Microsoft
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 30 December 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 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -4 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 42 | 25 | 30 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | 17.36% | 14.53% | 18.99% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 57.53% | 46.30% | 52.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 5 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £192 | £175 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £266 | £213 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £361 | £250 | £273 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.50% | -8.26% | -31.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £325 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £496 | £423 | £631 |
| UK median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.63 | £45.32 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.60 | £48.82 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -72.14% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £18.16 | £52.31 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £25.97 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £20.00 | £23.59 | £22.69 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.22% | +3.99% | +13.43% |
All Vendors
Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 73 | 54 | 57 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 30.17% | 31.40% | 36.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 21 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £197 | £148 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £153 | £240 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £438 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.57% | -12.50% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £488 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £650 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | £22.50 | £16.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.26 | - | £16.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.69 | £24.18 | £16.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.40% | +43.84% | +8.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.53 | - | £18.09 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.32 | £26.99 | £18.49 |
| UK median hourly rate | £23.83 | £27.50 | £46.03 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.36% | -40.25% | +77.03% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
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Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Microsoft.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | +6 | 40 | £361 | +44.50% | 96 |
| County Londonderry | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: