Microsoft Engineer Contract Job Trends in Derby

Microsoft Engineer
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Microsoft Engineer daily rate in Derby is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.66% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £500 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 114 70 135
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 75.50% 93.33% 93.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 38 99
10th Percentile £178 £192 £149
25th Percentile £354 £256 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £350 £269
Median % change year-on-year +34.29% +30.11% -40.22%
75th Percentile £534 £516 £475
90th Percentile £583 £577 £588
Derbyshire median daily rate £464 £350 £255
% change year-on-year +32.50% +37.08% -43.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 7 17
10th Percentile £16.35 £21.92 -
25th Percentile £16.69 £23.59 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -26.10% +36.46% -8.98%
75th Percentile £25.36 - £20.00
90th Percentile £51.25 £24.37 £21.50
Derbyshire median hourly rate £17.87 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year -26.10% +36.46% +4.64%

Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Microsoft Engineer job vacancy trend in Derby

Microsoft Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Derby.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Derby

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 3 April 2026, Microsoft Engineer 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 Derby region featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) BitLocker
1 1 (100.00%) Dell
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Deployment Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) BitLocker
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Dell
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft