Microsoft
Suffolk > Ipswich
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Ipswich 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 22 August 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.
| 6 months to 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +10 | -9 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microsoft | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Ipswich | 24.32% | 12.82% | 8.93% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 50.00% | 29.41% | 40.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £134 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £413 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £363 | £425 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.71% | +30.77% | -43.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | £438 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £553 | - | £750 |
| Suffolk median daily rate | £225 | £220 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | -20.00% | -48.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.79 | £17.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.65% | - | - |
| Suffolk median hourly rate | £17.79 | £17.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +4.65% | - | - |
All Vendors
Ipswich
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 Ipswich.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 18 | 17 | 25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich | 48.65% | 43.59% | 22.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £325 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £256 | £363 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £400 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -20.00% | -13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £525 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £538 | - |
| Suffolk median daily rate | £400 | £230 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.91% | -48.89% | -21.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.79 | £11.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.70% | - | - |
| Suffolk median hourly rate | £17.79 | £11.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +54.70% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.
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Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Ipswich
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Ipswich over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Microsoft.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Ipswich 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: