Microsoft
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 6 June 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 6 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +13 | -21 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 26 | 16 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 12.26% | 8.25% | 6.88% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 27.96% | 22.22% | 19.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 11 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £313 | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | £243 | £463 | £188 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £345 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £644 | £622 |
| 90th Percentile | £610 | £650 | £685 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £340 | £475 | £353 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.42% | +34.75% | -31.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.50 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate | - | £17.50 | - |
All Vendors
Newcastle upon Tyne
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 Newcastle upon Tyne.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 93 | 72 | 87 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne | 43.87% | 37.11% | 35.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 67 | 40 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £333 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £318 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £463 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -11.90% | +0.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £568 | £569 | £685 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £650 | £775 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.29 | £12.05 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £26.41 | £13.63 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £35.63 | £17.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +103.57% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £44.16 | £18.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £48.86 | - | - |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate | £35.63 | £13.99 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +154.65% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 6 June 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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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: