Microsoft Contracts in the North of England

Microsoft
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Microsoft over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 8 5
Rank change year-on-year +4 -3 +4
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 654 822 1,028
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 13.99% 14.40% 14.42%
As % of the Vendors category 32.90% 35.75% 38.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 386 574 694
10th Percentile £163 £179 £145
25th Percentile £268 £315 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year -5.63% +18.75% +3.56%
75th Percentile £550 £559 £525
90th Percentile £650 £638 £609
England median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +12.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 127 29 104
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.43 £9.92
25th Percentile £11.10 £16.62 £14.00
Median hourly rate £15.00 £26.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.40% +51.43% +0.43%
75th Percentile £18.19 £38.75 £26.63
90th Percentile £26.43 £50.20 £44.69
England median hourly rate £15.00 £21.01 £18.50
% change year-on-year -28.59% +13.54% +1.26%

All Vendors
North of England

Microsoft is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services advertised in the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,988 2,299 2,696
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 42.53% 40.26% 37.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,151 1,558 1,836
10th Percentile £254 £231 £180
25th Percentile £391 £400 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +8.70% +8.24%
75th Percentile £588 £589 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £644
England median daily rate £518 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -3.18% +1.90% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 215 67 175
10th Percentile £10.95 £15.74 £10.55
25th Percentile £12.53 £18.27 £14.25
Median hourly rate £15.17 £37.50 £18.69
Median % change year-on-year -59.55% +100.70% -5.81%
75th Percentile £24.15 £46.03 £36.75
90th Percentile £46.18 £52.47 £71.00
England median hourly rate £22.50 £37.50 £21.35
% change year-on-year -40.00% +75.64% +1.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the North of England

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +3 393 £450 -5.26% 497
Yorkshire +2 225 £380 -20.00% 323
North East +10 38 £378 +59.16% 120
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 63 (9.63%) SharePoint
2 47 (7.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.61%) IBM Notes
3 4 (0.61%) IIS
3 4 (0.61%) WordPress
4 3 (0.46%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.46%) Confluence
5 2 (0.31%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.31%) CMS
5 2 (0.31%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.15%) Site Server
6 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.15%) Umbraco
Applications
1 194 (29.66%) Microsoft Office
2 81 (12.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 32 (4.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (2.29%) Microsoft Project
4 15 (2.29%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.38%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.22%) CATIA
7 2 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.15%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 13 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.38%) Teamcenter
3 8 (1.22%) DELMIA
4 3 (0.46%) Maximo
5 2 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.31%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.15%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.15%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.15%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 159 (24.31%) Azure
2 150 (22.94%) Microsoft 365
3 51 (7.80%) Power Platform
4 48 (7.34%) Dynamics 365
5 44 (6.73%) Entra ID
6 29 (4.43%) AWS
7 21 (3.21%) SaaS
8 20 (3.06%) Taleo
9 16 (2.45%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (2.29%) IaaS
11 14 (2.14%) PowerApps
12 13 (1.99%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (1.83%) Azure Data Factory
13 12 (1.83%) PaaS
14 10 (1.53%) OneDrive
15 7 (1.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 6 (0.92%) OCI
16 6 (0.92%) Power Automate
17 5 (0.76%) Cloudflare
17 5 (0.76%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.20%) Firewall
2 31 (4.74%) DNS
3 22 (3.36%) DHCP
4 18 (2.75%) Wi-Fi
5 14 (2.14%) LAN
6 13 (1.99%) VPN
7 11 (1.68%) SAN
8 10 (1.53%) Remote Desktop
9 8 (1.22%) WAN
10 7 (1.07%) TCP/IP
11 6 (0.92%) WAAS
12 5 (0.76%) Internet
12 5 (0.76%) Network Security
12 5 (0.76%) VLAN
12 5 (0.76%) VoIP
13 3 (0.46%) Intranet
14 2 (0.31%) Cisco ASA
14 2 (0.31%) NAS
14 2 (0.31%) NetScaler
14 2 (0.31%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (6.42%) SQL Server
2 37 (5.66%) Power BI
3 16 (2.45%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (2.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (1.53%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (1.07%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (0.76%) GIS
9 4 (0.61%) MySQL
10 3 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.46%) Tableau
11 2 (0.31%) Big Data
11 2 (0.31%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.15%) Apache Cassandra
12 1 (0.15%) Elasticsearch
12 1 (0.15%) MongoDB
12 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 17 (2.60%) Git
1 17 (2.60%) JIRA
2 9 (1.38%) Team Foundation Server
3 4 (0.61%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.61%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.46%) GitLab
5 2 (0.31%) AppScan
5 2 (0.31%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.31%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.15%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.15%) gulp
6 1 (0.15%) Hudson
6 1 (0.15%) Maven
6 1 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.15%) Rational Software Modeler
6 1 (0.15%) Selenium
General
1 259 (39.60%) Social Skills
2 79 (12.08%) Finance
3 58 (8.87%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (7.49%) Public Sector
5 31 (4.74%) Banking
6 24 (3.67%) Organisational Skills
7 22 (3.36%) Manufacturing
8 16 (2.45%) Telecoms
9 15 (2.29%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (1.68%) Legal
11 9 (1.38%) Law
11 9 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.22%) Retail
13 7 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (0.76%) Marketing
15 4 (0.61%) Fire and Rescue
16 3 (0.46%) Local Government
16 3 (0.46%) Spanish Language
17 2 (0.31%) French Language
Job Titles
1 98 (14.98%) Analyst
2 54 (8.26%) IT Support
3 46 (7.03%) Architect
4 44 (6.73%) Lead
5 39 (5.96%) Senior
5 39 (5.96%) Support Engineer
6 37 (5.66%) Developer
7 32 (4.89%) Service Analyst
7 32 (4.89%) Service Desk Analyst
8 31 (4.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 31 (4.74%) IT Engineer
9 29 (4.43%) Consultant
10 27 (4.13%) Project Manager
11 23 (3.52%) Administrator
12 22 (3.36%) 2nd Line Support
13 21 (3.21%) Azure Engineer
13 21 (3.21%) Solutions Architect
14 19 (2.91%) IT Technician
14 19 (2.91%) Service Desk Agent
15 17 (2.60%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.99%) .NET
2 8 (1.22%) SailPoint
3 7 (1.07%) CSS
3 7 (1.07%) HTML
3 7 (1.07%) JSON
3 7 (1.07%) PyTorch
3 7 (1.07%) TensorFlow
4 6 (0.92%) REST
5 5 (0.76%) .NET Framework
5 5 (0.76%) Web Services
6 4 (0.61%) Node.js
6 4 (0.61%) RESTful
7 3 (0.46%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.46%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.46%) Spring
7 3 (0.46%) Spring Boot
7 3 (0.46%) XHTML
8 2 (0.31%) LDAP
8 2 (0.31%) PySpark
8 2 (0.31%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.59%) Management Information System
2 23 (3.52%) Cyber Threat
3 22 (3.36%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 20 (3.06%) Cyber Defence
4 20 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (2.45%) NHS
6 11 (1.68%) Data Centre
7 10 (1.53%) Virtual Team
8 9 (1.38%) Clustering
8 9 (1.38%) PKI
9 7 (1.07%) Onboarding
10 6 (0.92%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.92%) Public Cloud
10 6 (0.92%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (0.76%) CCTV
11 5 (0.76%) iPhone
11 5 (0.76%) Low-Code
11 5 (0.76%) Security Posture
11 5 (0.76%) Social Media
11 5 (0.76%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 204 (31.19%) Windows
2 122 (18.65%) Windows 10
3 49 (7.49%) Windows Server
4 14 (2.14%) Apple iOS
4 14 (2.14%) Linux
5 13 (1.99%) Windows Server 2012
6 12 (1.83%) Windows 7
7 11 (1.68%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (1.38%) Android
9 8 (1.22%) VMS
9 8 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.15%) Unix
12 1 (0.15%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.15%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (20.34%) Problem-Solving
2 125 (19.11%) Customer Service
3 75 (11.47%) Decision-Making
4 63 (9.63%) Agile
5 55 (8.41%) Migration
6 51 (7.80%) Cybersecurity
7 49 (7.49%) ITIL
8 48 (7.34%) Project Management
9 47 (7.19%) DevOps
10 45 (6.88%) Business Intelligence
11 42 (6.42%) Time Management
12 37 (5.66%) Stakeholder Management
13 34 (5.20%) Mentoring
14 31 (4.74%) Information Security
14 31 (4.74%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 30 (4.59%) Analytics
15 30 (4.59%) Incident Response
16 29 (4.43%) Continuous Improvement
16 29 (4.43%) CRM
16 29 (4.43%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 57 (8.72%) SQL
2 38 (5.81%) PowerShell
3 32 (4.89%) Python
4 15 (2.29%) C#
5 13 (1.99%) Java
5 13 (1.99%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
7 5 (0.76%) Bash
8 2 (0.31%) C
8 2 (0.31%) PHP
8 2 (0.31%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.15%) Bicep
9 1 (0.15%) C++
9 1 (0.15%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.15%) Fortran
9 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.15%) Perl
9 1 (0.15%) R
9 1 (0.15%) Tcl
9 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 115 (17.58%) Security Cleared
2 80 (12.23%) SC Cleared
3 75 (11.47%) Degree
4 35 (5.35%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (3.98%) BPSS Clearance
5 26 (3.98%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.45%) CISSP
7 14 (2.14%) CISM
7 14 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (1.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 12 (1.83%) MCSE
10 11 (1.68%) ITIL Certification
11 9 (1.38%) CCNA
11 9 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (1.38%) CompTIA Security+
12 6 (0.92%) CISA
12 6 (0.92%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.92%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.92%) MBA
12 6 (0.92%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.96%) SLA
2 28 (4.28%) Disclosure Scotland
3 25 (3.82%) QA
4 23 (3.52%) NIST
5 17 (2.60%) NIST 800
6 13 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.22%) PMO
8 6 (0.92%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.92%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.92%) GDPR
9 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.15%) GMP
10 1 (0.15%) GxP
10 1 (0.15%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.15%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.15%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 167 (25.54%) Active Directory
2 44 (6.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (3.52%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (1.53%) VMware ESXi
5 8 (1.22%) VMware Workstation
6 7 (1.07%) KVM
7 6 (0.92%) Docker
8 4 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.46%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.46%) vSphere
10 2 (0.31%) Firmware
10 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.15%) Microsoft App-V
11 1 (0.15%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
11 1 (0.15%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 56 (8.56%) Microsoft Intune
2 28 (4.28%) SCCM
3 13 (1.99%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.99%) Terraform
4 9 (1.38%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 9 (1.38%) vCenter Server
5 7 (1.07%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.92%) Ansible
7 4 (0.61%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.46%) Autotask
8 3 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
8 3 (0.46%) Grafana
8 3 (0.46%) Puppet
9 2 (0.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.31%) CA Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.31%) Graylog
9 2 (0.31%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.31%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.31%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.31%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 62 (9.48%) ServiceNow
2 58 (8.87%) VMware
3 19 (2.91%) Citrix
4 15 (2.29%) Apple
5 14 (2.14%) SAP
6 11 (1.68%) Cisco
6 11 (1.68%) Google
6 11 (1.68%) Oracle
7 10 (1.53%) CyberArk
7 10 (1.53%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.22%) Siemens
9 7 (1.07%) Databricks
9 7 (1.07%) Veeam
10 6 (0.92%) CA
11 5 (0.76%) Adobe
11 5 (0.76%) F5
11 5 (0.76%) Sophos
12 4 (0.61%) Facebook
12 4 (0.61%) Hootsuite
12 4 (0.61%) Lotus