Microsoft Engineer Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Microsoft Engineer
Devon > Exeter

The median Microsoft Engineer daily rate in Exeter is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 0.45% - 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £525
75th Percentile £375 - £563
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £350 - £525
% change year-on-year - - +150.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 213 72 103
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.95% 91.14% 98.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 25 74
10th Percentile £231 £184 £143
25th Percentile £403 £305 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £350 £513
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -31.71% +2.50%
75th Percentile £644 £520 £655
90th Percentile £741 £548 £675
Devon median daily rate £513 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +28.36% -11.11% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £22.76 £13.86
Median hourly rate £15.00 £22.84 £25.28
Median % change year-on-year -34.33% -9.63% +40.42%
75th Percentile - £22.92 £30.25
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £18.50 £25.72 £65.00
% change year-on-year -28.06% -60.44% +62.50%

Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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 Exeter.

Microsoft Engineer job vacancy trend in Exeter

Microsoft Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

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

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

Microsoft Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Exeter.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Exeter

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 16 August 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 Exeter region featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft