MSI Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring MSI skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 471 465 559
Rank change year-on-year -6 +94 +188
Contract jobs citing MSI 41 63 31
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.15% 0.19% 0.074%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.99% 1.43% 0.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 36 19
10th Percentile £327 £300 £378
25th Percentile £394 £329 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £380 £400
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -5.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £537 £437 £440
90th Percentile £600 £555 £511
UK median daily rate £500 £380 £401
% change year-on-year +31.58% -5.12% -19.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £55.87 £34.25
Median hourly rate - £56.75 £34.50
Median % change year-on-year - +64.48% -18.82%
75th Percentile - £58.05 £34.75
90th Percentile - £58.32 -
UK median hourly rate - £56.75 £34.50
% change year-on-year - +64.48% -18.82%

All Development Application Skills
England

MSI falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 4,137 4,402 5,536
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.89% 13.37% 13.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,857 2,829 3,902
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £405 £425 £457
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -3.51%
75th Percentile £603 £631 £650
90th Percentile £700 £725 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 96 169 229
10th Percentile £44.63 £37.39 £46.18
25th Percentile £54.94 £54.36 £52.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.33%
75th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £78.00
90th Percentile £81.50 £73.80 £90.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +8.33%

MSI
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing MSI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for MSI in England

MSI
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MSI.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MSI

MSI
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MSI in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for MSI in England

MSI
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MSI.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MSI

MSI
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MSI within the England region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
South East +2 20 £508 +45.00% 6
South West +33 13 £425 -21.30% 5
London +14 4 £450 +18.42% 14
East of England - 2 £350 -
North of England -17 1 £275 -31.25% 1
Yorkshire - 1 £275 - 1
MSI
UK

MSI
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 4 (9.76%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.20%) Azure
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (9.76%) Entra ID
3 2 (4.88%) OneDrive
4 1 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.88%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (21.95%) AdminStudio
2 6 (14.63%) InstallShield
3 4 (9.76%) Robot Framework
3 4 (9.76%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (4.88%) JIRA
5 1 (2.44%) WiX
General
1 10 (24.39%) Social Skills
2 6 (14.63%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (4.88%) Legal
3 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.44%) Finance
Job Titles
1 10 (24.39%) Applications Engineer
2 7 (17.07%) Deployment Engineer
3 5 (12.20%) SC Cleared Deployment Engineer
3 5 (12.20%) SCCM Engineer
4 4 (9.76%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 4 (9.76%) Applications Packager
4 4 (9.76%) Architect
4 4 (9.76%) Configuration Manager
4 4 (9.76%) Integration Engineer
5 3 (7.32%) Systems Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Infrastructure Architect
6 2 (4.88%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.44%) Applications Specialist
7 1 (2.44%) Configuration and Release Manager
7 1 (2.44%) Release and Configuration Manager
7 1 (2.44%) Release Manager
7 1 (2.44%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Legacy Applications
2 4 (9.76%) PKI
3 2 (4.88%) Cloud Native
3 2 (4.88%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.44%) Blackberry
4 1 (2.44%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 30 (73.17%) Windows
2 21 (51.22%) Windows 10
3 11 (26.83%) Windows Server
4 4 (9.76%) CentOS
4 4 (9.76%) Linux
4 4 (9.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (9.76%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (4.88%) Android
5 2 (4.88%) Apple iOS
5 2 (4.88%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (53.66%) Application Packaging
2 12 (29.27%) Agile
3 10 (24.39%) Change Management
3 10 (24.39%) DevOps
4 9 (21.95%) Batch Scripting
4 9 (21.95%) Security Patching
5 7 (17.07%) Data Analysis
5 7 (17.07%) Deployment Automation
6 6 (14.63%) ITIL
7 5 (12.20%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (12.20%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (12.20%) Software Delivery
8 4 (9.76%) Prototyping
8 4 (9.76%) Test Automation
8 4 (9.76%) Web Development
8 4 (9.76%) Workflow
9 3 (7.32%) ITSM
9 3 (7.32%) Project Management
9 3 (7.32%) Software Deployment
10 2 (4.88%) ArchiMate
Programming Languages
1 29 (70.73%) PowerShell
2 11 (26.83%) VBScript
3 9 (21.95%) C#
4 8 (19.51%) VB
5 4 (9.76%) PHP
5 4 (9.76%) Python
6 2 (4.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (63.41%) Security Cleared
2 19 (46.34%) SC Cleared
3 7 (17.07%) DV Cleared
4 6 (14.63%) MCSA
4 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (4.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (4.88%) MCITP
5 2 (4.88%) MCP
5 2 (4.88%) MCSE
5 2 (4.88%) MCTS
5 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Certified Master
6 1 (2.44%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.32%) QA
System Software
1 15 (36.59%) Microsoft App-V
2 14 (34.15%) Active Directory
3 4 (9.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.44%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 23 (56.10%) SCCM
2 8 (19.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (14.63%) WMI
4 4 (9.76%) Ansible
4 4 (9.76%) Terraform
5 2 (4.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (4.88%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (4.88%) ThinApp
Vendors
1 27 (65.85%) Microsoft
2 4 (9.76%) VMware
3 2 (4.88%) Citrix
3 2 (4.88%) Ivanti
3 2 (4.88%) Sparx
4 1 (2.44%) Symantec