The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford 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 26 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 26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
4
9
4
Rank change year-on-year
+5
-5
+4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft
3
2
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
3
10
9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford
21.43%
34.48%
52.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
6
7
10th Percentile
-
-
£163
25th Percentile
£185
£105
£281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£190
£110
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+72.73%
-72.50%
-33.33%
75th Percentile
£195
£242
£456
90th Percentile
-
£467
£535
Essex median daily rate
£475
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+5.56%
-5.26%
+35.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
0
2
10th Percentile
£13.15
-
-
25th Percentile
£13.59
-
£22.50
Median hourly rate
£14.31
-
£24.00
75th Percentile
£15.04
-
£25.50
90th Percentile
£15.47
-
-
Essex median hourly rate
£40.31
£65.50
£21.50
% change year-on-year
-38.46%
+204.65%
+16.45%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
Microsoft Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Chelmsford.
Microsoft Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Chelmsford.
Microsoft Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chelmsford region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:
