9 1 (0.34%) Intranet
9 1 (0.34%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.56%) SQL Server
2 19 (6.53%) Power BI
3 11 (3.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (3.44%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (3.44%) Tableau
5 9 (3.09%) NoSQL
6 6 (2.06%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (1.72%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.72%) Crystal Reports
7 5 (1.72%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.72%) Relational Database
8 4 (1.37%) Power Query
8 4 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (1.03%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.69%) Apache Hive
10 2 (0.69%) MS Access
10 2 (0.69%) MySQL
10 2 (0.69%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.69%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 21 (7.22%) JIRA
2 5 (1.72%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.37%) GitLab
4 3 (1.03%) Git
5 2 (0.69%) JMeter
5 2 (0.69%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.69%) MSI
5 2 (0.69%) NUnit
5 2 (0.69%) Postman
5 2 (0.69%) REST Assured
5 2 (0.69%) Selenium
5 2 (0.69%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.34%) TeamCity
General
1 108 (37.11%) Finance
1 108 (37.11%) Social Skills
2 36 (12.37%) Banking
3 26 (8.93%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (5.15%) Presentation Skills
5 14 (4.81%) Documentation Skills
5 14 (4.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 12 (4.12%) Public Sector
7 8 (2.75%) Retail
8 7 (2.41%) Law
8 7 (2.41%) Legal
8 7 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.06%) Marketing
10 5 (1.72%) Back Office
10 5 (1.72%) Billing
10 5 (1.72%) Retail Banking
11 4 (1.37%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.37%) Front Office
11 4 (1.37%) International Banking
11 4 (1.37%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 47 (16.15%) Analyst
2 28 (9.62%) Developer
3 27 (9.28%) Architect
4 22 (7.56%) Lead
5 21 (7.22%) Consultant
6 19 (6.53%) Support Engineer
7 17 (5.84%) Senior
8 15 (5.15%) IT Support
8 15 (5.15%) Solutions Architect
9 13 (4.47%) Azure Architect
9 13 (4.47%) Business Analyst
10 12 (4.12%) Project Manager
10 12 (4.12%) Support Analyst
11 11 (3.78%) Azure Engineer
12 9 (3.09%) Microsoft Engineer
13 8 (2.75%) Coordinator
13 8 (2.75%) Data Analyst
13 8 (2.75%) Designer
13 8 (2.75%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
13 8 (2.75%) Microsoft Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.81%) .NET
2 10 (3.44%) HTML
3 8 (2.75%) CSS
3 8 (2.75%) REST
4 6 (2.06%) OAuth
4 6 (2.06%) SOAP
5 4 (1.37%) Bootstrap
5 4 (1.37%) jQuery
5 4 (1.37%) SAML
6 3 (1.03%) ADO
6 3 (1.03%) JSON
6 3 (1.03%) LDAP
6 3 (1.03%) Web Services
7 2 (0.69%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.69%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.69%) LINQ
7 2 (0.69%) LINQ to SQL
7 2 (0.69%) Middleware
7 2 (0.69%) Visualforce
7 2 (0.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.47%) Cloud Native
2 11 (3.78%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.44%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.09%) Social Media
5 8 (2.75%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.72%) Low-Code
6 5 (1.72%) PMI
7 4 (1.37%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.37%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.37%) PKI
7 4 (1.37%) Private Cloud
7 4 (1.37%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.37%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.03%) Hedge funds
8 3 (1.03%) iPad
8 3 (1.03%) iPhone
8 3 (1.03%) Reference Data
8 3 (1.03%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 57 (19.59%) Windows
2 23 (7.90%) Linux
3 20 (6.87%) Windows 10
4 15 (5.15%) Windows Server
5 9 (3.09%) Apple iOS
6 6 (2.06%) Unix
7 5 (1.72%) Mac OS
8 3 (1.03%) Android
9 2 (0.69%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.34%) SUSE
10 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (20.62%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (16.84%) DevOps
3 47 (16.15%) Agile
4 44 (15.12%) Migration
5 34 (11.68%) Stakeholder Management
6 33 (11.34%) CRM
7 28 (9.62%) Project Management
8 26 (8.93%) CI/CD
9 25 (8.59%) Cybersecurity
10 22 (7.56%) ITIL
11 21 (7.22%) Change Management
12 20 (6.87%) Requirements Gathering
13 19 (6.53%) Roadmaps
14 17 (5.84%) Asset Management
14 17 (5.84%) Customer Service
15 16 (5.50%) Data Loss Prevention
15 16 (5.50%) Infrastructure as Code
16 15 (5.15%) Business Analysis
16 15 (5.15%) Data Analysis
16 15 (5.15%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (14.43%) SQL
2 37 (12.71%) PowerShell
3 30 (10.31%) Python
4 19 (6.53%) JavaScript
5 17 (5.84%) C#
6 9 (3.09%) Java
7 8 (2.75%) Bicep
8 6 (2.06%) Go
9 4 (1.37%) VBA
10 2 (0.69%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.69%) Bash
10 2 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.34%) C++
11 1 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.34%) Groovy
11 1 (0.34%) R
11 1 (0.34%) Scala
11 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.34%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 42 (14.43%) Degree
2 28 (9.62%) Security Cleared
3 16 (5.50%) SC Cleared
4 11 (3.78%) Azure Certification
5 9 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (3.09%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (3.09%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.72%) DV Cleared
6 5 (1.72%) PMP
7 4 (1.37%) CISSP
8 3 (1.03%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.03%) CISM
9 2 (0.69%) CCNA
9 2 (0.69%) CCNP
9 2 (0.69%) CISA
9 2 (0.69%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.69%) MCSE
9 2 (0.69%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.09%) Accessibility
1 9 (3.09%) GDPR
2 8 (2.75%) QA
3 7 (2.41%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.06%) SLA
5 5 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.72%) NIST
5 5 (1.72%) PMO
6 4 (1.37%) MiFID
7 3 (1.03%) EMIR
8 2 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.69%) NIST 800
8 2 (0.69%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.69%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.34%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.34%) UCITS
9 1 (0.34%) WCAG
System Software
1 58 (19.93%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.03%) BitLocker
4 3 (1.03%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (1.03%) XenDesktop
5 2 (0.69%) XenApp
6 1 (0.34%) Docker
6 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.34%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.34%) OpenDJ
6 1 (0.34%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.34%) Platform Symphony
6 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 32 (11.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (6.19%) SCCM
3 15 (5.15%) Terraform
4 9 (3.09%) Grafana
5 8 (2.75%) Kibana
5 8 (2.75%) Kubernetes
6 6 (2.06%) Ansible
7 4 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 3 (1.03%) CASB
8 3 (1.03%) ITRS Geneos
8 3 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.69%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.69%) Nagios
9 2 (0.69%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 2 (0.69%) WSUS
10 1 (0.34%) Forefront Identity Manager
10 1 (0.34%) Nessus
10 1 (0.34%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.34%) Puppet
10 1 (0.34%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 20 (6.87%) ServiceNow
2 13 (4.47%) Oracle
3 11 (3.78%) Citrix
4 10 (3.44%) Google
5 9 (3.09%) Cisco
5 9 (3.09%) SAP
6 7 (2.41%) Databricks
6 7 (2.41%) VMware
7 6 (2.06%) Salesforce
7 6 (2.06%) Zscaler
8 5 (1.72%) Adobe
8 5 (1.72%) Apple
8 5 (1.72%) Bloomberg
9 3 (1.03%) Broadcom
9 3 (1.03%) CyberArk
9 3 (1.03%) Forcepoint
9 3 (1.03%) Logitech
9 3 (1.03%) Planview
9 3 (1.03%) Qualys
9 3 (1.03%) Workday