Microsoft
Cheshire > Northwich
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northwich 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 20 August 2026, 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.
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6 months to 20 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -2 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Microsoft | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northwich | 26.32% | 25.00% | 52.94% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 71.43% | 25.00% | 60.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £165 | £375 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £185 | £400 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.75% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £425 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £341 | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £474 | £425 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.41% | -15.00% | +11.11% |
All Vendors
Northwich
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 Northwich.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northwich | 36.84% | 100.00% | 88.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £165 | £375 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £185 | £400 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.75% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £488 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £341 | £525 | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £500 | £448 | £524 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.73% | -14.56% | +4.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £17.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £26.75 | £20.91 | £14.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.93% | +41.76% | -34.53% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northwich
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northwich.
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Daily Rate Trend in Northwich
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northwich citing Microsoft.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Northwich
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Northwich over the 6 months to 20 August 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Northwich
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northwich citing Microsoft.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northwich 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: