Microsoft Consultant Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Microsoft Consultant
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Microsoft Consultant daily rate in Cheltenham is £470, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
3 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Consultant 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 1.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £470 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cheltenham with a recognized job title 158 68 249
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.76% 94.44% 96.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 30 105
10th Percentile £380 £387 £378
25th Percentile £463 £525 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £613 £733 £670
90th Percentile £685 £774 £738
Gloucestershire median daily rate £535 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +7.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 5 29
10th Percentile £12.43 - -
25th Percentile £72.25 £13.50 £63.75
Median hourly rate £75.00 £14.00 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +435.71% -79.26% +12.50%
75th Percentile - £14.50 £72.50
90th Percentile £75.70 - £73.75
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £67.50
% change year-on-year +4.17% -46.67% -13.46%

Microsoft Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Microsoft Consultant job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 3 August 2026, Microsoft Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheltenham region featuring Microsoft Consultant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery

Microsoft Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
Microsoft Consultant jobs