The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Fareham 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 16 November 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.
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 Fareham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
10
11
18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Fareham
23.26%
34.38%
81.82%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
3
2
10th Percentile
£293
£328
£232
25th Percentile
£338
£369
£261
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£450
£323
Median % change year-on-year
-16.67%
+39.53%
-22.75%
75th Percentile
£388
£463
£386
90th Percentile
-
-
£415
Hampshire median daily rate
£525
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
+4.76%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
2
0
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£27.46
-
Median % change year-on-year
-18.05%
-
-
Hampshire median hourly rate
£22.50
£62.50
£52.50
% change year-on-year
-64.00%
+19.05%
+61.54%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Fareham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Fareham.
Microsoft Daily Rate Trend in Fareham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Fareham citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend in Fareham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Fareham citing Microsoft.
Microsoft Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham
For the 6 months to 16 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned 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 Fareham region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham 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:
