The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northumberland 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 2 May 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 2 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
5
1
2
Rank change year-on-year
-4
+1
+1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft
2
8
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northumberland
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 Northumberland.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
8
8
2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northumberland
44.44%
61.54%
66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£208
25th Percentile
-
-
£211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
-
£220
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-32.31%
75th Percentile
-
-
£226
90th Percentile
-
-
£229
North East median daily rate
£450
£475
£525
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
-9.52%
+16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
2
0
10th Percentile
£21.95
£49.48
-
25th Percentile
£26.56
£54.43
-
Median hourly rate
£36.24
£62.68
-
Median % change year-on-year
-42.18%
-
-
75th Percentile
£47.91
£70.92
-
90th Percentile
£53.72
£75.87
-
North East median hourly rate
£35.44
£17.50
£49.00
% change year-on-year
+102.49%
-64.29%
+184.06%
Microsoft Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland
Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northumberland.
Microsoft Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northumberland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Northumberland.
Microsoft Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northumberland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Northumberland.
Microsoft Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northumberland
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northumberland region with a requirement for Microsoft.
Microsoft Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northumberland 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:
