Microsoft Contracts in the East of England

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England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 1 May 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.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 6 3
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 +1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 196 212 367
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 20.90% 11.11% 17.76%
As % of the Vendors category 39.12% 29.73% 40.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 93 268
10th Percentile £200 £175 £163
25th Percentile £225 £230 £223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £428 £425
Median % change year-on-year +2.34% +0.59% +13.33%
75th Percentile £545 £588 £638
90th Percentile £645 £701 £741
England median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 83 33
10th Percentile £14.84 £13.29 £12.67
25th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £13.29
Median hourly rate £16.23 £14.80 £17.47
Median % change year-on-year +9.66% -15.28% +20.48%
75th Percentile £21.46 £16.19 £25.52
90th Percentile £50.00 £25.00 £65.00
England median hourly rate £19.00 £15.00 £21.75
% change year-on-year +26.67% -31.03% +17.57%

All Vendors
East of England

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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 501 713 916
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 53.41% 37.35% 44.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 260 355 578
10th Percentile £225 £200 £187
25th Percentile £405 £348 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.35% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £600 £588 £600
90th Percentile £676 £701 £700
England median daily rate £525 £518 £538
% change year-on-year +1.30% -3.58% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 218 116
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.00 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.53 £14.48 £15.25
Median hourly rate £21.28 £21.37 £19.81
Median % change year-on-year -0.42% +7.87% +24.79%
75th Percentile £64.38 £47.25 £64.06
90th Percentile £85.00 £76.68 £65.75
England median hourly rate £27.13 £22.50 £39.55
% change year-on-year +20.56% -43.11% +88.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the East of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the East of England

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Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the East of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the East of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the East of England

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Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the East of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Cambridgeshire +6 82 £438 - 110
Hertfordshire +14 49 £500 -4.76% 151
Suffolk +1 22 £225 +2.27% 34
Essex +4 19 £273 -42.63% 92
Bedfordshire -4 19 £525 +40.00% 50
Norfolk +3 5 £200 -3.85% 39
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (9.18%) SharePoint
2 10 (5.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.55%) Skype for Business
4 4 (2.04%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 4 (2.04%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.51%) Confluence
6 1 (0.51%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 78 (39.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 62 (31.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 39 (19.90%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.02%) CANalyzer
4 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.02%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.51%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.51%) ContrOCC
1 1 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.51%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 55 (28.06%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (17.86%) Azure
3 18 (9.18%) Entra ID
4 9 (4.59%) OneDrive
5 8 (4.08%) Power Platform
6 6 (3.06%) AWS
6 6 (3.06%) Cohesity
6 6 (3.06%) GCP
7 4 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (1.53%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (1.53%) Azure Sentinel
8 3 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.53%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.02%) Amazon EC2
9 2 (1.02%) AWS KMS
9 2 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (1.02%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (1.02%) IaaS
9 2 (1.02%) Power Automate
9 2 (1.02%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (13.27%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (9.18%) VPN
3 15 (7.65%) DNS
4 13 (6.63%) Firewall
5 11 (5.61%) TCP/IP
6 6 (3.06%) Ethernet
6 6 (3.06%) SAN
7 5 (2.55%) Skype
7 5 (2.55%) VLAN
8 4 (2.04%) IMAP
8 4 (2.04%) LAN
8 4 (2.04%) SMTP
8 4 (2.04%) WAN
9 3 (1.53%) DHCP
9 3 (1.53%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (1.53%) VoIP
10 2 (1.02%) SSL
10 2 (1.02%) Wireless
10 2 (1.02%) X.509
11 1 (0.51%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.08%) Power BI
2 4 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.53%) Azure SQL Database
3 3 (1.53%) Metadata
3 3 (1.53%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.51%) Big Data
5 1 (0.51%) Data Mart
5 1 (0.51%) QlikView
5 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.57%) Visual Studio
2 5 (2.55%) Eclipse
3 4 (2.04%) JIRA
4 3 (1.53%) Hudson
5 2 (1.02%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.51%) CANoe
6 1 (0.51%) Git
6 1 (0.51%) GitLab
6 1 (0.51%) MSI
6 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 96 (48.98%) Social Skills
2 27 (13.78%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (7.65%) Public Sector
4 14 (7.14%) Finance
5 11 (5.61%) Pharmaceutical
6 10 (5.10%) Automotive
6 10 (5.10%) German Language
7 9 (4.59%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (4.59%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (4.08%) Legal
9 7 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (3.57%) Manufacturing
10 6 (3.06%) Hungarian Language
11 5 (2.55%) Military
12 3 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.53%) Electronics
12 3 (1.53%) General Ledger
13 2 (1.02%) Japanese Language
13 2 (1.02%) Lithuanian Language
13 2 (1.02%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 41 (20.92%) Analyst
2 36 (18.37%) Service Analyst
3 27 (13.78%) Service Desk Analyst
4 22 (11.22%) Support Engineer
5 20 (10.20%) Technical Analyst
6 18 (9.18%) Technical Services Analyst
7 16 (8.16%) Desktop Engineer
8 12 (6.12%) Desktop Support
8 12 (6.12%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 11 (5.61%) IT Support
9 11 (5.61%) Senior
10 9 (4.59%) Customer Analyst
10 9 (4.59%) Customer Service Analyst
10 9 (4.59%) Support Officer
11 8 (4.08%) Architect
11 8 (4.08%) IT Engineer
12 7 (3.57%) Consultant
13 6 (3.06%) Developer
13 6 (3.06%) Software Engineer
14 5 (2.55%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.06%) Web Services
2 5 (2.55%) Node.js
3 2 (1.02%) CSS
3 2 (1.02%) PySpark
3 2 (1.02%) RESTful
4 1 (0.51%) .NET
4 1 (0.51%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.51%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.51%) Azure Blueprints
4 1 (0.51%) HTML
4 1 (0.51%) ODBC
4 1 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.51%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.65%) Driving Licence
2 10 (5.10%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (4.08%) Operational Technology
4 7 (3.57%) iPad
4 7 (3.57%) iPhone
5 6 (3.06%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (2.55%) Blackberry
7 4 (2.04%) Molecular Biology
7 4 (2.04%) PKI
7 4 (2.04%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.53%) Management Information System
9 2 (1.02%) Algorithms
9 2 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.02%) FMCG
9 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Licensing
9 2 (1.02%) Onboarding
9 2 (1.02%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.51%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.51%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 58 (29.59%) Windows
2 18 (9.18%) Linux
3 16 (8.16%) Windows 10
4 9 (4.59%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.55%) Windows Server
6 2 (1.02%) Android
6 2 (1.02%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.02%) VxWorks
7 1 (0.51%) FreeBSD
7 1 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (47.96%) Problem-Solving
2 67 (34.18%) Customer Service
3 61 (31.12%) Incident Management
4 53 (27.04%) Service Delivery
5 50 (25.51%) Mathematics
6 38 (19.39%) ITIL
7 33 (16.84%) Agile
8 14 (7.14%) Migration
9 13 (6.63%) Collaborative Working
10 12 (6.12%) Business Intelligence
10 12 (6.12%) Cybersecurity
10 12 (6.12%) Data Management
10 12 (6.12%) DevOps
10 12 (6.12%) Project Management
10 12 (6.12%) Validation
11 11 (5.61%) PRINCE2
11 11 (5.61%) Technical Leadership
11 11 (5.61%) Time Management
12 10 (5.10%) Data Protection
12 10 (5.10%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 13 (6.63%) PowerShell
2 8 (4.08%) SQL
3 6 (3.06%) C++
3 6 (3.06%) Python
4 5 (2.55%) C#
4 5 (2.55%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.51%) Bicep
5 1 (0.51%) Java
5 1 (0.51%) MATLAB
5 1 (0.51%) VBA
Qualifications
1 56 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 50 (25.51%) SC Cleared
3 30 (15.31%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (12.24%) A+ Certification
5 22 (11.22%) MCSA
6 12 (6.12%) Degree
7 7 (3.57%) DV Cleared
7 7 (3.57%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (1.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.53%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.02%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.02%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.02%) CISSP
9 2 (1.02%) DBS Check
9 2 (1.02%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (1.02%) PMP
10 1 (0.51%) CISM
10 1 (0.51%) CSPO
10 1 (0.51%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.61%) SLA
2 9 (4.59%) GDPR
3 7 (3.57%) GxP
4 6 (3.06%) Accessibility
5 4 (2.04%) NIST
6 3 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.53%) SOC 2
7 2 (1.02%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.02%) FIPS 140-2
7 2 (1.02%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.02%) QA
8 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.51%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.51%) PMO
System Software
1 67 (34.18%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.02%) vSphere
5 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.51%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 9 (4.59%) Microsoft Intune
1 9 (4.59%) SCCM
2 8 (4.08%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (1.53%) AppManager
3 3 (1.53%) TeamSite
4 2 (1.02%) Ansible
4 2 (1.02%) Avamar
4 2 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (1.02%) VxRail
4 2 (1.02%) WSUS
5 1 (0.51%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.51%) SCOM
5 1 (0.51%) Terraform
5 1 (0.51%) vRealize
Vendors
1 39 (19.90%) ServiceNow
2 22 (11.22%) Citrix
3 12 (6.12%) VMware
4 9 (4.59%) Apple
5 7 (3.57%) McAfee
5 7 (3.57%) Samsung
5 7 (3.57%) SOTI
6 5 (2.55%) NetApp
7 4 (2.04%) Google
7 4 (2.04%) Oracle
8 3 (1.53%) IFS
8 3 (1.53%) Ivanti
8 3 (1.53%) Remedy
8 3 (1.53%) SAP
8 3 (1.53%) Splunk
9 2 (1.02%) Computacenter
9 2 (1.02%) Dell
9 2 (1.02%) HP
9 2 (1.02%) Palo Alto
9 2 (1.02%) Wind River