Microsoft
West London > Hillingdon
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hillingdon 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 19 January 2026, 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 19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +4 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hillingdon | 6.90% | 8.11% | 7.46% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 17.39% | 25.00% | 23.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £165 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £216 | £193 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £180 | £303 | £195 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.50% | +55.13% | -59.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £235 | £389 | £361 |
| 90th Percentile | £268 | £441 | £460 |
| West London median daily rate | £325 | £455 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +13.75% | -10.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £100.00 | - |
| West London median hourly rate | £34.00 | £22.27 | £34.67 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.67% | -35.77% | +77.79% |
All Vendors
Hillingdon
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 Hillingdon.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 23 | 12 | 21 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hillingdon | 39.66% | 32.43% | 31.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 10 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £407 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £488 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £550 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +14.58% | +12.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £693 | £589 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £604 | £600 |
| West London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £100.00 | - |
| West London median hourly rate | £34.00 | £22.93 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.28% | -29.45% | -34.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hillingdon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hillingdon.
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Daily Rate Trend in Hillingdon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hillingdon citing Microsoft.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Hillingdon
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hillingdon citing Microsoft.
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Contract Job Locations in Hillingdon
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Hillingdon region over the 6 months to 19 January 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockley Park | - | 2 | £180 | - | |
| West Drayton | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Uxbridge | - | 1 | £285 | - | 9 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hillingdon 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: