Microsoft Specialist Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Microsoft Specialist
Central London > City of London

The median Microsoft Specialist daily rate in the City of London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026.

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

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 - 125
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Specialist 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.087% - 0.092%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% - 0.097%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £528
25th Percentile - - £533
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £558
75th Percentile - - £574
90th Percentile - - £575
Central London median daily rate £500 - £558

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 2,177 1,627 2,058
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 93.13% 95.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,460 1,017 1,446
10th Percentile £356 £350 £350
25th Percentile £454 £463 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £551
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.40% -8.21%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £565 £550
% change year-on-year -2.65% +2.73% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 14 15
10th Percentile £18.14 £22.00 £15.62
25th Percentile £18.75 £23.98 £20.22
Median hourly rate £32.07 £29.58 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.42% +28.59% -34.29%
75th Percentile £52.33 £47.50 £28.44
90th Percentile £61.83 £89.13 £40.00
Central London median hourly rate £27.00 £28.61 £26.41
% change year-on-year -5.63% +8.35% -24.56%

Microsoft Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Microsoft Specialist job vacancy trend in the City of London

Microsoft Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Specialist job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Specialist job vacancies in the City of London

Microsoft Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 18 May 2026, Microsoft Specialist 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 City of London region featuring Microsoft Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365

Microsoft Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft