Microsoft Contracts in the North West

Microsoft
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 26 April 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 7 6
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 407 496 551
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 14.68% 15.40% 13.72%
As % of the Vendors category 36.90% 38.21% 38.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 351 357
10th Percentile £178 £200 £150
25th Percentile £300 £354 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +18.75% +9.97%
75th Percentile £575 £565 £525
90th Percentile £652 £675 £631
England median daily rate £488 £500 £498
% change year-on-year -2.50% +0.50% +14.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 24 57
10th Percentile £10.95 £14.04 £10.34
25th Percentile £11.07 £16.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £14.50 £26.25 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.76% +31.25% -12.09%
75th Percentile £17.72 £38.75 £42.20
90th Percentile £26.39 £50.11 £47.53
England median hourly rate £15.00 £22.00 £18.50
% change year-on-year -31.82% +18.92% +0.34%

All Vendors
North West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,103 1,298 1,417
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 39.78% 40.31% 35.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 654 870 973
10th Percentile £271 £288 £185
25th Percentile £394 £388 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £465
Median % change year-on-year - +7.53% +10.71%
75th Percentile £588 £586 £575
90th Percentile £688 £656 £650
England median daily rate £518 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -3.63% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 148 58 95
10th Percentile £10.95 £14.60 £10.64
25th Percentile £11.95 £20.77 £14.75
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% +87.50% -27.27%
75th Percentile £25.54 £49.05 £42.21
90th Percentile £46.18 £54.27 £57.75
England median hourly rate £22.50 £38.75 £21.00
% change year-on-year -41.94% +84.52% -4.55%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in the North West over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in the North West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in the North West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in the North West over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Manchester -2 169 £453 -4.74% 240
Cheshire +3 93 £488 +8.33% 110
Cumbria -1 47 £515 +14.44% 19
Lancashire +8 40 £475 +31.03% 66
Merseyside 0 38 £260 -48.00% 54
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 44 (10.81%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.21%) IIS
4 6 (1.47%) Apache
4 6 (1.47%) Tomcat
5 4 (0.98%) IBM Notes
6 2 (0.49%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.49%) Confluence
7 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.25%) GeoServer
7 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 153 (37.59%) Microsoft Office
2 73 (17.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (7.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (2.70%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (2.21%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (2.21%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.97%) CATIA
7 2 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 9 (2.21%) Teamcenter
2 8 (1.97%) DELMIA
3 6 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.74%) Maximo
5 2 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.49%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.25%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 103 (25.31%) Microsoft 365
2 93 (22.85%) Azure
3 25 (6.14%) Entra ID
4 20 (4.91%) Taleo
5 18 (4.42%) AWS
5 18 (4.42%) Power Platform
6 16 (3.93%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (3.93%) SaaS
7 13 (3.19%) IaaS
8 12 (2.95%) Azure Sentinel
9 10 (2.46%) PaaS
10 9 (2.21%) OneDrive
11 8 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.98%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.98%) GitHub
12 4 (0.98%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.98%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (0.74%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.91%) Firewall
2 14 (3.44%) DNS
3 8 (1.97%) DHCP
3 8 (1.97%) TCP/IP
3 8 (1.97%) VPN
4 7 (1.72%) LAN
5 6 (1.47%) H.323
5 6 (1.47%) HTTP
5 6 (1.47%) WAAS
5 6 (1.47%) WAN
6 5 (1.23%) SAN
6 5 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (0.74%) VLAN
7 3 (0.74%) VoIP
7 3 (0.74%) Wireless
8 2 (0.49%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.49%) DMZ
8 2 (0.49%) Intranet
8 2 (0.49%) Network Security
8 2 (0.49%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (5.90%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.44%) Power BI
3 10 (2.46%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (0.98%) GIS
6 3 (0.74%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.49%) MySQL
7 2 (0.49%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.25%) Big Data
8 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.25%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.25%) QGIS
8 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.25%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 13 (3.19%) JIRA
2 4 (0.98%) Git
3 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.25%) GitLab
4 1 (0.25%) Hudson
4 1 (0.25%) Rational Software Modeler
General
1 148 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 42 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (9.83%) Finance
4 38 (9.34%) Public Sector
5 17 (4.18%) Banking
6 13 (3.19%) Legal
7 12 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (2.46%) Telecoms
10 7 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
10 7 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.47%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.23%) Retail
13 4 (0.98%) Fire and Rescue
13 4 (0.98%) Marketing
14 3 (0.74%) Law
15 2 (0.49%) Automotive
15 2 (0.49%) French Language
15 2 (0.49%) German Language
Job Titles
1 71 (17.44%) Analyst
2 29 (7.13%) Senior
3 27 (6.63%) Architect
4 25 (6.14%) IT Support
4 25 (6.14%) Service Analyst
5 24 (5.90%) Service Desk Analyst
6 21 (5.16%) Developer
7 20 (4.91%) Administrator
7 20 (4.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 20 (4.91%) Lead
8 18 (4.42%) Support Engineer
9 14 (3.44%) 2nd Line Support
10 13 (3.19%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 13 (3.19%) Azure Engineer
10 13 (3.19%) Project Manager
11 12 (2.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 12 (2.95%) Business Analyst
11 12 (2.95%) IT Engineer
11 12 (2.95%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (2.46%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.47%) CSS
1 6 (1.47%) HTML
2 5 (1.23%) .NET
2 5 (1.23%) .NET Framework
2 5 (1.23%) JSON
2 5 (1.23%) REST
3 4 (0.98%) RESTful
3 4 (0.98%) SailPoint
4 3 (0.74%) Node.js
4 3 (0.74%) PyTorch
4 3 (0.74%) TensorFlow
4 3 (0.74%) Web Services
4 3 (0.74%) XHTML
5 2 (0.49%) Swagger
5 2 (0.49%) YAML
6 1 (0.25%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.25%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.25%) Google Maps API
6 1 (0.25%) Lucene
6 1 (0.25%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.67%) Management Information System
2 16 (3.93%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (2.46%) Virtual Team
4 7 (1.72%) PKI
5 6 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.47%) Driving Licence
5 6 (1.47%) IVR
5 6 (1.47%) NHS
5 6 (1.47%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (1.23%) CCTV
6 5 (1.23%) Clustering
6 5 (1.23%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.23%) Social Media
7 4 (0.98%) Life Science
7 4 (0.98%) Public Cloud
8 3 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.74%) Cyberattack
8 3 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.74%) Insider Threat
8 3 (0.74%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 127 (31.20%) Windows
2 79 (19.41%) Windows 10
3 16 (3.93%) Windows Server
4 15 (3.69%) Linux
5 13 (3.19%) Mac OS
6 11 (2.70%) Windows Server 2012
7 10 (2.46%) Apple iOS
8 7 (1.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (1.23%) VMS
9 5 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.98%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.49%) Android
11 2 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.25%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (19.90%) Customer Service
2 75 (18.43%) Problem-Solving
3 66 (16.22%) Decision-Making
4 47 (11.55%) Agile
5 45 (11.06%) ITIL
6 39 (9.58%) Time Management
7 31 (7.62%) Migration
8 30 (7.37%) Data Protection
9 28 (6.88%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (6.39%) DevOps
11 23 (5.65%) Stakeholder Management
12 22 (5.41%) Change Management
12 22 (5.41%) Project Management
12 22 (5.41%) Service Management
13 20 (4.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 20 (4.91%) Mobile Device Management
14 18 (4.42%) Continuous Improvement
15 16 (3.93%) Analytics
15 16 (3.93%) Business Intelligence
15 16 (3.93%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 31 (7.62%) PowerShell
2 28 (6.88%) SQL
3 15 (3.69%) Python
4 9 (2.21%) Kusto Query Language
5 8 (1.97%) C#
6 7 (1.72%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.47%) Java
8 3 (0.74%) Bash
9 2 (0.49%) C
9 2 (0.49%) PHP
10 1 (0.25%) C++
10 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.25%) Fortran
10 1 (0.25%) Perl
10 1 (0.25%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 79 (19.41%) Security Cleared
2 71 (17.44%) SC Cleared
3 52 (12.78%) Degree
4 27 (6.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 23 (5.65%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (4.18%) CISSP
7 15 (3.69%) CISM
8 12 (2.95%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (2.21%) CompTIA Security+
9 9 (2.21%) MCSE
10 8 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (1.47%) CISA
11 6 (1.47%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.47%) MBA
12 5 (1.23%) CCNA
12 5 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.23%) PMI Certification
12 5 (1.23%) PMP
12 5 (1.23%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 4 (0.98%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.60%) SLA
2 27 (6.63%) Disclosure Scotland
3 15 (3.69%) QA
4 11 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.47%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.47%) PMO
6 5 (1.23%) NIST
7 3 (0.74%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.74%) GDPR
8 2 (0.49%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.25%) COREP
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.25%) FINREP
9 1 (0.25%) GMP
9 1 (0.25%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.25%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.25%) NCSC
System Software
1 96 (23.59%) Active Directory
2 24 (5.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.69%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.49%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.25%) Docker
6 1 (0.25%) Firmware
6 1 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.25%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.25%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 43 (10.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (6.39%) SCCM
3 9 (2.21%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 6 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.47%) Terraform
5 3 (0.74%) Autotask
5 3 (0.74%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.74%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.49%) Ansible
6 2 (0.49%) CA Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Clustering
7 1 (0.25%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.25%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.25%) VxRail
Vendors
1 57 (14.00%) ServiceNow
2 35 (8.60%) VMware
3 14 (3.44%) SAP
4 13 (3.19%) Apple
4 13 (3.19%) Citrix
5 8 (1.97%) Pega
5 8 (1.97%) Siemens
6 7 (1.72%) Red Hat
7 6 (1.47%) Avaya
7 6 (1.47%) CA
7 6 (1.47%) Cisco
7 6 (1.47%) CyberArk
7 6 (1.47%) Google
7 6 (1.47%) Oracle
8 5 (1.23%) Veeam
8 5 (1.23%) Verint
9 4 (0.98%) Adobe
9 4 (0.98%) Lotus
9 4 (0.98%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.98%) Sophos