Microsoft Certification
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
21 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester |
2.42% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
6.67% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£190 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£283 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£338 |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£338 |
£443 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.73% |
- |
- |
Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Chester.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
45 |
10 |
7 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester |
36.29% |
14.08% |
16.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
26 |
4 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£191 |
£536 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£347 |
£553 |
£560 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£625 |
£625 |
£570 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.65% |
+62.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£642 |
£686 |
£580 |
| 90th Percentile |
£719 |
£687 |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£450 |
£475 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-5.00% |
+12.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.81 |
£24.06 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£15.76 |
£24.14 |
£17.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£19.00 |
£55.10 |
£17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-65.51% |
+214.83% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£86.00 |
£17.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£19.00 |
£55.10 |
£30.04 |
| % change year-on-year |
-65.51% |
+83.41% |
+1.47% |
Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Microsoft Certification.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Chester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Certification in Chester over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Microsoft Certification.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:
