Microsoft Contract Job Trends in Lancaster

Microsoft
Lancashire > Lancaster

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancaster 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 31 May 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
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 5 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 -1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Lancaster 12.50% 11.11% 25.00%
As % of the Vendors category 50.00% 20.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £235 £363 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £240 £375 £180
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +108.33% -48.57%
75th Percentile £245 £388 £190
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £375 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -28.57% +5.00% +24.22%

All Vendors
Lancaster

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 Lancaster.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2 5 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancaster 25.00% 55.56% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 1
10th Percentile £282 £418 -
25th Percentile £351 £500 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £530 £180
Median % change year-on-year -11.32% +194.44% -48.57%
75th Percentile £586 £600 £190
90th Percentile £655 £608 -
Lancashire median daily rate £488 £538 £500
% change year-on-year -9.39% +7.60% +5.26%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancaster.

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Lancaster

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend in Lancaster

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancaster citing Microsoft.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancaster citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancaster

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancaster citing Microsoft.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancaster citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancaster 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%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) Lead