Microsoft
Essex > Chelmsford
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford 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 22 August 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 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +5 | -3 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microsoft | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chelmsford | 62.50% | 50.00% | 9.68% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 100.00% | 100.00% | 30.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £261 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | - | £273 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +39.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £230 | - | £284 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | - | - |
| Essex median daily rate | £300 | £288 | £286 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +0.60% | -36.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.76 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.20% | - |
| Essex median hourly rate | £21.00 | £17.99 | £31.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.73% | -42.43% | +68.46% |
All Vendors
Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford | 62.50% | 50.00% | 32.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £106 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £107 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | - | £150 |
| 75th Percentile | £230 | - | £213 |
| 90th Percentile | £325 | - | £256 |
| Essex median daily rate | £375 | £350 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -22.22% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.76 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.20% | - |
| Essex median hourly rate | £37.50 | £43.50 | £56.34 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | -22.79% | +162.03% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Chelmsford
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Chelmsford over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Microsoft.
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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: