For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
Contract vacancies in Milton Keynes with a recognized job title
228
273
639
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
94.61%
94.14%
94.53%
Number of daily rates quoted
155
199
516
10th Percentile
£217
£248
£270
25th Percentile
£353
£363
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£430
£450
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.44%
-10.00%
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£538
£538
£596
90th Percentile
£638
£625
£695
Buckinghamshire median daily rate
£438
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-2.78%
-10.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
8
8
10th Percentile
£14.23
£17.52
£13.16
25th Percentile
£15.12
£18.65
£13.17
Median hourly rate
£15.50
£26.25
£13.57
Median % change year-on-year
-40.95%
+93.44%
+12.52%
75th Percentile
£18.00
£36.19
£19.50
90th Percentile
£25.15
£37.12
£21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate
£15.25
£19.35
£16.95
% change year-on-year
-21.19%
+14.16%
+14.92%
Microsoft Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Job postings that featured Microsoft Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Microsoft Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.
Microsoft Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.
Microsoft Engineer Skill Set Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes
For the 6 months to 13 September 2025, Microsoft Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.
Microsoft Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:
