Microsoft
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire 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 16 September 2026, 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.
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6 months to 16 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +4 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 151 | 127 | 60 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 18.90% | 19.33% | 11.65% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 39.32% | 34.51% | 26.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 84 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £331 | £371 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £419 | £478 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.46% | -12.40% | +6.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £548 | £472 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £612 | £493 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £437 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.97% | -2.89% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.02 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.35 | £12.82 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £16.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28.56 | £18.13 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £28.75 | £18.87 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £25.38 | £22.32 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.74% | -25.62% | +34.74% |
All Vendors
Cheshire
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 Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 384 | 368 | 229 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 48.06% | 56.01% | 44.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 230 | 263 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £305 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £358 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £450 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.56% | -15.57% | +6.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £520 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £627 | £688 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 16 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | - | £12.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £12.82 | £14.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.75 | £16.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.19% | -5.88% | -24.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £22.03 | £22.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.73 | £67.25 | £29.90 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.96 | £22.63 | £35.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.39% | -36.00% | +1.03% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Cheshire over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Microsoft.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Cheshire over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 16 September 2026. 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 |
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| Warrington | -1 | 42 | £450 | +38.46% | 33 |
| Knutsford | +2 | 33 | £492 | +12.46% | 5 |
| Chester | -1 | 30 | £525 | +176.32% | 38 |
| Crewe | +2 | 14 | £325 | +57.58% | 11 |
| Northwich | 0 | 5 | £185 | -53.75% | 1 |
| Macclesfield | +6 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| Runcorn | - | 3 | £400 | - | 6 |
| Alderley Edge | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Winsford | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Widnes | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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