Microsoft
Lincolnshire > Lincoln
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lincoln 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 1 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 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +3 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lincoln | 8.11% | 8.33% | 10.53% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 18.75% | 16.67% | 16.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £399 | - | £196 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £153 | £234 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £155 | £298 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +225.81% | -47.90% | +88.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £158 | £361 |
| 90th Percentile | £562 | - | £400 |
| Lincolnshire median daily rate | £700 | £155 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +351.61% | -63.53% | -29.17% |
All Vendors
Lincoln
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 Lincoln.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 16 | 6 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lincoln | 43.24% | 50.00% | 63.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £412 | £167 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £470 | £189 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £228 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +131.87% | -35.00% | -36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £264 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | £628 | £286 | £430 |
| Lincolnshire median daily rate | £478 | £575 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.96% | +35.29% | -22.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.87 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.09 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.83 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | - | - |
| Lincolnshire median hourly rate | £23.83 | £25.04 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -4.85% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lincoln
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lincoln.
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Daily Rate Trend in Lincoln
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lincoln citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Lincoln
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Lincoln over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Lincoln
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lincoln citing Microsoft.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln 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: