Microsoft Contracts in Oxfordshire

Microsoft
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxfordshire 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 5 July 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
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 -3
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 41 30 32
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 30.37% 12.24% 13.06%
As % of the Vendors category 53.95% 37.50% 29.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 20 27
10th Percentile £160 £128 £157
25th Percentile £195 £157 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £375 £330
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +13.64% +42.70%
75th Percentile £475 £478 £458
90th Percentile £500 £511 £620
South East median daily rate £473 £470 £473
% change year-on-year +0.53% -0.53% +3.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.08 - -
Median hourly rate £14.08 £16.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.03% - -
75th Percentile £21.74 - -
90th Percentile £25.75 - -
South East median hourly rate £15.63 £24.43 £19.50
% change year-on-year -36.04% +25.28% +21.04%

All Vendors
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 76 80 109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 56.30% 32.65% 44.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 55 69
10th Percentile £162 £143 £179
25th Percentile £222 £313 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year -15.71% -2.78% -2.70%
75th Percentile £500 £503 £525
90th Percentile £558 £590 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 10
10th Percentile £13.08 £16.10 -
25th Percentile £22.13 £16.74 £18.08
Median hourly rate £27.13 £25.00 £26.58
Median % change year-on-year +8.52% -5.94% +26.57%
75th Percentile £46.30 £27.50 £32.30
90th Percentile - £43.15 £34.02
South East median hourly rate £20.75 £53.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -60.85% +17.78% +130.53%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings citing Microsoft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Microsoft in Oxfordshire

Microsoft
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Microsoft in Oxfordshire

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft in Oxfordshire

Microsoft
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Microsoft in Oxfordshire

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft in Oxfordshire

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Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 5 July 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
Oxford 0 13 £225 -47.06% 95
Kidlington +5 6 £450 -30.77% 3
Witney - 4 £160 - 4
Abingdon - 2 - - 13
Carterton - 2 £177 - 1
Henley-on-Thames - 1 £325 -
Banbury - 1 £200 - 12
Microsoft
South East

Microsoft
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 6 (14.63%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.44%) nginx
Applications
1 10 (24.39%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.44%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 4 (9.76%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 4 (9.76%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 11 (26.83%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (17.07%) Azure
3 4 (9.76%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (7.32%) OneDrive
4 3 (7.32%) Power Platform
5 2 (4.88%) Entra ID
5 2 (4.88%) PowerApps
6 1 (2.44%) AWS
6 1 (2.44%) Google Sheets
6 1 (2.44%) Prefect
6 1 (2.44%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.44%) DHCP
1 1 (2.44%) DNS
1 1 (2.44%) Firewall
1 1 (2.44%) Internet
1 1 (2.44%) Intrusion Detection
1 1 (2.44%) IP Telephony
1 1 (2.44%) LAN
1 1 (2.44%) MPLS
1 1 (2.44%) NAS
1 1 (2.44%) NetScaler
1 1 (2.44%) SAN
1 1 (2.44%) SD-WAN
1 1 (2.44%) Skype
1 1 (2.44%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.44%) Unified Communications
1 1 (2.44%) VPN
1 1 (2.44%) WAN
1 1 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (2.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.32%) Power BI
2 1 (2.44%) Big Data
2 1 (2.44%) GIS
2 1 (2.44%) MS Access
2 1 (2.44%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.44%) Power Query
2 1 (2.44%) Redis
2 1 (2.44%) Relational Database
General
1 25 (60.98%) Social Skills
2 7 (17.07%) Finance
3 6 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (14.63%) Automotive
4 4 (9.76%) Manufacturing
4 4 (9.76%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (7.32%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.88%) Local Government
7 1 (2.44%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.44%) Aviation
7 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.44%) Police
7 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (19.51%) Analyst
1 8 (19.51%) Support Engineer
2 7 (17.07%) Desktop Support
3 6 (14.63%) IT Support
4 5 (12.20%) Applications Support
5 4 (9.76%) Deskside Engineer
5 4 (9.76%) Deskside Support
5 4 (9.76%) Deskside Support Engineer
5 4 (9.76%) Desktop Engineer
5 4 (9.76%) Programme Manager
6 3 (7.32%) Data Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Operations Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) SAP Manager
6 3 (7.32%) SAP Programme Manager
6 3 (7.32%) Senior
6 3 (7.32%) Service Desk Support
7 2 (4.88%) Administrator
7 2 (4.88%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.44%) Celery
1 1 (2.44%) Django
1 1 (2.44%) Next.js
1 1 (2.44%) React
1 1 (2.44%) REST
1 1 (2.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Driving Licence
2 4 (9.76%) Life Science
2 4 (9.76%) Management Information System
2 4 (9.76%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (4.88%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.88%) NHS
3 2 (4.88%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.44%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.44%) IoT
4 1 (2.44%) iPad
4 1 (2.44%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 12 (29.27%) Windows
2 3 (7.32%) Mac OS
3 2 (4.88%) Windows 10
4 1 (2.44%) Android
4 1 (2.44%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.44%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (39.02%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (31.71%) Customer Service
3 11 (26.83%) ITIL
4 7 (17.07%) Data Management
5 6 (14.63%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (12.20%) Application Rationalisation
6 5 (12.20%) Asset Management
6 5 (12.20%) Capacity Planning
6 5 (12.20%) Change Management
6 5 (12.20%) Service Catalogue
6 5 (12.20%) Service Delivery
7 4 (9.76%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 4 (9.76%) ERP
7 4 (9.76%) Migration
7 4 (9.76%) Programme Management
7 4 (9.76%) Project Planning
7 4 (9.76%) Risk Management
8 3 (7.32%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (7.32%) Customer-Centricity
8 3 (7.32%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.88%) Python
1 2 (4.88%) SQL
2 1 (2.44%) C++
2 1 (2.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (2.44%) Java
2 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (17.07%) Degree
2 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (12.20%) SC Cleared
2 5 (12.20%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.88%) CCAB
3 2 (4.88%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.44%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.44%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.88%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.44%) PCI DSS
2 1 (2.44%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (14.63%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.44%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.44%) vSphere
2 1 (2.44%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 6 (14.63%) SCCM
2 4 (9.76%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 3 (7.32%) SCOM
4 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (2.44%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (21.95%) SAP
2 8 (19.51%) ServiceNow
3 5 (12.20%) Atlassian
3 5 (12.20%) Salesforce
4 3 (7.32%) SolarWinds
5 1 (2.44%) Cisco
5 1 (2.44%) Citrix
5 1 (2.44%) F5
5 1 (2.44%) Google
5 1 (2.44%) Twitter
5 1 (2.44%) VMware