Microsoft Specialist Contract Job Trends in Derby

Microsoft Specialist
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Microsoft Specialist daily rate in Derby is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.71% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £575 - -

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 105 70 135
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 74.47% 90.91% 93.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 42 97
10th Percentile £183 £171 £150
25th Percentile £397 £303 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £500 £256
Median % change year-on-year -8.50% +95.59% -46.74%
75th Percentile £543 £599 £500
90th Percentile £650 £723 £588
Derbyshire median daily rate £463 £500 £255
% change year-on-year -7.50% +96.08% -46.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 4 17
10th Percentile £16.35 £23.38 -
25th Percentile £16.95 £23.94 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £24.58 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.30% +36.56% -41.94%
75th Percentile £25.76 £24.85 £24.18
90th Percentile £51.25 £25.03 £24.51
Derbyshire median hourly rate £17.87 £24.58 £20.00
% change year-on-year -27.30% +22.90% -41.61%

Microsoft Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

Microsoft Specialist job vacancy trend in Derby

Microsoft Specialist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 9 June 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 Derby region featuring Microsoft Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Discovery
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

Microsoft Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Loss Prevention
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Discovery
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft