Microsoft MSTest
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for MSTest skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited MSTest over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 171 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -34 |
| Contract jobs citing MSTest | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | - | - | 0.13% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | - | 0.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £394 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £404 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £408 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £411 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £412 |
| England median daily rate | £475 | £688 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.91% | +52.78% | +12.50% |
All Development Application Skills
North West
MSTest is in the Development Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for development application skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 286 | 389 | 594 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 10.67% | 12.53% | 14.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 217 | 302 | 466 |
| 10th Percentile | £372 | £326 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £414 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.05% | +0.05% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £532 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.59 | £37.80 | £38.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.88 | £41.20 | £38.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.94 | £52.13 | £44.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.55% | +16.67% | +27.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £54.91 | £56.35 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.15 | £56.38 | £63.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £61.50 | £50.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.69% | +21.78% | +6.38% |
MSTest
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing MSTest as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
MSTest
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MSTest in the North West.