MSI Contracts in England

Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring MSI skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited MSI over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 452 518 588
Rank change year-on-year +66 +70 +170
Contract jobs citing MSI 43 41 48
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.11% 0.10%
As % of the Development Applications category 1.15% 0.90% 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 22 38
10th Percentile £383 £300 £400
25th Percentile £428 £329 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £390 £500
Median % change year-on-year +30.13% -22.00% +66.67%
75th Percentile £600 £425 £600
90th Percentile £689 £544 £658
UK median daily rate £508 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +26.88% -20.00% +29.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £21.15 -
25th Percentile - £27.37 £34.25
Median hourly rate - £37.75 £34.50
Median % change year-on-year - +9.41% -18.82%
75th Percentile - £48.12 £34.75
90th Percentile - £54.34 -
UK median hourly rate - £37.75 £34.50
% change year-on-year - +9.41% -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 3,737 4,565 6,677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.18% 12.22% 14.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,551 3,058 4,756
10th Percentile £332 £350 £363
25th Percentile £409 £425 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £675
90th Percentile £707 £725 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 231 205
10th Percentile £28.32 £33.00 £46.21
25th Percentile £50.00 £51.88 £53.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +5.69% +17.04%
75th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £90.00
UK median hourly rate £59.50 £65.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -8.46% +4.00% +18.60%

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

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MSI in England.

Daily rate trend for MSI in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MSI in England over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for MSI in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MSI in England.

Hourly rate trend for MSI in England

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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 4 July 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 +40 21 £508 +17.48% 9
London +33 10 £475 +25.00% 12
Midlands - 6 £689 -
West Midlands - 6 £689 -
East of England +24 2 £350 - 2
North of England +6 2 £363 -9.38%
South West +37 1 - - 2
North West +2 1 £450 +12.50%
Yorkshire - 1 £275 -
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UK

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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 (9.30%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 9 (20.93%) Azure
2 4 (9.30%) Entra ID
3 3 (6.98%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (4.65%) OneDrive
5 1 (2.33%) AWS
5 1 (2.33%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.33%) GCP
5 1 (2.33%) IaaS
5 1 (2.33%) PaaS
5 1 (2.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.65%) Firewall
1 2 (4.65%) Internet
2 1 (2.33%) Modbus
2 1 (2.33%) MQTT
2 1 (2.33%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.98%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (9.30%) AdminStudio
1 4 (9.30%) Robot Framework
1 4 (9.30%) Sonatype Nexus
2 1 (2.33%) InstallShield
2 1 (2.33%) WiX
General
1 17 (39.53%) Social Skills
2 4 (9.30%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (4.65%) Finance
3 2 (4.65%) Legal
4 1 (2.33%) Local Government
4 1 (2.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (16.28%) Applications Packager
2 6 (13.95%) SCCM Engineer
3 4 (9.30%) 3rd Line Engineer
3 4 (9.30%) Applications Engineer
3 4 (9.30%) Architect
3 4 (9.30%) Configuration Manager
3 4 (9.30%) Integration Engineer
4 3 (6.98%) Infrastructure Architect
4 3 (6.98%) Systems Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Analyst
5 2 (4.65%) SC Cleared Application Packager
6 1 (2.33%) Configuration and Release Manager
6 1 (2.33%) Migration Manager
6 1 (2.33%) Migration Project Manager
6 1 (2.33%) Release and Configuration Manager
6 1 (2.33%) Senior
6 1 (2.33%) Senior Applications Engineer
6 1 (2.33%) Senior SCCM Engineer
6 1 (2.33%) Windows Consultant
6 1 (2.33%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (18.60%) Software Packaging
2 1 (2.33%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.30%) PKI
2 3 (6.98%) SCADA
3 2 (4.65%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.33%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.33%) EFT
4 1 (2.33%) IoT
4 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (79.07%) Windows
2 15 (34.88%) Windows 10
3 11 (25.58%) Windows Server
4 10 (23.26%) Linux
5 5 (11.63%) Windows 7
6 4 (9.30%) CentOS
6 4 (9.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (9.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (32.56%) Application Packaging
2 10 (23.26%) Software Deployment
3 9 (20.93%) Security Patching
4 8 (18.60%) Agile
4 8 (18.60%) Change Management
5 7 (16.28%) Data Analysis
5 7 (16.28%) Deployment Automation
5 7 (16.28%) Software Delivery
5 7 (16.28%) Software Distribution
6 6 (13.95%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (11.63%) Prototyping
7 5 (11.63%) Workflow
8 4 (9.30%) Batch Scripting
8 4 (9.30%) DevOps
8 4 (9.30%) Migration
8 4 (9.30%) Project Management
8 4 (9.30%) Test Automation
8 4 (9.30%) User Acceptance Testing
8 4 (9.30%) Web Development
9 3 (6.98%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 30 (69.77%) PowerShell
2 10 (23.26%) Python
3 9 (20.93%) C#
4 8 (18.60%) VB
5 6 (13.95%) Bash
6 4 (9.30%) PHP
7 3 (6.98%) SQL
7 3 (6.98%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 29 (67.44%) Security Cleared
2 18 (41.86%) SC Cleared
3 10 (23.26%) DV Cleared
4 2 (4.65%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.95%) QA
System Software
1 13 (30.23%) Microsoft App-V
2 9 (20.93%) Active Directory
3 4 (9.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.33%) BitLocker
4 1 (2.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (51.16%) SCCM
2 10 (23.26%) Ansible
3 9 (20.93%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (16.28%) WMI
5 4 (9.30%) Terraform
6 2 (4.65%) ThinApp
7 1 (2.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 27 (62.79%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.95%) Tanium
3 4 (9.30%) Citrix
3 4 (9.30%) VMware
4 2 (4.65%) Ivanti
5 1 (2.33%) Foundry
5 1 (2.33%) Globalscape
5 1 (2.33%) Symantec