Microsoft Certification Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Microsoft Certification
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 30 21
Rank change year-on-year +4 -9 +6
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 0.59% 1.27% 1.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.94% 3.85% 5.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £163 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £200 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £188 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £175 £200 -
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim

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 County Antrim.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 34 52 38
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 20.00% 32.91% 31.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 29 25
10th Percentile £333 £135 £204
25th Percentile £384 £200 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £513
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -12.20% +24.24%
75th Percentile £653 £538 £600
90th Percentile £690 £607 £665
Northern Ireland median daily rate £525 £450 £519
% change year-on-year +16.67% -13.25% +22.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 2
10th Percentile - £14.78 -
25th Percentile - £18.64 £30.63
Median hourly rate £14.50 £23.00 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year -36.96% -26.40% +124.66%
75th Percentile £20.00 £33.25 £31.88
90th Percentile £26.29 £43.12 -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £14.50 £23.00 £12.25
% change year-on-year -36.96% +87.76% -11.93%

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Microsoft Certification job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Microsoft Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Microsoft Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 14 May 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
Belfast +7 1 £175 -12.50% 2
Microsoft Certification
Northern Ireland

Microsoft Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XMPP
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft