Microsoft Certification Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Microsoft Certification
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne with a requirement for Microsoft Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 24 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 3 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.39% 1.86% -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.33% 5.36% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year -57.89% - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £200 £475 -
% change year-on-year -57.89% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Newcastle upon Tyne

Microsoft Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 90 56 62
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 41.67% 34.78% 42.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 39 40
10th Percentile £200 £350 £349
25th Percentile £413 £407 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £594 £619 £686
90th Percentile £675 £704 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £478 £475 £550
% change year-on-year +0.53% -13.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 4
10th Percentile - £37.20 -
25th Percentile - £50.00 £18.00
Median hourly rate £52.00 £70.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.71% +268.42% -
75th Percentile - - £23.63
90th Percentile - - £29.70
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £52.00 £70.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -25.71% +268.42% -

Microsoft Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings citing Microsoft Certification as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft Certification in Newcastle upon Tyne

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Microsoft Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Microsoft Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Microsoft Certification

Microsoft Certification
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) OpenEdge
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Copilot
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (66.67%) Power Automate
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
1 2 (66.67%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) MySQL
1 2 (66.67%) Relational Database
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Developer
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Deployment Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) Mobile Application Development
1 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
2 1 (33.33%) Deployment Automation
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft