The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Colchester 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 14 November 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.
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 Colchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
4
7
8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Colchester
13.33%
46.67%
53.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
4
4
10th Percentile
-
-
£386
25th Percentile
£185
-
£403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£190
£275
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-30.91%
-35.29%
-5.56%
75th Percentile
£195
-
£441
90th Percentile
-
-
£446
Essex median daily rate
£335
£300
£446
% change year-on-year
+11.67%
-32.66%
-2.36%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in Colchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend in Colchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester
For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned 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 Colchester region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:
